【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... |1$X`|S  
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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.... AS398L  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... WfI~l)  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      >m46tfoM  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Q0A1N[  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 m[rJFSpef  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 TlJF{ <E  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 iWEYSi\)n  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 _,QUH"
  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ?xega-l  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 92R{V%)G  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 c'C2V9t  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 )deuB5kz  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ;%&@^;@k%  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Mh\c+1MFs  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 !Wk "a7  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 6Yu8ReuL  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 is,_r(
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 V@F~Cx  
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　　必由之路the only way　 D n^RZLRhy  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 8"? t6Z;5  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 m]85F^R0  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 tjGQ0-Lo  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 74>.E^/x  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 r'"H8>UZ%  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 =MA$xz3  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 XK>B mq/]  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ^2=11  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 aVEg%8  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 _3.=| @L  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 um~U_&>  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 P`0}( '"U  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 3w6}%=)$8  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 e'Njl?>3  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 A%(t'z  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 4Qwv:4La  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 \\}tD@V"  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 hUR>NUK@8  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 H.-VfROi2  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 S3fyt]pp  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ,Kl6vw8Htg  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 :^bjn3b  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　  {@E(p4W  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 {PBm dX  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ;;f&aujSHD  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 QP?eKW9 :  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 QtSJ9;eP  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ;:Kd?Tz$  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 a]]>(Txc  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 A(2!.Y 2?*  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Bk44 wz2X  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 Kf>]M|G c  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 5&V
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 FBk_LEcX  
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　　称心如意well-content　 3;-P(G@  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 +r<d z  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 d) i64"  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 }:zTz%_K  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 *^=zQ~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 tsf)+`vt  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 "x~su?KiA  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 chs] ,7R  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 7Bs:u  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 i8Xz'Sw07  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 2Sb68hJIE  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 dW#T1mB  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ({!S!k  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 :c}"a(|  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 <Gw>}/-^  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 6R'z3[K9  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 WWgJ !Uz  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Ge^(Ag}vE  
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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 　 :zp9L/eh  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ]Wg&r Y0  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 fM!@cph(8  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 yF@72tK  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 WCyjp  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 n'9&q]GN|  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 DbrK,'b%  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 chXTFLC~  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 <(_${zR  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 M9QxF  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 Rf TG 5E)  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 cB_3~=fV  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 #K\;)z(?  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 FB n . 4  
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　　大公无私selfless　 85ND 3F6q4  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 9iN}v
 
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ' eH Fa  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 02q*z>:^  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 #$v,.Yk  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 :{x   
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 fe7DS)U  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 V,>uM >$  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 we2D!Ywr  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 jfsbvak  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 NZt 8L?  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 [TX5O\g![  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 17@#"uT0  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 o :_'R5  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 (xlAS  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 7N I~47s|v  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 ?;?$\b=  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 7W `gN[*  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 <hM`]/J55  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 =U_O;NC  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 'n0u6hCSb  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 MNZD-[  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 xcA5  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 Kzz]ZO*3  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 tp3]?@0  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 L! DK2,  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ofIw7D*h  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 N5\]VCX  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 sp'f>F2]  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Y~%9TC  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 zEYT,l  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 'ZboLoS*-  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection