【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... d.oFlT  
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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.... oW6<7>1M7  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... !H\GHA'DO]  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      |Eu~=J7@  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ;jI"|v{vnS  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 [S+-ovl  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 NI:N W-!  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 olh3 R.M<  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 {][7Np!y  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 (`? snMc  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ,s&~U<Z  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 wJ*
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 IkNt! 2s_  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 6'!{0 5=m  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 =c^=Yvc7U  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 D-:<]D:  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 w*}yw"gP*0  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 4 xzJql  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 eE`1;13;  
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　　必由之路the only way　 !H=k7s  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 e4%*I8 ^e  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Ilu`b|%D  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 &dDI*v+  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 5po'(r|U  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 rnv7L^9^A  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 uPC qO+f  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 jl-Aos"/  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Y\Qxdq  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 skDk/-*R  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 <kXV1@>  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 0Q- Mxcj  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 [q+e]kD  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 h?3,B0G  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 hp]ng!I{\u  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 3ES[ N.V#  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Ei9_h  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 <V:<x  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ZkB6bji  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 <f.>jjwFE  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 B=gsd0^]  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 YD='M.n\  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 S\3AW,c]w  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 EAD0<I<>  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 &8Jg9#  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 qF{DArc  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　  M<Wn]}7!  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 iF [?uF  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 k'@7ZH  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 aVppOxA  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ws>WA{]gq  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ~MhgAC  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 e8AjO$49  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 \K?(  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 .:{h{@a  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 }XX~ W}M(\  
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　　称心如意well-content　 PPoI>J  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 .3lGX`d{  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 E0"10Qbi  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ,4^9cFVo  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 8tb6 gZz  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 -O|&c9W.O  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 &w+;N5}3  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 A<4_DVd@@  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 $.H:8^W  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 SArfczoB  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 kTnOmAw  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 r& vFikIz  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 gks ==|s.  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 &!ED# gs  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 0y)}.'  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 M'kVL0p?vN  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Mr-DGLJ  
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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 　 i=YXKe6fD  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 pD"YNlB^  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 A]7<'el=  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Mtm/}I  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 sONBQ9  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 P''X_1oMC  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 []|;qHhC~(  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 QdQd(4/1  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 'B_\TU0 O  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 i(*I@ku  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 m 41t(i  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 6"U8V?E  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 e*C6uz9N  
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　　大公无私selfless　 =p@8z /u  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 HSN8O@dy  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 e}0:"R%E  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 A5fwAB  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 C5W>W4EM  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 :!fG; )
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 AW,OHSXh6  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ~]'pY  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 %O%=rUD  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 93O;+Z5J  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 k+^'?D--'P  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 U__(; /1;  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 7@}$|u:JUF  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ;WU<CKYG*  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 (08I  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 :_kAl? eJ  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 *&Lq!rFS  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 o4b~4h{%  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 MZJ]Dwt]  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 !2UOC P  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 !HeSOzN  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 _p-t<ytnh  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 @+F4YJmB?l  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 W!!S!JF  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 \#-
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection