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