【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... $5|/X&"O)/  
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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.... $Y7q2  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... |5`z;u7V  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      b?qtTce  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 -bduB@#2d  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 !3}vl Y1  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 cl30"WK!  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 V\^3I7F  

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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 B`3RyM"J@  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 { K'QE0'x  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 'yuM=Pb  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 TO7%TW{L  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 *u^N_y  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 qfE>N?/  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 %y;E1pva  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 o7Ms]AblT  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 22lC^)`TE  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 +Gv{Apd"  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 e]R`B}vO  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 <>\s#Jf/  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 &iCE/
  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 DrE +{Spm  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Esh3cn4  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 8l,`~jvU!*  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 *PQu9>1w  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Z^?1MJ:`  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 oL?(; `"&  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 +c&n7  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 n^<3E; a  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ~<b/%l>h1  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 -1dbJ/)  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 _-/aMfyQ  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Kj
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 C9l5zb~D  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 }$DLa#\-  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 GdZ_  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 RQ?T~ASs  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 <~aQ_l  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Be"Swz(n  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 (qn ;MN6<  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 J?/.|Y]e  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 <^:e)W  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 :,.g_@wvG  
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　　称心如意well-content　 iUuG}rqj  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 JQVu&S  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 d~L`*"/)[  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 "BB#[@
 
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 GD1=Fb"&)  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 hjiU{@q  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 '8~cf  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 < 4DWH  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 =J.)xDx*  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 fFXG;Q8&  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ]Jj\**  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 SdUt
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ?uUK9*N  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 = PldXw0  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 J'.:l}g!1  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 uF>I0J#z?  
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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 　 /_rAy  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ".| 9h  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 gcr,?rE<  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 +-,Q>`  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 3y>
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 }M f}gCEW  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 TJ`E/=J!  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 /-4i"|  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 mBc;^8I?23  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 H's67E/>*  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 yVQqz  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ]*}*zXN/E  
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　　大公无私selfless　  AO;+XP=  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ({![  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 2DTH|Yv  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 @Sub.z&T{  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 *~4uF  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 wias]u|  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 (h/v"dV;  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ]9zc[_ !  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ErB6fl  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 HJBUN1n  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 dSIMwu6u  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 E_WiQ?p   
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 l:Ci'=  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 9jaYmY]~  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 /J{P8=x}_:  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 U <4<8'  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 .j7|;Ag  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 v.r$]O  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 .vQ2w  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 HaB=nLAT  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Ks7s2vK^  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 n=rPFpRLF  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 V7rcnk#  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 q%>L/KJ#  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 D"A`b{z  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 7!MW`L/`  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 /}M@ @W  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 {Lq uOC1  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 $fnFi|-  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 !*pK#  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 M}%0=VCY7  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection