【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... Y#f
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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.... [zhcb+^5l  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... EakS(Q?  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ;Rd\yAG  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 {ud^+I&  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 n$jf(
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 F>rf cW2  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 #*;Nb  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 OuU]A[r  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 $:<G=  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 (1}"I RX.  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 !GBGC|avE  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ]@7]mu:oL  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Ia>>b #h  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ^1NtvQe@Y\  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ^p!bteA>  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 7`6JK  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 &)|3OJ'o  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 O"x/O#66  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 3a#
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 =m=utd8  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 =.Q|gZ   
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 )04lf*ti  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 R!.HS0i.  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 $0K%H  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ;.r >  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 /< CjBW:
 
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 6'6@VB  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 A fctycQ-  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Lay+)S.ta[  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 R`:NUGR  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 <`q|6XWL  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 1XO*yZF  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 |8"~ou:.  

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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 K
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 tH"SOGfSt  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 (K+TqJw  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 R6Cm:4m}I  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 UG>OL2m>5  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 !DCJ2h%E[_  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ?8(`tS(_?  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ~]/X,Cf  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 /)de`k"  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 +c\s%Gzrh  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 4W.;p"S2  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ?/)5U}*M0T  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 6EK+]0  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 q'hV 'U  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 2a=WT`xf?  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 >W'SG3Hmc  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 @?Y^=0  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 {u.V8%8  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 +zs6$OI]V  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 7Xad2wXn  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 {sm={q  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 b=|&0B$E  
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　　称心如意well-content　 K%=n \Y  

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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 OaCL'!  
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　　成群结队gang horde　  ~M'\9  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 =H,cwSE+%  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 %UQ?k:aWp|  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 j&Hn`G  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 -ufmpq.  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 R&4E7wrdP  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 z$Nk\9wm  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Z>,X$Y6<  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 t3GK{X  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 g\-3c=X  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 pMquu&Td  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 $McO'Bye{h  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ?8,N4T0)  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 84!4Vz^  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 -7O/ed+  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Ozv.;}SE  
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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 　 668bJ.M\O  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 \!QF9dP4  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 9AYe,R  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 12PE{Mut  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 N ]7a=  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 j_yFH#^W:  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Ql@yN@V  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 is?&%VY  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 mY8=qkZE  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 B^(rUR  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 MJ9SsC1  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ~fp+@j-A  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 O|&TL9:  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 DsW`V~T  
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　　大公无私selfless　 _ 1{5~  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 `O=;
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 #KNq:@wp6  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 n{Qh8"  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 h!N&gZ[0  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Mr NOcx&  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 lZA>L, \d  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 tbzvO<~  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 eN<pU%7  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 5-5(`OZ{'  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 G2+)R^FSC  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ioY\8i  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 zj$_iB`9  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 VVQ74b  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 UGC|C F2K  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 >H1|c%w  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 sPE)m_u  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Wq{d8|)1  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 x^#6>oOR  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 "x.6W!  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 tJh3$K\  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 =!g/2;-or  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 0?6If+AC  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 /H%<oAjp6  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 %<=w[*i  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 clq~ ;hx  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 jHu,u|e0>S  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 7z/(V\9B  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 SLQ\Y%F  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 xs2,t*  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 |5}rX!wS4  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection