【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... *eIX"&ba  
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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.... a~0 ~Y y  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ,5;M(ft#  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      %u66H2  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 z.-yL,Rc`-  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 )Su>8f[?e  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 yO%^[c?  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 XYWyxx5`  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 @iuX~QA[9  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 )v_Wn[Y.H  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 G|Et'k.F4  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 u>lt}0  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 md+pS"8o;  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 +=E\sEe  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 i-v: %  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 n/1
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　  wkZwtq  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 hc q&`Gun  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 vmAnBY  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 yk4@@kHW  
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　　必由之路the only way　 PSq?8.  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 L/:l>Ko>7  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 5wVJ.B~s  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Vhv'Z\  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 _|M8xI  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 M5WB.L[@q  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 nu\AEFT  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 3*</vo#`  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 vcu@_N1Dc  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 As46:<!2  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ;B 8Q,.t>x  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 i5TGK#3o  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 vgy.fP"@  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 sA?8i:]O:  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 rNV3-#kU  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 hdw.S`~}%  

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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 W2X`%Tx
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Q8`V0E\~  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 2p, U ^h  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 SWzqCF  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 CqEbQ>
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 |j0_^:2r=  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 LujLC&S  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 0+iRgnd9?  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 mQ`atFz:Z  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 t,D
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 uEb:uENk'(  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ~4+Y BN  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 w98M#GqV  

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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 }i^
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 !k% PP  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 aR3jeB,=x  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 wA$?e}  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 <|k :%  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ;!f~  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 gnZ#86sO  
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　　称心如意well-content　 %pjY^tM/  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ]*zG*.C  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ffk>IOH  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 873 bg|^hs  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 u\ 7Y_`8  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ;B |  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 \3ydNgl  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 .0yBI=QI  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 D8! Y0  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 yz0#0YG7  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 OU` !c[O  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 'wFhfZB1!B  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 CB9:53zK9  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 1O,5bi>t7  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 !oi {8X@  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ~pH!.|k-&  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 2sgp$r  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 45wqX h  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 416}# Mk  
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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 　 ?`Mk$Y%my  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 POc<XLZB  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 x ]}'H  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 L Y4bn)Qf  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 Ui"$A/  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 JXww_e[  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 IDF0nx]  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 +B8oW3v# )  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 0H%zkJ>Q  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 pHoxw|'Y  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 jC:D>  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ukWL3  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 -f:PgBj  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 BuAzO>=  
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　　大公无私selfless　  h)W#  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 FncP,F$8   
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 dKXzFyW  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 9T$%^H9  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 &{wRBl#  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 %0vsm+XQ0E  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 pFu!$.Fr  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 %@aC5^Ovy+  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 m,6u+Z,  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 it>l?h7I  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 0&k
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 DtS7)/<T  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 w!d(NA<|0]  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 0;w 4WJJ  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ,k@iNid  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 >G[:Q s  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 L&|^y8
 
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 CNWA!1n^Hy  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 v`qXb$YW  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 7~N4~KAUS  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 elD|b=(-  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 0uGTc[^^M  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 \^'-=8<*>  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 kexvE 3  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 W_ ;be  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 +QSH*(,  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 cI@'Pr4:FJ  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ^>fr+3a"P  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection