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 dogHe 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 halfwayleave sth. Unfinished包罗万象all-embracingall-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 counterto 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 forbeyond 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 itselftell its own storytell its own talewent without saying不遗余力spare no effortspare no pains不以为然not approveobject to不义之财filthy lucrefilthy pelfthe 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 meansby hook or crookplay hardby fair means or foul不知所措be at a lossbe all adriftlose 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 hotHold 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flagrancy臭名昭著notorious出乎意料unexpected出口成章have an outstanding eloquence出类拔萃fill the bill鹤立鸡群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down in the mouth无精打采lose one's spiritswith the tail between the legs垂头丧气的blue about the gillscrestfallendownhearted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carelessslapdashsloppybroad-brush措手不及unawareunprepared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 teacupfoofarawfusslike a hen with one chicken大惊小怪的spoffish大快人心affording general satisfaction大名鼎鼎famouswell 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fanfaronade夸夸其谈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 deepAn empty vessel makes the most sound呆若木鸡dumbstrucktransfixed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bloat得意洋洋elationexaltationjauntiness得意扬扬ride highget dizzy with success得意洋洋的cock-a-hoophigh-blownperkytriumphant德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity德高望重saintedsaintlike登峰造极reach the limitreach the peak of perfection地大物博vast territory and abundant resources颠倒黑白颠倒是非call white black混淆是非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lower one's guard喋喋不休blatcacklechackleharp onjaw-jawrattletwitterwag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uniqueunmatchedunparalleled度日如年one day seems like a year断章取义garblequote out of context对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestoneCast pearls before swine对症下药suit the remedy to the case多才多艺versatility多才多艺的accomplishedall-roundmiscellaneousversatile多愁善感sensitivitysentimentality多愁善感的moonstruckspoony多此一举bring owls to Athenshold 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come into one's kingdom青云直上rise in the worldstrike 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disintegratedivide 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 aheadregardless 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 againIt is no use crying over spilt milk。