【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... +~R.7NE%  
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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.... S+` !%hJ  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... K9x*Sep  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      d&GKfF  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 DI$mD{  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 kphy7>Km  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ,iA2si  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 b&U5VA0=1  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 i9#`F.7F  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 uK"$=v6|  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 xX/Qoq (}i  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Y(Z(dV!Po  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 d-A%ZAkE]  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ?(`nBlWQ5  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 n WO~v{h3J  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 {~B4F}ES  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 U4mh!  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 G`3vH,  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Qbe{/  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 LeRh(a`=$  
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　　必由之路the only way　 c,u$tnE)  

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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 802]M  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ="[+6X  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 A~~|X  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ">4[+'  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 YM4U.! 4o  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 tIp\MXkTQ&  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 G%x,t-  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 B'#gs'fl  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 u BW  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 eVbh$cIrZ  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 EPUJa~4  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　  3kzGL  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 BDm H^`V  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 C&MqUj"]  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 z%-"'Y]  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 9$w)_RX9W  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 LAjw!QB  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 a*ixs'MJ  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 a/xCl :=8q  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 gQzF C&g  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 6/
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 k/f_@
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 SodW5v a  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 pF{Ri  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 !{-
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 W;j)ux7jMY  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 = ~R3*GN  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 _-nN( ${{  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 kUBHK"}K  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 e5y`CXX  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 {twf7.eY  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 E&=?\KM  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　   r3K:  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　
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　　称心如意well-content　 ZjID<5#  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 */qc%!YV9  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 %5w)}|fw  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 OF}_RGKg3  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 O\{_)L  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 VNfx>&`  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 1EB`6_>y  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ObnB6ShKi  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Er`PYE J  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 C5?M/xj  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 L"0L_G  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 "a7d`l:  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 pe-d7Ou P  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 sa($3`d  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ,v+SD\7|  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 "lt[)3*  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 fi)ypv*  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 RPu-E9g@  
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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 　 9azPUf) C  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 h7{W-AtM7_  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Hs9uDGWp  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 /i<g>*82  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 31}6dg8?n  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 nsPM`dz/  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 `?)i/jko"  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 `c icjA@~  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 B`vV[w?  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 +mY(6|1  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 [W2k#-%G  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 vXc<#X9  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 )3;S;b  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Z'\_YbB  
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　　大公无私selfless　 xHf l>C'  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 s>kzt1,x  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 7y:J@fh<  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 zgLm~  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 I&4|T<j  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Yk:\oM  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 "S1+mSW>  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 }E*#VA0/nY  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 8USF;k  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 !uHX2B+~  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 7GpSWM6  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 9[/Gd{`XC  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ;l"z4>k
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 {=pf#E=  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 +tl&Jjd
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ^[!LU  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 n hS=t8H  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 >tYptRP  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 QXniWJJ  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 )FYz*:f>&  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ZF>zzi+@  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ==~X8k|{E  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ^F/N-!}q  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ?l &S:` L  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Lp.,:z7  

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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 /q0[T{Wz$  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 mR)Xq=  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 eF823cH2x_  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 >,yE;zuw  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ,6uON@  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 pWa'Fd  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection