【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) 42SL^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.... G|Rsj{2'  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 7"@^JxYN  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ^[,Q2MHCT(  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 fz\C$[+u  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 SE.r 'J0  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Oq@+/UWX
 
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 2-728  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 "s]r"(MX  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 $nF|n+m  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 (RVe,0y  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 r+n0M';0  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 `|coA2$rw  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 h?R{5?RxK  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 *o.f<OwOz  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 d-c<dS+R  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 mS
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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　 Q2yD4>qy  
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　　必由之路the only way　 X3e&c  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Ak3cE_*Y/  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 \ vn!SO7  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 -Vg
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 `_aX>fw  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 S
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 wcH,!;3z+  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 (4o<U%3kGq  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 UE9RrfdN  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Z8C~o)n9  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 w*?SGW  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 CvhVV"n  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ai%*s&0/Y  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 g(_xo\  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 GCf,Gfmr  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 O&dBLh!G  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 {N3&JL5\"E  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 TAxu]C$P  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 N5[^W`Qf  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ;NOmI+t0w&  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 M>E~eb/  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 Rh}}8 sv  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 C.BlB  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 hkb&]XWi[  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 vgE -t  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 q<j9l'dHG  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 +Xp1=2Mq  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 MyZVx|7E  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 %
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 'W,*mfB  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 M^*\$K%  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 "fr{:'HX  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 pdB\D  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 2}=@n*8*d  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 2"HTD|yy  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 )Gavjj&uJ  
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　　称心如意well-content　 YA@MLZm  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 /o%VjP"<  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 @R}3f6@67  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 51JB,}dGH}  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 BPa,P_6(  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 [al$sCD]+  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 g0bYO!gCr  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 J,:&U wkv  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 t"Ci1"U  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 'prHXzi(h  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 j{YYG|  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 (T0MWp0  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 2?GMKd)  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 9M;t4Um  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 G/Nc@XG\  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Kc?4q=7q  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 w+>+hq  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 t|eH'"N%o  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 fE+zA)KX  
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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 　 hp)^s7H  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 J _;H  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 3}<U'%sd  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 (_zlCHB  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 M/quswn1  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Si>38vCJ*  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 A,9JbX  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 4MzQH-U>/  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 WHY/x /$  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 m4 (pMrJ  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 &)mZ~cPU3  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 p0bWzIH  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 FAEF  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 i]%f94  
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　　大公无私selfless　 25)9R^  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 X ha9x,  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 v.Ba  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ^-_*@e*JE  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 'w+]kt-  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 %+(AKZu:  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 G%erh}0~  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 4k;FZo]S  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 \X8b!41  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 !4vb{AH  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 /| v.A\:  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 I}4 PB+yu  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 zqeQ  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 pLB2! +  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ,Xn2xOP  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ~rb0G*R>  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 G(&[1V%x  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 u
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 hQn?qJy%W  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 C?zS}ob  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ku]5sd >b  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 <Ua~+U(FR0  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 {"ST hTZ  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 hd)Jq'MCS  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 P(D>4/f3"  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 aCG rS{  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 C >*z^6Gz  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 \o>-L\`O  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 5|H;%T3_  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Tv``\<  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 z=D5*  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 c^r8
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ziM{2Fs>  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection