【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... ANfy+@  
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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.... (wvU;u  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... {"*_++|  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Gz4LjMQ &  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ~%h&ELSw  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 w_DaldK*  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 e7tio!  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 " t?44[  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 _#uRKy<`N  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 _Fe=:q  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 lTVz'ys  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 [z6P]eC7  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 =h|7bYLy  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 #WGyQu  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 >h~>7i(A  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 L(
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ,dFY]  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 K6
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 1^[]#N-Bu  
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　　必由之路the only way　 |/Y!R>El  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 +eop4
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 3wfJ!z-E8  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 $. sTb  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 GB>T3l"  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 k_Lv\'Ok  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 0,iG9D7  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 1z@ ncqe  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 yzXS{#\  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 lnV!Xuf  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 /8P7L'Rb  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 cOP%R_ak?  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 \r&(l1R  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 zZ8:>2Ps(  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 `,FhCT5  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 \Zn~y--Z  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 kO,vHg$  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 U@)WTH6d  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 .
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 JiiYl&#  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 44UN*_qG  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 p1,.f&(f  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 [<#`@Kr  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 (vbI4&r  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 qLm g18  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 5<|X++y}8)  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 93y
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 RMBPm*H  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ~*ll,<L:  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 -{S:sK.o  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 =^g
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 qX!P:M  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ]"4\]_?r  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 hZLwg7X!  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 d@_|  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 g:CMIe4  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 A>W8^|l6+-  
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　　称心如意well-content　  w#\*{EN  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 eNw9"X}g  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 q\a'pp9d  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 cq \()uF'c  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 /K<.$B8  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 qvH7
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　　持之以恒preserve　 HX77XTy  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 [j]3='2}G  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 &eHhj9  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 Qwm#6{5  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 8> -3G  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 D/ SM/  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 m6 )sX&  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 $]Vvu{  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 mrzrQ@sN  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 %ifq4'?Z   
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 19u'{/Y"  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 wIv_Z^%V  
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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 　 I?l%RdGW  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 b#:Pl`n6u  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 oQ!56\R  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 B>hC8^.S|w  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 Ye'=F  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 y|BRAk&n  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 |a(%a43fC  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 vPm&0,R*y:  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ewNzRH,b  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 :u%Jrc(W  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 }9&Z#1/  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Xknp*(9  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 sD|P*ir  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Q>jx`68'KI  
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　　大公无私selfless　 *SW.K{{  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 %?GLMf7)  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ' }G!D  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 {fwA=J9%KS  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ~hubh!d=  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 x$Gu)
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 (&n4^tJ+_  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 r?{$k3Vl  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 6XVr-ef  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 v&BKl  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 #[.vfG  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 g[VVxp!C<  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 71AR)6<R  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Ka[@-XH  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ENlqoj1  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 vn n4  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 C$X )I~M  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 R[eQ}7;+  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 |*4)G6J@n  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Wsb=SM7;  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ebk{p<  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 rvT75dV0  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Ro+/=*ql~  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 WeG
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　　得意扬扬ride high　
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 YH`/;H=$G/  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 {.9phW4Vr?  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 %-@`|  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection