附：贴近。贴近别人的耳朵低声说话。形容和对方密谈要事。

speak into sb.s ears in a whisper put ones mouth to sb.s ear and say sth. in a low voice whisper into sb.s ear

绝顶：极端。形容异常聪明。

extremely clever

紧闭着嘴，什么也不说。

be slient shut ones mouth, say nothing

子女对父母的赡养和殡葬。同“养生送死”。丧，治丧。

Nurturing life and facing death

说话、作文不通顺，彼此意见不投合。亦指争执之事

Awkward and uncomfortable

形容人喝酒以后喜欢唠叨。

When wine enters, words come out

安闲舒适，自由自在

Easy and comfortable

形容绘画、诗文生动，如春风来到笔下。

Spring breeze at the tip of the brush

红指结婚做寿，白指丧事，并到一起说就是红白喜事。

wedding and funeral

旧时对风流而有文采的富贵子弟的誉称。

Graceful young gentleman

与山外、林外距离远的、人迹罕至的山岭、森林。

remote, thickly forested mountains

言：说；状：描绘。无法用言语形容。

be beyond description

毫无根据的话。指背后散布的诽谤性的坏话。同“流言蜚语”。

rumors and slanders rumours and slanders

说废话

jabber blah-blah/do a lot of talking/indulge in idle talk argue pointlessly

谈笑如常，十分镇定。

be completely at ease go on talking and laughing as if nothing had happened natural and calm talk and laugh imperturbably undisturbed

①本指树木的枝节。②比喻事物之细小部分。

Each branch and node

指四通八达的要道。同“四冲六达”。

Crisscrossing in all directions

用白话写的类似旧时八股式的文章。比喻指应命而写的刻板文章。

Plain language of the Eight-Legged Essays

指做官掌有实权

hold the seal of authority be in an important position be in power

犹言天下。泛指全中国。

in the Four Seas and Nine Regionsin the whole country