【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... :xqhPr]e  
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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.... }.+{M.[}  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... fjD/<`}v  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ollJ#i9  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 +hoZW R  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 .x6c.Y.S  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 v2Lx4:dzi  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 zVeQKN
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 )Q:.1H
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 _SVIY@K|/  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 cOhx  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 d'bAM{R>  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 hmijp1u  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 NFYo@kX> G  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 _BC%98:WP  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 J #ukH`|-  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 /"Z6\T9  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 "xr=:[n[  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 `]u!4pP"  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ET2^1X#j  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 bi:TX<K+  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 \w6A-daD0  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Xyz w.%4c  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 @.D1_A  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ,\%qERk  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Exu5|0AAE  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 SJ
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 !0}SZ  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 j0X Jf<  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 &"R`:`XF  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ukInS:7  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 fzk^QrB  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 F<YXkG4pO  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 \LEUreTn  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 lL$no7HBy  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 p7Xe[94d^  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 q+J;^u"E  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 \'>ZU-V  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 R2Y.s^  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 LJ{P93aq`^  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 7jzd I!  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 "BvAiT
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 7lH.>
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 g~v>{F+u  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 '<!T'l:R:/  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ~6!TMVr  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 )r`F}_CEL  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 WW[G
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 D"vl$BX  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 {~0r3N4Zl  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 XR@C^d  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 8;q2W F{AX  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 O
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 gu|cQ2xV  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 NA-)7i*>J  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ;cfmMt!QWJ  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 s+7#Tdh
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　　成群结队gang horde　 )|Md"r_B  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 cms9]  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 @@~Ql  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 -V'h>K  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 /AhN$)(
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　　持之以恒preserve　 's7 (^1hH  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 8D5v'[j-  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 60Szn]z'8[  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 LqcHsUFj  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Lcow2 SbH  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 SM1[)jZ-  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 |a{~Imz{  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 OHyB
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 l?J|Ip2W  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 d^W1;0  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 f'Cx%  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 m%[`NP (  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 p"ElO,\  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 lJ$j[Y  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Tn"/EO^N  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 c D0-g=&   
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 <V_P)b8$1
 
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 lOJ3_8  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Ka|, qkb  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 3X#)PX9b){  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 <-rw>,  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 5*P+c(=  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 `iT{H]po  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 )ZqY`by!  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 8{ooLdpX7  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ~&\}qz3  
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　　大公无私selfless　 LzE$z,  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 5zk^zn)  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 "s3eO  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ]sL)[o  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 BfOQ/k))  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 <)am]+Lswy  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 /.m&rS  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 :+*q,lX8  

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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 eF=cMC  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 '"Z\8;5i  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 MIF`|3$,  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 K}e:zR;;^  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 F(}~~EtPHo  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 RM|2PG1m  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 {Uj-x -  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 !9p;%Ny`  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 kfj)`x  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 k3yA*Ec  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 j0`)mR}  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 iKM!>Fi
 
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Qo$j'|lD  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 oT0TbZu%  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 AC&)FY
  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Em ;2fh  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 GTuxMg`  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 @s.civ!Yk  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 l9t|@9  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 K 7OIT2-  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 lW|`8ykp  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 kt2W7.A5  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection