疏财：以财物分人。讲义气，轻视钱财。多指出钱帮助遭难的人。

be generous in aiding needy people

犹言推三阻四。找各种借口推托。

Push one thing east, another west

指到处暗中煽动。

Rocking from side to side and stirring mischief

比喻人多互相依赖，反而办不成事。

When dragons are many, there is drought

犹言投机取巧。指用不正当的手段谋取私利。也指靠小聪明占便宜。

Occasionally change and take refuge in crevices

偃：卧躺。竖：立，站着。使躺着的人站起来。比喻给予减轻刑罚的恩惠。

Qi Yan became upright

指思想品德和学识学问。

Moral essays

诱掖：诱导扶持。引导帮助后辈上进。

Guiding and encouraging the younger generation

形容心地抑郁，有志未伸，为人却胸怀坦白。

Restrained but upright

隳：毁坏；沥：液体往下滴。比喻待人忠心耿耿，赤诚无比。

Pour out one's liver and bile

指审度时势。

Assess the time and gauge the situation

进入一个地方，先要问清那里的习俗，以求适应当地的情况。

on arrival in a new place, learn about their local customs

如果以为我的话不真实。

Saying I do not trust

指笔直而无偏斜。

Impartial and unbiased

指毫无保留地改正过错。同“改过自新”。

Correct Faults and Make New

人头脑十分不清楚或不明事理

Utterly confused

断发向天起誓。

Swear before heaven and cut hair

彻底悔恨以前所犯的错误。

Regret previous mistakes

丑：同类。地相等，德相同。比喻彼此条件一样。

Ugly in appearance but virtuous in character

慷慨：意气激昂。捐生：舍弃生命。正义凛然地献出生命。

Generously giving one's life