【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... 9TuE.  
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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.... Lnc _
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... YII1Z'q  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      %9cu(yc*}  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 xXp$Nm]:  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 J$JXY@mBSC  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 +n_`*@SE  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 t6V@00M@  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 l?F
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 UlF=,0P  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 vl+vzAd  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 gwHNz5 a*V  

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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 CDOqdBQ  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ;/.ZjTRw  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ,2h
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 B]jI^(P  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 G;r-f63N  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 1~X~"M  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 &Z Ja}5k!r  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 n- cEa/g  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ?FC6NEu}8  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 I^'U_"vB  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 5tyr$P! N  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Q{9#Am^6w  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ;1`NsYI2  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 cB5|%@$I  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 v6{qKpU#  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 -:txmMT  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 $~,]F  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 VK9I#   
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　　不败之地incincible position　 .^s%Nh2jM  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 IQK
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 yc,Qz.+g  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 5g
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 DBi3 j  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 kKVq,41'  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 LV=!nF0  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 FK!9to>  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 =Feavyx  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ox {Cm  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 iZ[o2Tre  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Z<y+D-/  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 #.}Su+XF  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 /H^bDUC :r  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ..;LU:F  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 *GuCv3|  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 @oYq.baHX  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 xNxIqq<k  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 >tP/"4
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 cx_"{`+e  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 4B]8Mp~\aL  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 E C7f  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ci3{k"  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 RSmxwx^  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 DU1,i&(  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 2 H^9Qd  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 6oUT+^z#  
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　　称心如意well-content　 PrN?;Z.  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 &a:>P>\  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ;#xhlR* ~  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Mu:*(P/  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 $k!@e M/R  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 7x1jpQ-  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 3cOXtDV YT  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 LL,~&5{  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 +"d{P,[3J  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 e1'_]   
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 (sPZ1Fr\o  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 G-;pMFP(?  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 U:IQWlC  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 Pu}2%P)p  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 `VS/Xyp  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 N b+zP[C  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 :]?I|.a  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 U${dWxC  

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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 zvSf
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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 　 6R"& !.ZF  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 _jP]ifu`  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 \iO ,y:  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 1[mX_ }K  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 T&cf6soo  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 <08)G7  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 >pUR>?t"  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 MBp%TX!  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 i=nd][1n  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 PFu{OJg&  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 :[kfWai#(  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 pE,2pT2>  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 )%dxfwd6  
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　　大公无私selfless　 %|AebxB'o  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 JuQwZ]3ed  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 R-LMV  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 `i`+yh>pc#  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ,_iq$I;  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 76H>ST@G|  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 plL|Ubn  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Y<L35 ?  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 $Nd,6w*`  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 27k(`{K  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 pO_IUkt  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ,AmwsXN"F  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 u\V^g  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 k,[*h-{8  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 _Ao$)Gu)  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 H T|DT  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 8LbwEKl  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 .^?zdW  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 &^r>Q`u  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　  .qgUD  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 8.i4QaU  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Ix5&B6L8  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 !cwZ*eM  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 /ad9Q~nJ  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 {KG6#/%;  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 !+eH8  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 [_,as  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 2cR[~\_9.  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 .Z
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 gcJ!_KZK  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 eb62(:=N6  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection