【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... Tx!mW-Lt  
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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.... S]<Hx_[}  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... NZ Xmrc{S  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      :+u?A  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Y+D#Dv |  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 J3K!@m_\  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 nzU@}/A/  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 #/YKA{  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ,3x
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 t,&1~_9  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 /Wt<[g#  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 kMK-E<g  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 5*~G7/hT  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 2jA-y!(e  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 @<l7"y;\  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 bz,C%HFA  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 yyG:Kl  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 >/GVlXA'  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 EE-jU<>|  
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　　必由之路the only way　 r;SA1n#  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 # sm>;+J  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 X)x$h{ OE  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ?o?~Df&  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 n}}$-xl  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 1UT&kD!si  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 :[A>O(  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ?%d]iTZE
 
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 @FU9!  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 TldqF BX  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 2= S;<J
 
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 GAI(=  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 3\JEp,5  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 s"gNHp.oF  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 mO%F {'
 
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 V $Y=JK@  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 r~N:|ip=  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Jvac|rN  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ,sF49CD  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 WOkAma-  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 &&SA/;F  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 K;)(fc  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 /h6K"w=='!  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 (t[sSl  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Qze.1h  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 -?%81 z.Qq  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 r8%"#<]/  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 \P~h0zg?  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 F .hA.E  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 [[FDt[
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 kD*r@s]=  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 H"5=z7w  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 1Y+g^Z;G  

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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 o{[w6^D7  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 \0fS;Q^{j  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 "rVf{
  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 !FA[ ]d4  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Fswr @du  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 rK~Obv  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 G0h/]%I  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 T/$hN hQK  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ,Pj UlcO_  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　  ovsI2  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 N$! Vm(S  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 6b-E|;"]:^  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ?4sF:Y+\  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 M/evZ?uis  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 NR.YeKsBq  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 chszP{-@X  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 uePa4e!  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 "yf#sEabV  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 IRK(y*6  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 b |JM4jgK  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ~L?q.*q  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 hM[QR'\QS  
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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 　 7thB1cOJ  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 R}0xWPt9G  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 eG08Xt|lc  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 m$H(l4wB>  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 o}6d[G>  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 BiI`oCX  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 <69Uq8GI  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　  I7} o>{  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 <Kt;uu>  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ,Vr'F  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 '/~j!H4q9  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 WN9K*Tt~o&  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ?nV& :~eY  
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　　大公无私selfless　 |nq}#  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 1@ .Eh8y  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 %:vMD  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 -1<*mbb0  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 /.<2I  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 59Lmv &s  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 #0gwN2Nv"L  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 U6 $)e.FO  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 \aB>Q"pS  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 m[%
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 uIb,n5  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 Ql.abU  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 f_qW+fN::s  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 M^3pJ=;5  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 eV)'@8p
 
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 bUBQ  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 NsY D~n  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 v(vJ[_&%  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 % XS2;V  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 'g7eN@Wh.z  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 X cDu&6Dy  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 r}]%(D](v  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 DpZO$5.Ec+  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 jJOs`'~Q\  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 *dw6>G0U  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ,2C{X+t  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 K,'v{wSr  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 0`D` Je<t  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 q*E<~!jL  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ~ WO  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 yy*8Aw}  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 bh&Wy<Y  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ?n0Z4 8%  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection