善：好的。报：报应。做好事必有好的报答。常与“恶有恶报”连用。

One good turn deserves another.

传说诸葛亮常手执羽扇指挥作战，后世舞台上出现的一些军师也多执羽扇。以之比喻出谋画策。

wave a goose-feather fan mastermind

有学问和处事修养的孤高的人

refined scholars

孝敬父母的有德行的子孙。

faithful followers

盈：盛满；泰：平安。旧指在富贵极盛的时候要小心谨慎，避免灾祸，以保持住原来的地位。

maintain ones good position by restraint wealthy, influential but modest person hold on to and secure the present advantage maintain good luck by restraint

不正当的、不正派的压不倒正当的、正派的事物。

Evil does not overpower righteousness

比喻倒退或按已经不合时宜的老规矩办事

retrace ones steps backtrack retreat from ones position one has so far held in politics, international policies, etc.

天理：天道；容：容忍、宽容。旧指做事残忍，灭绝人性，为天理所不容。

punished by heaven

指考虑事情以国家和集体的利益为出发点。

do because of office

再三沐浴熏香。表示郑重或虔敬。亦作“三沐三熏”。

Three washes and three fumigations

泛指社会的道德风尚和人们的思想情感等。同“世道人心”。

the way of the world manners and morals of the time

比喻随口乱说一气。

wag ones tongue too freely

旧时礼节，弯身抱拳，上下摆动，表示恭敬。

Bowing and clasping hands in salute

指不了解社会上的情况

Not aware of worldly affairs

求仁德便得到仁德。比喻理想和愿望实现。

try to find humanity and finally get it

智：聪慧。外形笨拙憨厚，内心机智聪明

Foolish outwardly but wise inwardly

以此事为光荣。

take it as an honor

形容道德崇高，恩泽博大。

Majestic and imposing

用来嘲讽人善忘。

important people have short memories (mockingly)

标榜：吹嘘，夸耀。互相称颂，互相吹嘘。多用贬义。

eulogize each other mutual admiration and eulogy laud each other to the skies/mutual administration and eulogy