【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... jq("D,  
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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.... Q%n{*py  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... +r-dr>&H@  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Rg?{?qK\K  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 b%[nB  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 iIGI=EwZ  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 b$goF }b'g  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 zD)IU_GWa  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　  z _O,Y  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 xMNNXPz(  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 (aJP: ^  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 *,W!FxJ  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 R81{<q'%X  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 FJ{,=@  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 >~5lYD  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 80?6I%UB<  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 4{;8:ax&w  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 K\IYx|Hm a  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 k_D4'(V:b  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ~A`&/U  
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　　必由之路the only way　 [=F>#8=  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 t&GA6ML#s  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 4M @oj  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 mje<d"bW  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 r0\cc6  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 de> ?*%<  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 u0m5JD0/  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 M{`/f@z(  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 -DTB6}kw  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ;i<$7MR.e  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 i 8l./Yt/  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 PX;Vo~6  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 5]
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 =%!e(N'p  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 &J8Z@^  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 QL2Nz@|k  

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　　不同凡响outstanding　 L2KG0i`+  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 sU\c#|BSC"  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 b9!.-^<8y  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 6yY.!HRkr  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 dXmV@ Noo  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 fX_#S|DlSG  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 {jjSJIV1  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 OB(pIz
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 #?dUv#  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 @5WgqB  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ] /+D^6  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 0n.S,3|  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 +iy7e6P  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 tAjx\7IX  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 LOr|k8t
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 i(*I@ku  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 3J{vt"dS  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 {^5?)/<  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 z%1{  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 3NIUW!gr  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 DdSSd@,x*  
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　　称心如意well-content　 n,j$D62[  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 |%1?3Mpn  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 u=r`t(Z1H  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 e8}Ezy"^  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 #?[.JD51l  
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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　 ^V3v{>D>  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 R}:KE&tq  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 [zkikZy  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 k(%QIJH  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 !@A#=(4R4  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 QHt4",Ij  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 xJs
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 =gh`JN6  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 w}R~C  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 F^k.is  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 o4b~4h{%  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 kcie}Be  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 MZJ]Dwt]  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 A"5z6A4WB  
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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 　
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　  Ez~'^s@  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 gk[{2HgN  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 P^`du
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 2lKV#9"  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 iJ' xh n  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 JO<wK  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 K_?W\Yg   
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 z@Q@^ &0Mr  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 oh"O07  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 l!}:|N Yh!  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 4wd&55=2  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 /&F,
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 /xGmg`g<#  
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　　大公无私selfless　 mC?i}+4>4R  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 G7--v,R1x  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 y2]-&]&  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 M?b6'd9f  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 :=%0Mb:  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 [aI]y=v  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 uVzFsgBp  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 OGl$W>w1  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 J!'@Bd  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 "qc6=:y}  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ={LMdC~5X  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 hx/N1x  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Hwo$tVa:=  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 1x
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Qs9gTBS;  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 u,}{I}x_  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 +cD!1IT:  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 $Of0n` e  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 5/po2V9)  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 1"pw  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 H\XP\4#u  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 J>u
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 s}N#n(  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 %/9 EORdeH  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 'uq#ai[5I  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 Y(44pA&oN  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 u%.$BD Hg  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 26xXl|I  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 uL[.ND2._&  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 :>+s0
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Unsogd  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 6 ~>FYX  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection