【资料】一些常用成语的英文表述

说实在的.. 这些东西嘛,平时大概没什么用处... #4PN"o@  
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不过记一些也没什么大碍,呵呵!写作时候可以用上一两个提升一下下.... qna8|3
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Nc`L;CP  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      L_T5nD^D  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 #] QZ  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 DUS6SO  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 CrLrw T  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 C_Dn{  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Dtk=[;"k2a  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 /xhKd]Q  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 D~m*!w*  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ^!d3=}:
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 )GpK@R]{  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 jp,4h4C^)  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 1?}T=)3+$  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 h{Y",7]!  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 s;e\ pt  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 [JiH\+XLPs  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 <E~'.p,  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ?`s8 pPc4  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 lxx2H1([  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 vXs"Dst  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 [,Gg^*umS  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 pBH
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ZK,G v  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 X?O[r3<  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 WWY6ha  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ?,z}%p  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 IGl9g_18  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Jy)/%p~  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 {}9a6.V;}  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 dysS9a,  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 _a, s )  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 pa+hL,w{6  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 _ q"Gix  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Gv&V|7-f0  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Uo49*Mr  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 kJU2C=m@e2  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 sOY:e/_F  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ib m4fa  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 4H/OBR  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ZCw]m#lS  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ]:;&1h3'7  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ]9-\~Mwh  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Kw}'W 8`c  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 a*;b^Ze`v  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 1YA% -~  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 %y@AA>x!  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Rcv9mj]l  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Z)!C
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 9L9sqZUB
 
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 )"LJ hLg  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 zi:BF60]=  

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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 =sFTxd_"iQ  

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　　称心如意well-content　 ]9L oZ)  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 'yth'[  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 E4!Fupkpf  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 'S~5"6r  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 x"(KBEK~  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 :EH=_"  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 r/sNrB1U"y  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 q=G+Tocv  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 Ah<+y\C  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 xpI wrJO  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 @KA4N`  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 jtc~DL  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 >MK98(F  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 i&k7-<  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 cFv8 Od  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 CNIsZv@Q  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 5?L<N:;J_  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Z= !*e~j@  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 PzGWff!*n  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 _~pbqa,  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 c)tfAD(N8x  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 4fzZ;2sl}  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 BZxvJQ  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 d7i]FV  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 2 FFD%O05  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 fX+O[j  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 gNhQD*+>{  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 UDni]P!E  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 gdoLyxQ  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 h}EPnC}  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ;\l,5EG  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 hL5|69E  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 n}V_,:Z  
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　　大公无私selfless　 rt|7h>RQ  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 F\KUZ[%  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ym6K!i]q4  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 l0hlM#  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 g>9kXP+  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 L~>i,  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 p[lA\@l[  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 zA"`!}*  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 RAK-UN  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 27< Enq]  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 |B2+{@R  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ;
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 PAOJ\U  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 V,?yPi$#E  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 /Qk4  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 gOOPe5+ J  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 0k(a VkZ I  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 SN!?}<|U  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 (DP &B%Sf  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 H1(Uw:V8  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 4vV:EF-  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 _aMPa+D=P  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 r s?R:+  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Uwx E<=z  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 :+|Z@KB  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 m&?r%x  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 TSWM |#u':  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 u21EP[[,  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 3az&<Pqb  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection