【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... t&q~ya/C  
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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.... N#"l82^H*  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... I^![)# FC  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      JJ}DYv  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 $ B&ZnZ?  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 =RRv& "2r  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 QSa#}vCp*  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 {j]cL
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 HB'9&  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 jI*@&3  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 9wldd*r  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Hv,ll1@h  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Y)5O %@Rl  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 [Tbnfst  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 vn$=be8l4  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 6?<lS.s  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 i({\fb|0  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 sfn^R+x4,9  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ui#nN  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 cRrJZ9  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 (E00T`@t0i  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 $G"\@YC<  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 [ R+M .5  

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　　别开生面having sth. New　 qQ3Q4R\  

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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 dB4ifeT]  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ,IboPh&Q78  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 *,lDo9  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 O5p
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 EDgtn)1  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 C$+Q,guM  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 v {HF}L  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 `Ze$Bd\  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ` wEX;  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 EEZ~Bs}d  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 w@,p`  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 @B>D>B  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 8TB|Y  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 oZY|o0/9  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 \[[xyd  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 (nB[aM  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 m\jjj^f a  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Gy):hGgN  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 GBB
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 eJ45:]_%I@  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 L{jx'[C  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 #p*uk  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 =Y|( }92  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 "!vY{9,  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 g!_#$az3  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 3\P*"65  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 &':C"_|&r  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 Hm>cKPZ)  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 (OES~G  
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　　称心如意well-content　 lFtEQ '}  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Iv3O8GU  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 zOSUYn  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ~x9J&*zxM  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 `qmwAT  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 %Bm{ctf#)  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 {ST8'hY  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 v `/nX->  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 %KO8i)n  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 r]xN&Ne5Q  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 r0k:RJP  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 S"Vr+x?  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 d!<>Fh^6,  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 \2El>>  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 6@#=z  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 |wb_im  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ,ynN801\m  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 +K'YVB U}  
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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 　 S`
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ) xV>Va8)  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ho^c#>81  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 LQ Ux}  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 &~.|9P/45  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 M^l%*QF[,q  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 s]=XAm"4  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 h^IizrqU  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Gl{2"!mt=  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 &?@U_emLi  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 1M_6X7PH  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 0V"(}!=2a  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 NV}fcZ  
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　　大公无私selfless　 hQzT =0  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 CIwI1VR^  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Mp5Z=2l5  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ]U4C2}u  

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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ,Wd+&|Q  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 2B6y1"B  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 |9m*?7  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 |D;I>
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 .nA9irc  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 XaU^^K  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 &$pQ Jf  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 a}k5[)et  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 z
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 |t58n{V.O  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 -OgC.6  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 <5|:QLqy  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 %:-2P  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 %wq;<'W  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 E@@XWU21;N  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 EHq?yj;  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 [Al}GM  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 jQ P2[\  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 7Y1FFw|  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 tNDv[I
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 jH2_Ekgc;_  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 YGCBDH%6  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 K!|J/W  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 !='L`.  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 >+ku:<Hw%.  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection