【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... 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.... G^"H*a  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... BD1K H;  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      eJf>"IF-  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 -><QFJ  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 >40 GP#Vz  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 (1y='L2rj  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 9d] tjT  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 xc*!W*04  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 T:@7S  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 45r|1<Ro  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ;:^ Lv  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 !Pe1o-O  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 lSs^A@s  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 dd19z%  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ?bn;{c;E  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 K#iK6)tS  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 U"/yB8!W  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Kyyih|{  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 rS
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 {rtM%%l  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 91U^o8y  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 `X3Xz!  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 mQmBf|Rl  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 g"TPII$  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 :Pj W:]  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 DN4fP-m-  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ( [K2:n\  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 03PN{<  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 \.K\YAM<  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 1}i&HIr!b  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 fF8a 1XV  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 e{^:/WcYB  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 {m?K2]](  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 <^H1)=tlF  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 m1~qaD<DZ$  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ZXF
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 V6DBKq  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 o2[vM$]  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ~ LJ>WA  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 &cv@Kihq(  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 i6!T`Kau  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Gvt;
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 N$=(1`zM=  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 pmow[e  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 cuV8#: i  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 XEvGhy#  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 d'lr:=GQ  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 h a,=LV  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 EMVoTW)z  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 +qh< Fj>  
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　　称心如意well-content　 (.@p4q Q-  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 *D09P%  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 .%J?T5D  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Dh!iY0Lz  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 &k_
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 C<wj?!v,F[  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 VkN[=0a,  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 aaqd:N)  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 {xBjEhQm  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 _;J9q}X  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 QS=$#Gp  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 "k6IV&0 3x  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 &x0TnW"g  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 \xO2WD  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ,~j$rs`Z  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 q@MjeGs%  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 @;T#+!  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 = C'e1=]  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 1=q?#PQ  
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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 　 4Jk}/_  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 DCt:EhC  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 [A..<[  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 <<2b2?aS`  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 >ya-  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 pTX'5   
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 x"wM_hl5L  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 (z1%lZ}(  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 =ci5&B?  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 uF3p1by  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 e$^!~+J7  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 !zkEh9G  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 c+)|o!d  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 A-wxf91+:  
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　　大公无私selfless　 \HQb#f,
  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 W>|b98NPu  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 gcCYXPZp  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 8kc'|F\  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 [pWDhY  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 8'xnhV  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 +95dz?~  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 h-rj  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 P~ZV:Of  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 RMt vEa  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 4$2
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 F}.TT=((8  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 _w
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 X$&Sw3c  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 =l'_*B8  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 wEc5{ b5
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ~wg^>!E  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 gq1Y]t|4F  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 W}_}<rlF  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 >qvD39w  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 v~cW:I  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 4:PP[2?  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 #}yFHM?i  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 XJ?z{gXJ  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 1H 6Wrik  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 p&l:937  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Q^w]Nj(e_  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 'oL[rO~j  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 {Dq51  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 to=##&ld<  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 BniVZCct  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 e"/X*xA  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection