【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... .j0]hn]  
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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.... "rIBy  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... o'nrLI(t  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      hy|X(m  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 D^H<)5d9  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 G0eJ<*|_ 3  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 q7%eLJ  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 =xX\z\[A  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 GQ
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 '((Ll  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 P'6(HT>F?  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 `N"fsEma  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 GX lFS#`  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 8}W06k>)%  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 V ;)q?ZHg  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 1H_#5hd  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 3rZ"T  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 1W5\
  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 )Cz^Xp)#  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 _ QM  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Sn/~R|3XA7  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 1a90S*M  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 [,a O*7N  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 q$`:/ ehw  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 zux+ooU  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 .VmI4V?}h  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 \sC
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 %`}CbD6

  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 !r.}y|t?;  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 =,[46 ;q  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 gH\r# wy|  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 #G.3a]p}"  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ''BP4=r5n  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 <\^X,,WtO  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 R/^JyL  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 4&ea*w  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 o@LjSQ5!  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 HB`pK'gz  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 DJQ]NY|  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 N0vd>b  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 z{#F9'\&  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 &vMH AZd  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Y6L+3*Qt  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Q"hI!PO+  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ;2@sn+@  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 "DlCvjc  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 (J$A  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 HJJ^pk&  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 #h3+T*5} 6  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ?J~JQe42  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 T),:8/  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 @zJI0_Bp  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 h+74W0 $  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 i9xv`Ev=R  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 R82Y&s;  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 gNqV>p  
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　　称心如意well-content　 {cv;S2  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ya_'
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　　成群结队gang horde　 kW!:bh  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 $0
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 f oVD+\~Y  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ->hxHr`!%a  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 1hviT&  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 4sj%:  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 7S2F^,w  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 4LjSDgA  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 FqsjuU@l  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 @L!#i*> 9  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 }AiS83B  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 VQ?H:1R  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 LQ@|M.$A  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 R$fIb}PDr  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ];d:z[\P  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Kg`x9._2  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Au._n,<  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 &&nO]p`  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 '%!M>
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 '(pdk  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 e6i./bf3  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 Kc[u} .U  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 N^yO- xk  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 \Tf{ui  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 q AVfbcb  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ?3TK7]1V:  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 tbzvO<~  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ua|Z`qUyq  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 x\bRj>%(  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 @j\?h$A/  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ioY\8i  
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　　大公无私selfless　 zj$_iB`9  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ;p#Z:6  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 aC8,Y$>?E`  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 >H1|c%w  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Vi?~0.Z
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ok>P [ &!  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ,'1Olu{v[s  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 V
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ycl>git]  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 !7kLFW  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 /8WpX  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 2iR:*}5  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 T[4[/n>i  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 5v!DYx  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 N[a ljC-R  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 u>t|X}JH  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ;e~{
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 1Es*=zg  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 )p/=u@8_f  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 kW<Yda<a  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 wO2V%v^bp  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 Xq8uY/j  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 [):{5hMA  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 9*}i
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Sk6b`W7$  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 0On?{Bw  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 "*Lj8C3|n  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 XKz;o^1a^  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 .-SDo"K.h  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection