【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... ,&,%B|gT]  
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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.... -dovk?'Gj  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... c$1
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      2e\"?yOD  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 +(DzE H |  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 6|p8_[e`  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ?xwi2<zz  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 (tA[]ne2  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 I0l3"5X a  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 !QdX+y<re  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 \0lQ1FrY  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 [.l,#-vp  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 !}|'1HIC  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 M`7lYw\Or!  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 KKk<wya&O  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 hH$9GL{H  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 b$Ei>%'/";  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 &n?RKcH}d  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 !F?j'[s8]  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Ei
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　　必由之路the only way　 #xR=U"  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 $BLd>gTzmv  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 `S3)uV]I  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 S6JWsi4C:,  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 h`vT[u~l  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ,1t|
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 [tC=P&<  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 1=X1<@*  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 g&_f%hx?  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 %n,_^voE  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 2PNe~9)*#  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 bq8h?Q  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 u{sb^cmy  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 d<m.5ECC}  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 _1YC9}  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 I;UT;/E2  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 4#t-?5"  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 aej'cbO  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 qN Ut&#  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 bUYjmb2g)  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 <zAYq=IU  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 {9^p3Q+:P  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 +F2X2e)g"  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 rI6+St  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 $ \o)-3  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Q(e  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 1-&L-c.  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 A r>BL2@  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 1MT,A_L  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ik;F@kdm`  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 5NH4C  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 =Vazxt@[  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 =  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 L[,19;(  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 +oq<}CNr{  
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　　称心如意well-content　 8N?D1;F;  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 wJCw6&D,/  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Y?3tf0t/  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 GZNN2 '  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 [|=M<>?[  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　
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　　持之以恒preserve　 PENB5+1OK  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 cOX)+53  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ;'8P/a$  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ;WX.D]>{W  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 s)r!3HS  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 }_zN%Tf
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ?j.a>{  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 -^CW}IM{ I  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 K $- *  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ^7aqe*|vm  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 {L7Pha  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 {. 9BG&  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 3oLF^^^g  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 z)C/U  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 K^fs#7  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 #G]IEO$M6  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 5/'Q0]4h  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 NuR7pjNMZ  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Qa=Y?=Za  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 _rYW|*cIF  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 D{B?2}X  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 nDraX_sm=  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 GLO3v. n;  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 &233QRYM  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 bSw^a{~)  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 `r SOt*<  
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　　大公无私selfless　 i5TGK#3o  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 flPS+  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 4q]
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ^ELZ35=qZ  

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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 l[i4\ CT  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 n8Qv8  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 "B:FSWM_-  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 =i vlS  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ~!Sd|e:4  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 EmT_T3v  

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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 r =x"E$  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 $CMye; yL  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 \Ki3ls  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ({rcH.:  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 |*t2IVwX  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 RI8*'~ix]  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ~4+Y BN  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 w98M#GqV  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 }i^
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 !k% PP  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ?n{m2.H  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 1f+A_k/@  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 kAp#6->(q  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 !B Pm{_C  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 X[h{g`  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 a^LckHPI>  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 qery|0W  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 w!<e#Z]3b  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 %1p-DX6  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 [?N,3  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ">=Ep+ix  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 {i=V:$_#  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection