【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... #rC/y0niH  
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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.... 7,4x7!  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... }dR*bG  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      A+l"  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 i~9)Hz
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ;uDFd04w [  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 H:_`]X"  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 !:8!\gE^P  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 8\9EDgT  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 TG9)x|!  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 2YyZiOMSc  

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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 n1Jz49[r  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ho1F8TG=  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 R
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ' T]oV~H  
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　　必由之路the only way　 TpgBS4q  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 aTsfl  

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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 KU,w9<~i(  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 &F_rg,q&_  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 N?0y<S ?!  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 CqK#O'\  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 jS3(>  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 UiR,^/8ED  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 7"F|6JP"$c  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 _%wK}eH+sy  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 4~O6$;!|~  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 u3]Uxy  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 f hQy36i@  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 T .FI'wy  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 9
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Qv,"($n\  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 u_(VEfs4  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 +LM#n#T  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 s7Ub@  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 x8S7oO7  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 a}%#*J)!  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 B2-V@06  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 sCR67/  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 H&:jcgV*P  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 xlhG,bb7  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 DRcNdO/1E  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 8_{X1bj  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 9I}-[|`u  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 *MKO I'  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 OX\A|$GS  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 be.*#[  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 .%xn&
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 [_k1jHr48N  
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　　称心如意well-content　 5IE#\FITO|  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 H?yK~bGQ  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 H\ F:95  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 !fE`4<|?  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 &u$Q4  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 y6(Z`lx  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 uy>q7C  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 !z\h|wU+  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ?qb}?&1  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ahusta  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 =
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 p/ ,=OaVU  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 b!+hH Hv:  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 1a/++4O.|  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 %[GsD9_-  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 [|v][Hwv  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 9p]QM)M  
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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 　 EAUEQk?9  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 /l3V3B7  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Q3'llOx  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Lj({[H7D!  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 KYm0@O>;  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 (MM]N=Tw4  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 C}j"Qi`  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Y1\}5k{>  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 n+9=1Oo"  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 oH?b}T=9jz  
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　　大公无私selfless　 x8B}ZIbT9  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 Z clQ  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 &BLJT9Frx  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 4Z=_,#h4.  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 S>6~lb8G  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 x(6SG+Kr  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 /<=u\e'rE  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 JMCKcZ%N  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 <q58uuK  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 *u[BP@vE  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 &%DY\*  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Rtl"Ub@HV  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 S`0(*A[W*  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 <0&*9ZeD  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 vMH  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 oIzj,v8$  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　  {Gk1vcq  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 .?sx&2R2  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 jm/`iXnMf  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Ai3*QX  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 yN(%-u"  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 3;]H1 1  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 yl+gL?IES  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 cU!vsdR3  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ~dTrf>R8M  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection