【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... b
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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.... )(OGo`4Qz  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ^RE[5h6^q  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      x~i\*Ox^  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 4B9D  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 r $[{sW  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 vmv6y*qU  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 T_qM@/f  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ahdwoB  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 O6vHo3k  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 gL~3z'$  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 r:PYAb=g  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 .:XXc  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 )6B
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 GPizR|}h  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 M;W&
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 2s=zT5  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ~Y{]yBGoF  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 0$NzRPbH  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 oB@)!'
  
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　　必由之路the only way　 X40
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 }8ESp3~e_  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 RameaFX8  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 's5H_ah  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 V3T.EW  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 zlB[Eg^X  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Dw 5Ze  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 z =\ENG|x#  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 i+Mg[x$.  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 _,v>P2)  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 KZ1m2R}'  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 8
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ILiOEwHS7F  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 FW)~e*@8=  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 eYn/F~5-  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 YG5mzP<
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 b7">IzAe  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 2|(lKFkQ  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 }[PC YnS  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 _ /Eg_dQ~@  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 )nq(XM7  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 'Q=(1a11  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 m( %PZ*s  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 -a"b:Q  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 RSw;b.t7  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 glkH??S  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 PCa0I^d  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ~fzuz'"^  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 F}@]Lq+  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 A!uiM*"W  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 +CXq41g"c  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Hq?dqg'%~  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 u
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 )YZx]6\l)  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 u_8Z^T  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 PeLzZ'$D  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 jz>b>;  
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　　称心如意well-content　 `7?EE1o  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 m6A\R KJ'  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 R+=wSG]  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 4AF.KX7  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 _NpxV'E  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 Oq)7XL4  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 VssW
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　　持之以恒preserve　 10bv%ZX7  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 HK%W7i/k@  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 0ZZ Wj%  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 /Ba/gq0j  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 k)W&ZY  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 xLgZtLt9  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 }02(Y!Gh  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Qd>\{$N  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 *M$'dLn  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ;82?ACCP  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 8# x7q>?  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 O=^/58(m  
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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 　 ^`Hb7A(  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Ds#BfP7a  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 IFhS(3YK[  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 &y(%d 7@/  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 yqB!0) <  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 E]=>@EX  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 %Y>E  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 |.L_c"Bc  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ia_lP  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 2U(q
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 W+$G{XSr5C  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 .t/@d(R  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 V Ew| N)  
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　　大公无私selfless　 m/I
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 /bPs0>5  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ={+8jQqi1  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 +C[g>c}d  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 , 2xv  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 j4+Px%sW  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 s~9n13z  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 t,IOq[Vtk  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 C+[)^2M{  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 Rn]xxa'  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 7nFOVZ  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 2#r4dr0  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 {]Hv*{ ]  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Bc[~'gn  

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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 [.1MElM  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 :GO"bsjL  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 A`ajsZ{q,  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 e,MsF4'  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 9 fYNSr  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 lg~7[=%k#  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 qq]Iy=  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 \ "$$c  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 T9H*]LxK  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 jWv'`c  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 VL$ T  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 G7Sw\wW  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 C?T\5}h  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 mV$ebFco0  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ]b!n ;{5  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 )J}v.8  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ^hmV?a:Y  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 _y_}/  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 yXJ25Axb  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection