【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... XrS.[  
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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.... kA1]o  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ,+-l1GpL  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      srXGe`VL  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ,l^; ZE  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 B{$4s8XU  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 c,pR+DP  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 & 9}L +/,  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 FDBj<uXfM|  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 KU#w%  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 2z+Vt_%  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 =?g26>dYo  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 tmT/4Ia  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 :cU6W2EV  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Xi"+{6  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 XTboFrf  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 RW| LL@r  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 }]O* yFR{j  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 1eQfc{[g  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ZqT8G  
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　　必由之路the only way　 99W-sV  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Dxp8^VL  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 "rxhS; R1>  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 poLzgd  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 IQz"FH?  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 k OYF]^uJ  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 !4;A"B(  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ?+3vK=Rf}  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 g+(Cs  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Rs$fNW@P  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ;)n
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 9_=0:GHk  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 %|
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 EWb'#+BP  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 kv!QO^;^Y  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 RJpRsr  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 &b__/o  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 *dAQ{E(rO  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 L2sUh+'|  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 xS'Kr.S  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ,<CFjtelO  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 &FpoMW  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 K\trT!I  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 94}y,\S~  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 YlhyZ&a,  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Wt M1nnJp  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 P!yOA_)as  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 }Pm;xHnf&  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 v&)G~cz  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 8xb({e4  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 bs_< UE  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 emMk*l,  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 H-qbgd6&>R  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 JYR^k=  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ?P;=_~X  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 2i$_ ,[fi  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ?!u9=??  
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　　称心如意well-content　 >?jmeD3u  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 v.53fx  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ~m4LL[  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 bsc#Oq]  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 xLP8*lvy  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　  nyZ?m  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 PPh1y;D  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 &VxK AQMxN  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 hDbZ62DDN  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 Y'y$k  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 II.Wa&w}  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Q8
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 CF5%&B  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 !Tu.A@  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 u[!Ex=9W  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 dRTpG
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 J1Y3>40  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 wD[qE  
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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 　 ~0n9In%  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 JDC,]  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 q}5&B=2pM  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 s[@@INU  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 @KYmkxW  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ?jzadCel  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 AuYi$?8|5  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 =
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 XsHl%o8,z  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 _>:g&pS/  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 |@-WC.  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 cuk2\> Xl  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 <p0$Q!^dK=  
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　　大公无私selfless　 0XYO2k  
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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　 kyo ,yD  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 QT&{M #Ydn  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 eXaDx%mM  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ^ KjqS\<  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 %ej"ZeM  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 5
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 >lW*%{|b$^  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 QaO`:wJj  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 >dl!Ep  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 gZUy0`E  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 N [
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 h,+=h;!  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Sv@p!-m  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 B,833Azi  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 )<F\IM  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 }GDG$QI]K&  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 ue"?S6  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ;-GzGDc~0  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 vGwD~R  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 gQ[^gPWP"  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 YG~ o  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 kj!7|1i2  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 +c8AbEewg  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Z3So|M{v  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 b]<HhU  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection