【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... bGp3V. H  
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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.... 0IbR>zFg.  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... {=y~O  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      emS7q|^  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 YJ01-  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 2wYY0=k2  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 sYyya:ykxT  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Q\Nz^~dQ:Y  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ,N2|P:x  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 rqi|8gKY  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 vA@\V)s  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 rY(h }z  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Bpl(s+  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 oxgh;v*  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 P{h$> 6c  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Q.])En >i  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 'hH3d"a^=  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ^# gR"\F`d  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 b#z{["%Zp  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 h oL"
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　　必由之路the only way　 ,Z6\%:/  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 g4 G?hv`R  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 A ^wIsAxT  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 JVgV,4 1  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 +)eI8o0#  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Z_qOQ%l  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 3"ii_#1  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 lQSKY}h  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 o2C{V1nB  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 D[5Qd)PIL  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 x8]5> G8(r  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 GYq.!d@O  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 V#Hg+\{d  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 )S;pYVVAl  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ?IWLH-fkP  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 GjmPpKIu\  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 aOj(=s  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 sSM^net0  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 zuq7 x7
 
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 l Wa4X#
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 uEK9  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 -27uh  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Kn WjP21  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 3M;[.b  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ,}("es\b  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ?f\;z<e|  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 #hA]r.  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 w4:  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 'w'PrM,:  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Pl@3=s!~>~  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 DNP%]{J  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 CaSoR |  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 B,@<60u  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ?!N@%R>5rN  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 `^rN"\  
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　　称心如意well-content　 E>/kNl  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 :YL`GSl  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 o%!8t_1mR  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 e<Hbm  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 `Qf$]Eoft  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 5XSr K  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ,o$F~KPu  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 Nm{\?  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 :]EAlaB4Q  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 e):jQite
 
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 :%[=v(G[  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 l^.d3b  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 {M`yYeo  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 !+sC'/  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 p`/"e<TP  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 h |Ofi  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 UQ0Sfu  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 QO1pwrX<  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 $|kq{@<  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 qPI\Y3ZU  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ;jgk53lo  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 NO)Hi)$X6Y  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 'CQ~ZV5  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 @AB}r1E2  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 w3n6md  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 V=i/cI\  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 &Z3u(Eb  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 4)Bk:K  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Ajm  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 u|+Dqe`  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 l9Av@|  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 $xqX[ocor  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 {00Qg{;K|  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ZK4d;oa",  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 b?j\YX[e  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 .k"unclT0  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 f_z]kA +H  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 'd]t@[#  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 98*C/=^TH{  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 E/2_@&U:}  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 y9~:[jB  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 K?Jo"oy7  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ?>NX}~2cf  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 JvF0s}#4  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 Lb~' I=9D  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 H#3Ma1z  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 0*]ZC'pm  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ~&WBA]w'+  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 'VV"$`Fu"  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Pu(kCH{  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 QwLSL<.  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 {d%hkbN+{  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 =00sB  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ,vB nr_D#  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 J!H)[~2/  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ]3 76F7  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ]:Pkh./  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 S^r[%l<'n  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Fyc":{Jd  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 k"+/DK,:  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 \o5
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 j^ttTq|l  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 %Z yt;p2  
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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