【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... wA";N=i=  
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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.... {UuSNZ[^  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... w!l*!G  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      %G,d&%f  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 cw;TIx_q  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 IP#qT `=}  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 gGbJk&E  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 JF9r[%  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 %hA0  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 hhJ>>G4R2  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 K^[Dz\ov5  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 NvJ}|w,Z  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 cx+%lco!  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 P?M WT]fY  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 K]>X31Ho  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 k mX:~KMb  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 KiMEd373-  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 9:CM#N~?o  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 HhT6gJWrU  
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　　必由之路the only way　 hR~~k~84  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 LVNJlRK  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Xs$UpQo   
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 8i?:aN[.1b  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 J+f*D+x1  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 -i"?2gK  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 6e At`L[K.  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 S2"HE`  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 |eFce/  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 4xzoA'Mb@  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ffoLCx4o0E  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 :B5M#D!dO  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 M%qHf{ B  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 NKE,}^C  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 GilmJ2<  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 h][$1b&B  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Xi81?F?[  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 oVja$;>  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 jP"l5  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 'MY0v_  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 }+ZZO0  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 Ee 15Y$1  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 dE]yb|Ld  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 e|S_B*1*0  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 s\3OqJo%)  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Y;[+^J*a  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 vG'I|OWg  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ~"}o^#@DwJ  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 kYnp$8  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 q3}WO]TBj  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 9U]j@*QN  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 A8U\/GP  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 pUD(5v*0R  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 TAp8x  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Q7@oAeNd  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Z)'gj  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ~>B`T%=H  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 9>T5~C'*  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 }BI|M_q.1~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 kwUy^"O  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 )=
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 d<Dm(  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ,Q<mU
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 53WCF[  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Xm3r)Bm'3  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Z rv:uEl  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 _p^$.\k"  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 |u]IOw&1  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 qe'RvBz  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 +U)4V}S)  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 8SA" bH:  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ,b4o
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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 　 G=]ox*BY  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Fw:_O2  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 !jvl"+_FV  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 n?;h-KKO:  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 67XUhnE  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 C^;>HAK|F  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 NeJ->x,  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 A{e>7Z72  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 /EG'I{oC  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 8 /%{xB^  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 I,<?Kv  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 @meT8S9t  
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　　大公无私selfless　 I$MlIz$l v  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 &=MVX>[  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 @%G?Nht]o  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 K7([Gc9  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 shw"TF>?zG  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 9K#3JyW*  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 }i,r{Y]s]  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 Q4hY\\Hi  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 \=7jp|{Yl  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 7RWgc]@?>  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ZOMYo]  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 hl7 z1h  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 EwX{i}j_V  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 } ck<R
  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Dsp$Nr
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 S,nELV~!  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 BkGExz  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 L/r_MtN  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 4&;iORw&E4  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 cl2_"O  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 _OTVQo Ap  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 jh)@3c  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 DJL
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 PnA{@n\  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 0DmA3  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 `a4&_`E,p  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 {h7 vJ^  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 [3G{NC|'  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 >bh+!5Y0  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection