【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... w:o-klKXY  
^D@b;EyK  
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.... Ip}Vb6}  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... rVQX7l#YI  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      iA!7E;o  
{dPgf  
]%RNA:(F'  
      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 4c~>ci,N?(  
5/m$)wE  
<-UOISyf  
　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 J N
C  
^TXfsQs  
Swtbl
`,  
　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 o@lWBfB*%e  
1u]P4Gf=  
,]Zp+>{  
　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 }8'&r(cN4  
>+cVs:  
<Wl(9$  
　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ^_p%Yv  
d0
er^ ~  
l{P\No  
　　白手起家build up from nothing　 A%Z)wz{  
7s'- +~  
(#(Or  
　　百里挑一one in hundred　 lS{r=y_0.  
yy2Ie  
S"snB/  
　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ,D80/2U^  
=OTm2:j#yQ  
i}TwOy<4s  
　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 xPmN},i'R$  
BOf1J1  
lm'Zy"~::  
　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 z&nZ<ih  
7N2\8kP  
RE46k`44  
　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 6R}j-1 <n  
a0Oe:]mo\  
j?(!^ _!m  
　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 0?bA$y  
v.Ogf5  
Zu<]bv  
　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 s[3fqdLP&  
XOb}<y)r~  
/jD-\,:L}  
　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 E\)eu1Hw4B  
Mxz,wfaH>  
UWG+#,1J.\  
　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 H*e'Cs/  
;~zNqdlH  
"Q+83adY4x  
　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 s<T?pH  
 ((DzUyK  
NVIWWX9?  
　　必由之路the only way　 c^I0y!  
e`UQz$4!  
Ef7:y|?  
　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 `U`#I,Ln[  
#I\Y=XCY  
RU!?-#*  
　　变本加厉be further intensified　 z YDK $  
eS!C3xC;J]  
?;7b*Z  
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 (L69{n  
b^V'BC3  
PjqeE,5  
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 @Gjny BJ  
X,fu!  
J?712=9  
　　别开生面having sth. New　 2P~)I)3V  
sy<iKCM\  
ahIE;Y\j'  
　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 E[Bo4?s&^  
k&s; {|!  
P{oAObP%  
　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ~a+NJ6e1  
IS_Su;w>4  
8:g!w:$x  
　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 -wr(
vE,  
)&1!xF   
RR25Q.c  
　　博古通今erudite and informed　 r4knN 2:  
VQ |^   
p!"(s/=  
　　不败之地incincible position　 Q</h-skLZ  
E8[XG2ye  
r?p{LF  
　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 juno.$ 6  
.)PqN s:  
CvTwBJy1  
　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 e6P[c=m #  
Rl@$xP  
snMQ"ju  
　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 LdWc X`K  
>BiRk%x  
IcoowZZ   
　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 70iH0j)  
E 5kF^P  
%!W%#U0  
　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 H7e /  
?JqjYI{$  
E$S`6+x`:a  
　　不同凡响outstanding　 |`]oc,1h@  
9O;vUy)  
8M
93cyX  
　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 3V-6)V{KaE  
CIQwl 6H9  
sJ6a7A8)  
　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 \|q-+4]@,  
~mA7pOHj  
@l>Xnqx)  
　　不以为然not approve object to　 8R/ *6S=&  
w~-X>~
}  
( pD7  
　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 .Ty,_3+{#p  
Vipp /WV  
,ep9V,+|  
　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ;X7i/DQ  
=R9*;6?N  
8-A|C< "  
　　不约而同happen to coincide　 SfDQ;1?  
#O|lfl>}  
8
ui=2k(  
　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 bF6gBM@*  
S:Xs'0K_  
dQ6GhS~  
　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 aL)Hv k:  
j
sWX 6(=  
YN^jm  
　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 on50+)uN  
J#@l
V  
zPBfiK_hV  
　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 .eTk=i[N-  
okDJ(AIV+  
[Yvsa,2  
　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 !aeNq82  
PW^ 8;[\QP  
;IhPvff  
　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 9HKf^+';n  
k`@w(HhS  
sRi%1r7  
　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 \^s2W:c  
1*c>I@I;  
|Mlh;  
　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 )k~1,  
<ge}9pU)o^  
wT%"5:  
　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 `]&*`9IK{  
uQ1jwYK`7  
T9y768%  
　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 uN(b.5y  
L]>4Nd  
d#7]hF
  
　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 w`Xg%*]}  
d5' )6  
AA.Ys89V  
　　畅行无阻checkless　 z"qv  
w`-$-4i  
U#"WrWj  
　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 g-eq&#  
D"`[6EN[  
]umZJZ#Y  
　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 *
o2#eI  
F,.Q|.nN  
*I/A,#4r  
　　称心如意well-content　 w>vmF cp  
fO+UHSC  
3FY_A(+  
　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 #nbn K  
,5kvn  
xv&S[=Dt  
　　成群结队gang horde　 [yvt1:q  
LV\ieM  
Un\Ubqi0  
　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 \gP. \  
-;<>tq
'3`  
6d};|
#}  
　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 k%!VP=c4s  
v*XkWH5  
uZ<%kV1B  
　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 |yU3Kt  
<B=[hk!  
gu!](yEgl  
　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 )*Vj3Jx  
Tfr`?:yF  
\d ui`F"Cc  
　　持之以恒preserve　 unJiE!  
|[DV\23{G  
IQ=CNby:  
　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 InP[yFV-z  
~@?"'!U  
_~:j3=1&n  
　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 /[6:LnaE  
*b:u*`@  
e$H|MdY
IA  
　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 3]!h{_:u  
YK7\D:  
%kJh6J  
　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 nZ541o@t9  
prqT(1  
 u*U_7Uw$  
　　出乎意料unexpected　 'Z59<Ya&x  
f>O54T .L.  
<3)|44.o&  
　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 k+f1sV[4}  
T^d#hl.U  
2'|XtSj  
　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 XRtyC4f  

IL2e6b  
wG;}TxrLS  
　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 XNKtL]U}$  
g(KK9Unu  
5"$e=y/  
　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ~37R0`C  
48H5_9>:  
IN<:P  
　　出生入死go through fire and water　 >G<4Ro"  
dZ.}j&ZH'  
LgO i3  
　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 {qY3L8b  
?<Z)*CF)  
A\Lr<{Jh  
　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 ,eyp$^2  
V/@[%w=  
fYb K
mB  
　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 >).@Nb;e  
$^] 9  
$  9S
>I'  
　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 t
N[St  
/L)?> tg  
qwL0~I  
　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 !p-'t]  
2;3x,<Cg  
p .lu4  
　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 qK{|Q  
?OdV1xB  
A>4l/  
　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 +GRxHuW,  
K3a>^g  
r(PJ~8)(=  
　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 XCW+ pUX  
"9)1K!tH  
Gs^(YG
tU  
　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 bta0?O #  
UENYJ*tnP  
u4go*#  
　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 }~myf\$  
]lymY _ >  
&uv>'S#%  
　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 JJ^iy*v  
%j~9O~-  
(r.$%[,.<  
　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 V#p G; ,  
9"m,p  
We[<BJo4  
　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 |3s.;wK  
*K]>}  
jK& Nkp  
　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 iSnIBs9\  
7~nIaT  
['/;'NhdlY  
　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 'hxs((['\  
(3)C_Z  
'=KuJ0`nE9  
　　大公无私selfless　 Wpiv1GZ%c8  
NvXj6U*%  
Na~g*)uT$  
　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 +J\L4ri k  
R tXF  
.q AQPL  
　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 >:3xi{  
Ej;Vr~Wi  
N{?Tm`""  
　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 "
r5'lQI  
bx+(.F  
NTXws4'D  
　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 *uk\O]  
wJ;9),fL  
J`U$b+q6  
　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 rU/-Wq`B  
4v rm&k  
v1`bDS?*Q  
　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 S/#) :,YS  
MAsWds`bpB  
dbf^A1HI  
　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 k+W  
sg'Y4  
k@'?"CP\Xq  
　　大千世界the boundless universe　 @\
x,;!N@  
GM34-GH+  
Vvxc8v:  
　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 =Bcux8wA#6  
jldcvW  
yb@X*PW
/z  
　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 Mqrt-VPh  
(H|%?F;{l  
VWnu#_(  
　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 bAA'=z<  
d +*T@k]>M  
T>
AI0R3  
　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 m)tI  
`R4W4h'I  
|q1b8A\  
　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 KDNTnA1c  
_*OaiEL+:  
*@b~f&Lx6  
　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 "6|'&6&  
7v4-hfN  
Jgi{7J  
　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ex;Yn{4  
s+OvS9et_  
NKIkd  
　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 .HH,l  
S4@117z5  
B=o#LL  
　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 MSxU>FX0  
xc3Ov9`8%  
"9MX,}X*  
　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 7;$L&X  
ss|6_H =  
VC_3ll]vr  
　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 XY$cx~  
=6"hj,[Q  
#/

&q  
　　胆战心惊的funky　 )VSGqYr#  
Z.c
G`Km*  
3!ajvSOI9j  
　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 93zlfLS0  
DI2S %Nl  
|zr)hC  
　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 A ydy=sj  
O(c4iWm  
{<Xo,U7y  
　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 .q|xMS}4  
!T&
u2=`D  
b{yH4)O  
　　得天独厚的advantaged　 V.E.~<7D\  
Q xj|lr  
//4p1^%  
　　得心应手handy with facility　 `"bRjC"f]  
do:RPZ!  
EP% M8  
　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 /ab K/8ZQ  
=:0IHyB#0  
ej
??j<]  
　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 G%W03c  
n=#[Mi $Y  
<iY 9cV|}3  
　　得意扬扬ride high　 @/ovdf{  
[3bwbfHhi  
~k:>Xo[|O  
　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 =-a?oH-  
y+~Aw"J}  
+$pO  
　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 O+3D 5*  
(t"YoWA#m  
PHB\)/  
　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 *< SU_dAh  
N]<~NG:6b  
F0o18k_"  
　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 oeU+?-y/b  
`b,g2XA  
G@l|u  
　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection