【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... hjZKUMG(k  
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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.... :POj6j/  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ^0/j0]O  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ;L']e"G  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 feQ **wI  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 j4qJ.i  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 YW7b)uYf  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 /`mks1:pK  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 hEp(A8g)bQ  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 v%q0OX>9X"  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 HS
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 DAXX;4  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 'IwNTM  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 \SBc;  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ~{jcH  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ~vyf4TF<#  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 R=QZgpR  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 `Tv[DIVW  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 =w{Z@S(ukz  
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　　必由之路the only way　 _sTROd)Vh  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 tM'P m  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Xg;}R:g '  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 v@ lM3_rbO  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 U_I5fK=  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 /7Cc#P6  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ]H+8rY%+  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ).`1+b  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 d,B:kE0Y  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 {#?N  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 LnH?dy  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 #W4dkCd(pF  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 /<|%yE&KhJ  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Krqtf  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 "K6&dk jY  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 <lx
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ^/I 7|u]  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 K*LlW@  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 -#u=\
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 p6>Svcc  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 vW
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 /R]U}o^/(%  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 1"MhGNynB>  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 {6|38$Rl  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 gc
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 %g{X?  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 kCWV r  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ]7W&JKmA&  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 AVlhNIr  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ?uzRhC_)!  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 4Tb #fH%  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Pr':51(  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 q/4J.jL  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 HJ=
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 W,V:R  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 u%&`}g  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 R1adWBD>  
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　　称心如意well-content　 g0xuxK;9c  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 /?uPEKr  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 $p1(He0 2  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 k3lS8d7  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 |kyX3~  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 -o^7r@6  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 b o6d)Q  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 k|e7a2Wwt  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 &|s
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ih58<Up5  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 S3q&rqarC%  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 cXA i k-  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 &C`Gg<  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 *D'22TO[[!  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 cVXLKO  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 )1]ZtU  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 QVv#fy1"6  
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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 　 %:M^4~dc  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 216R
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 y%&q/tk  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 fW{(lPx  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ^%d\qd`   
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 hwPw]Ln/  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ^ sOQi6pL  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ZJnYIK  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 `68@+|#  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 x!?u^  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 h&M{]E9=  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 &pP;Neh;  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 c/:b.>W  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ;nI] !g:  
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　　大公无私selfless　 zUt'QH7E.  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 &9.Cl;I  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 cb@?}(aFl  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ML}J\7R  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 m~w[~flgZ  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 E7WK (  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 df*#!D7oz  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 TeMHm?1^  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ^8]NxV@l  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 @CNi{. RX
 
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 pg6cF  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 D+#E-8  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 $6qh| >z.  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 UI0(=>L  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 biLs+\C  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 mJ<=n?{Z  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Cw~q4A6'  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 ^Xz@`_I  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 dSLU>E3g  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 "H2EL}3/]  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 e*sfPHt  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 %Wg'i!?cB  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 pD(j'[  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 8bxfj<O,  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 9q)Kfz  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 j 'FVz&  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 y+Ra4G#/}  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 K)6rY(x >  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ,y1PbA0m  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection