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1、不遗余力spare no effort; go all out 不打不成交No discord, no concord. 不寒而栗 Shivering All Over Though Not Cold不败之地incincible position 不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from ones subordinates 不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 不劳而获reap where one has not sown 不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance perse

2、vere tenacity 不速之客crasher uninvited guest 不同凡响outstanding 不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 不以为然not approve object to 不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness 不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance 不约而同happen to coincide 不择手段

3、by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose ones head out of ones wits八仙过海，各显神通like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea,each showing his or her special prowes.拔苗助长try to help the shoots to grow by pulling them upward/spoil things by exce

4、ssive enthusiasm. 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal lossesc才疏学浅have little talent and learning 惨绝人寰extremely cruel 沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds 沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 层出不穷emerge in e

5、ndlessly 层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks 察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying 姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers 畅行无阻checkless 车水马龙heavy traffic 沉默寡言taciturnity 称心如意well-content 趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 成群结队gang horde 诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe 诚心诚意sincere desire 承上启下a conne

6、cting link between the preceding and the following 吃苦耐劳tough 吃里扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly 痴心妄想 胡思乱想wishful thinking 持之以恒preserve 叱咤风云ride the whirlwind 愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone morosely 臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious 出口成章have an outstanding eloquence 出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群f

7、ill the bill supereminence 出谋划策give counsel suggest 出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action 出生入死go through fire and water 触类旁通comprehend by analogy 垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose ones spirits with the tail between the legs 垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted 绰绰有余more than sufficient 此起彼伏

8、as one falls,another rises 从容不迫go easy take ones time 从容不迫的leisured unhurried 从容不迫地by easy stages 粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy 粗枝大叶的broad-brush 措手不及unaware unprepared 错综复杂 扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in

9、 the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 初出茅庐 at the beginning of ones career粗枝大叶 to be crude and carelessd大开眼界open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener 打草惊蛇to wake a sleeping dog 大张旗鼓 on a large and spectacular scale 大材小用waste ones talent on a petty job 大海捞针look for a needle

10、 in a bottle of hay 大惑不解be extremely puzzled 大惊小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken 大惊小怪的spoffish 大快人心affording general satisfaction 大名鼎鼎famous well known 大器晚成great minds mature slowly 大千世界the boundless universe 大失所望greatly disappointed 大同小异largely identical but with minor

11、 differences 大显身手 大显神通strut ones stuff 大言不惭 夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice 大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty 大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep 呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed 待人接物the ways one gets along with

12、 others 殚思极虑rack ones brains 胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose 胆战心惊的funky 淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth 道貌岸然be sanctimonious 得过且过drift along muddle along 得天独厚的advantaged 得心应手handy with facility 得意忘形 得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness 得意扬扬ride high 得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop

13、high-blown perky 得意扬扬的triumphant 德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity 德高望重sainted saintlike 登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection 地大物博vast territory and abundant resources 颠倒黑白 颠倒是非 混淆是非call white black swear black is white 颠三倒四confused disorderly 雕虫小技insignificant skill 调兵遣将move for

14、ces 调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base 掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly 喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag 顶天立地of indomitable spirit 东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection 东山再起bob up like a cork 独具匠心show originality 独树一帜develop a school of ones own 独一无二in a class by onese

15、lf 独一无二的unique unmatched unparalleled 度日如年one day seems like a year 断章取义garble quote out of context 对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine 对症下药suit the remedy to the case 多才多艺versatility 多才多艺的accomplished all-round allround miscellaneous versatile 多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality 多愁善

16、感的moonstruck spoony 多此一举bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun 道高一尺，魔高一丈as virtue rises one foot,vice rises tenthe more illumination,the more temptation对牛弹琴play music to an ox/cast pearls before swine.大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothin

17、g at alle阿谀奉承 趋炎附势greasiness 恩将仇报 以怨报德 忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one 尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other f繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous 发人深省的thought-provoking 发人深省set people thinking 发扬光大carry forward 翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale 翻天覆地world-shaking 泛滥成灾overrun 飞黄腾达 青云直上come into ones kingdom rise in

18、 the world strike oil 飞黄腾达的successful 飞禽走兽birds and beasts 废寝忘食forget food and sleep 分道扬镳part company,each going his own way 分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize 分门别类classify 纷至沓来come in a continuous stream 纷至沓来的thick as hail 奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of ones safety 愤愤不平be indignant 愤世嫉俗的cynical 丰

19、富多彩rich and colorful 丰衣足食have ample food and clothing 风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes 风马牛不相及be totally unrelated 风靡一时be the rage 风起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds 风雨同舟stand together regardless of situation 风雨无阻in all weathers 风雨飘摇 （of a situation）being unstable锋芒毕露make a

20、showy display of ones abilities 逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion 逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good 敷衍了事make short shrift of palter scuffle 釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation 赴汤蹈火 出生入死go through fire and water 覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again It is no use crying over spilt milkg国

21、泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 过犹不及beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too littleh好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.和气生财Harm

22、ony brings wealth 画蛇添足add feet to a snakegild the lily浑水摸鱼 to fish in the troubled water 火上加油 to pour oil on the flame 怀疑、害怕或胆怯to get cold feetj既往不咎let bygones be bygones 金玉满堂Treasures fill the home 脚踏实地be down-to-earth 脚踩两只船sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as cry

23、stal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 精神旺盛to be full of beansk空中楼阁 castle in the airl老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope. m马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success 名利双收gain in both fame and wealth 茅塞顿开be suddenly en

24、lightened 毛遂自荐 to volunteer ones service 没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 谋事在人，成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome

25、with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. n弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戏masterpiece p赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad 抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat； burn ones

26、 own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the endq抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities 强强联手win-win co-operation 抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fist./ One cant make bricks without straw.千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first s

27、tep-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step前事不忘,后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.前人栽树,后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.前怕狼,后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in do

28、ing something强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon （from the outside） finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt-Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 晴天霹雳 like a bolt from the blue 轻如鸿毛 as light as a featherr瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest. 人之初,性本善Mans nature at birth is good. 人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man. 人海战术huge-crowd strategy 如履薄冰 to be on the thin ices世上无难事，只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way. 世外桃源a fictitious land of peace