【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... F*u;'K  
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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.... uLht;-`{n  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... r6<}S(  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      $tJJ >"  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　  su$juI{  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 +g&W423k_  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 R8)"M(u=l  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ;2~Q97c0  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 f #14%?/  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 J %t1T]y~  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ,#6\:i  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 TM;)[
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 H?m2|.  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 xUUp?]9y  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 kaLRI|hC  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ([|M,P6e)U  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 B(5g&+{Lq~  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 -p }]r  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ?5D7n"jY  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 - U|4`{PP  
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　　必由之路the only way　 >4c 1VEi  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 8I'?9rt2M  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 *,(`%b[  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 [3s~Z8 pP  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 @'QBrE  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 0bor/FU-d  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 LakP'P6`E  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 O;w';}At  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 h(9K7  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 !@Ox%vK  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 !`u)&.t
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 }*%
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 |Bjb  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ;y"DEFs,u  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 c9Cp!.#*E  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 51~:t[N|  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ?vXy7y&4  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 WPPmh~:  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Agl[Z>Q  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 hgm`6TQ  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 J<'4(}^|  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 wL:3RZB  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Gv<K#@9T  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 n#4Ra+dD  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 <h(tW  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 g4Tc (k#  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 vrH/Z.WD  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 90Q}9T\  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 'y@0P5[se  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 HJwj,SL  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 k5|h8%h8  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 3HWI;  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 qL(Qmgd  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 :h"Y>1P  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 \ 3ha  
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　　称心如意well-content　 f~9
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 D.X%wJ8  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 F8.Fp[_tM  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 2UA h^i-^  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ur"ckuG!9  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 u+kXJ  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 O$<kWSC  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 xbSix:R=Z  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 8W9kd"=U  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ]W]o6uo7  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ^g"G1,[%w  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Tm 6<^5t  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 TkM8GK-3  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ]%!:'#  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 nRzD[3I  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 _8v8qT}O~4  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 IQAV`~_G  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 4"nb>tA  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 kI<;rP1S|  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 dkVF  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 O/Ub{=g  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 pnl7a$z  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 P MV;A{T  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 "%ou'\}  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 A/ZZ[B-  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 C-O~Oil  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 HI&N&a9C  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 50kjX}  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 u5zL;C3O  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 69/aP=  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 }%2hBl/
  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 %:Mi6sR|  
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　　大公无私selfless　 l Oxz&m  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 r'*x><m'  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Rn?Yz^ 1q  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 0#Ivo<V  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 5>CmWMQ  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 :DWvH,{+&  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 p}}pq~EH/  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 }SD*@w  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 /Uxp5 b h  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 )WWqi,T}  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 7+]+S`p  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ]F'o  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 x)}.@\&%  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 7l%]O}!d)  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 O~P1d&:L  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 CU`yi.)T{  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 xVnk]:c  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 "5wer5? t  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 I@/s&$H`l  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 y/vGt_^;3<  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 y|b&Rup  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 HuI?kLfj\  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 N+N98~Y`P  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 #@UzOQ>  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 (O!Q[WLS  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 (5/>arDn  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Z#vU~1W  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 )`z{T  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 N|-'Fu  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 SJ8CBxA  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 WKvG|YRDq  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 "o}}[hRP  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection