【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... *ghkw9/  
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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.... 9I=J#Hi|+  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Qpiv,n  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ~}w(YQy=y  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ^CI.F.#X|  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Hkg^  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 (qlIQC  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Pk[f_%0  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 :ZL;wtT
  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 :aLShxKA  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 t#MU2b  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 NS-u,5Jt  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 %MU<S9k  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 6#7f^uIK  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　  UB&ofO  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 - 4'yp  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 6vro:`R ?  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 RR{]^g51  
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　　必由之路the only way　 )K -@{v^|  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 [X
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Z$X2*k6PK  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 D*Siy;  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 =\J^_g4-l  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 G2ZF`WQ  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 RSG4A>%!mI  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 @Q!f^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 *1ekw#
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 A{: a kK  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Q6_!I42Y`  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 !Lb9KD
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 bo 
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 j08G-_Gjn  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Um9!<G=;  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 CmJI"   
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 y 8];MTl  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 lR{eO~'~V  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 +C/K@:p  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 z/F(z*'v  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 gEO#-tMjOQ  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 pk}*0Y-  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 yIXM}i:  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 UG Fx  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 &ad9VB7  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 MZ=U} &F  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 qq[2h~6
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 A. U<  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 6M"J3\ x  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Y8m|f  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 AJt0l|F  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 HY5g>wv@  

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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 zoC/Hm  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 i&mu=J[  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 D?@330'P9C  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 "4`h -Y  
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　　称心如意well-content　 J^n(WnM*F  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 72~)bu
 
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　　成群结队gang horde　 qFe|$rVVIl  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ,GVHwTZ0`  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ?*[t'D9f-  
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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　 <wj2:Z0  

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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ;Qk*h'}f  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 @_1$ <8  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 UupQ*,dJ  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 8 l}tYl`|  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 o)"}DeV$&  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 RTLu]Bry  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 <adu^5BI  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 C(e!cOG  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 >=C)\Yfu)  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 F_YZV)q!W  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 J +<|8D  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 asPD>jc  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 PCt&66F   
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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 　 iO<O2A.F  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ;E*^AW  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 '["Y;/>  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 PcDPRX!@  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 -W+dsZ Sv8  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 6u8`,&U  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 LT'#0dCC  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 V!]e#QH;  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 z81I2?v[Jr  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 DU}q4u@)  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 p)TH^87  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Kq-y1h]7H  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 LNg[fF^:  
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　　大公无私selfless　 }"q1B  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 I>9rfm
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 v6oZD;;~  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 w :^b3@gd  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 L$7v;R3  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 9J2%9,^  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 .lTGFeJqZ4  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 -qx Z3   
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 nSd?P'PFg  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ]IyC  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 p1X lni%=  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 n%"s_W'E  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Q&n
  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 TS=p8@w}  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ,F:l?dfB\I  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 "d.qmM  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 %)q5hB  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 7i6-Hq  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Oo=}j  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ApS/,cV  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 | LfH,6  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 (*"R"Y  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 HjV83S;  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 &t%ICz&3  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 5O*.qp?  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 LFg<j1Gk`  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 yfuvU2nVH  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 #7gOtP#{  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 i"|'p/9@q  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ("H:T?4Qs  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection