【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... 4nrn Npf`b  
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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.... rS!M0Hq>t  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... a
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      q5G`q&O5  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 /
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 f_2(`T#  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Ew JNpecX  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 L54]l^ls>  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 j5[Y0)pV\  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 B@U'7`v  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 PthgxB^  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 \zcR75  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 @QMy!y_K~m  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 { V)`6  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 fDloL  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 W*Si"s2  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 JA*+F1s
 
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 <DP8a<{{  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 YS#*#!ZMn?  
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　　必由之路the only way　 3FtL<7B'.  

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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 v2I? 5?j  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 )o<^6Ic%7  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 51`&%V{daL  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ]BUirJ,2  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 y%X!l(gQ  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 #%2d;V  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 T
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 P6O\\,B1A  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 x+j@YWDpG"  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 "a=Hr4C*r  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 !6 L!%Oi  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 aopZ-^  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 4qz+cB_  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 K6t
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 !8[T*'LJ-  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 L7Hv)  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 nj'5iiV`]  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 xy]O8>b  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 *qm|A{FQR  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 zXx/\B$&d*  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 s`_EkFw>Gl  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 tg@61V?>  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Tj#S')s8  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 oj - `G  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 iRnjN  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 TvDSs])  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 |@iM(MM[?  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 FC] *^B  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 C '( Y  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 S-S%IdL  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ICN>kJ\;M  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 {P8d^=#q  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 x(TF4W=j  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 n?fy@R  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 }#FV{C]  
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　　称心如意well-content　 MW7~=T  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 'Gn>~
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　　成群结队gang horde　 [f_^BU&  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 /aI@2]|~  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 kEDpF26!  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 *]]Zpa6  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 c<_%KL&R  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 e=0]8l>\V  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 pp@ Owpb  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 OXEEpoU?V  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 (.4lsKN<  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 'S_i6K  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 DG;7+2U  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 cXb*d|-|N  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 +x2JC' -H  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 K0.aU  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 @su<h\)  
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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 　 G=:/v  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 1&dtq,|N  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 fmW{c mr|  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 al2lC#Sy  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 2z-Nw <bA  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 11oNlgY&  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Xz^nm\  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 PeJ#9hI~rQ  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 e0`z~z]6&  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 VVeJe"!t  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 `DYhGk  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 >PA*L(Dh%  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 23?u_?+4i  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 a3yNd  
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　　大公无私selfless　 roQI;gq^  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 WGv47i  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 LSC[
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 SoU(fI[6  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 uyYV_Q0~;  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 uMQI Aapb  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 $'V^_|EL7  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 XM:BMd|  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 U"r*kO%  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 $]DuO1H./  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 :`N&BV  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 LQ~|VRRX<  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 HgY@M  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 8!2)=8|f  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 *HD(\;i-$  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 l!,tssQ  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 O!"K'Bm  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 wH|%3@eJ  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 c[-N A  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 &| (K#|^@  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 Ic&~iqQ  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 F${sEtH  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ya2sS9^T[  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 $s_k/dM~&  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 Zz} o t  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 sK%b16#  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 3f5YPf2u  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 "w"a0nv  

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　　得意扬扬ride high　 jsAx;Z:QT  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 HW[&q  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 UwW@}cy,L  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 w~6/p  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ll5;09  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection