【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... $0zH2W  
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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.... lFY;O !Y5\  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... f V.(v&  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      wFaWLC|&  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ^OQ#Nz  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Pne[>}_l/  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 y|X\f!  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 wWflZ"%  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 O!uB|*  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 @]HV:7<q  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 m-a_<xo  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 xTM&SVNbL_  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 f(?`PD[  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ?xX`_l  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 vVLR9"rHM  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 4aB`wA^x  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 #D+Fq^="P  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 v-[|7Pg}Z  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ;Xgy2'3  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 #>ci!4Gz=Z  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 <k^9l6@  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 2#W%--  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 l/rhA6kEU  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 1<59)RiO>  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 #2HygS  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 S-f3rL[?  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Y@.JW  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ax>c&%vo  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Gh{k~/B  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 v@t*iDa?7  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 b$Uwj<v  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 swLgdk{8
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 <RhKlCP  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ]7u8m[@  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 3.dUMJ$_  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 GO?-z0V  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 G0(c@FBK  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 <hK$Cf_  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 "BVz5?  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 h |lQTT  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 c~tSt.^WX  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 zPw R1>gL  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 TAAsV#l  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 =)zq%d?i;  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 MV/~Rmd.  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 18n84RkI9  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 LN
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 )R +o8C  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 K?;p:  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 "aBd
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 x@Y2jM  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 1
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 &S3W/lQs  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 XF7W'^  
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　　称心如意well-content　 t@u\ 4bv  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 pNqf2CnnT  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Fkz  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ,Mhe:^3  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 "pZ3  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 tqQ0lv^J  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 &Bn; Vi  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 DVhTb  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 R1.sq(z`  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 eUkoVr   
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 5(|M["KK~  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 u-
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 @E}
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 O4/n!HOb  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 (b%y$D  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 sdf%  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 DvX3/z#T  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 .NkAD-k`  

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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 　 qijcS2E6S  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 6B''9V:s  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 4C1FPrh  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 /u)Rppu  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 Q0cY/'>4  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 tKZ&1
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 s8_aL)@f  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 :,kU#eZ$-  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 l>~`;W  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 >`89N'lZBm  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 qWO]s=V!  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 t'R':+0Vf  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 e40udLH~x  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 I1)-,/nEjg  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ivzAlwP  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 gF[6c`-s  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 R-pH Quu3  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 h2wN<dJCM  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 pe()f/Jx(  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 |2)Sd[q  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 TDlZ!$g(  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 HG2GZ}~^1  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 GQN98Y+h  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 pW\z\o/2  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 eZg$AOpU  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 pOm@b`S%  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 &hayR_F9  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Is13:  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Qyz>ZPu}sz  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 q7,^E`5EgU  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 td >,TW=A*  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 B{p4G`$i1  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 i\Yl  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 zmI5"K"
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 f&ytK  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 xW>ySEf  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ExCM<$,  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 D{p5/#|r  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 BwxnDeG)  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 B'}"AC"  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ~*}$>@f{[X  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 =i>\2J%'R  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 aMTFW_w  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection