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

　　无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire。

　　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

　　虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind。

　　蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

　　心想事成May all your wish come true

　　心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding

　　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

　　一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

　　严以律己，宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

　　鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey

　　有情人终成眷属 ack 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

　　有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination。

　　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

　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.

　　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。

　　冤假错案 cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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

　　招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful

　　债台高筑become debt-ridden

　　致命要害Achilles' heel

　　众矢之的target of public criticism

　　知己知彼，百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat。

　　纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

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