【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... +   
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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.... qA&N6`  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... wxF9lZz  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      x"*u98&3  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 17J|g.]m-&  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 O /aC%%  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 K+PzTGWq^  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ~M+|g4W%  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 R)ejIKtY  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 .-fJ\`^mi  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 uB0/H=<H  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 MiAXbo#\  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 @4_W}1W  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 tk2B\}6  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 SO3WOR`3  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 K-(,,wS  
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　　必由之路the only way　 FK;\Nce&  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 B$_F)2%m;  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 <j-Bj$3  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 .9S  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 UdT~h  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 )j]S;Mr  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 `9kjYSd#E  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 VsNqYFHes&  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 K&Ht37T  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 [="moh2*f  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 pzCD' !*  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 |bVNlL"xN  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 8n,i5>!d  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 7=6p  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 D-8%lGS
 
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 GmcxN<  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 J<H$B +;qR  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 B@63=a*kG  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 rM
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 d9R0P2  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 \V7Hi\)  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 lF8B+  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 5lxC**NA  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 3r%I *  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ygd'Nh!@  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 $lU~3I)  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Y\%R6/Gj|u  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 V}'|a<8kVv  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 @>ONp|}@qI  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 )d>"K`3  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 <$Q&n{  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 E IsA2 f  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 fdck/|`t  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ~N>[7I"*  
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　　称心如意well-content　 $QNfy.6Tn  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Jn'q'+  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 RgRyo  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 e&<#8;2X  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 4w*F!E2H\}  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 : b $ M  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 wD22@uM#]  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 O JvEq@  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 *>$'aQ  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 43,- t_jV  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 rouD"cy  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 R?Iv<(I  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 4y>G6TD^  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 qe`W~a9x  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 je_77G(F  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 'G@Npp)&^  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ZSKk*<=  
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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 　 @zsr.d6Q  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 k}F;e_  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 e0v&wSi  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 wy:.  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 0sV;TQt+f  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 zLf^O%zN  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 !. q*bY  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 }{j[  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 k\HRG@ /G  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ?=Ma7 y  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 b4oZ@gVR;  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 U{i9h6b"18  
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　　大公无私selfless　  <&$!;d8  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 mQo]k  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 (Ozb+W?  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 !C#q  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 QJOP*<O  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 (W*yF2r  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 Dve5Ml-  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Lrr6z05FQ  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 }b6ja y  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 r(i<H%"Z  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 `~pB1sS{  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 WpSdukXY{  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 D
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 F;`of  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Xo{Ce%L  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 'fawpU|h  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 !>9*$E |  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 9I30ULm  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ^x:4%%Q]l  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 s( 2=E|  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ] p'+F  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 <Hm:#<\  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 OkA-=M)RI:  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 otX#}} +  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 `d3S0N6@  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 nb0<.ICF%R  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 dA\>z[n=  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 LUS7-~:F  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 a,&Kvh  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ): Q5u6  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 jCKRoao  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection