【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... :_8K8Sa  
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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.... C/k#gLF`  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Kh]es,$D  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      j3Od7bBS]  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 >C0B!MT?3%  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 JW D`}  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 f2WVg;Z  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 TO6F  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 '12m4quO  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 #{6VdWZ  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 $H<_P'h-B  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 0~nX
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 @1j*\gYz  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 g3
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Y~Uf2(7b5  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 YMo8C(  
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　　必由之路the only way　 @kSfF[4H  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 24od74\  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 7b~uU@L`  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ,./n@.na  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 |QZ E  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 # ,H!<X;SS  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 |Fx *,91  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 D<70rBf2  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 BW)@.!C  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 mY=sh{ir  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 j0LZ )V  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 qQfNT.  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　  O,7S1  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Z molL0y  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 b*tb$F  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 1\{FKOt  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 (:]+IjnE  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 h=6D=6c  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 p7{H "AC  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 @ G!Ir"Q  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 J8@.qC'!  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ,o0Kevz  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Cb|1Jtb
 
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 IMM+g]#e  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 [+l
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 E ?bqEW(  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 h-O;5.m-P  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 KJS-{ed  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 LXJ;8uW2y  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 2"shB(:z>  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 JC9$"0d7  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 a9 q:e  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ")
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　　称心如意well-content　 x@/:{B  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 _Yp~Oj  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ]jiVe_ OS<  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 /J!:_Nq  

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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 %m[ZU<v  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 nu~]9~)I  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 gVR]z9  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 `=,emP&(H&  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 LGW_7&0<<  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 J>nBTY,_<  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 LGZa l&9AY  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 +`{OOp=  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 (1
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 &{+0a[rN  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 8,!Oup  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 PcU~1m1  
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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 　 Ur>1eN%9'  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 5Lej_uqF   
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 y;8&J{dd  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 X~JP 1  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 (4A'$O2  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 &s(&B>M  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Kob,}NgqZ  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 x6s|al  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 bD:0k.`  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 Im/tU6ybV  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 0C/ZcfFU~  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ;'uQBx}  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 wLXJ?iy3  
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　　大公无私selfless　 X4!7/&  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 `/P/2{,~  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Ms(xQ[#+  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 CPP~,E_  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 d-UeItyW*  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 P)=.Du)  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 '{,xQf*x  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 +JU, ^A#X  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 !SQcV'  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 A]/o-S_  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 lrT2*$ w3  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 c[dzO.~  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 8vY-bm,e  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 `Z?wj@H1`  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 do}LaUz  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 0CrsZtX  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 hArY$T&MB  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ?['!0PF  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ,kN;d}bg  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 !_<6
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 A=Wg0eYy\  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 WNjwv/  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ':'g!b`/  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection