【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... ZhU2z*qN#  
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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.... +X%yF{^m(  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... mvxvX!t  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      t1S\M%?  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 b%6_LK[  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 `B~%TEvMh  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ,h"M{W$  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　  *hba>LZ  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 g"xZ{k_3  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 \I>,j,c  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 Mppb34y  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 "qF8'58  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 %tpjy,
 
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 jd#{66:  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 0=~Ji_5mB  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 &iTsuA/7  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 |(Sqd;#v  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 U]_1yX  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 !r$/-8b  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 q0Fy$e]u  
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　　必由之路the only way　 {2-w<t  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 7z`)1^M  

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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ~Xa >;  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 (.S
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 kz]qk15w  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 L -<!,CASW  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ] vQn*T"^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 rMUn ~  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 U%_BgLwy%  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 )$XcO]  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 M*$#j|  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 16Cd0[h?  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 k>SPtiAs  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 [3o^06V8j  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 n%X5TJE  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 UXgeL2`;  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 OXDEU.  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 l^!raoH]q  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 &uP,w#  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 vb.}SG>  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 C:r3z50  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 F rd>+  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 rczwxWK  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 U+G8Hs/y  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 s:xt4<  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Lvb'qZ6n  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 _};T:GOT  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 LIRL`xU7  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 %GigRA@no  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 mW)C=X%  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 \ccCrDz  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 6C- !^8[f  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 \eCQL(_  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 b/UjKNf
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 p><DA fB  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ?>iZ){0,  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ,QHn} 3fW  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 x=3+@'  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 7.(vog"I)  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 &>z}u&oF
 
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 x_|:3I  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 0B[eG49  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 -Fs^^={Q  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 )SYZ*=ezl.  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 _;+N=/l0  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 s:/.:e_PU  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 5i$~1ZC  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 hqY9\,.C  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Tc)T0dRP  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 38Z"9  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 4W.;p"S2  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 i:kWO7aP  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 >W'SG3Hmc  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 ;$&-c/]F#  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 :GK{JP  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 &vMH AZd  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 5GJ0EZ'X  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 =H,cwSE+%  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ,#wVqBEk  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 *}_/:\v  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 YjX=@  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 tl)}Be+Dt;  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 vfv5ex(  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 *.*:(7`  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 t3GK{X  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ZWa#}VS}-n  
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　　大公无私selfless　 'i(p@m<'  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 U]D.z}0  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 .cF$f4>2  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 (RmED\.]4  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 =Yj[MVn  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 GF!{SO4  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 7h]R{_  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 (<C%5x
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 N`Xnoehu  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ,;P`Mf'YC  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 O|&TL9:  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 6&QTVdK'O  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 iB3+KR  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ]az} n(B,  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 }Q=se[((  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ?*R^?[  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 h NOYFH  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 <,X+
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 KpbZnW}g  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 E2h;hr;W  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 !!+/Wgd:6  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 3n84YX{  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 {c\oOM<7  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 _Xk03\n6  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 @!&Jgg53G  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 u_p7Mcb  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 i!.I
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 s0\f9D  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 E~<(i':  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 a+YR5*&[OO  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 kW<Yda<a  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection