【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... !1a}| !Zn  
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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.... wgY6D!Y   
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 9p<:=T  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      [34zh="o  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 u`'ki7LA  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 L-#e?Y}$J
 
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 hZcmP"wgC1  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 0|g[o:;fl_  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 hM?`x(P  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 14mf}"z\  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ton1oq  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 kP@HG<~  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 /iplU  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 PSPTL3_~  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 GWhE8EDT  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 D&/I1=\(  
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　　必由之路the only way　 qe<Hfp/p  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 3A_G=WaED  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 O5zE {#  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 #AShbl jm+  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 L_~8"I_  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Lkn4<'un  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 6kN:*  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ^XG*z?Tt  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 1yMr~Fo  

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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 d1c0l{JV3  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 X%4Kj[I^  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 XRxj  W  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 BEUK}T K4  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 U\zD,<I9  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 eM2|c3/  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 =^tA_AxVw  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Jxa4hM0  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 pDl3!m  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 TB!(('  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 O"Q7R
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 BUsV|e\  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Zsx3/}  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 "N5!mpD"  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 />44]A<  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ,r8Tbk]m  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ;j%BK(5  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 }`\/f  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 rsXq- Pq*  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 aZ|=(]  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 nNt1C  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 5jxQW ;  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 N!2Rl  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 F4L;BjnJ  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 GH1"xR4!  
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　　称心如意well-content　 hvka{LD  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Uyx!E4pl(  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 jz58E}  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 z7GTaX$d  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 %1}K""/  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 )9l^O  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 WOuEWw=  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 mKo C.J  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ~.;<  Bj  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 J+d1&Tw&  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 fd-q3_f  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 b#7{{@H  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Vz6Qxd{m3  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 S[WG$  

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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Yn8=  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 R<OI1,..r  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 /0Ax*919j  
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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 　 dAy?EO0\7  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 rRFhGQq1m  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Ja9e^`i;  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 72'5%*1  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 CHz+814  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 1dK*y'rx  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 fk&8]tK4  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 4T ~
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 !_Wi!Vr_  
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　　大公无私selfless　 !4X f~P  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 P(f0R8BE  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 e7sp =I,  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 32`{7a3!=  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 yjF1}SQ  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 6V7B;tB  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 JPoN&BTCj  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 K/|Z$4S  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 u=`L
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 H}hiT/+$  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Utnr5^].2O  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 8Djc c z  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 lPw%ErG  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 .\)U@L~  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 _V7s#_p  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 TJK[ev};S  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Egg=yF>T  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 n"G&ENN"$  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 |$8~?7Jv  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Yc_8r+;(  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 :XZU&Sr"  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 s4A43i'g!h  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 dCi?SIN  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 WA)yfo0A  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 !h"Kq>9T  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ~.{/0T  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection