【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... gGxgU$`#c  
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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.... Y#V`i K  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... WogJ~N,d53  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      VE+Q Y9(  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 &?"(al?  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ( MWh|kp  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 J(ZYoJ  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 0UB)FK,9  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　  )o`|t  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 12U1DEd>-  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 _<yGen-  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 l ~CYxO  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 [G>8N5@*  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 5tdFd"oo  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 &}_ $@  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 87l(a,#J  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 9dn~nnd'n  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 {&nL'R  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 fQ33J>  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 R8O;8c?D  
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　　必由之路the only way　 OPOL-2<wiy  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 .Y|5i^i9{  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 mj:X'BVA  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Kq&b1x  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 KnK8\p88\  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Mtxn@m{i;"  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 j`tBki:  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 1 ? be  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 7HfA{.|m  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Tk1U  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 4'EC(NR7N  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 Y6<"_  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 EhJpJb[Z  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 KlOL5"3  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 =XAFW  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 [@K#BFA  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 )S~ySiJ<U  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 #i6ZY^+ee  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 f\cm84  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 #ArMX3^+w7  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 w&U>w@H^  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ~m0l_:SF  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 j=>:{`*c  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 H<YhO&D*u  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 f3bZ*G%f  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 d]bM,`K* 6  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 sD_"  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 X.YMb .\<  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 >wPMJ> 2  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Adyv>T9  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 YY? }/r  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 b0vbE8wa  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 h~F`[G/'  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 xQKD1#y  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 BUp,bJpO  
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　　称心如意well-content　 .*0`}H+_  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 C/sDyv$  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 nV$ctdusQ  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Nvef+L,v  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 1|PmZPKq9n  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 I8<s4q   
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 YBX7WZCR  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 &M,"%w!  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 P'nby
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 [SW@"C!  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 MI!JZI$z5  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ~YuRi#CTD:  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 `B`/8Cvg  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 lRn6Zh  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 d E@R7yU@  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Z{ntF  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 #"M 'Cs  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 N_vVEIO9  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 y>S.B/d  
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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 　 OpwZTy}1}  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ]|q\^k)JU  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Ru?Ue4W^b  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 }9=\#Le~\  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 9Byk/&$U  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 F}Bc +i#]  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 4\q7.X+^  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 Y2Mti-\  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 F9e$2J)C  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 jlER_I]  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 qEE3x>&T]  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 V/+r"le  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 {e2 (  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 3V`K^X3  
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　　大公无私selfless　 XJ]MPiXj  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 @Qx|!%  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 n?pCMS|  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 }se)=7d8 Z  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 <uL?7P  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ywk;  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 $X9Ban]  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 KLqu[{y.'  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ;FZ\PxN  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 HtEjM|zj  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 S M987Y!B  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 D5T\X-+]O  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ]rn!+z  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 8t}=?:B+{  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 j#&sZ$HQ4  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 r=L9x/r  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 z8D
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 l`I]eTo)^  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ~g|e?$j  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ;xB"D0~,1  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ~O1*]  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 {tR=D_5  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 _hh|/4(  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 )7j"OE  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 uhc0,V;S  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 /$eEj  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ^w&TTo(  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Tl%4L% bE  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 b%PVF&C9W  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 *(>$4$9
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 \3LD^[qi  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 .<NXk"\!y  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection