【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... 8".2)W4*  
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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.... zDD4m`2  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... aX;A==>  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      x?#I4RJH;  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 @5xu>gKn  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 .}q]`<]ze  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 }Z\wH*s`  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 [E7MsX  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 `\bT'~P  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 VPt9QL(  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 *^]~RhjB  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ]IZ>2!6r
  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 (luKn&826  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 $IVwA  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 *RWm47  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 [ %}u=}@  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Iy';x  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 =bLY /  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 (u hd "  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 bl;zR  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ujr(K=E  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 JBC$Ku  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 @?kM'*mrZM  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 3QXjD/h  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 V0*3;n  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 id^sr Mw  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 zR;X*q"T$4  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 *Dmx&F=3,5  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 B@y(.  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 !#2=\LUC  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 "LhvzM-<8  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 CZ
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 px;/8c-  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 n5-)/R[z  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ao" %WX  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 :}:3i9e*2  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 AK!hK>u`  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 wC_l@7t  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 +!IQj0&'Y3  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 l_'[27
 
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 :~Q!SL N  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 WEg6Kz  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 CT9   
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 kd`0E-QU  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Q5{Pv}Jx  

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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 acP+3u?r  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ?bZovRx  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 v~3B:k:?l  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 UJfT!==U  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 &AVpLf:?  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 LE5.b]tv2  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 |(moWY=  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 E$9Y
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 T=hhoGn  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 k#[F`  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ^7;JC7qmN  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ,+`61J3W  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 V f-a'K&  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 {`2R,Jb%S  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 6wco&7   
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 Vh}SCUof'  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 iC iZJ"  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 AeAp0cbet  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 P/&]?f0/  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 drsB/  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 6_N(;6kx(  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Qr Wj>uR  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 1s1=rZ!  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 5>AX*]c  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 j5@:a  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 =IAsH85Q  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 _G1gtu]  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 @29U@T  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 d;n."+=[x  
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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 　 uYrfm:4S  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 {}:ToIp  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 F[
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 |>z3E z  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 )?wJF<[_#  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ytNO*XoR  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 x`6<m!d`  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 XV^1tX>f{  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 KF4PJi;*  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 qTQBt}  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 "W(Q%1!Wi  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 %w7]@VZ  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 eilYA_FL.  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 }CfqG?)  
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　　大公无私selfless　 b:w?PC~O  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 _SA5e3#   
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 fNrgdfo  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 i E CrI3s  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 gJM`[x`T  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 !fj(tPq  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 5YrBW:_OI  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 Q
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 nMJ#<'v^!2  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 )wNP( @$L  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ooQQ-?"m  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 73){K?R  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 h*v8#\b$J_  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Dtj&W<NXo  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ghRVso(  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ow]053:i  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ,I,\ml  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Bs?^2T~%{  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 \P6$mh\T  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 G nG>7f[v  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 &Udb9  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 }1upi=+aE  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 _FWBUZ;N  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 =z /dcC$r  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 u`RI;KF~F  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 _BP&n  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 bXNk%W[n  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Bn &Ws  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Sxh]R+Xb  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 jIyB  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 c$yk s  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection