繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　
爱不释手fondle admiringly　

　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　

　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　

　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　

　　白手起家build up from nothing　

　　百里挑一one in hundred　

　　百折不挠be indomitable　

　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　

　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　

　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　

　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　

　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　

　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　

　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　

　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　

　　必由之路the only way　

　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　

　　变本加厉be further intensified　

　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　

　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　

　　别开生面having sth. New　

　　别有用心have ulterior motives　

　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　

　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　

　　博古通今erudite and informed　

　　不败之地incincible position　

　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s 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 persevere 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 　

　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　

　　不以为然not approve object to　

　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness　

　　不亦乐乎extremely　

　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　

　　不约而同happen to coincide　

　　不择手段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 one"s head out of one"s wits 　

　　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 endlessly　

　　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 connecting 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　

　　出乎意料unexpected　

　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　

　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill 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 one"s 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as one falls,another rises　

　　从容不迫go easy take one"s 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　

　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　

　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　

　　大公无私selfless　

　　大海捞针look for a needle 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 differences　

　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s 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 others　

　　殚思极虑rack one"s 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、　 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 forces　

　　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 one"s own　

　　独一无二in a class by oneself 　

　　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　

　　多愁善感的moonstruck 、　spoony　

　　多此一举bring owls to Athens、　 hold a candle to the sun　

　　多多益善the more the better　

　　咄咄逼人aggressive　

　　脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself　

　　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　

　　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 one"s kingdom、　 rise in 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 one"s safety　

　　愤愤不平be indignant　

　　愤世嫉俗的cynical　

　　丰富多彩rich and colorful　

　　丰功伟绩great achievement　

　　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　

　　风平浪静calm 　

　　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　

　　锋芒毕露make a showy display of one"s abilities　

　　蜂涌而来pour　

　　逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion　

　　逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good　

　　奉公守法law-abiding　

　　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 　

　　富丽堂皇magnificence　

　　覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again 、　It is no use crying over spilt   milkwww