【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... 5:|9pe)  
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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.... T[Lz4;TRk5  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... #zRHYZc'T|  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      fYSH]!  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 zG{P5@:.R  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 # ~Doz7~  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 0 30LT$&!  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 D6-R>"}  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 I3HO><of  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 \HXq~Y  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 oqAO@<dL!  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Sl/]1[|mb  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 k@ <dru  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 VCfHm"'E8  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ?5FlbiT  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 )X?oBNsj  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 yX4Vv{g  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 q>Di|5<y  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 u?"="-^  
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　　必由之路the only way　 D6Au)1y=&  

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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 iLch3[p%  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 o2X95NiH  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 }/dk2!?ig  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 j*@@H6G  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ;Ax-f04gG  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Ly&+m+Gwu  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 )O"E#%  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 a;t}'GQGk  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 u Jqv@GFv  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 x>}ml\R  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 U xBd14-R_  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 (oi:lC@h*  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 H}$7c`;q  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 (iX
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 lG)wa  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 bZNqv-5 4h  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 se\fbe^0  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 {1)A"lQu  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 wAKHD*M)  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 iM@$uD$_Q2  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 zY*9M3(X  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 UDHWl_%L  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 LqbI/AQ)  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Ca|egQv  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 L}`/v]E"eU  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 VBX)xQazU  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 C|V7ZL>W  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 r{;NGQYs  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 4yyw:"  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 jr=9.=jI8k  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 wXIRn?z  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 1&|]8=pG7  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 V|8'3=Z=
 
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 O] @E8<?^  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 BU:;;iV8  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Anz{u$0M[  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Gyq 6?  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ui%#f1Iq
 
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ^&qK\m_A  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 |p:4s"NT  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 %Psg53N  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ?MH=8Cl1w  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 "S;4hO  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 7nB4(A2[S4  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 QRju9x  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 [j6]!p]S$  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ^(q .f=I!a  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 lV'?X%  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 g:!U,<C^a  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Ce+:9}[  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 y3;M$Jr  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 S<T'B0r8  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 wqG#jC!5  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 9wx]xg4l"  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 2sGKn a  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 jGouwta  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ;gL{*gR]S  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 S:{xx`6K  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 oLkzLJ  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 (g@X.*c8  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 <<-L,0  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 B9,39rG/7+  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 v2tVq_\AMx  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 .,6o):  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 TfJ*G6\7e#  
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　　大公无私selfless　 [*u\S  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 W;8A{3q%N0  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 %h(%M'm?  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 gJp6ReZ#  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 F3vywN1$,  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 A",}Ikh='`  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 )2wf D  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 4$, W\d  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 UrciCOQf  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 0\"#Xa+}8  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 m;4ti9  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 'bLP#TAzf  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 *k#"@  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ha;fxM]  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 S'$m3,l(k  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 68bvbig  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 i)(G0/:  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 )lt1I\n*k  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 1}c/l<d  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 S]%,g%6i  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 t {1 [Ip  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 <G<5)$ S  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 :ln|n6X  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ;xw9#.d#D  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 k0PwAt)65  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection