【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... _tSAI  
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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.... #BJG9DFP4`  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... p>vn7;s2#  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ygeDcnvR]  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 m.px>v-  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 !1n8vzs"c  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 $KUos+%  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 e?`5>& Up  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Glxuz0]  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 zS\E/.X2  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 0q.Ujm=,z  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 N>Eqj>G  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 smdZxFl  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 pWPIJ>2G:  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 chV9_(8  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 e%4:) IV!;  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 P&j(,7  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Dfps gY)/?  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 D\@m6=L  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Pt@%4 :&-h  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 [,K.*ZQi  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 %1.]c6U  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 txZ?=8j_Y  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ?OE.O/~l  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ;w6>"O$a  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 <V7>?U l  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 7]x3!AlV  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ?gO8kPg/D  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 L lw&& K  

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　　不败之地incincible position　 ]c<qM_HWg  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 EyI}{6~F  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 1VF    
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 CW)Z[<d8  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 &X|<@'933  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 SFb{o<0 =  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 Io|X#\K  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 qC_mu)6  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 o7TN,([W  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 X; 5
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 D?~
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 {/LZcz[  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 R*zO dxY  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 M wab!Ya  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 !ph" mf$-  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 EQIUSh)M  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 KECElK3uj  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 LhzMAW<L4  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ?Pwx~[<1""  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 4KI
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ~AG$5!  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 6P`)%zj  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 .mL#6P!d3^  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ?0<w  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 G{x[uE2X&f  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 yg;_.4TpIO  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 oc{EuW{Ag  
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　　称心如意well-content　 d"~(T:=r  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 7Bz*r0 9S  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Uh|>Skic4  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 6'OO-o  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 :Gh
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 /N^~U&7  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 tfiqr|z  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 Q e1oT)  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 A['uD<4b  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ValS8V*N1  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Qp:6=o0:  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 UR>_)*  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 C;#"td  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 e)pTC97^L  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 3@X7YgILU  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Oje|bxQ  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 1*R_"#  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 =jIxI,  
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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 　 x*mc -&N  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ku3D?D:V  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 my[,w$YM  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 BD1K H;  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 Hs<n^fyf  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 -R@JIe_28f  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 s*{mT6s+T  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ftW{C1,U7  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 xc*!W*04  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 JB'qiuhab  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 (l;C%O7*  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 T"A^[r*  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 <dJIq"){  
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　　大公无私selfless　 7Ff?Ysr  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 IE@ z@+\(  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 q'fPNQ

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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 e7hO;=?b'  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 $ #t|(\  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 A@\
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 0\ZaMu #  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 `Q+i-y  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 w64.R
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 nh?9R&  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 QId"Cl)3  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 }ty"fI3&iY  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 (0X,Qwx  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ^!$} BY  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 r94j+$7  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 J2)-cY5G  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 &e/@yu)x,  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 782[yLyv  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 97['VOh0  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 Fl8w7LcF7  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 HVtr,jg  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Ufm(2`FQ  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ({D}QEP  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 HA$^ *qn  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 |@T5$Xg]5  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 j AJ/  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ak~=[
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Q0 uP8I}n  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ~ LJ>WA  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 m &0(%  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection