【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... Ett%Y*D+J  
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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.... <ap%+(!I  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Om0Z\GP=  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      8
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 q{ItTvL  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 yd$_XWp?\  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 dGt;t5AnV  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 3Wa^:8N  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ry\Nm[SQ  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 V2Q2(yvdJ  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 a x4V(  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 wb~#=6Y  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ~2@+#1[g8z  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 nsIx5UA_n  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Cp`)*P2  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 @W[`^jfQ  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 /Fy2ZYs,`8  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 }c|)i,bL  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 OZ##x  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 *{[jO&
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　　必由之路the only way　 hDBVL"  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 }\Kki  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 %Y!31oC#  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 qcpAjjK  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 uRIa Nwohv  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 2x3%*r$  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 =6Z$nc R  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 lHl1Ny\?  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Km/#\$|}  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 R8"qDj  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ~# ~XDcc  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 o]gS=iLp  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 znVao %b  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 6KpG,%2L#  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 svT1b'=\$I  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 O C qI  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 iRwlK5(&  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 TOUP.,f/!  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 3d_PY,=1  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Z#Q
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ~4MUac^w  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 YY? }/r  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 {\87]xJ  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 h_w_OCC&2  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 fD>0  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 $ 2/T]  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 @qGg=)T  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 `U~Y{f_!H  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 -4}I02  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 K9
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 0xNlO9b/  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 1|PmZPKq9n  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 x>$!R\Cj  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 E\%'/3o
 
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 HOb-q|w  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ~6hG"t]:  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 TF@HwF"#  
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　　称心如意well-content　 JKFV7{%Gl  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 tv
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 <IF\;,.c  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 FZ)Y<r8|s  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 h&!k!Su3#  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 zN\~v  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 N_vVEIO9  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 {PM)D [$i  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 tPS.r.0#^  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ,EgIH%*g  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Xu1l6jr_  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 %J`;  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 4\q7.X+^  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 }6]V*
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 u[U~`*i*rA  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 qEE3x>&T]  
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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 　 V/+r"le  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 )2oWoZvi9  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 M[_~7~4  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 \%NhggS*  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ?9i7+Y"  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　  zUqiz  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 >"F~%D<.  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 O6;>]/`  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 8N6a=[fv<  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 -p ) l63  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 |1 is!leP  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ;0xCrE{l"  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 SlZL%
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　　大公无私selfless　 |i?AtOt@f  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ]qXHalHY  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Lj(hk@  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 P>pkLP} Vo  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 v.6"<nT2  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 :`3b|u=KZ  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 lbg6n:@  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ![abDT5![  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 pJa FPO..|  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 (m04Z2#  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 :jp?FF^j;  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 #Z$6> Xt  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 /=e[(5X|O  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 j~Gu;%tq  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 n;Iey[7_E`  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 >P0AGZ  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Plq[Ml9  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 uqQMS&;+,|  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 <q[*kr  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 rM=Hd/ki5  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 .<NXk"\!y  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 hPk+vvXtK  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 %@xYg{  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 GecXMAa:2  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 A!Yqj~  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 #-f^;=7  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection