笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　不眠之夜white night

　　不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do ones best

　　不打不成交No discord, no concord.

　　拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

　　大开眼界open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener

　　国泰民安The country flourishand people live in peace

　　功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.

　　好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

　　和气生财Harmony brings wealth

　　活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.

　　既往不咎let bygones be bygones

　　金无足赤,人无完人Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.

　　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

　　老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, clich

　　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.

　　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 enlightened

　　弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.

　　拿手好戏masterpiece

　　赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

　　抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

　　强强联手win-win co-operation

　　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

　　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 away from the turmoil of the world;

　　死而后已until my heart stops beating

　　岁岁平安Peace all year round

　　塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

　　升级换代updating and upgrading

　　四十不惑Life begins at forty.

　　水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.

　　时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

　　杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

　　说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

　　实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

　　糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

　　天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

　　团结就是力量Unity is strength.

　　歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

　　物以类聚，

　　人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

　　望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child

　　屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

　　文韬武略military expertise; militarystrategy

　　唯利是图draw water to ones mill

　　无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

　　无中生有make/create something out of nothing

　　徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

　　新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

　　蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

　　心想事成May all your wish come true

　　先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

　　先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

　　像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

　　现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

　　息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

　　喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

　　循序渐进step by step

　　鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

　　有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

　　有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

　　有识之士people of vision

　　有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

　　与时俱进advance with times

　　以人为本people oriented; people foremost

　　因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

　　欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

　　优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

　　英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

　　冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

　　一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.

　　招财进宝Money and treasurewill be plentiful

　　债台高筑become debt-ridden

　　致命要害Achilles heel

　　众矢之的target of public criticism

　　纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

　　纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.

　　笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.

　　不眠之夜white night

　　不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do ones best

　　不打不成交No discord, no concord.

　　拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

　　大开眼界open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener

　　国泰民安The country flourishand people live in peace

　　功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.

　　好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

　　和气生财Harmony brings wealth

　　活到老，学到老One is never too old to learn.

　　既往不咎let bygones be bygones

　　金无足赤,人无完人Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.

　　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

　　老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, clich

　　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.

　　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 enlightened

　　弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.

　　拿手好戏masterpiece

　　赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

　　抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

　　强强联手win-win co-operation

　　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

　　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 away from the turmoil of the world;

　　死而后已until my heart stops beating

　　岁岁平安Peace all year round

　　塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

　　升级换代updating and upgrading

　　四十不惑Life begins at forty.

　　水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.

　　时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

　　杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

　　说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

　　实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

　　糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

　　天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

　　团结就是力量Unity is strength.

　　歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

　　物以类聚，

　　人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

　　望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child

　　屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

　　文韬武略military expertise; militarystrategy

　　唯利是图draw water to ones mill

　　无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

　　无中生有make/create something out of nothing

　　徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

　　新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

　　蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

　　心想事成May all your wish come true

　　先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

　　先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

　　像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

　　现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

　　息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

　　喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

　　循序渐进step by step

　　鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

　　有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

　　有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

　　有识之士people of vision

　　有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

　　与时俱进advance with times

　　以人为本people oriented; people foremost

　　因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

　　欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

　　优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

　　英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

　　冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

　　一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.

　　招财进宝Money and treasurewill be plentiful

　　债台高筑become debt-ridden

　　致命要害Achilles heel

　　众矢之的target of public criticism

　　纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

　　纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.