【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... xi2!__  
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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.... n2$(MDdL`  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Ht Z3n"2  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      H_<X\(  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 AF}6O(C~  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 prx)Cfv  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 P
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 pLvvv#Y  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ?,J'3nZ'  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Jf-4Q!  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 GoK[tjb  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 *-gd k9  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 HD1+0<  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 e^?0uVxS1  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 66G$5  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Cy'0O>v5  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 nU{}R"|  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 K+=cNC4B  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 n&? --9r  
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　　必由之路the only way　 VI{!ZD]  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 D%CKkQ<u2  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ws!pp\F  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 m&o6j>C  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 4f)B@A-  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Rm i4ZPb.  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 8%eWB$<X  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 q9)]R  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 K~1uR:DR  
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　　不败之地incincible position　  ;r
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 `>i8$q%  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 QPc4bg\J~t  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 JX.3b_O  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 *VuiEBG  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 pXoD*o b  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 d~0k}|>  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 /
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Q\QSnMM&]  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ~K7$ZM  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 a3f-9LN  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 &1 BACKu  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 _9pcHhJux  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 O>KrTK-A
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 t+l{D#?a  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 2gN78
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ,SF>$ .  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 VE $Kdo^  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 N hY`_?)  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 hU~up a<dD  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 g9.y`o}c  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 J5zKwt  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 3P|z`}Ka  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 q&nEodv>+  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 E5X#9;U8E"  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 *JA0Vs5  

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　　称心如意well-content　 XE`u  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 (o2.*x  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 q71V]!  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 mum4Uj  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 *EF`s~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 jJK@i\bU_  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 RwoAZ]Zg]  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 >@.:9}Z  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 )P#xny2  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 Z"d21D~h9`  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 VX'G\Zz@h|  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ;edt["Eu  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 psAr>:\3  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 K{`3,U2Wx  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 hOr4C4  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 WjF#YW\  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ,H5o/qNU`{  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 F>"B7:P1:Q  
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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 　 */ok]kX'  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 )WbE -m  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 vf h*`G$  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　  r95$( N  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 -3Auo0  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 kg()C%#u  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 =>Dw,+"  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 Ku;8Mx{  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ~n9-  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 AGgL`sP  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 GFO(O  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 o>Z
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 gTqtTd~L  
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　　大公无私selfless　 D>I|(B!.p8  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 he1OLk  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 JnBg;D|)@  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 6>;dJV  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ]QK@zb}x  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 X~5kgq0"  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 "\u_gk{g  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 pm~uWXqxr=  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 c!}f\ ]D  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ~pj/_@S@x  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 vW:XM0  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 U,)@+?U+h  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ;*_U)th  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 2t7Hu)V  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 #{u>
 
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 _N&]w*ce  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 }n91aE3v  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 hWqI*xSaJ  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 "mm|0PUJ  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 M&5;Qeoiv  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 7iJ=~po:o  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 j.L`@  

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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 NhDM h8=$^  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 +o\s |G|l  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 4&c7^ 4w~  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 cNd2XQB9=  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Dx-G0 KIG  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ;|e6Qc9  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 p2UZqq2  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 LK
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　  /_rg*y*  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection