【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... 6'6@VB  
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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.... A fctycQ-  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... KCed!O
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      S,,3h0$X  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 +xlxhF  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 @.X}S"yr  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Q(KLx)  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 41TB  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 WLWE%bDP  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 BKm$H!u  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 p\8
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 1h+!<c q  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Sh]x`3 ).  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 d/(=q  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 dTaR8i  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 2`vCQV  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 *<U&DOYV:  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ]+':=&+:  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 #Y}Hh7.<  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ;.W0Aa  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Xx|&%b{{r  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 G-3.-  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 L238l  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 @mJN  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 {|xwvTlJ  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 0dkM72p  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 4!k={Pd  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 &ApJ'uC  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 rY!uc!  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 pXFNK"jm  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 b7AuKY{L  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 dWqFP  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 uAj

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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 l(]\[}.5  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ImV54
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 "{x~j\<  

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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 q5vs;,_ |  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 y{<#pS.  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 9>i6oF]Oq  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 T?\CAk>  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 =O;SXzgE  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 _"sRL}-Z  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 dJLJh*=AG  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 1!f'nS  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 @qC:% |>  

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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 q9 ;\B&  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 eurudl  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 5i^vN"J  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 >o} ati  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 qE{cCS  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Q'a N|^w"f  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Dgm%Ng  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 rl^LSz  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 U959=e  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 PbPP1G')  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 1QJ$yr  
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　　称心如意well-content　 0tqR wKL  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 4) 3pa*  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 3=l-jGJk  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 +7/*y}.U  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 $M`;."
 
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 +@uC:3jM  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ')<FLCFwT  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 DsW`V~T  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 2Ml2Ue-9  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 K^vp(2  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 %H}Y]D~R  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 `/JR}g{O  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 q3-;}+  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 _Q}RElA  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 V=4u7!ha  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ,c7u  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 )]b@eGNGj  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ):
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 %c&Ah  
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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 　 fpK0MS]=b  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 /yw\(|T  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 [OoH5dD  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 1|EU5<  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 $|cp;~ 1  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 KG-k$glD  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 QVG0>,+}$  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 28Ssb|  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 nhQ44qRgQ  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ! F;<xgw  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 cdJ`Gk  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 !7kLFW  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 \o62OfF!  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 "
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　　大公无私selfless　 m[@%
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 -lP )  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 oc3dd"8}@  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 re ]Ste  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ;*wT,2;  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 :tjgg]  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 2|
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 GCP{Z]u  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 3WO#^}t  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 +7i7`'9pd  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 KdOh'OrT9.  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 e(OwS?K  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 S+) l[0  

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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 X zi'Lu`  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 )K>Eniou  

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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 B\=SAi  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 krQl^~@  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 bx hPjAL  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 EX`"z(L  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 I! h(`  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 u-AWJc+F.  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 0K=Qf69Y  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 B<|:K\MA  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 2Pbe~[  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 1a7!4)\  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 k_,MoDz  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 jP1$qhp  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 I\}|Y+C$d/  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 +68+PhHF  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 7IA3q{P  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 U{73Xax  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 , p_G/OU  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection