【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... d:X@zUR*)  
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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.... IW{}l=D/  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... d$H  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      hb.^&  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 lM|}K-2
 
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 g!\H^d4  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ;(3!#4`q(]  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 w!eY)
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 w:VD[\h  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 * @=ZzL  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 1s_N!a  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Nrn_Gy>|D  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 QMhvyzkS  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 T!ww3d  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 sW,JnR  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 @Cml^v@`L  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 kK|D&Xy`  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 bs&>QsI?j  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 kW7$Gw]-  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 b+CJRB1  
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　　必由之路the only way　 [jv+Of IZ  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 }P'c8$  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 TM5 Y(Q*  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 "AP$)xM-:  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 PthgxB^  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 *M)M!jTv  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 G c\^Kg^#  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 !S%0#d2  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Ze[,0Y!u&  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 XF+4*),  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 :}yT?LIyP  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 xKl1DIN[  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 m8;w7S7,j~  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 3@qv[yOE  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 -pIz-*  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 n0!2-Q5U)h  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 [@ev%x,  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ccrWk*t
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ,f2oO?L}  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 yKoZj   
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Hf@4p'  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ]c~yMA+]FZ  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ",.f
 
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 KCW2 UyE]  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ~t~[@2?WG  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 F5qA!jZ1]  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 HoABo:  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 {KNaJ/:>W  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 Jgv Mx  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 X7huc*  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 8&G9 ?n`I5  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 |E7J5ha  

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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 BV B2$&eJ  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 } +}nrJv  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 @01.Pd
  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 Gu*y7I8  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 xrPZy*Y,  
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　　称心如意well-content　 N!(mM;1X)  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ] #@:VR  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 (Lgea  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 &))d],t
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 t2o{=!$WH  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 jsN[Drra  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 W~
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 =~+ WJN  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ^v;)6a2  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ^cYB.oeu  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 L]kBY2c  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 {$^'oRk  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ]I\GnDJ^  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ZA(u"T~  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 6$R9Y.s>Z  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 FH=2,"A  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 i(j/C  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 0vv~G\yM  
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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 　 ^p3GT6  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 4C*ywP  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 VfcIR(  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 -uYxc=4Lh  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 VhO%4[Jl  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 sy
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　  pQiC#4b  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 bIU.C|h@  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Cy;UyZ  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 >bW=oTFz  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ,CqWm9  

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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 XFS~  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 w/6X9d  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 kOydh(yE  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ^^b'tP1>  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 nj
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 !6(3Y  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 u9"=t  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 l'"nU6B&  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 /QQRy_Z1)  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 KfiSQ!{  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ve d]X!  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 G0 )[(s  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ^2kjO/  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 CP7Fe{P  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 lUu0AZQmG  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 B'yjMY![  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　  R0Vt_7  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 `H! (hMMV  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 j=O+U_w  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 _WZx].|A=  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 6\7c:  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 3;v)f":[  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 0 PYYG  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 "&={E{pQ  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 N?qETp-:  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 .:?v;rYk{  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ZD&F ,2v  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 6(QfD](2}  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 9Kd=GL_  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 7rdmj[vu  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 "pDU v^ie  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 YhH3fVM  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 (1CP]5W  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 JzEg`Sn^  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 U '{PpZ  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 q_[y|ETJ]  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection