cut a long story short

go down in history - míng chuí wàn gǔ

sit idly by without lending a helping hand - zuò shī bù jiù

words alone are no proof - kǒu shuō wú píng

Beating the drum - jī rǎng gǔ fù

Proud - ào gǔ lín lín

exceedingly wealthy men - fù shāng xù jiǎ

risk one 's life - pò sǐ wàng shēng

Five changes - shí biàn wǔ huà

yield twice the result with half the effort - shì bàn gōng bèi

Advice and advice - móu tīng jì xíng