【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... c{=Sy;i@  
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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.... }>xwiSF?  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ,X?/FAcb
 
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      P1eSx#3bR  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 QtW9!p7(  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 [3m\~JtS  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 3B1\-ry1M  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 3V
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 54_}9_g  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 <0CjEsAB]  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ")Fd'&58  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 vzIo2,/7  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ZJ/528Ju  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 c^r8
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 kF|$oBQ  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 >dAl*T  
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　　必由之路the only way　 K"!rj.Da  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 0)dpU1B#M  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 DI0& _,  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 PF4[;ES'  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 !.R-|<2|6  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 `q}D#0  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 qZ<n\Mt  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 u$w.'lK  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 |]kiH^Ap  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ir^d7CV,  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 5zS%F: 3  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 wo9R:kQ  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 thPAD+u.3  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 {Lju7'5L  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 TrDTay  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 H8HH) ^  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 9Zx| L/\  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 K`=U5vG^  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 !@V]H  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 X>dQK4!R  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 n(A;:)W{  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 b?k,_;\  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 &*Z)[Bl  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 x+sSmW  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 w^~s4Q_>>  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 .:-*89c  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 z'Bvjul  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ='#7yVVcs  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 rl"yE=  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Nj;(QhYZ  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 \KEmfCx'n  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 H2_6m5[&,  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 uN&49o  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 gC@
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 n%dh|j2u  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 &'5j!  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ^O5PcV3Eg  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 h*NBSvn  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 \T!tUd  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 %?`$#*f\%  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 :jWQev"/  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 k5Df97\s  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ;x=0+0JD  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 {Ve_u  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 z!\)sL/"  
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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 　 #.W<[KZf  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 k'{Bhi4  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 >uDE<MUC  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 !.5,RIf  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 eN]9=Y~-K  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 -]~vEfq+T  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 C.;H?So(  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 Vq<\ixRi  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 etWCMR  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 <mdHca  
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　　大公无私selfless　 RW04>oxVn  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 `8D}\w<eI  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 s xp>9&  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 fC$(l@O?  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 Pwg?a  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 -'mTSJ.}  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 OkaNVTB  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 qmx4hs8sh  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 #XPY\n^k  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 {WoS&eL  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 yz7X7mAo  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 2jiH&'@  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 $vK(Qm  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 n3Q Rn^  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 VW/ICX~"d  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 %!r@l7<  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 g#/"3P2H  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 &;wNJ)
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 $WS?/H0C  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 <tx`#,  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 k ^(RSu<  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 qb1JE[2F  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 0wnC"2GUX  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 9T;DFUM  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 3 =-XA2zJ  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 fuao*L]  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 %&}gt+L(M  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 C=,O'U(ep  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 (F=q/lK$  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection