【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... "vF7b|I  
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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.... i{MzQE+_^  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... pIgjo>K  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      `7jdV
 
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 zuYz"-(L  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 /9<62F@zJ"  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 icXeB_&cS  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 )(DX]Tr`  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 I`[s(C>3@  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 9~6~[z  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 q":0\ar&QT  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 YnwP\Arfq  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 {f[X)  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 $#HUxwx4  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 #(o(p  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 +I_p\/J?w/  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 "6xTh0D  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 &dvL`  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 U(u$5  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 [;qZu`n>  
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　　必由之路the only way　 DgRA\[c  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 )Qixde>]p  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 M`gr*p  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ?j-;;NNf  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 )R]gJ_,c  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 k{d)'\FM  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ju%t'u\'  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 4KCJ(<p|  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 4.}J'3 .  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 `1qM Sq  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 R6/vhze4L2  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 K^fH:pV  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 DV">9{"5']  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 6m!%X GZT  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 qD?-&>dBWi  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 )i{B:w\ ^  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ^J_rb;m43  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 j,BiWgj$8  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 aO]FQ#
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 8>y!=+9_  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 gNoQ[xFx32  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 #Z.2g].  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 07:N)y,  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ~0ku,P#D  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 /o)o7$6Q  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 RN"O/b}qQ  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 !^EdB}@yS  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 [esR!})  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ^Td_B03)  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ao(l
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 jQc.@^#+x  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 n2#Yw}7^,o  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 _,m|gr,S  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 _Ka6! 9  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 _poe{@h!  
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　　称心如意well-content　 J"&jR7-9  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 E =7m@"0  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ;HOOo>%_K  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ! 9U  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 L
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 @4'bI)  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 dHtbl\6  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 0(Hhb#WDh\  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 GomTec9.  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 A@W/  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ~_z"So'|F_  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 XM+o e0:[  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 %4%$NdU"  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 x tJ_azt  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 O%g%*9  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 [F^qa/vJ10  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 jWg7
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 UogkQ& B  
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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 　 \8~P3M":c  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Ag>E%N
  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 cmzu @zq  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 W-QBC- 3  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 'E4`qq  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 aw0;  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 >t[beRcR6  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 GAZTCkB"  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ad\?@>[I  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 >|)ia5#  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 14[+PoF^A  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 'f#i@$|]  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 KuU]enC3  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 kWF/SsE  
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　　大公无私selfless　 B!`Dj,_  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 X{n7)kgL  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 1]yOC)u"i  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 m;=wQYFr{I  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 xiu?BP?V  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Q9(J$_:  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 *%G$[=  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 6sRe. ct<  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 j@kL`Q\&I  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 T ;Ga G  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 4?#0fK  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ,BK6a'1J  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 -
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Qfhhceb6#J  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 GVFR^pzO  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 u9
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 h[5<S&  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 M7Pvc%\)  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Km~\^(a '  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 *.
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 DVu_KT[Hd  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ;WQ@dC  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 A#s`!SNv  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 HaP0;9q  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ap;tggi(H  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ,&S^Ryc  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Mr}]P(4h  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 nZF(92
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 -.A8kJ  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 xO2S|DH{  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 )oOcV%  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection