【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... xs{pGQ6
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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.... Y$=jAN  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... D<SC
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      &zEQbHK
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 O(T5  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 k;l3^kTy  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Oidf\%!mvR  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 w' 7sh5  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 b:dN )m  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 #EPC]jFk  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 l(t&<O(m9  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 M8/a laoT  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 7L!JP:v  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 WZ CI*'
 
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 m:H^m/g  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 /3b*dsYsl  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ) c@gRb~  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 )qWwh)\;!  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 _4S^'FDo   
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 |XyX%5p*  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 o_:v?Y>0  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 te@m#`p9  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Ob0sB@  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 h&"9v~  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 +gl\l?>sr  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 A 3 V  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 [@i:qB>B  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Zkp~qx  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 86#l$QaK{  

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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 rPk|2l,E,3  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 {B+}LL!  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 (~~m8VJ>  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 :9&c%~7B9  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 "#C2+SKM1  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 }UyQGRZ=  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 =j>xu|q  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 mCO1,?  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ytttF5-  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 W )FxN,  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 cC~
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 d:)#-x*h7  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 atyvo0fNd  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 $toTMah w  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 k8D_  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 qb? <u  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 _=mzZe[  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 O},}-%G  

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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 .OdtM Xy  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 0he3[m}Nr  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Cx TAd[az  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Fx^wV^q3  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ^`cv6;)  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Ksx-Y"  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 72, m c  

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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 <1*kXTN(  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 lrE"phYk  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 { {\oC$  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 af|h4.A  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 7{<v$g$  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ! t!4CY  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 '#c#.O  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 9JdJn>  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 u4hn9**a1  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 8)S)!2_h  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 -Y524   
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 vP,pK=5  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 4 Y=0>FlY0  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 0y|1@CS  
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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 　 o1#3A  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Y[e.1\d'  

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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 kLzjK]4*  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 J,,VKA&  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 u)h {"pP  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 1$DcE>  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 dlvU=^G#G  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 U;3t{~Ym  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 .}F 39TS2  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 @ *Jbp  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 d>#',C#;  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 t0c
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　
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　　大公无私selfless　 gjD|f2*x  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 _GY2|x2c  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 dR i6
 
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 f3,LX]zKA  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 B]hRYU  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 oFyB-vpYQV  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 1Q^u#m3  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 !iHC++D  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 t~}c"|<t  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 F`F|.TX  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 g"!cO^GkT  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 1QhQ#`$<1  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 o3GZcH?  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 "Ar|i8^G3  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 1f"}]MbLR  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 0%|)=T3Slu  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ,'<N
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 xIb{*)BUwc  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 'F*OlZ!BWy  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 !K=$Q Uq  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 KB~`3Wj|Z  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 P3a]*>.,  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 q{[y4c1bG{  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 P $r!u%W  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 gId :IR  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 !0Ak)Q]e'  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ,d HAD  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 qr*e9Uk^  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 S4E@wLi  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 idS+&:'  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 l`:-B'WM  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection