【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... %%+@s  
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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.... b`fWT:?=  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ys- w0H  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      "BA&  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 OIY  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ,X)/ T!ff  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 <~hx ~"c  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 L~!Lq4]V\g  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Zjn![  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 R,+"
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 6g)X&pZ  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 rI'kZ0&  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 $]~|W3\G  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 49Hgq/uO  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 rU_FRk  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 GiKmB-HO  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 kPYQ
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ZW ZKyJQ  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ?jn";:  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Qy\Koo  
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　　必由之路the only way　 U(\ ^!S1  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ka<rlh<h  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 gx=2]~O1(  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 k-8$43  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 7Yly^  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 rlSflcK\\(  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 N=;V
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 4fau 9bW  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 cp5  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 $qk(yzY  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 "kkZK=}Nv  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 Jtl[9qe#]  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 LYp=o8JW|  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 -\~D6OA  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 1}jwv_0lL  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 @(s"5
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 pax;#*QcQ  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 e"6!0Py#*  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 x)!NB99(tC  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 @M]7',2"  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 9UeK}Rl^n  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Vq1ve;(8s  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Irnfr\l.  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 d}RR!i`<N  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 A?/(W_Gt^M  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 mo- Y %  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 T?'Vb  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 sZ9VXnz24  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 >gFEA0-  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 MUfhk)"  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 f/6,b&l,  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 /vLdm-4  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 t\
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 bI"_hvcFp  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ).b,KSi  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 :v>Nz7SB  
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　　称心如意well-content　 HM(S}>  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 lEe<!B$d"  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 swh8-_[c/  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 K-CF5i:  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 !ENDQ?1  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 T7bDt  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 Oe/\@f0bLT  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 n+XLZf#  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ^f%hhp
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 W#.+C6/  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 R#^.8g)t  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 15X.gx  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Ump$N#  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 j LS<S_`  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 P\lEfsuR  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 1XpG7  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 :yi?<  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 EQTJ=\WFF  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 + ;LO|!  
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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 　 tg%#W`  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 tSVWO]<  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 VchI0KL?  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 YEPQ/Pc  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 kfV}ta'^S  

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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 1]A$  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 S6CI+W  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 9$?Sts}6&  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Iz^vt#b  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 KcvstC`  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ~NMx:PP  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 g&*,j+$ }  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 s(Bcw`'#  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ; I;&O5Y  
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　　大公无私selfless　 Kr5(fU  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 SK*z4p  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 M$48}q+  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 uOO\!Hqq  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 'u:
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 njc-=o  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 <D[0mi0  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 L>h|1ZK  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 kH
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 L#",.x  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 o_1N "o%  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 1ysQvz  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 P)kJ[Zv>f  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 zak|* _  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 QtwQVOK  

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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 f1
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 TF%Xb>jy[  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 a}uYv:  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 hJ$9Hb  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 )q[P&f(h  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 V ^+p:nP  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ":_II[FPY  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 %rMCiz  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 :{#O  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 T#H^ }`  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 N(Ru/9!y"  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 1!KROes4  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 f4h~c  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 bAPMD  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection