【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... '5(T0Ws/w  
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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.... W9QVfe#s  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... dJe 3DW :  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      _SnD)k+TgJ  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 &x\cEI)!  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 hEFOT]P4  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 "d`u#YmR  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 lPD&Doa  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ^zW=s$\Fo  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ~)VI`36X  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 CEVisKcE:  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 k?rJGc G  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 :H:
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ?E<9H/  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ;E
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 dai+"  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 UmArl)R/  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 06M?ecN  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 :>/6:c?atG  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 h#c7v!g  
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　　必由之路the only way　 80`$F{xcX  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 1J72*`4OK  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 L^zh|MEyzk  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ?z <-Ww  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 `23][V  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 1;DRcVyS+  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 fUGappb  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 (Q @'fb9z  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 3kk^hvB+f  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 (Li0*wRb  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 p:K%-
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 #r]Z2Y]  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 H17I"5N  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 d6ef)mw  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 9cUa@;*1  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 V=dOeuYd  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 lux g1>  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 G_J}^B*?%v  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 5h`LWAB  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 d1/9 A-{  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 X-_VuM_p  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 \20}/&  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 <<CWN(hQWO  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 b<~-s sL7a  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 -5+Yz9pv[  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 h!%y,4IBR  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 1x;@BV  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 J(d[05x0  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ~Yi4?B<  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Cm)TFh6  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ^ExuIe  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 5~?6]=hl  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 B os`+Y  
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　　称心如意well-content　 pXO09L/nv  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 SDO:Gma  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 (9I(e^@]  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 3`%E;
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 YZ+G7D>  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 #z.n?d2Gd  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 L}rZ1wV6  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 L5I!
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 hxMRmH[f:  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 %_5#2a  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 uPl}NEwU|  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 __9FQ{Ra  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 6H'A]0  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Fnak:R0  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ?V!5V
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Cwls e-  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 5e,u*J]  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 $aJ6i7C,j}  
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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 　 o=7,U/{D!  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ph5{i2U0  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 * rlVE  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　  "LB MYZ  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ^4$4x  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 =AzPAN#e  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 i#b/.oa  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 \7b, Mz!  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 KHZ[drb6$  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ~;CNWJtcf(  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 3ArHaAv{y  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 #<[&Lw  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 fdKE1,;  
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　　大公无私selfless　 }~zDcj_  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 Vxap+<m  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 qzNb\y9G  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 WeRDaG  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 QGfwvFm  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　  :'F,l:  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 dQ{qA(m  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 zGU MH7 M  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 kbb!2`F!%  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ho{%7\  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 :Y/aT[  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 A@< !'  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ]pe7I P  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 6w &<j&V  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 xwsl$Rj  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 fpQFNV  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 xL_QTj  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 rR@]`@9  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 yWRIh*>nE  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 C0w_pu  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 KB~[nZs7  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 *3Lo[GE>  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 $,Xn@4  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 0);5cbV7i  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 l,Q`;v5|  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 /'{vDxZf R  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 [K
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 zZ-/S~l  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 RvA "ug.*  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Oi|cTZ@A-  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ]E"J^mflGK  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Oq<3&*  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 :I?lT2+ea  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection