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1.  偷懒耍滑头 goof-off
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小王总是偷懒耍滑头。上班时不是去打电话就是跑到医务室去看病。7 x- ]% r! ~1 U  {- u" K
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XiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.8 H1 D1 @, B4 @3 v3 P

2 i9 U) o- T: D2.大动肝火  be up in arms
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由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳,老板正在大动肝火
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4 W% n. f' V# N# j# Y1 |The boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.& `9 w+ z2 y) O. M
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3.保持冷静keep cool8 I+ U, |& D1 w" Y4 v
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即使在十分气愤的情况下她也能保持冷静
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9 B% Z0 d5 O1 J! A2 @# QShe can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger.
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* f2 \/ s3 y3 W2 p. ]. V3 l4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush5 p! ]& n4 Y; A$ F
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5.心怀叵测 have an ax to grind* l* K" B' w  }4 Y" |4 `

5 d' u) [/ R2 U' T: ?3 r1 b她总是心怀叵测,对她说的话你得多留神 。
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She always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.7 L' h5 L, X# s/ j  ?, o2 G4 C$ M

3 A. K! N7 l7 a1 _6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place
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他的心数不正,动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。
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He doesn’t have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.
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7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back
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9 {: `7 o7 Z. J9 p我万万没想到张某会在背后捅我一刀。我过去太信任她了。
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( v- C/ G2 F; j, Q  Z  c& dI was taken aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.7 d- T+ p4 y( F5 r$ i

7 q6 U. G! t, S+ Z0 w0 V8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody& B- @) U7 R5 J% ^
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我从来没说过任何人的坏话。
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9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat# t2 }& Z: X6 ?1 o" S

' Z2 H% {  M" k" ~. \; }9 e她真是个傻帽,时常无缘无故的就傻笑起来。
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& A8 |9 Y: G7 Z+ U) s( yShe’s a real nitwit. She would now and then burst out grinning like a Cheshire car for no reason at all.(Cheshire是英国的郡名:柴郡。据说此地有一种猫,常常会无缘无故地咧开嘴对主人笑。后来人们便以此来形容傻笑地的人
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& z. w" a: U  s) {: {; Y9 X10.厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do
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你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快?0 ^6 R7 e+ @- S8 g

: _. @8 v; j( _( I9 T" ^How can you have the gall to complaint about other people’s being lazy?$ x; ~4 Z% E* n9 y
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11.大献殷勤dance attendance" d& `1 {4 O3 o. u7 z, q. ^1 f: \
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小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。
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Xiao li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.2 m3 b" c5 d4 \1 x  K% h
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12.血口喷人 smite with the tongue$ {! n& m8 j- x$ d( S

8 A( H5 W% F, X+ _  n3 a0 k5 B千万别得罪她,她经常血口喷人。5 W, i6 t6 I7 Z# ?  q

% U' L% x9 S9 L7 ]0 B% p/ wTake care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.
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! X, o$ L3 B( L1 D7 F3 F13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek+ }* g/ P+ e: M- I
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我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
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I feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.
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14.这山望着那山高  The grass is always greener on the other hill.# f& l" a# F+ q; a7 U- b
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人都是这山望着那山高,对自己的状况没有满意的时候。/ H8 y, u7 m+ c5 b2 z5 X( n+ W9 I1 ~& W

4 a  w! t) H9 ~Almost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.
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15.上瘾get into one’s blood ! g9 @# l& C7 n( I/ v  H2 g: D9 j

( w0 H. r5 _. o& ~' ?' ?+ z" @说来也怪,很多不好的事往往会使人上瘾。$ ^+ G1 O6 Z" v+ [4 a/ d: ~/ w

8 N0 p" }  B* M, L* sIt’s astoundingly funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood.
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16.特别爱生气 be quick to take offense
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1 M/ p/ R( |) z9 n+ M/ A17.发牢骚 beef
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他坐在那里什么事也不干,总是发牢骚,真烦死人。
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3 m: k4 I7 M6 q4 C3 E+ t7 VI’m really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.: K0 s" J: |% l

; I, Y' |- z1 E  \# A18.等不及了 champ at the bit8 T- q9 Z  E1 ?/ W7 t2 H

! m3 @7 V3 a/ {) a( o* R咱们快点吧,孩子们都等不及了。
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4 C% ]9 C' s& G7 iLet’s shake the leg. The kids are champing at the bit.
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. R. Q9 ?8 {3 m8 f) ^5 U. v  C7 @4 j19.点头哈腰bow and scrape+ d+ k0 K- L4 O/ B  ^' H$ u7 l) V

5 |  N# U! V+ ]* m) e* y从她在老板前点头哈腰地那个模样,你就知道她是个什么人了。
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From the way she’s bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you’ll know what sort of person she is.
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20.疯疯癫癫go gaga
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对他的话不要太在意了,他总是疯疯癫癫的。
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Don’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.: H1 N3 w" g  S4 l! _5 A

; i, y. E! V: Q  j9 ?2 M* ]  e3 O21.说话不算数go back on one’s words+ y) s4 e1 |1 n3 S5 \7 R
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他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。
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We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his words.
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( r/ o/ S  t6 ?* t, S  a22.废话连篇beat one’s gums) m% s9 O% g9 C- y

6 S3 G( R3 p9 T+ B谁喜欢坐在那里听你的废话连篇?
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Who would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?
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- J% F! Y7 D6 J1 y# v1 A" B$ g23.恩将仇报 bite the hand that feeds one
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  b- Q) x/ m7 x# x 你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人?& l* P1 W. J) u" p- ^2 w
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Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?
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24.不忍心not have the heart to do1 T# p+ d: Q: A0 S0 H  I
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如果我是你,我可不忍心把孩子们就在家里没人照看
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' J" }1 a: U" r8 r% sIf I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.
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3 B' M+ K  O2 z* `: d( f8 v25.勤快an eager beaver) U0 [3 [4 e0 H8 s& C

* L5 }2 o: P& F3 ~他特别勤快,从来没有闲着的时候。) P) W# U% U- B2 ^2 r7 S
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He’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.
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26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing
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+ V4 i/ |/ [% z: n0 G, @# M7 HThe idea of your calling your mum damned!
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, g0 }1 t% r3 X% B; k8 B% o; ~27.懒透了be bone-idle
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她懒透的了,连自己的袜子都不洗。+ s% g& w6 T, y9 c! \5 l

+ F, @$ h  G* v" hShe’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.
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  e! J" A, g( {7 S5 u! B28.好客 keep open house
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Our neighbor keeps open house.
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6 ~- J: o0 J6 E5 F: y$ o29.待客周到keep a good house.
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2 l) F) u! a5 _0 O1 aShe keeps a good house and always makes her guests feel content and satisfied.
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4 ?  o( r7 `( y' J0 k! F30.正直be on the up and up : F# S- n8 L  @

  [( ?: T4 E# B5 p她是个正直的姑娘,因此我相信她不会干出那种事。
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She’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.
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* ]  Q4 b2 P/ U9 f, I31.偷鸡摸狗be on the sly# [! w& B1 {- l, G+ W

' X$ ]# g3 P9 _. ^我们这儿的人都知道他是个爱偷鸡摸狗的人0 e, U( A- c- o/ u
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Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.
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4 P; ?* K' `% m; B: P( ?2 a/ L32. 与……不合be at odds with: t2 ]8 x) Y0 l3 `  g

  y% N$ }' `( x" {不要把他们两个分在一个组里,他俩不合
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  `" Y4 q( g2 T6 A, L3 Q+ NDon’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.6 ^- S( R& h- }7 V; `

$ c2 M1 X+ D" b& \' U) I5 Q0 b/ m/ F33.巴结buddy up& C- N7 H) X  ^" V  H% i
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她可会巴结当官的了。/ r  m* q( R/ s/ G) ?/ W. S
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7 p  \6 F4 J  h6 ]/ y! z# n3 U: o34.装傻 play possum  C' y4 s' D# i0 \

, J7 k1 S+ X, ]8 s( V0 \+ V' c我知道你当时只不过是装傻而已  S$ L  z- q/ R3 P: p4 s! }

4 o% u# H3 e- A, C8 h' _I know you were only playing possum.7 F8 o1 b, [' F

2 |* [9 j: a* ?: P* l0 d# f& b35.省吃俭用 pinch and scrape
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) k1 O. b; {; o她一向省吃俭用,从未浪费过一分钱# H1 F5 f" ~! c
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She’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.
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6 q$ S5 x6 m# s. x2 @1 h36. 花言巧语do a snow job
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他花言巧语的哄骗那个女孩,说自己是某个部长的儿子。% l9 O8 w3 O. ?, Z! q# V

9 |# u4 v+ U2 i% Q3 M& s; fHe did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .
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37. 哪壶不开提哪壶  touch the tender spot
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0 J8 Q9 U& E2 |你真是哪壶不开提哪壶。她就怕别人提起第三者插足的话题
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$ `1 i! X: u0 ~; S; i) K) n4 ~: oYou were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.. V" u' k& n3 ^) m% `, r4 N

1 \* W  q8 n( v. {- ^5 p% h38.脚踩两条船 serve two masters3 P$ n3 J; [1 Z. J0 g1 j
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我可不想脚踩两条船,也不乐意两面讨好。
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7 i2 g9 b# I- D. AI don’t want to serve two masers at the same time nor do I like to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
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39.吃醋 be jealous
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0 ^+ g: q2 x8 h. L9 F  t40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …' D) A9 @( x; B7 ~) G4 B/ J' j

+ G: d$ r+ r- G, K9 |3 J他根本就不把得罪人当回事
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He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.
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5 h0 `, a( j1 L6 i41.说到做到 be the equal of one’s words
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( o. C5 \, A2 C( P' Q  m2 |他说到做到,从不食言! u" l1 A+ c8 q

- a1 ]% j* f/ d* gHe’s the equal of his words, never going back on them.' P' q& D! v9 ~! E. r
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42.不依不饶 take off the gloves to   i& H6 u5 ?. w% r8 \6 i& ?9 i
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你不必对他如此的不依不饶# X1 v( t! [' l/ r
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You don’t need to take off your gloves to him like that.: q& D- f1 o* T% k. o! |$ M
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43.贪吃 gluttonous6 B+ u' e# M: C1 P

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I’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.
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44.很乖 as good as gold
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9 z  ~) B  D: d他的小女儿很乖,从不像别的孩子那样不听话。
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: d  ]0 g* J5 A' yHis little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children., K' f! Q9 U6 r
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45.十分嫉妒 be green with envy
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% o$ P: ]4 r: c. E王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒2 M3 r7 N+ b7 ~' G3 |

) k* [& U* f3 p5 TMr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.7 @* ?+ K. D+ N( w- K! s
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46.满口脏话 swear like a trooper5 U, B% L5 A7 T: W) ^' p

& y; W: ~* L+ g: d+ P3 u8 V5 ]那个家伙的嘴特别脏,整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。
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That guy has a foul mouth. He always swears like a trooper.
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47.神经过敏thin-skinned7 g/ y% D7 J' f2 ~3 R, [* P% a

# D% t, Y( @+ ^. ]4 i% r/ d5 h/ [我看这些人都有点神经过敏
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In my eyes they’re all sort of thin-skinned.7 b2 d, D8 l+ v5 ]/ o- Y4 G

, R' [: _; ~' ^. O) ~48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger
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要不是因为你的性子过急,你也不至于失去那笔买卖
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2 ?0 R3 {' x  N. T- ]+ ?If you were not too quick on the trigger you wouldn’t have lost the deal.
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49.撒娇 play the woman
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6 l9 s# y" F5 j她可会在男人面前撒娇了。. Q. D7 p, b4 R  P2 ]
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She ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.
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3 q+ k: i9 {4 F9 B/ ]5 s: ~( e& [50.占人便宜 load the dice against  E% r4 d6 K9 \+ U  G+ S

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You’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.
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51.为自己捞油水 be on the take
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近几年来,很多官员都在为自己捞油水。有谁会把国家的利益当回事哪?
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) w0 X2 F0 v: }! i  EIn recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country?
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顶 ~~~  啊 ~~~~    顶!!!
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发表于 2004-11-5 18:03 | 显示全部楼层
up
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发表于 2004-11-5 18:10 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
CONNIE真了不起.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-5 20:09 | 显示全部楼层
Haha,  是我顶帖顶得让你感叹了吧,哈哈哈:D
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发表于 2004-11-8 09:51 | 显示全部楼层
hard job!
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
let's up together!
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