【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... sT+\ z  
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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.... )ioIn`g^-  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... fhbILg  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ;ksxz  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 d{~Qd|<rr  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 "7_qB8\  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 5HMDu
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Wkc^?0p  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 8,YxCm ie  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 kH>^3(Q\  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 kG|pM54:^  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ;+4X<)y*>  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 <n|.Z-gF\  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ,Z p9,nf  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 <|_b:  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 tx{tIw^2;  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 LTt|"D  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ]6 vqgu  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 0&|,HK  
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　　必由之路the only way　 _I}rQfPJ  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 hg=BXe4:  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Je~d/,^WU  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 8GD!]t#  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ; 
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 niIjatT  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Z2dy|e(c  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 c(<,qWH  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ^"d!(npw  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 !B_?_ a  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 &i~AXNw  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 T8i9  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 G;%Pf9o26  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 g(0 |p6R  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 s2@}01QPo  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 *L9s7RR  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 wxg`[c$:  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 <M1XG7_I  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 dsP1Zq  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Hize m!  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 X"W%(x`w  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 22|f!la8n  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 .6[xX?i^T  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 j}chU'if  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ;C%D+"l1g  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 }`$:3mb&f  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 8kih81tx"U  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Fz16m7.  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 GG\]}UjX  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 56*}}B$?  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 QzIK580%t  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 v'.?:S&m  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 UUv&X+Y  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 V5K!u8T  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 !wvP24"y  
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　　称心如意well-content　 T"t3e=xA  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 WB5[!  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 kAf:_0?6  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 v4(!~S  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ZSYXUFz  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 &~G>pvZ  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 >mT2g  
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　　持之以恒preserve　  {Rjj  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 4'?
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 e!ar
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 +l2{EiQw  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 *xM4nUu<~  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 JpD<2Mz_|V  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 -JaC~v(0  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 C*b!E:  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 eL#pS=  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 5"c
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 %w=*4!NWb  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 h:<pEL  
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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 　 ,*Tf9=z  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 zdzTJiY2[Z  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 TPt<(-}W  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ib0M$Y1tIS  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 &#F>%~<or  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 S2kFdx*Zf  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Nj5Mc>_   
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 c]v$C&FX  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 h<f_Eoz-a  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 (y[+s?;WyB  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 [ma'11?G  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 [KLs} ~H  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 PxNp'PZr9  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 zt/b S/  
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　　大公无私selfless　 6oMU) DIa  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 {`2! 3= "  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 'G;y!<a  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 XZD9vFj1Z  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 As }:~Jy|  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 {}kE=L5  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Mrysy)x  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 @/FE!6 |O  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 cH%qoHgx
 
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 : 8dQ8p;  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 1BK!<}yI{  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 qWX%[i%  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 +a1Or  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 tl
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 nb-]fa  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 {9?++G"\  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 eajctkzj  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 E)w6ZwV  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 (zbV-4C  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 }_Y&kaM  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 t&|M@Ouet  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 zplAH!s5''  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Rhi`4wo0$  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 +"J2k9E  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 _*iy *:(o  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 h]
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 6&oaxAp<s  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 q,;8Ka )  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 !LI 8Xk  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ]v2%hX  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 F)8M9%g5m  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection