【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... zSKKr?{  
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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.... "b`7[;a  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Y[@0qc3UO  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      jQ|:I7y  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 D#ZPq,f  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 0p `")/  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 O:IQ!mzV5  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 j;+["mi  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 |mOMRP#'  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 \7 Gz\=\LR  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 '%&z.{  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 5gshKmt_  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 {OP~8e"  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 NO4Z"3Pd_  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 0>FE%  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 :j,}{)5=  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Sc_5FX\Yx  
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　　必由之路the only way　 7&|6KN}c  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 u"Y]P*[k  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 vyU!+mlc  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 &,MFB  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 moG~S]  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 B9#;-QO  

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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 >];"N{ A  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 (p,}'I#i*  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　  zy>}L #  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 AC4 l<:Yh  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 BY( eV!  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 -J?~U2  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 (>AFyh&3,X  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 X| <yq  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 m UgRm]  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 GV6mzD@<  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 >S.91!x  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 uvv.WbZ  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 tlGWl0V?7Q  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 mHs:t{q  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 aU(tu2  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 D9o*8h2$  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 bU+9Gi@v  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 N-%#\rPq.  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 , N 344y  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 $?f]ZyZr.  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 PEzia}m  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 |Fp'/~|w2d  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　  ?Ib}  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Qlh?
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 j38 6gL  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 -tyaE  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 [YE?OQ7
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 LyP`{_"CM  
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　　称心如意well-content　 #(dhBEXPW;  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 !I7?  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ?O7iK<5N  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 4(|yD;  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 PWG;&ma  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 GhiHA9.  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 }VZM,.w  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 XHNkQe  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 c_DaNEfaY  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 kyu2)L2u  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 pU@YiwP"]x  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 S*s:4uf  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 $E@ouX?  

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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 p9Z].5Pd"  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 0}D-KvjyP  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 i0b.AA  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ^8Z@^
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 jQ)L pjS1  
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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 　 HS(U4  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 [.ey_}X8  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 a^(2q{*  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 7MoR9,(  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　  w"BIv9N  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 PP],HB+*[  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 El{r$-}  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 y2GQN:X  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 8>ESD}(  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ::v;)VdX+*  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 4{Q$!O>  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 F|6 nwvgq  
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　　大公无私selfless　 -!@H["  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 vf6`s\6  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 $|rCrak;  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 C?8PT/  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 6euR'd^Qi  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 WfRVv3Vm  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 f+{c1fb>s  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 v hRu`Yb  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 AU3auBol ^  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 cR,'o'V/  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 I).=v{@9V<  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 c'"#q)  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 SCgyp(  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 C/SapX  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 W/#KX}4  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Mr$# e  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 7xX;MB&  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 b{Z^)u2X  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ^>3tYg&7  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 aQz|!8Is  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 s/r5,IFR  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ygmv_YLjm  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 u5xU)l3  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 <;2P._oZ  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 oUW)H  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection