【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... e*=N\$  
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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.... V(w2k^7)F  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... xLX:>64'o>  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      |-=^5q5  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 L-",.U*;  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 x)5#*Q  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 QzCu$ [  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 >a5CW~Z]  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 P]bI".A8  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 1-Sc@WXd  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ULkjY1&  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 /:~mRf^  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 j:0(=H!#  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 W4Tuc:X5  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 6p=AzojoB  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 k}(C.`.  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 i?.MD+f8  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ]X ,f  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 }`FC'!(   
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 dj3}Tjt  
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　　必由之路the only way　 eZ'J,;  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 z<YOA  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Lnc _
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 $[x2L s~  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 aY&He~  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 >AX&PMb`  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 -HutEbkjx  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 cOkjeHs 5  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ,1J+3ugp&  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Z#0hh%E"|y  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 F0 x5(lpQ  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 HIM>%   
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 >U?HXu/TJr  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 6P@3UQ)}s  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 QbA+\  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 OT/*|Pn9  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 TNs;#Q  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ?fF{M%i-%  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ,I# X[^/  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Pt<lHfd  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 MHZ!noAr  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 (5AgI7I,  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 e+J|se
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 P){F2&!P  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 GR&T Z
 
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 =+@IpXj  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 K5(:UIWx  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 #N"zTW%  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 -8F~Tffx  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 P\#z[TuHKC  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 K.CwtUt`54  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 LeY!A#j  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 e*[M*u  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 etbB;!6  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 K]q9wR'q  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 b.jxkx\nt  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 pfCNFF*"  
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　　称心如意well-content　 {eR,a-D!7  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 !
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　　成群结队gang horde　 "DV.%7*^  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 lW F=bz0  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 5x/q\p-{/  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 m9^?p  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 7QiJ1P.z  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 K%h83tm+  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 yc,Qz.+g  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 \IQP`JR  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ;D_6u(IC4:  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 O
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 v~73  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 g5TX
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ;2RCgX!'%  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 1N<)lZl)  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 D@H'8C\  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 g#=^U`y  
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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 　 ))6
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 hMw}[6m  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 &K k+RHM  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ;3'}(_n  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　  6" 3!9JC  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 w`1qx;/!  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 qd3B>f  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 %{/0K<M  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 #eE:hiu<v  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 2ok>z$Y  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 #f/-iu=L  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 V6wYJ$]
 
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 x)#k$QU  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ;?inf`t  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 \"Sqr(~_  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 #D//oL"u]  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 e%'9oAz  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 H3OH  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 mq'q@@:c  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 aKCCFHq t!  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 y L&n)
  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 <#|3z8N2  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 9zO;sg;3  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 Bfw>2  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 e4CG=K3s  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 >+oQxml6nI  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 j-{WPJa4\  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 fvNGGn!  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 U7x}p^B9\N  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 i@B5B2  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 }P}l4k1W  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 4dfe5\  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 RI*Q-n{  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ,9+@
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 #lVVSrF,-  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 D]oS R7h  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 )UJ]IB-Q|1  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 $~ItT1k_  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 *jW$AH  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 u8[X\f  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 $fh?(J  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Jn:GqO  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Tp0Tce/  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 IPT}JX'  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 74Kl!A  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection