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 dog He 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 halfway leave sth. Unfinished　

　　包罗万象all-embracing all-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 counter to 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 　

　　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 for beyond 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 itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　

　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　

　　不以为然not approve object to　

　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the 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 means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　

　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose 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 hot Hold 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