【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... }i_[wq{E&  
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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.... HN>eS Y+  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... %Fb"&F^7  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      oQ!}@CaN|  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 UNocm0!N'  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 "hz(A.THi  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 FVLXq0<Cj  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 +AyQ4Q(-o  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 b0LjNO@<  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 z2t;!]"'l  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ?zUV3Qgzj  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Sw#Ez-X  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 [$3Zid  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 fh$U
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 pvy;L[c  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 eJ{"\c(  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ^1,]?F^  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 %n}fkj'  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 i04Sf^  
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　　必由之路the only way　 2SG|]
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 'Iyk`=R  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 <S$y=>.9  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 't)j  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ) ]~HjA;  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 *c3o&-ke9  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 fs)O7x-B(  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Ue,"C
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 $(CHwG-  

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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 IBF>4qm"  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 `HJwwKd  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 Sr+1.77}  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 (Q&z1XK3  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ome>Jbdhe  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 m76]INq  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 7SM/bJ-M#  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 JC+VG;kcs  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 o._^  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 \ lKQ'_  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 -|T^  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 N?Z?g_a8  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 th<]L<BP/  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 3$b(iI< "  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 X>4`{x`  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 {3Rax5Ty  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 LKZI@i)  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 *l^'v9  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ]3,0 8JW=  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ZL>V9UWN  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 X3nhqQTZ  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 a< EC]-nw  

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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 f0s &9H  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 -(.7/G'Vk>  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 c v 9 6F  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 Mvv=)?:  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ^IH1@  
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　　称心如意well-content　 aAM UJk  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 N 3c*S"1  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 02[II_< 1  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Jf$
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 N -]PK%*  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 dY<#a,eS  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 QV$dKjMS  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 7RE6y(V1  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ZHlin#"  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 (B,t 1+%  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ]wpYxos  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 :TYzzl43  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 AJlIA[Kt:  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 <VR&=YJ  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 nQ!#G(_nO  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 -_*XhD  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 RyQ\5^z  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 j X!ftm2  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 X1V}%@3:  
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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 　 ;7^j-6  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ><  _Z  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Hs`#{W{.  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 [FV=@NI  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 +yP[(b/  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 iI@Gyq=  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 u388Wj   
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 HSr"M.k5  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 wp]7Lx?F  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ! N"L`RWD  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 jQ_|z@OV  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 T?]kF-   
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ghJ,s|lH  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 VNxpOoV=S  
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　　大公无私selfless　 EYJi6#  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 R!_8jD:$  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 J2oWssw"  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 sx[&4 k[  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 t4jd KYA  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 c4ZuW_&:  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 L= :d!UF  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 (<bm4MPf  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 sFQ4O- SM  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 PJxak3  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ?Do^stq'4  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 P+)qE
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 e/"yGQu  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 K3vse
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 0bMoUy*q  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 U@Z>/ q  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 D(y+1^>  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 @Ii-NmOr  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 2t+D8 d|c<  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 t#C,VwMe[  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 y|$R`P  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 PK_s#uC  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 {Fbg]'FQ
 
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 j~bAbOX12  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 `ncNEHh7K  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Gav"C{G  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ;f:gX`"\  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Z|G/^DK!
  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 wJe?t$ac?  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 WK0C  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 54{q.I@n  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection