抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

 

　　破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

　　

抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

　　

巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can\'t make a fist./ One can\'t make bricks without straw.

　　

千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

　　

前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

　　

前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.

　　

　　前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something

　　

强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.

　　

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

　　

上有天堂，下有苏杭"Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth."

　　

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

　　

三十而立"A man should be independent at the age of thirty.

At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself."

 

升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)

　　

四十不惑Life begins at forty.

　　

谁言寸草心，报得三春晖"Such kindness of warm sun, can\'t be repaid by grass. "

　　

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

　　

实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

　　

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.

　　

山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; "

　　

韬光养晦hide one\'s capacities and bide one\'s time

　　

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.