【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... 2{!'L'km  
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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.... W
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Wt()DG|[  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ,W5pe#n  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 9fMg?  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 < Upn~tH  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 03J,NXs  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 2W|4
 
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 MA.1t  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 k7>*fQ89@  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 pnca+d  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 jr~ +}|@{  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Hlp!6\gukp  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 {a `kPfP  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 5ap}(bO  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 |Q`}a %  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 PDREwBX  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 YTL [z:k}  
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　　必由之路the only way　 yC =5/wy`  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 1m|Oi%i4  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 FgE6j;  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 DC]FY|ff  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 =:P9 $  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 Cj"k Fq4  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 *ls}r5k2Y  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 (+4gq6b  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 cm%QV?  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 *^=`HE89S  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 _I<eJ\  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 Y{1IRP?S  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 {K*l,U  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 R/~j <.s3P  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 HO41)m+&  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 M< *5Y43  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ~uqJ@#o{  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 IA
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 r*>XkM& M  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 /]>&OSV  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 5[al^'y  

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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Zu$f-_"  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 3.Ni%FF`  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 XsQ<yeun  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 }dAb}0XK.  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 "%A/bv\u  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 M_T$\z;,  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 W2%(a0p  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 [9z<*@$-  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 .m;1V6  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 AcrbR&cvG  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ?j?{}Z  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 b\UQ6V  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 @K4} cP  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 89`AF1  
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　　称心如意well-content　 }UXj|SY  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 KT{<iz_  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 /'TzHO9_`  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 S'Yg!KwX  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 wE%v[q[*X  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ~M(K{6R  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 9@QP?=\Y  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 H!Uy4L~>  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 v}xz`]MW<,  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 wMt?yc:X  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 9m!4U2N,s  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 C~'}RM  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 DI!NP;E  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 J:#B,2F+^  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 KNIYar*3  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 d!G%n *  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ll[U-v{  
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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 　 T>vHZZiO  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 g3LAi#m  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 3<m"z9$  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 3|9)A+,#  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 [5a`$yaQ  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 _)2NFq  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 D~NH 4
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ;P5\EJo  

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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 f+fF5Z\  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 1ww|km  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :Gy .P  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 I4qzdD  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 8 l}tYl`|  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 L!mQP  
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　　大公无私selfless　 KW+^9&lA  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 6NJ La|&n  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 6tzZ j:yq  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 (5_oH  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 T_v  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ]y-r
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 !Q#u i[0q  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 Q`r1pO  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ;E*^AW  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ``ao
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 c{||l+B  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 1;ZEuO  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 O}IS{/^7  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ;h/Y9uYn  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 6D0uLh  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Sq(=Bn6E  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 "UVV/&`o  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 4fP>;9[F  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Ge(r6"%7  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 3b%y+?-{\u  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 (_<ruwV]`  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ^z0[{1  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 G V0q?  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 tb0s+rb  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 0{AVH/S  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 .>CqZN,^  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 p(f)u]1`  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 o Q{gh$6*  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 2"V?+Hhz  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection