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 one"s 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 one"s eyes; broaden one"s horizon; be an eye-opener

 

国泰民安The country flourish  and 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 can"t be pure and man can"t 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, cliché

 

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Man"s 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 (of products)

 

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 one"s child

 

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

 

文韬武略military expertise; military  strategy 

 

唯利是图draw water to one"s 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 treasure  will 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.