【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... `)%zk W  
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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.... -}Zck1  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... @W6:JO  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      WfpQ
  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 w^z5O6   
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ?+av9;Kg  

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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 b.I_  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 X3e&c  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 !Gob `# r  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 GDF/0-/Z  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 `%QXaKO-  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 88Nx/:#Y*  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 <OY (y#x  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 U!d|5W.{Q  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 U#V&=~-  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 T:T`M:C.  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 X)e#=w!fi3  
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　　必由之路the only way　 r7)qr%n  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 vtq$@#?~ b  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 clG@]<a`_  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Ff{,zfN+3  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 acrR  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 eFh7#~m  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 3v@h&7<E  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Nq9\2p  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 IM% ,A5u  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Y-UXr8  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 7u{V1_n1  

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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 T>f6V 5  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 |1GOm=GNK  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 WkiPrQ0]:  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ]5K+W  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 O\CnKNk,  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 #dKy{Q3he  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Y)
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 OP<N!y?[  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ,]:Gn5~  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 %&_^I*  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Pz34a@%"  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 Ml$<x"Q  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 WQ 2{`'z  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 DI8<0.L  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 A+!,{G  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 t/Y0e#9,  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 P woiX#vz  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 w8>h6x"  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 }rI:pp^KS  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 n Syq}Y3  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 l>}f{az-T  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 z,G_&5|f%  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 /3,Lp-kp
 
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 H#_Zv]  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 &jHsFS  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 nf/?7~3?[  
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　　称心如意well-content　 WHY/x /$  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 O`9c!_lis  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 hc3hU  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 w'2FYe{wj  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 b$,Hlh,^  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 JXK\mah  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 'Rn-SD~gIr  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 :5NMgR.d  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 r%PWv0z_c  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 <k:I2LF_  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 :<qe2Z5k  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 +`HMl;0m  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ~rb0G*R>  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 G(&[1V%x  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 "6f`hy  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 KZ
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 b(*\4n  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 QL/KY G  
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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 　 UM7@c7B?  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 9{u8fDm!  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 3(BL  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 '}Fe&%  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 uH[WlZ4  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 PIri|ZS  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 NL9.J@"b  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 \*$^}8  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ;+hh|NiQ  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ]rG=\>U3~  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 t ed:]  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 N^;lp<{6?  
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　　大公无私selfless　 !<w6j-S  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 &f.5:u%{b  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 DsdM:u*s  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 l#0
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ~>:JwTy  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ]j&m\'-s  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 qCI&H7u@  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 stw@@GQ  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 >@N.jw>#T  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 _c]}m3/  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 nDkG}JkB!  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 oIrc))j,$  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 HG7Qdw2+O  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 L`t786 (M  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 AG >D,6Y  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 {A}T^q!m]  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 i?_Q@uA~<:  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 :$Cm]RZ  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Qe~C}j%  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 {Lju7'5L  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 HtN:v  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 i(A`'V8GY  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ['(qeS@5O  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 X'd\b}Bm  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ;zqxDl_  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 :MDFTw~|  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 E2hML  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 319 4]  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 P'}E
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection