【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... 6%T_;"hb  
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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.... _%aT3C}k  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... H]Gj$P=k  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      hud'@O"R+  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 G<t_=j/r  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 AE%zqvp>  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 :NWrbfz  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ;{g>Z|  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 75']fFO@!  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 {^K&9sz  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 p2m`pT  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 /6p7k  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 $2k9gO  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Z`@< O%  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 W; ?'  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ==~ lc;  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 6XGqZ!2  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Iy{&T#e"  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 @{8SC~ha  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ]WC@*3'kye  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 V?Ye^-29  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 lnRbvulH  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ZG)%vB2c  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 C<\O;-nHH  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 i.*Utm`1"e  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 NhA_dskvo  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 X'h J&-[P  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 sDvtk]4o-4  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 }[*BC5{>  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 y9L:2f\
 
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 2Aq%;=+*  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 d*xKq"+ &E  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 U[UjL)U  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 }2eP
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 a,sU-w!X'  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 4^mpQ.]lO  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ^q0Ox&X  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 T};fy+iq  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 `kdP)lI `  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 hw [G  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 R8lBhLs  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ?=;dNS@i@  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 MR@*09zP(?  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 M"eiKX  

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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 C=6Vd  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 9 L{JU  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 &?=UP4[oif  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 /pvR-Id|6  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 8Ilg[Drj*  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 S/?KC^JP  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 V3'QA1$  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 4%TY` II  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 p xrd D7  
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　　称心如意well-content　 |5 sI=?p&t  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 G9.
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 e'I13)  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 6e6~82t8/  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 #\kYGr-G)  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 Tti]H9g_  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 t =ErJ  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 sGjYL>*  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 >r] bfN,  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 =p9d4smbn  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 |A".Mo_5  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 SV;S`\i  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 >'3J. FY  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Ky33h 0TX  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 `z<k7ig  
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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 　 :hY
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 2 F3U,}  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 eyK=F:GO  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 .JIn(
 
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 u!TVvc  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 A7!!kR":  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 |V#h "s  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 _&s37A&\  

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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 FFGG6r  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ][R
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 V<f76U)  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 -s Iji)t  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 h\GlyH~  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 J}IHQZS  
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　　大公无私selfless　 JA'C\  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 *3_@#Uu7  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 kqJ\kd  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 z)$X/v  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 x O`#a=  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 +[$d9  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 EN^C'n  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 f>d aK9$(  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 DpG|Kl|d  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 gc|?
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 u;$g13  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 e$krA!
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 RL=  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 !F3Y7R  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 EC*rd  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 t#pF.!9=  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 _=ani9E]uF  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 q}vz]L&o  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 e C\;n  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 G&i<&.i  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 xO2e>[W  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Oj6PmUK4  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 [l;9](\8O  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 >fCz,.L  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 3yT7;~vPj  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ;MD6iBD  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 9 gt$z}oU  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 F(jvdq  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection