【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... I(|{/{P,  
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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{<6&bQ  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... eP8wTStC  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      u)ItML  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 r\?*?sL  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ?g2K&  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 O1PdM52  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ?*HlAVDcFT  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 1Y_fX  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ]d0Dd")n  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 #frhO;6  

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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 r+n&Pp+9  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 BdSTB"  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 p[RD[&#b  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ^^Y0 \3.  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 4o_1F).\D  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 3x#G SS  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 j \SDw  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 dJkTHmw  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 L\"$R":3{d  
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　　必由之路the only way　 +_+_`q>]  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 A!NT 2YdHZ  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Kl^
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Cu>pql<O  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 H~ (I  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 <F&S  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Yd]f}5F  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 F|V?Z  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 )U8F6GIC&}  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 5o&L|7]  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 wp$SO^?-  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 x'}{^'}/  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 N+h|Ffnp  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 L{aT"Of{X  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 B,}%1+*  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 D4_D{\xhO  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 eDG=-a4  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 PLwa!j  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 DtyT8kr  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Nqz-Mr`  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 dc"Vc 3)  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 BB=%tz`B  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 X2Y-TET  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 H#G'q_uHH  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Aln\:1MU  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 `[/BG)4  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 &nTB^MF  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 E.4`aJ@>d  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 oF)+f4  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 @va)j   
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 k g0Z(T:&8  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 9^3y\@ m  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 >& \QLo[5  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 gBf%9F  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 a$l/N{<.  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Z~9\7QJn  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Ck/4hZ  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ZH~T'Bg  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 `/Zi=.rr  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ezY _7  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 !gWV4vC  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 CLg;  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ,[71,zs  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 RMMx6L|-:  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 t,4q]Jt  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 , |CT|2D>  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 8zS't2 u  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 5M4mFC6  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 2cY7sE068  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　  +ulBy  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 B.vg2N
 
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 "z)dz,&T  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 p(in.Xz  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 %wn|H>  
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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 　 -bJht  

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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 NXb_hF  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 2mN>7Tj:  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 UhQ[|c  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 :c3}J<Z  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 &^$dHr6v  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 VcKufV'  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 vn<z\wVbf  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 GADbXp3  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 "\M16N  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 tj/X7|  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Y^DS~CrM  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 N"Y)  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 eaLSq  
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　　大公无私selfless　 *y +T(73  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 6UK{
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 eF+:w:\h  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 IB9[Lx  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 $:IOoS|e  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ]WlE9z7:8  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 69#mj*p@+  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 fik*-$V`  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Yq~$Q4  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 -L%J,f[&,  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 Axb,{X[6g  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 fTQ_miAlP  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 n-X;JYQW  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 *Uq1q  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 nR%ASUx:Y  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 -1\*}m%1e  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 8sMDe'  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 &x~&]  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 E0F8FR'  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 &G#LQl  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 x3./  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 #Az#dt]H  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 yr4j  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 f9+J}  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 rV yw1D  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 l|, Hj  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 wiwAdYEQ\  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 $)HD`E  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 iy<|<*s2D  

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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 =:w]EpH"  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 >)Udb//  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection