【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... g{JH5IZ~  
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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.... QB*n [(?  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... U["IXR#  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      e?WI=Og  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 TIxlLOs
 
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 AjINO}b  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 1~vv<`-  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 n"<'F4r  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 h8P_/.+g|V  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 }R`}Ey|{  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 A&_v:z4y/  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 RMa#z [{0  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 Q#Xa]A-  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 <"`P;,S  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 s_76)7  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 :#UN^"(m}  

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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 IF|%.%I$!U  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 <(caY37o6)  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ,U'E!?=:VS  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 w~VqdB  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Di #Em[  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 )9>E} SU/  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 k'+Mc%pg4E  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 8BwJWxBQ  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 N^K@$bs4^  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Hf$LWPL)lM  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 d!]_n|B@9  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ?TVR{e:  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 v"G)G)*z  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 uSK<{UT~3  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 z8hAZ?r1`  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 >vY5%%}  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Lj03Mx.2S  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 FrryZe=  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 DG"Z:^`*  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 C!}9[X!7@:  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 eC41PQ3=1'  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 "FT(U{^7d  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 2k$~Mv@L  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 <i!7f26r  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 .IJgkP)!]  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 6:vdo~  
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　　称心如意well-content　 xK3}zN$T  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 v}AVIdR  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 `vPc&.
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 %>G(2)Fb\\  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 E5J2=xVW#  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 'sCj|=y2Qc  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ,y57tY  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 c)tG1|Og]  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 @m=xCg.Z  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 :6*FnKD  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 jxU z-U-  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ;L gxL Qy;  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 DhAQ|SdCf  
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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 　 |Ts|>"F'  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 uq>\pO&P  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 &C.{7ZNt  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 7( &\)qf=n  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 oM&}akPE  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 R<J1bH1n3  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 xIN&>D'|N  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 Y~P1r]piB  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 x.+r.cAXH  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 (9#$za>  
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　　大公无私selfless　 aDV~T24  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 W:s>?(6?  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 59Lv/Mfy  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ^ZxT0oaL  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 @>r3=s.Q  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 S,ENbP%0r  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 3Kx&+  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 sew0n`d1  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 p;y\%i_  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 9J*M~gKbz  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 >@Nn_d  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 LU-,B?1  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 !Ojf9 6is  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 6m~N2^z  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 h1(GzL%i_  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 \#hp,XV>  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 1MPn{#Ff  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 s|O4>LsG  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 C)RJjaOr  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 TwT@_
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 yQ/E0>Uj!  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 YM`I&!n  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection