【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... tyu@aCK  
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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.... U1[)eD`  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... M:S-%aQ_<y  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      \N,ox(f?gW  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 N
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 2KlQ[z4Ir  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 rUiYR]mV  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 3k Ci5C  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 5E]t4"  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 xa>| k>I  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 w!.@64-  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 BR,-:?z  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ^L[:D
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 <W4F`6`x  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ,YYEn^:>  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 z/@_?01T=  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 2hh8G5IaQ  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 /%wS5IZ^  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 *rxr:y#Ve  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 !"<[&  
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　　必由之路the only way　 zLI0RI.Pe  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 +#O+%!  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 K_7pr~D]@r  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 t@q'm.:uw<  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 7_0p& 3  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 @Nu2 :~JO  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 \}jMC  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 +y7z>Fwl  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 BZR{}Aj4pa  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ;KeU f(tH  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 G\.~/<Mg+  

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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 C2 N+X(  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 #&3,T1i`  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 sNf& "C!;  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 |tXA$}"L8  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 J<)qw  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 jhu &Wh  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 tC[ZWL  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 aSR-.r  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 {U4!sJSl1  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 "*g+qll!5d  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 m/HT3<F  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 1wSAwpz  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 eJDZ|$  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 J^!;$Hkd  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 P.~UUS  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 n#_B4UqW%  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ('J/Ww<  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 >P6"-x,["  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 XF`2*:7  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 c:Ua\$)u3,  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 *v<f#hB"  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 d0J/"<  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 BR|!ya+_2  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 .1QGNW  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 LKN7Lkl  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 U32$9"  
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　　称心如意well-content　 H4M=&"ll}  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 O>`k@X@9/  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Jb,54uN  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 c!w[)>v  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ,%!m%+K9a  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ._+cvXy  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 7i5B=y7b  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 }L0 [Jo:  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 EBhdP  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 l|q-kRRjn  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ~+.=  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 1
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 XPhP1 ^>\  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ,ye}p1M  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 (wj:Gc  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 !'_7MM  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 8#!g;`~ D  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 cB&_':F  
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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"
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 DN:| s+Lz  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 2]kGDeSr  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 a&{Y~Og?%  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 k'r}@-X  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Bq$IBAot  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ?Uq"zq  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 LqYyIbsvf  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 fTXip)n!r  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 -]wEk%j  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 OPN\{<`*d  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 CHTK.%AQH!  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 J4ZHE\  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 LEM%B??&5z  
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　　大公无私selfless　 X<5fn+{]S:  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 `U|7sLR  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 56JQ h  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 bN-!&Td  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 G_?U?:!AC  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 vyDxX  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ,=\.L_'  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 )Zr\W3yWX  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 6!>p<p"Ns  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 @\nQ{\^;  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ]=t}8H  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 IDn<5#  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 QOEi.b8r  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 61Cc? a*_  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 &V1d"";SZ  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Jy/< {7j  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Awa| (]  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 /%g9g_rt#  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 hy~[7:/<I&  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 !b_(|~7Lc  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 F/ZFO5C%  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 we[+6Z6J  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 F$\Da)Y  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 HhQ0>  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 :=y5713  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 0zNbux_  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 \1G'{#Q  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 BeLD`4K  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 DAb/B  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 D%]S>g5
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 `{:Nt#7  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 6Yn>9llo}=  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection