【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... . a~J.0co  
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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.... #T+%$q [:  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... :.@gd7T  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      z}Xn>-N-  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 W"$'$h  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 $U<xrN>O  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 bd9]'
  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 5gi`&t`  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 c8#A^q}  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ;A1pqHr  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ;g*ab
 
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 OLlNCb#t  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　  |G{TA  

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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 we!}"'E;  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 rk{DrbRx  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 rE
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 jCxw|tmgq  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 d0eMDIm3R\  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 L+bU~N,+A  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ._Wm%'uX  
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　　必由之路the only way　 j-ZKEA{:1  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 UJ<eF/KSmG  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 a=T_I1  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 t?iCq1  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 "JT R5;`w  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 E80C0Q+V  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 FE,&_J"  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 *2Il{KOA^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 @.6l^"L  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ;Z\jX[H  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 e?rp$kq7  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 m_wBRan  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 x|&A^hQ  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ,IX:u1mO  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 TL lR"L5  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 p)NhV  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 apPn>\O  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Y5M>&}N  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 1A^~gYr  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 tEhYQZ  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 \x\_I1|  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 "$#X[.  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 2YI#J.6]H  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 N'[bA  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 'S]7:/CI  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Q[+&n*  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 SUwSZ@l^|  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 BBnW0vAZ*  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 j}}:&>;  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 IO3`/R-  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 } m5AO4:  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 {!h|(xqN+  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Teq1VK3Hr  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 n-iy;L^b  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ti6\~SY  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 IoUQ~JviA  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Hjl{M>z  
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　　称心如意well-content　 1NJ,If]  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 mY[s2t  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ND);7  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 &.XYI3Ab1  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ?1%/G<  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 y k=o  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 eK]g FXk  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 c*0pF=3  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ~lB im$o  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 tnx
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 K(*QhKX  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 <sXmk{  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 fBgW0o.Bu  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 !'-K>.B  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 c;M7[y&  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ^1d"Rqtv  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 k_A.aYe  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ?NazfK  
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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 　 M,0@@:  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 WU}?8\?U%  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 CuE>=y-"I  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 _ZgIm3p0A  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 .(!> *ka|  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 7C7eXJ9q  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 c*+yJNm3>  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 {Vz.| a[T  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 U1&pcwP  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 sP1wO4M?{  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 $4yv)6G  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ;g[C=yhK`C  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 hr%O4&sa  
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　　大公无私selfless　 XW!a?aLNX  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 r81YL  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 (;1FhIi&  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 cU\Er{ k  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 z@E-pYV  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 x\qS|q\N  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ^4@~\#$z  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 \VL[,z=q.  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 +QNFu){G  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 +hdD*}qauC  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 8D[8(5  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 :O:Rfmr~  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ,: X+NQ  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 9g3J{pKcZ  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 X+;
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 @-dM'R6C  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 mQt';|X@  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 }>vf(9sF`  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 @ mm*S:Gt#  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 -|^}~yOx0=  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 7sECbbJT  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 BcaMeb-Z  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 xz#;F ,`ZR  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 xq_%|p}y  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 %zE_Q  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 :+ksmyW  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 /0QGU4=  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 6GCwc
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 }J .f 5WaG  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 KZO!  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Q:Q)-|,  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection