【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... PhyIea  
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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.... %,WH*")  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... '8]p]#l  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      &dtst??  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 _M%>Qm  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 3RaW\cWzg  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 x|m9?[ !_  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 fHd[8{;P:  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 /K|(O^nw  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 0Agse)  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 wj6u,+  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 y.lWyH9  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 :\|A.# U  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 -8^qtB  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 0S4BV%7F  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Mm$\j*f/  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Gt.'_hf Js  
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　　必由之路the only way　 tle`O)&uo  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 !vnC-&G  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 1@v<  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ~Y/A]N86,  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 bJ_rU35s>  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 9Q1%+zjjMq  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 4;L|U
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ~3bV~H#~m  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 `e ZDG  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 F qJ`d2E  

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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 s#5#WNzP  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 !!L'{beF  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 lai@,_<GV  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 =EVB?k ,  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 pzRVX8  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 NdJ]\>5oN,  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Fdl0V:<  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 V?t*c [  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 r!w4Br0  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 (Qw>P42J  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 r+Sv(KS4i^  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 xGOmvn^lQ  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 n2o)K;wW+  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 v"Bm4+c&0  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ',+Zqog92  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 (uHyWEHt  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 iig4JP'h  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 T#e|{ZCbq  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 y9T5  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 H7drDw  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 0e:j=kd)NH  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 Ag{)?5/d_  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Y~r)WV!G  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ^P.U_2&  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 z X+i2,  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 F
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 3/c%4b.Z  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 *.T?#H  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 aej'cbO  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 =)w#?DGpj  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 cVr+Wp7K#|  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 xZ>j Q_}  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 y3PrLBTz  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 &H+n0v  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 2. {/ls  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 S.<4t*,  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 QBN\wL8g  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 es=OWJt^  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 )+w1nw|m  
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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 　 1EWZA  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 L' bY,D(J>  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 NK(_ &.F
 
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 JY^i  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 x{tlC}t  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 n;Q8Gg2U  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 4v3gpLH  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 SY%y*6[6  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 rjO{B`sV*  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 nPqpat`E  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 g=Vu'p 3u  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 k%i.B  
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　　大公无私selfless　 %xOxMK@  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 FpA
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 HbsNF~;  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 UGy3B)  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 OB$Jv<C@  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ;Jg$C~3tf  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 vjx'yh|  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 j;]I -M[  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 S W%>8  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ?96r7C|  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 #&Tm%CvB  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 <$z[pw<  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 k4LrUd  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 pS+w4gW  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 u'l4=e  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 _F6<ba}o3  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 d9v66mpJM  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 O00;0wu  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 s oY\6mHio  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 #[=
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 uG7]s]Wdz;  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 Zu|NF uFI  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 pCIS82L  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 )&O2l  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 e& `"}^X;I  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 KUU{X~w  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 LnE/62){N  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ExtC\(X;  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 P{A})t7  
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