【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... _F3:j9^  
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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.... gU:j
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... r?{tBju^  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      zrcSPh  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 /n_N`VJ7H  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 czafBO6  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 wNn6".S   
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 k7?(IU  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 cYK3>p A  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 Zi^&x6y^  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 K:mb$YJ&  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 _
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 H'+P7*k#M  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 fU,sn5zZ  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 EI'(  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 vtmvvv  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 P7Kp*He)  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 F9N)UW:w  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 aB.`'d)V  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ~u3E+w  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 VUk2pEGO.  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 '~2;WF0h  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 x,pzX(  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 IZ"d s=w  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 0@vSl%I+  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 *s}dtJ  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 <GT&q <4w  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 W&qE_r  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 HsO4C)/  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 va[@XGaC3  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 F<VoPqHq  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 8wMu^3r  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 4*&_h g)h  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 FMhSHa/B  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 BxVo
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 'tm%3` F  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 :+: vBrJm  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 l.NV]up+  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 {N!Xp:(<7_  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 K=nW|^  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 wC{?@h  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 G;Jqby8d  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ?(rJ  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 #[=%+*Q  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 X} <p|P+  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 `_M*2(rt  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 [ed6n@/O@  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 &b~if}vcb  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 lM/)<I\8  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 >AFX}N#  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 SY&)?~C  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 0H;,~ WY  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 vQK*:IRKK  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 !LDuCz -  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 )3 C~kmN7  
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　　称心如意well-content　 L&*/s&>b  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 %#g9d  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ~ 8hAmM  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 z^xrB$8 u  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 [ vWcQ6m  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 <[N"W82p  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ">?ocJ\9  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 qJ\tc\
  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 N|G=n9p  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 qT U(]O1  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 86.LkwlqoH  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ,<,ige  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 A(!nT=0o  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 y(I_ 6+B^  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 8UAbTqB-  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ,(%?j]_P2  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 q(N2#
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 iti~RV,  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 l?_h(Cq<  
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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 　 8XwZJ\5  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 qNhV zx  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 D4CN%^?  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 VxlK:*t`  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 KJ7[DN'(  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 t}Z*2=DO  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 w"-'  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 c5>'1L  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 6mawcK:7  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 >e]46K  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 b!>w4MPe  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 1|4'3^3  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 $VX<UK$|s  
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　　大公无私selfless　 j Hd<*  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 [+=h[DC  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 C:$12{I?*  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　  eRlJ  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 OG#7Va  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 *fBI),bZa  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 F",S}cK*MH  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ~YxLDo'.t  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 #y~`nyg%|  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 sLx!Do$'  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 H}}]Gh.T  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 'ADaz75`*r  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 :#!m(s`  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 (7nWv43  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ~%Y*2i f  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 8-cB0F=j_  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 -\;x>=#B  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 whW"cFg  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 F+vgkqs@9  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 mA5xke_)  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 rj"oz"  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ,HXY|fYr  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 \D BtU7"v  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 jGM~(;iw6i  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 9;u$a^R.  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 r8XY"<
  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 a4FvQH#j  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 5haJPWG|'  

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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 h^ ex?  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 #KZ6S9>@
 
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection