【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... ~/J:p5?L  
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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.... }E+}\&  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... >
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      yz!j9pJ  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 F{\MIuoy  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 dOArXp`s  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 $VYMAk&\  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 WC,&p  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 8moX"w\~_h  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 s`ly#+!.  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 EoqUFa,  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 HONrt|c  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 LUv>0G#L[  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 dL'hC#!h  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 .w^M?}dx  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 A.m#wY8  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ^
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 a0OH  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 .?9+1.`
 
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 K~OfC  
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　　必由之路the only way　 703=.xj  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Oz!#);v  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ;|e{J$  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 4UmTA_& Io  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 aPaGnP:^  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 C"_f3[Z  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Iw
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 {X<mr~  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 kVE% "  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 2KMLpO&De  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 l j*ELy  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 H[?~
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 zd AqGQfc  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 tmiRv.Mhn<  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 :Jwc'y-]  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 oomB/"Z  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 (qT_4b~  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Bt4 X  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 R?!xO-^t  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 de]r9$D  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ~Fv&z'R  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 C-4NiXa  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 t]LCe\#  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 B MU@J  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ?n)r1m  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 f)hs>F  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 V_jVVy30Ji  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ]z`Y'wSxd  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ;Vc@]6Ck  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 JmdXh/X
 
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 K_j$iHqLF  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 vr56 f1  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ?z0f5<dL  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Rro|P_  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 )\_xB
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 X1G
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 O-B~~$
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　　称心如意well-content　 Ti`<,TA54  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 6W$ #`N>  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 0z{S@  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 j{N;2#.u  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 )l*H$8  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 g(<02t!OT=  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 5P{dey!  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 qT#+DDEAL  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 U,)Ngnd  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ?@Z~i]gE[V  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 C-]H+p  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ;&e5.K+.Z  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 !;lA+O-t  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 |DfYH~@(  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Cca( oV  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 O]w&uim  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 hbR;zV|US  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 s2g}
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 +^<CJNDL9  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 .rSeJZzuj  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 bj(U?$
  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 gm8L5c V  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 `j[)iok  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 QpS0iUG  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Um;ReJ8z  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 g
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Y {Klwn  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 !fwLC"QC  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 )Be}Ev#)Zx  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 QYVT"$=  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 eN>=x40  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 "6 dC  
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　　大公无私selfless　 vBj{bnl  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 QtkyKR  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 I6YN&9Y  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Cf<i"   
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 [>;U1Wt  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 O]m,zk  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 -nN}8&l  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 H~J#!3  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 oVb6,
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 _tb)F"4V  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 +aEE(u6%E@  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ZR6KE_  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 4punJg~1  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 u <%,Ql  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 rQ;m|@  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 O>Xyl4U  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ?X]7jH<iw;  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 enO5XsIc  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 #Ji&.T^U/  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 BQ)zm  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 [q?{
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 /V2I
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 mPi4.p)  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 `(q+@#)  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 w=rh@S]  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 :,fs'!  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 bvUjH5.7  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 h&{9 &D1t  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ]KA|};>ow  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 %{Kp#R5E  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 uv%T0JA/  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ,j:`yB]4,  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Z]@my,+Z;  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection