躬：自身。责问自身的所作所为，反省过错

Examine oneself to correct mistakes

责：责任，利益。尽义务在众人之前，分享利益在众人之后

Prioritize benefits after duty

犹言迟疑不决。

Hesitate and cannot decide

磊落：形容胸怀坦白；跌荡：超然而无所拘忌。胸怀坦白，行为无所拘忌

Open and unrestrained

离娄：古代人名，视力很好。比喻视力极好

The clarity of Liulou

凿空：凭空；指鹿：指鹿为马。指凭空有意颠倒黑白，混淆是非

Point to a deer and call it a horse

迷：分辨不清。犯了错误却不知悔改

So confused as not to know how to return

称：衡量轻重；注：专注。形容只注意小节而无大的气势

Weighing jin and pouring liang

乘：趁着；虚：空隙，弱点。趁着空隙或无人防范而进入

Enter through a gap

自谦道德修养不足，才能薄弱

Virtue is scarce and talent is rare

谓超脱世事，自动引退。晋·陆机《豪士赋序》：“借使伊人，颇览天道。知尽不可益，盈难久持。超然自引，高揖而退。”

Detached and self-leading

躅：足迹，引申为行为，品行。品德高尚而年纪高迈

Tall stature and old age

得：得到。得到新的，忘掉旧的。多指爱情不专一

Gaining the new and forgetting the old

信：信用。赏赐与惩罚不能取信于民

Rewards and punishments not credible

含：包容；辱：耻辱。形容忍受羞耻侮辱

Bearing shame and enduring humiliation

乘：趁；厄：苦难。趁人家危难的时候加以要挟或陷害

Taking advantage of someone's misfortune

形容用尽心思，费尽口舌。

Cutting the heart and carving the tongue

形容动员众多的人一哄而起去作一件事，实际效果并不好

make a terrific din

不懂得为人处世

Not understanding human affairs

指长期作恶，不肯悔改。

and the long-standing evil remains unrepentant