【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%Pk@n`z]  
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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.... lh7{2WQ  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... T_[W=9  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      +;Q&  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 5EFow-AH  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 F!|Z_6\tv:  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 JI3AR e?y  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 M4nM%qRGQ  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 =H>rX 2k  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 WB6g i2  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 E0ud<'3<  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 9w11kut-!  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 1 YMaUyL 1  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 _f|Au`7m  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ;)0vxcMB  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ^T(l3r  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ^yy\CtG  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 /y@$|DI1  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ?tqTG2!(  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 "}7K>|a  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ~K:#a$!%,  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 pUwx`"DrR  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 S;+bQ.  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 &:akom8  

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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 YOGwQ  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 q$:T<mFK$  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 W>wE8? _,  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 a3HT1!M)  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 4K0N$9pd:  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 wF?THkdFo  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 f]T#q@|lE  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 G!XizhE  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 9g^@dfBV  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 1
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 CWCE}WU>4  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 {Swou>X4  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 FT`y3~
 
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 dlJkxEh2  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 r{>tTJFD(:  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 S3)JEZi  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 kW6}57iV  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 isWB)$q  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 7lR(6ka&/  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 3"I1'+  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 m]7Y )&3  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 P*I
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 kJJQcjAP:  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 k(%RX_]C  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 X=${`n%LG  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 PM%./  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 IK~ur\3  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 % fA0XRM  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ^6J*yV%  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 mz9Kwxe  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 aW w`v[v  
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　　称心如意well-content　 oY+RG|j@  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 pxDZ}4mOh  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 G>#L  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 A4(^I u  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 B: {bmvy  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 :,GsbNKW  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 VMen:
  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ^z0[{1  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 G V0q?  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 tb0s+rb  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 0{AVH/S  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 C_'Ug  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 p(f)u]1`  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 WGp81DNS|  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 0B3*\ H}5  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 -*?a*q/#nQ  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 sVh!5fby&  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 3+n&Ya1  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 OmKT}D~ 4  
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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 　 }>)"!p;t_  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 CXA)Zl5#  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 -Frx{3  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 `<\AnhNW]I  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 .&}}ro48
  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 LvW9kL+WiQ  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 h-jea1m  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 =b9?r  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 skZxR5v3~L  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 fdp/cwd  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 PiAA,  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 *,pG4kh!  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 r6MQ|@  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Q[8L='E  
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　　大公无私selfless　
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 2r[Q$GPM<  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ?c=l"\^x  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 bO^%#<7  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 [ &R-YQ@  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ~v+& ?dg  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 {b]WLBy  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 S>cT(q_&  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 CBi
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ^$rt|]  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 @@!t$dD  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 tTQ>pg1{qh  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 gEPCXf  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 9$#2+G!J  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 _0Wdm*  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 :Wb+&|dU  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 M{hA`  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 .@1\26<  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ))306*X\  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 B4U+q|OD#  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ! =|{  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Z\LW<**b  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 =]etw  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ?vM{9!M  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 l_QpPo!a  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 #J1a `}x  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 E-Cj^#OY|N  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Sh{odrMj*  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ]NsbV  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 2Ni2Gkf@  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 0( /eSmet  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 8 rnr>Ee@  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 3$WK%"%T  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection