【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... 'fS&WVR?  
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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.... _|f_%S8a_=  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... {$P')>/  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      "fN=Y$G  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 kPvR ,  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 I:=rwnd  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 {"WfA  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 hj+iB,8  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ttfCiP$  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 2Y1y;hCK  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 }BN!Xa  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ^SvGSxi  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 G;he:Bf  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 H63?Erh>a  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 /|LQ?n  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Y{D?
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 {'NXJ!I;t  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 9r=yfc!cS  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 D $&6 8  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 7 0Wy]8<P  
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　　必由之路the only way　 J*D3=5&  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 <Gj]XAoe%  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 <RCeY(1  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 F@<^  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 1 EwCF  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 S.|%dz  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 f{+X0Oj  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 d;v<rw  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Gdv{SCV  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 T)mh  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 q8H9au&/  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ;\ gat)0n%  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 MZS/o3  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 #C+7~ns'  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 9d8U
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 \9k{h08s  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 G\#dMCk?  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 O4T_p=Xc  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 w"AO~LF  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 85ND 3F6q4  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 v7mg8'  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 S<>u  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ZqfoO!Ta  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 _SqUPTb"u  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 &NK6U  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 5mg] su&#  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 9On(b|mT  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 H#B9
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 !N\i9w}  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 AUPTtc`#Y  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 * NdL4c~  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 =QW:},sp  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 7-[^0qS  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 @mu=7_$U  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 e*pYlm  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 |"k+j_/+  
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　　称心如意well-content　 c8M'/{4rH  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 R%)7z)~  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 UYsyVY`Fm|  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 H1a<&7  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 0 A6%!h  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 '{:lP"\,L  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 P> ilRb  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 L(\o66a-rV  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 nZ~J&QK-  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 i")ucrf  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 t.= 1<Ed  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 `HJRXoLySW  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ,[|4{qli\  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ^V;2v? O  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Jevr.&;O  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 _!?iiO  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 <ZgbmRY8  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 9M!J7 W  
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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 　 3( `NHS~h  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 WwYy[3U  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 cuW&X9\m,  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 92)e/t iP  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 @h";gN  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 IW-lC{hK  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 #gd`X|<Ch  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ^YwTO/Q|  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 %^ z##7^  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 hd)HJb-aR  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 wYIlp  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 380M&Guh  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 E ) iEWc  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 pa)2TL/@  
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　　大公无私selfless　 "hi)p9 _cR  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 d iGkwKj  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ! >l)*jN8  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 MX\v2["FoV  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 F vt5vQ  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 "{F e  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 +#a_Y  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 9yt)9f  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ;H;c Sn5uL  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 h~R= ?%H[  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 S%t*!  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ^;@Q3~DpP%  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 lI"~*"c`  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 oFC]L1HN&  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 aIXN wnq  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 "f5neW  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 p|f5w"QcH  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 ;[,r./XmH  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 (SnrYO`#  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 J+o6*t2|  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 nQ5N\RAZ  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 h:3^FV&#  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Fk*C8  

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　　得心应手handy with facility　 .s8u?1b  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 j+6`nN7L  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ;T,`m^@zf  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ^2}p%j>  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 T}r}uw`  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 7~ =r9-&G  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 u`~,`z^{n  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 z\zqmW6  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection