【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... mZ}C)&,m2  
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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.... #>\%7b59>  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Xwt}WSdF`k  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      9Jj:d)E>o  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 1]]#HTwX  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 BhC>G2 ^7  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 w^wh|'u^_@  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ^.~m4t`U  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 1@{qPmf^  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 u:GDM  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 2<33BBlWA  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 GBo'=  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 %m?$"<q_K  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Z"Byv.yqb  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 DZ5QC aA  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ^U[yk'!Y  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Xw |6 #^  

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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 kcyT#'=j  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 GG$&=.$  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 I4\ c+f9  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ]?A-D,!(  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Mv#\+|p 1x  

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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 TU}./b@F  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 tX7TP(  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 `6QQS3fk!  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 $3D#U^7i  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 SlojB^%  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 R'1L%srTM+  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 pSh$#]mZ`  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 }&:F,q*  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ygSvYMC  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 k:k!4  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 %2t#>}If!  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 F\(7B#  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 9HJA:k*k|  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 DA-W =Cc  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 5'h
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ^tY$pPA  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 D|rcSa.M  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 i1JWdHt  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 X*Dt<i};v  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ;V"(! 'd  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 [H8QxJk  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 #w:6<$  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 J4;Fk  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 0;pOQF  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 B{+ Ra  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 K9+C3"*I  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ' y9yx[P  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 6bW:&IPQ;  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Q4JvFy0'  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 {Z=m5Dy}  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 H!NyM}jsr  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 &@MiR8  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 G$"$k=[  
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　　称心如意well-content　 +#c3Y;JP  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Q/,jv5  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 VYZkHjj)2i  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Evn=3Tw  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ]E+deM  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 YYz,sR'%|}  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 )-_]y|/D:r  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 dT%$"sj5  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 W(oJ{R&m{  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 3+_ .I{  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 @,<@y
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 cViEvS r  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 +ou ]|  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 (3DjFT3 w  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 brA\Fp^  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 :Rh?#yO5  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 GHaOFLY  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 0^41dfdE  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 v+NdO$o  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 _;G. QwHr  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 YRXXutm  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 42a.@JbLQ  

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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 IJxBPwh  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 i`3h\ku  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ,m| :U  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ,f@$a3}'Lx  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 rBd}u+:*  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Mu,}?%  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 I}djDtJ  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 EwvW: t1  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 BI\ )vr$  
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　　大公无私selfless　 pCXceNFo  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 i3bH^WwE&k  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 K(&I8vAp  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 dQX<X}  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　  -&N^S?  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 (v<l9}!  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Lp!4X1/|\  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 %N jRD|  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 1k=w 9  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 6Z09)}tZb  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 :Ma=P\J W  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 >XTDN  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 MHl ffj  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 |6]2XW  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 T\ixS-%^  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 EC`!&Yp+  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 QcW6o,  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 _wp>AJ r  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ID{62>R  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ,,FO6+4f  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 bD2):U*Fzo  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 B//2R)HS  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 'P AIh*qA  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 QL].)Vgf  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 4!vovt{  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 }s@ i  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 GbXa=* <-<  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 S17iYjy#8T  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 8|cQW-L  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 TPBL|^3K  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 U} K]W>Z  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection