【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... :4\=xGiY  

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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.... aS $ J `  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... qRbU@o.3  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      4DTT/ER'qA  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ?LAiSg=eq  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 K'@lXA:  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 L8{4>,  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 4))5l9kc.  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 `z!6zo2d  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 n~mP7X%wE7  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 K @h94Ni6  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 yBYZ?gc  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 tVr^1Y  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 QP~Iz*J'  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 }J0HEpn4  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 yLY$1#Sa  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 T$&vk#qr  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ,w|Or}h]7  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 9l
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Y$<p_X,  
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　　必由之路the only way　 9?Q0O\&uP  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 r=Od%  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 &,%+rvo}  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 *OU&`\bmE  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 qL2Sv(A Z!  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 X ApSKJ  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 `+]e}*7$f  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 _BPp=(|  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 [+(fN  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 \o<&s{6L  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 8!|LJI  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 +OeoA{-W  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 %h4|$  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 U`kO<ztk  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ofy)}/i  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 >d<tcaB  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 RWdx)qj{  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 JK^pb0ih  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 >e^8fpgSo  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 tr$d?  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 @X]JMicJ  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 jFGY`9Zw0  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 tW=oAy  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 `V=F>s$W  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 gM_MK8py  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 mL3 Q  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ]Ag{#GJ5D  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 0uhIJc'2  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 /9(8ML#E  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 F?hGt]o
 
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 \5R>+[n!  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 KK41I8Mw  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 P/ 7aj:h~P  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Ctpc]lJ}  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 #}aBRKZf6  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 oxJ#NGD  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ~[`*)(4E  
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　　称心如意well-content　 {14sI*b16  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 u\P)x~-TM  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 sT+\ z  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 CQ^I;[=d  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 8I%N^G  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 FN295:Iuw  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 -[-Ry6G  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 I<L<xwh1(E  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 wVY;)1?  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ~AG."<}  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 TM?7F2
  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 N6*v!M+  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 :z}  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 i=8){GX4  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 I0]"o#LjT  

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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Zfn390_  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 =| M[JPr  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 yyVv@  
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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 　 w=S7zzL)  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 %l8nTcL_?  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 {|Pz9a-:  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 +: oD?h  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 6X.lncE@p  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　  zOnQ656  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 _Ak?i\  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 MJ:>ZRXCE  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 uKZe"wN;  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 e!(0y)*  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 wbaXRvg  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 T8i9  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 kFG>Km(y}  

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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 \KaWR  
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　　大公无私selfless　
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 U&mJ_f#M  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 C||A[JOS  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 &!{wbm@  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 $3!j1  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 q(Y<cJ?X  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 qYW{$K  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 IA|V^Wmt;  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 S< <xlW  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 Y'n TyH  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 %TUljX K}  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 MO:##C  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 @\_tS H  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 )Xa`LG=|  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 L;xc,"\3  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 IC9:&C[  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Y$EqBN  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 :x97^.eW~  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 $6:j3ZTXrt  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 #GK&{)$  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 V5K!u8T  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 SPL72+S`,  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 lMp)T**  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 G3 #c  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 L1.<LB^4'  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 f6^H Q1SSt  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ?YX2CJ6N  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 zp"sM z]  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ;04doub  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 9<P1?Q  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 j,Qp*b#Qo  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Gs.id^Sf  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection