【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... *?>T,gx}  
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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.... J#(LlCs?@c  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ({)+3]x  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      V>LwqS~`  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 EwT"uL*V;  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ~P,lz!he_  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 XJ\DVZ  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 %E>Aw>]v  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 !hy-L_wL]  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 fOGFq1
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 v$v-2y'%  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 9:|{6_Y  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 /-'}q=M  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 7S:\"A7  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 bsli0FJSh'  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 L`TLgH&?R  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 {dlXLx!B  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 v;{#Q&(  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Nh|uO?&C6  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 T?
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　　必由之路the only way　 'H>^2C iM  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 @,+5y\]C  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 lUZ+YD4  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 p]TAELy  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 v\ )W?i*l  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 /([kh~a  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Ti5-6%~&  

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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 I\ob7X'Xu!  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 )ez9"# MH'  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 TC*g|d @b  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 57c8xk[.2  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 kxv1Hn"`{E  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 rey!{3U  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Dlvz)  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 d2$IH#~9B  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 %pCT
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ZN0P:==  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 /)O"l@ }U  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 dM@1l1h/  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 \  Cj7k^  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 0"z9Q\{}  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 a 1*p*dM#  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 \~wMfP8  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 [2cD:JL  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 /Z4et'Lo  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 hE-M$LmN@  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 i@J;G`  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Xn ;AZu^'R  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 bZV
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 {(}By/_  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 [ikOb8 G#  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 bN@ l?w  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ~PNub E  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 sp`Dvqx0  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 )
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 {[>Kob1  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 &iVs0R  
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　　称心如意well-content　 N)>ID(}F1  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ei5~&  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 sUm'  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 f:P}*^ Gw  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 W'TaBuCb  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ?#Q #u|~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 &XU
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　　持之以恒preserve　 YkQd  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 2SR:FUV/  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 P J[`|  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 0%I=d  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 t}/( b/VD  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 5bpEYW+  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 hpL;bM'  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 i@M[>~  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 mUF,@>o  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 e'D&
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 p,i[W.dy.'  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Aj+F |l  
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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 　 w!clI8v/  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 j9+w#G]hV  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 F;0}x;:>  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 oWo- j<  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 !9P';p}2  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 SPmq4  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 |02gupqqi  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 h Pa_VrH  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 <.izVD4/Gg  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 6 EC*  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 7f!YoW;1  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 k:F9. j%*  

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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Y^}Z>  
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　　大公无私selfless　 8sTp`}54J  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 *XbEiMJ  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 %Iv,@}kvT+  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 :LRYYw  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 v}O30wE  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 W~~7C,!  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ^O<&fD  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 y4I6  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 4C-jlm)V  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 P&)xz7wG  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 57zSu3v4Y  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 PMh^(j[  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Lz!,kwg  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 5b/|!{  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 =aA+~/~8%  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 wS+^K  

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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Q/I!}C4  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 4%}*&nsI-Z  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 bQP{|  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 O.Iu6D  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 eDJfU  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ,^WJm?R  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 C,NxE5?h  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 }gMDXy}  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 I,VH=Yn5,  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 TsUOpEuX  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Kryo}  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 "zY](P  

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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 c.f"Gv  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ]I.n\2R]om  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 he-Ji  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 qG/fE'(j&  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection