【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... -&EmEXs%  
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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.... 'AAY!{>  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... f5a](&  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Xp~]kRm9  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Xdq, =;  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 K(d!0S  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 |u{QI3#'  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 CP#79
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 `+.I  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 4iz&"~&1  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 =b7&(x  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 'u[o`31.  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Y/0O9}hf  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 6Qb)Uq3}]  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ku
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 CLfb`rF  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 k_n{Mss'9  
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　　必由之路the only way　 uAs*{:4n  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 [T]qm7 ?  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 |u"R(7N*  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 $Q?G
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ?gwbg*  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 MD4 j~q\g  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 z%3"d0  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 `$Flgp0P  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 }0*ra37z>  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 y2"S\%7$h  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 FR,#s^kF  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 \v3>Eo[  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 mGpkM?Y"  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 h[je_^5  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 >c y.]uB  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 95?5=TF  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 9Ajgfy>  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 G9'YgW+$7  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ^
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Sp`fh7d.(  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 *@G(3 n  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 zN)|g  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Ic{'H2~4,  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 m
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 zy5s$f1IA  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ek(kY6x:  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 fbHW
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 /]k ,,
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 mV**9-"  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 JI+KS  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 hyk|+z`B  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 e}](6"t`5  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 MAwC\7n+X  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 + 4V1>e+  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 7,W]zKH  
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　　称心如意well-content　 &AQg'|  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 r&%gjqt  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 8m/FKO (r  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 e?^\r)1  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 iioct_7,g<  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 u"`5  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ffmG~$Yh_  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 \GijNn9ah  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 o|z+!,  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 B,~f "  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 5xh!f%6  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 @IEI%vH  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 gbYLA a  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 4^ c!_K&&  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 DY)D(f/&3  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 F{TC#J}I%'  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 *<B)Z  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ]XmQ]Yit  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 cDfx)sL  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 @)9REA(
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 99J+$
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ;l$9gD>R  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 MB1sQReOO  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ?g5iok {  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 `2>XH:+7F  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 MKomq  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 AnRlH  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 7 n\mj\  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 PoJmW^:}  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 aD+0\I[x  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 cvhlRI%6  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 3 sl=>;-  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 -<|Y1PQ  
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　　大公无私selfless　 w %;hl#s  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 tL1P<1j_  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 j]>=1Rd0b(  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 {wcO[bN  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 9WOu8Ia  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Tj&'KF8?L  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 8[oYZrg  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 k5wi'  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 eI0F!Yon  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 kymn)Ea  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 xkM] J)C  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 Rnr#$C%  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 b_|u<  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 !9DX=?  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 1+a@k  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 {\EOo-&A  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 3"Yif  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 d/]
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 a8
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 L<=)@7  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ;%Q&hwj  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 q$T8bh,2  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 i4<BDX5
 
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 @VK6JjIq  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 CW-Ae  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 G6Nb{m  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 W5Zqgsy($F  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Q'K$L9q  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 jct./arK  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ="'- &  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 !Lkm? (_  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection