【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... {~{s=c0  
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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.... X;a{J
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... A2FU}Ym0=  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Kgio}y  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Oh85*3  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 +W3>Yg%)X  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 OU5|m%CmO  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 SG o:FG  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 %Yn)t3d  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 s !vROJ  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 sN) .Jo  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 )'CEWc%  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 *M<=K.*\G  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 &>b1ES.>  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 {!?RG\EYN  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 _Cs}&Bic_  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 aM}"DY-_ h  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 D8{HOv;d^  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 L=F
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 vfDb9QP  
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　　必由之路the only way　  (t['  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 0l@+xS;  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 gQDK?aQX  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 e;[8GE.   
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 mcG$V0D <{  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 e.^9&Fk"N  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 n"Vd"}sU.  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 `{_PSzM  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 a $%[!vF  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 c`; LF'
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ~]M"  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 [1GEe
 
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ~Xw?
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 $'*BS  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 elgQcJ99  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 EPRs%(w`  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 dR:iUw:V  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 -5.%{Go$[  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 7`!( 8  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ,[L$  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 p>S/6 [X  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 5 ZPUY  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 koZp~W-  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 G- WJlu  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 LP /4e`  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 EQC  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 d 4R+gIA  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 cU|jT8Q4H  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ':4pH#E  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 H_nJST<v`  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 7:'>~>'  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 H%aLkV!J  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 DjvgKy=Jr_  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Un{ln*AR\  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 Fg_s'G,`  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ygt)7f5  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 X{9o8 *V  
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　　称心如意well-content　 tdF[2@?+  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 :Xh`.*{EX  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 :9#{p^:o  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 B?Sfcq-  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Nj&%xe>].  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 4,ynt&  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 BG0Mj2  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 U*"cf>dB(  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 2BA9T nxC  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 G5y  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 H-KwkH`L4  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 L^{;jgd&T9  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 fB,1s}3Hn  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 G,|]a#w&v.  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 UAXF6
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ^@*zH?Rx{  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 &Yf#O*  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 6#x)W  
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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 　 i,Wm{+H-O  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ENx@Ex
 
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 H@2"ove-uC  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Lr?4Y  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 E?gu(\an@  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 [[0bhmG)  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 &e]]F#  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 x\J;ZiWwW  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 zdjM%l);  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 :m++ iR  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 x*R8^BA]pR  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Vy% :\p+  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Dz8:;$/  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 u3*NO )O  
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　　大公无私selfless　 9o`7Kc/g  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ;naq-%'Sg  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 .
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 4z9#M;qT  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 -3G 4vRIo  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 BSfm?ku"!  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 2JiA
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 U/X|i /  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 MegE--h  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 wC(vr.,F  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 xS;|jj9  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 &Y54QE".  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 7Wwp )D  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 >~I xyQp  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Hp)X^O"  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 pk-yj~F}  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 2;r]gT~  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 I1Hw"G"&  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 :/C ?
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 R K"&l!o  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 '[Mlmgc5  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ^FP} qW~;9  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 +kjzn]}f  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 j*uXB^4  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 x|]\1sb"  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 drW~)6Lr@  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 exfmq  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 y Wpi|  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 lB1#  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Aj[?aL  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 >A-<ZS*N  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection