【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... pz\ +U7  
g(qJN<RC/  
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.... 7vrl'^1  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... |Mup8(gCk  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      [B#R94  
'MUv5Th  
m.# VYN`+A  
      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 bYpntV  
t^R][Ay&  
|,gc_G  
　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 2Mc3|T4)U  
ODNM+#}`  
nYR#  
　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Wz49
i9e+d  
V3Q+s8OIF  
bMg(B-uF7  
　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 -D  
!;Yg/'vD-  
cl=EA6P\X  
　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 cl[BF'.H  
5\5/   
XHK<AO^  
　　白手起家build up from nothing　 }Jy8.<Gd^  
AS'R?aX|C  
1 d}Z(My  
　　百里挑一one in hundred　 p*4':TFuD;  
:dl]h&C^  
C*)3e*T
*  
　　百折不挠be indomitable　 GP!?^r:en  
|[<_GQl  
U@_dm/;0&  
　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 EUD~CZhS"k  
, pDnRRJ!  
5[k/s}g  
　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Xx."$l  
:DrWq{4  
nBjqTud  
　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 [R(`W#W  
591>rh)  
+7D|4  
　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 0=@?ob7  
OE_XCZ!5P  
z1PBM
SG  
　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 jSh5!6O
  
QUq_:t+Dv  
&gVN&  
　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 :q$.,EZ4#n  

-BrMp%C  
q8X feoUV  
　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 [;4g  
>BIMi^  
T6O::o6  
　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 3GaQk-  
?i7%x,g(Z  
q+H%)kF  
　　必由之路the only way　 / ;$#d}R  
g`{;(/M+  
*W4m3Lq  
　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 W]"zctE  
3c#BKHNC
 
c(3~0Yr  
　　变本加厉be further intensified　 m!|kW{B#A  
zvYq@Mhr  
^1S!F-H4\  
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 $:=A'd2  
[;r)9mh7  
'-r).Xk  
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 d?s<2RkPT  
:8L8q<U  
j#X
.KM   
　　别开生面having sth. New　 \l'm[jy>  
N+m)/x =:  
8;d:-C
p  
　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 gy,ht3  
\kp8S'qVo  
<Y*+|T+&d  
　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 TC@s  
j>*R]mr6  
$yn];0$J  
　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 @GBxL*e  
-|J"s$yO4  
<LmIK  
　　博古通今erudite and informed　 %z/hf  
Uddr~2%(  
=[H;orMr  
　　不败之地incincible position　 4E;VM{  
*EOdEFsR/  
zO~8?jDN4|  
　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 -l`f)0{  
YNLV9.P6  
r;B8i!gD  
　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 I3=%h  
~T ]m>A!
 
9*2[B"5  
　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 8J=?5  
1_o],?Q  
%@wJ`F2a_  
　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 bP8Sj16q  
52SaKA[  
1/RsptN"v  
　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 @>d*H75  
'= _/1F*q  
~o82uw?  
　　不同凡响outstanding　 kjW+QT?T&  
sc|_Q/`\.  
&%8'8,.  
　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 &)8:h+&Z  
ZRv*!n(Ug<  
b o0^3]Z  
　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 &+a9+y  
Fgkajig  
1LqoF{S:  
　　不以为然not approve object to　 @PN#p"KaT  
m#8m] Y  
?Eg(Gu.J  
　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 0Oi,#]F  
 :l~ I  
Vx(B{5>Vu  
　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 *YW/_  
l/BLUl~z  
IYqBQnX}oM  
　　不约而同happen to coincide　 pwO>h>ik  
<p}R~zk  
e`@ # *}A  
　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 w3#Wh|LQ-  
@xQgY*f#  
nnCGg+l  
　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 kv8Fko
 
R#xCkl-  
6$fHtJD:  
　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 >C7r:%  
,%n\=  
@L>q(Kg  
　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 LL]zT H0  
A&s:\3*Kh  
4
S,`bnmB  
　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 cYFiJJLG]  
if}-_E<F  
+IrLDsd  
　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 I{ HN67O  
Ol1e/Wv  
(]b!{kS  
　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 4?0vso*X<:  
kz{/(t  
.9R [*<  
　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ^9^WuSq  
nNrPHNfqD  
I3 .x9  
　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 NXwz$}}Pp  
:/y1y
M  
+cIUGFp}  
　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 bx<RV7>0  
="x\`+U  
5:O-tgig.  
　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 RMX:9aQ3F  
Ne
#WI'  
"u6`m?  
　　畅行无阻checkless　 cU0s p  
:{qv~&+C  
gfsI6/Y  
　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 %{YN
70/  
L~(_x"uXd  

MxWy*|J}  
　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 $}lbT15a  
~GTz:nC*  
! vP[;6  
　　称心如意well-content　 ELBa}h;  
v[#9+6P=  
20vXSYa~  
　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　
w:s]$:MA8  
(ohq0Y  
i-bJS6  
　　成群结队gang horde　 /TZOJE(2j  
ZX5xF<os8  
(rkyWz  
　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 '
:gUOra|I  
1&^MfP}  
=0^Ruh  
　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 dYSr4pb  
]?3un!o3o  
Vl%^H[]  
　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 z|asa*  
Q2zjZC*'%  
= QQ5f5\l  
　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 pX&pLaF  
ta`N8vnf  
$ "E).j  
　　持之以恒preserve　 S:TgFt0  
si&S%4(  
dFH$l  
　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 kGdt1N[  
{Zh>mHW3  
Lb;zBmwB  
　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 /%0<p,T  
3l3+A+n  
R zf  
　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 oI}kH=<,  
]4R[<<hd  
R,9[hNHWGs  
　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Ku\Y'ub  
L
]d-hs  
w3=%*<  
　　出乎意料unexpected　 n)
 k1  
Gm9hYhC8  
*uo'VJI7_,  
　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 uiJS8(Cb  
nBHnkbKoy  
x9x E&  
　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 iCW*]U  
C?i >.t  
Q$:![}[(  
　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 :>TEDy~O%  
)//I'V  
PH> b-n  
　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 >.'
<J]  
td4[[ /  
=JKv:</.G  
　　出生入死go through fire and water　 RRGWC$>?  
?0YCpn  
U5-@2YcH  
　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 wE@'ap#  
F B?UZ  
LJOr!rWi  
　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 8F:e|\SB#  
'Hi: 2Wh  
/[6j)HIS  
　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 H}H7lO  
d3W0-INL  
m=:4`_0Q  
　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 g8w2Vz2/  
$2M#qkik-  
nK$X[KrV'  
　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 w.lAQ5)I%\  
:.?gHF.?  
: C b&v07  
　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 0H0-U'l  
IBQ@{QB  
sf]s",t~J  
　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 o$[z],RO  
#f
J] o_  
E[O<S B I  
　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 52b*[tZ  
p|Q*5
TO  
u~3%bJ]  
　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 cZ(elZ0~  
&q`q4g&7  
j:}DBk  
　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 MB%Q WU  
6<N
5_1  
m$9w"8R  
　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 M.nvB)  
Up:<=Kgci  
;L|uIg;.s  
　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ALEnI@0  
M;0]u.D*=  
R-Z~V  
　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 v^ /Q 8Q  
P
7 PB t  
:> &fV  
　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ?KITC;\\  
Cn>ADWpT&  
$2<d<Um~z  
　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 _DrJVC~6@  
{8R"O{  
+rIL|c}J  
　　大公无私selfless　 8)kLV_+%  
A>[|g`;t  
V
R  
　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 'kYwz;gp  
V97,1`  
gr-fXZO  
　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 p-%|P]&  
GZ{]0$9I'  
DfV~!bY  
　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 xAu/  
* ,v|y6  
i5>+}$1  
　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 6YuY|JD  
be e5  
%+ FG,d  
　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 k<RZKwQc  
MG /,==  
+n
})Y  
　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 k'$!(*]\b  
R.LL#u};  
aF|d^  
　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 D0mI09=GtQ  
^FZ^6*
 
-`f04_@>d  
　　大千世界the boundless universe　 \v6M:KR5/  
"lNzGi-H  
F`nb21{0y&  
　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 LkLN7|  
|3+m%
;X  
f'q 28lVf  
　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ri1C-TJM)  
GHF_R,7  
fbFX4?-  
　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 #k<":O  
aS|wpm)K>8  
8h<ehNX ^I  
　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 CzV(cSS9-  
!:LJzROh  
V@d)?T  
　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 T\VNqs@  
x90jw$\%7  
*?yJkJ"  
　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 1!p/6  
yMLOUUWa8x  
>QHo@Zqj(  
　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 o5\b'hR*#  
Aa?I8sbc  
u@p?  
　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 )'Wb&A'  
M}DH5
H"s  
@c'|Iqy`  
　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 .bf<<+'o  
9kKnAf4Z  
D\^WXY5e%y  
　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 xjdw'v+qZo  
G6K  <  
[oc~iDx%W  
　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 <B /5J:o<  
# x>ga  
Rq~t4sA:  
　　胆战心惊的funky　 gM>=%/.  
4z:#I;  
`ya;:$(6  
　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 6@tvRDeaDW  
]WJfgN4  
IfDx@?OB  
　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 4c~>ci,N?(  
Bn]K+h
\E  
7:h!Wj-a]  
　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 <-UOISyf  
J N
C  
n,P5o_^:  
　　得天独厚的advantaged　 iy\KzoB  
17hT
r  
d~ng6pA  
　　得心应手handy with facility　 ,`td@Y  
g"Qh]:  
5;)*T6Y  
　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 %'L;FPxB  
AF4?IH  
=A[5= k>  
　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 tPHS98
y  
1'6cGpZY  
+c206.  
　　得意扬扬ride high　 6S?x D5(  
Bk|K%K  
Nq8@Nyp  
　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 >s*DrfX6  
< /p8r  
++[5q+b  
　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 d]0
a%Xh[  
W(
*V2<$o  
Em13dem  
　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 qH%")7>  
myQ&%M gx  
IGj`_a  
　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 U[_8WJ7+  
Aj"7q  
$%c{06Oq(  
　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection