【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... p1s& y0:d  
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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.... c=B!\J<1  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... }1Hy[4B(k\  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ~Ctq  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 X5)].[d  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 &K"qnng/y  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 /a-OBU  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 dEoW8 M#  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 /:w.Zf>B9  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 KupQtT<  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 =.q8*7UY  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 uWrvkLGN  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 'CjcFP  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 :&=`xAX-  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 7,D6RP(b  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 -W"w  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 vt2A/9_Z%  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 kKNrCv@64d  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ty)~]!tA  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 :J;*]o:  
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　　必由之路the only way　 R(cM4T.a  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 b#{[Pk,w9  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 jf~-;2  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 {);<2]o| 6  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 S,2{^X  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 85]3y%f9  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 dG*2-v^G  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ^Jdji:  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 };s8xGW:k3  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 iF'qaqHWY4  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 )xj!7:n)  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ^ woCwW8n  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 BEnIyVU;L  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 urA kV#d#  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 8|Vm6*TY&p  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 TZYz`l+v  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ~s4o1^6L  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 n+9rx]W,  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 qGrUS_~q*  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 E[kf%\  

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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ,J)wn;@  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 cH>3|B*y  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 /_.1f|{B  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ZxvBo4>tH  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 .Qz412  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ;2%8tV$V  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 m(o^9R_=^9  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 s !XJ   
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 5eJMu=UpR  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 {sb2r%U!+  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 6#za\[  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 NL}Q3Vv1.  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Is1(]^EE*  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Cyu= c1D;  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 D8*tzu-  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 On*pI37(\  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 _6!@>`u~  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Zc|V7+Yx  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 c]]e
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　　成群结队gang horde　 :pXY/Pa  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 -Wm'@4bH  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 rJK
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 4H*M^?h\#  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 z0T9tN!(  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 twP%+/g]<  

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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 u2 t=*<X  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 8T5W6Zs1  

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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Pe/8=+qO  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ~A03J:Yc7  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 j.kv!;Rj=  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 L};P*{q2Z  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 *-X`^R  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 C8
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 'OI(MuSn  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 w0PAtu  
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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 　 dR!x)oO=  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 95mwDHbA  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 $6]1T
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 }poLHS/  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 U;#G$  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 a7sX*5t{R  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 89UR w9  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 yp]z@SYA@  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 w[g`)8Ib  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 4+:'$Nw  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 {g4`>^;  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 45H9pY w  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 |3BxNFe`%  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 R-tZC9 @  
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　　大公无私selfless　 S8O,{  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 <vt}+uMzXv  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ~9#'s'  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 XB]>Z)  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 #u3E{NB  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 _<'?s>(U'  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ^O!;KIe{g  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 .yHi"ss3  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 bX 6uGu 7  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 hFnUw26P  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 |uI~}pSG  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 hV&"  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ^oR qu  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 @"H7Q1Hg!*  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 pG22Nx  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 /qFY$vj  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ^Jw=5ImG  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 J:OP*/@='  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 w`v`aw]  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 dnV&U%fO  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 /1_O5'5+v  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ,3!TyQ\m'  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ,5j3(Lk  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 :yTr:FoF  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 YW
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 *IIA"tC  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 kU#k#4X4g  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 #l@P}sHXq  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 mwsd
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 KP 6vb@(6  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 _1mpsY<k  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 sKJr34  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection