【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... =/MA`>  
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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.... swLrp 74  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 8XdgtYm  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      S!+}\*  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 nb}rfd.  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 %,Lv},%Y  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 oZ,_G,b^  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 =`Lci1#pu}  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 1j?+rs+o-  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 0<#>LWaM_  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 FDCc?>,o  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 R]<N";-  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 z1S p'h$  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 iR]K!j2  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 k{ ~0BK  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 p(Ux]_s%  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 +^|_vq^XR  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ?/|KM8  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 )9i$ 1"a(  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 y4)iL?!J~  
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　　必由之路the only way　 `3yK<-  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 5Ky(C6E$s  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 e2^TQv2(=e  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 %2y5a`b  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 gCq'#G\Z  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 >#VNA^+t  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 1Li*n6tLX`  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 <*(^QOM  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 RdBIbm  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 -X
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　　不败之地incincible position　 F3hG8YX  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 5;+KMM:zb  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 kH8/
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 "}V_.I*+  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 .5uqc.i"f  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Lw2VdFi>E&  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 \
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 C]p@7"l  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 f7y.##WG  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 tv26eK 38  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 m7DKC,  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 g(Q1d-L4e  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 S*$?~4{R  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 =J4|"z:  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 5dB62dqN  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 MXa^g"  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 9v[V"m`M  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 %4f.<gz~r|  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 HC/z3b;  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 marZA'u%B1  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 L-!1ybB^  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 H=
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ZGDT 6,  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 O|~C qb  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 C!*.jvhT  

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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 :#pdyJQ_  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 b.@a,:"  
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　　称心如意well-content　 S k~"-HL|  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ylKK!vRHT  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 `(sb  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 iU;e!\A  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 \ph.c*c  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 b}3"v(  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 T)rE#"_]{  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 \=AA,Il  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 (Q^sK\  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ff\~`n~WZ  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 :"\,iH  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 :$MOdLr  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 <Kd(fFe  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 1cLtTE  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 wA=r]BT  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Gt9$hB7  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 r~t`H*C)}  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 m+kP"]v  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 2bp@m;g$  
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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 　 0bg
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 !eLj+0  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 9y7N}T6  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 k~Ex_2;#  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Z'z)Oo  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 `fu_){  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 )dXa:h0RZ  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 3nq?Y8yac  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 SepjF  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 }u Y2-l  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 WJShN~ E  
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　　大公无私selfless　 L$ZjMJ  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 i]JTKL{\q  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ?bTfQH vX  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 w_9^YO!!  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 A~zn;  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 IkrB}  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 4>JSZ6i#n  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 o3J#hQrl  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 xQoZ[  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 H4$qM_N  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ?Oyo /?/  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 -<W?it?D  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 =|3BkmO  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 }:Z
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 18&"j 8'm  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 6h 0qtXn-  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 /{T&l*'  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 K-qWT7<  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 GQ2GcX(E(  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ]so/AdT9hA  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 "1O_h6C  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 2)}n"ibbT  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 MZgaQUg  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 -@v^. @[Z&  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 )nUdU = m  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ]U?nYppV
 
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 A95f!a  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　  2&6D`{"P  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 pb!2G/,.[  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 X3:1KDVsV  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 YwVA].p@TI  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection