【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... @Drl5C}+  
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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.... :~"myn,  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... {z 5YJ*C  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      (jU_lsG  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 6?M/71
 
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 M}11 tUl  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 w"[T  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ~Oq _lM  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 }W 5ks-L6  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 <]G'& iv>  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 n5"oXpcIx  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 #3_g8ni5X  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 n7;jME/!  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 E@k'uyIu  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 +jF|8  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 h9m|f|cH  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Rkk`+0K7$J  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 tx[;& ;  
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　　必由之路the only way　 /2T  W?a  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 lU Zj  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 |=:@<0.'  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 PtUS7[]  

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　　别开生面having sth. New　 $~:ZzZO  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 uy"i3xD6-  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 4Yok,<  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 K'8?%&IQ  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 l<=k#d  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 +fozE?  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 fuHNsrNlm  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 n=d#Fm0<  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 n@kJ1ee'  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 A6_ER&9$>N  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 bSI*`Dc"!  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 2XBHo (  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 w"M!**bP  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 1$}Tn
 
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 K43`$  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 k+@ :+RL  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 M!VW/vdywL  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 '|tmmoY6a:  

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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 6: R1jF*eG  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 [4])\q^q  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 -Y"2c,~pH  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 1NN#-U  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 6D4u?P,  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 }f6_7W%5  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 8(:O5#  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ukee.:{  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Q"GZh.m  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 AHP;N6Y6  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 [_tBv" z  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 jQ P2[\  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Dgz^s^fxU  
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　　称心如意well-content　 K|wB0TiXP  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 -=4:qQEw  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 lD1m<AC  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 = _/XFN  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 YyD0g9{  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 9%^O-8!  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 jF0>wm  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 NWII?X#T}  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 K5}0!_)G  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 CK(`]-q>,  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 |a>,FZv8e  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 2[g kDZ  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Tx|y!uHh  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 W?D-&X^ny  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 C!W0L
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 K#xL-   
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 l;}3J3/qq]  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Q2<v: *L  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 y'(a:.%I  
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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 　 y+nX(@~f
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 8&3KVd`  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 m~-O
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 :Q8*MJ3&V  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 DhXV
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 b
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 |G_
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 jXPbj.  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 |5jrl|  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 MV]`[^xQ5  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 HvmE'O8  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Iw?*y.z|  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 dh9@3. t  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 (2UA,  
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　　大公无私selfless　 oW^>J-  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 N3N~z1x0h  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ,:2Z6~z{  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 =CO)
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 V'tR \b  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 'HJ+)[0X*  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 <VSB!:ew  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 A+GRTwj  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 t- TUP>_  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ~@*q8lC  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 jSM`bE+"  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 \y%"tJ~N{  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 S.Kcb=;"L  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 maHz3:  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 R.2i%cU  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 j>?nL~{  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 @(oY.PeS<z  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 &Ep$<kx8  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Z:,\FB_U  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 04=RoYMM  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ZVJ6 {DS/  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 )BI%cD  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 RT'5i$q
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 tRc3<>  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 y|*4XF<b  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 `Has3AX8  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 cMy?&  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 p((.(fx  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 hN1[*cF  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 V)`Q0}  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection