【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... DQy<!Wb+  
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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.... t3// U#  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... tvlrUp  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      (rfR:[JkC2  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 y k{8O.g  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 QK`5KB(k'  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 \~!!h.xR  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Nr,Qu8  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 y2{uEbA  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 :2zga=)g  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 {KGEv%  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 U5RLM_a@M  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 $Vp*,oRL  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 _1,hO?TK  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 mPL0s  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 gHo sPY[  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 64i*_\UKe  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 <I#nwoHN  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 yT~rql  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 CkV5PU  
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　　必由之路the only way　 r3B}d*v  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 *4ido?  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ]|-sZ<?<i  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Y4C<4L?  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 kH
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 \_ V*Cs  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Mf2F LrAh  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 S,j. ?u*!  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Wqkb1~]#Y  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 >.6|\{*sG  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 J\Hv
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 WR3,woo  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 <|3%}?  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 f4fBUZ^ A  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 G[\TbPh  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 0_eqO'"  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 `Bw]PO  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ly-(F2  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ~x
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 -BH/)$-$  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 d/bimQ  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 hO]F\0+  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 q< XFw-Pv  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 nzC *mPX8  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Nv
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 z2i
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ENZym
  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 6G2~'zqPc~  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 QPVi& *8_  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 a;xeHbE
 
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ,)1C"'  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 V vrsf6l]  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 NV* 2  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 TRi'l#m4  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 .V hU:_u  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 3+Lwtb}XPF  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 sE?%;uBb  
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　　称心如意well-content　 GrLxERf  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 hl:Ba2_E +  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 16AlmegDk  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 nGVr\u9z  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 XZOBK^,5^B  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 @{IX do  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　
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　　持之以恒preserve　 bmHj)^v5]  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ?.,F3@W "  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 |Gq3pL<jkC  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 r`ftflNh(  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 i{}m 8K)  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 t,Tq3zB  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　  \&d1bq  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ^d>m`*px  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 +^J&x>5  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Uv
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Z2;~{$&M+  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 3Q&@l49q  
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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 　 5> 81Vhc,  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 :S`12*_g"  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 G~zfPBN0D  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 !FK)iQy$0  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 $LBgBH&z  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 uv$utu>< *  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 OZKZv,  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 6XAofN/5f  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 <UIE-#  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 k/Urz*O  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 -g"Wi@Qr  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Bi/E
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 @]]\r.DG  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 P-Gp^JX8  
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　　大公无私selfless　 F)aF.'$-/  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 z+c8G  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 1O2V!?P  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 2/))Y\~  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 /BS yanro  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 /mn'9=ks  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 nx!+:P ,  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 Jg&f.  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 /RF&@NJE5  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 bhKe"#m|S  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ;Yt'$D*CP  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 E
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 $%1oZ{&M  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 S<I9`k G  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 bW
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Rz<'&Z>;  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Vzh\1cF  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 X|Nb81M  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ,/eAns`ZU  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 `Js"*[z  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 =]LALw  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 =BO>Bi&&  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 76cT}l&.h8  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 fjqd16{Q  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 % 3<7HY]~  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 @h%Nn)QBq  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 whQJWi=ck  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 n}8}:3"  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 p<\7" SB=  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ^K:-r !v^  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 V=H:`n3k  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 5jsZJpk$  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection