指磨砺操守和品行。同“砥节励行”。

Sharpen one's morals and strive forward

贪求财利，忘却道义。

Greed for profit at the expense of righteousness

指对人表面上简易，而内心明察。

Simple on the outside, clear on the inside

适：厚；莫：薄。待人处事不分厚薄，没有偏向。

Neither this nor that

凛：冷。冷得象冰霜一样。比喻待人接物毫无感情，象冰霜一样冷。也比喻态度严正，不可接近。

have a forbidding manner

仰起头，伸长脖子。形容盼望殷切。

Stretching the neck and looking forward

趋：奔向。奔向有利的一面，而避开有害的一面。

go after profits and advoid disadvantages

称在酒宴上借酒使性、辱骂同席的人。

Get drunk and curse those at the table

整饬自身做出榜样，以为下属示范。

Managing oneself and governing things

规矩：画圆、方的工具。指应当遵守的标准、法则。

Rules and ropes

指忘记了战备就一定会产生危机。同“忘战必危”。

Those who forget war are in danger

形容目光锐利，为人狠戾。

Eagle-eyed and wolf-glancing

物：人物，人们。指跟别人往来接触。

the manner by which one deals with people

指处事过于急切。

Overly meticulous

形容一看便明白，十分机灵。

Read and understand the classics

谦：谦让。指双方互相谦让

You yield, I concede

结党营私，排斥异己。

Factions compare to Zhou

检查自身过失，克制自己非分之想。

Conserve oneself and practice self-restraint

做理能适应客观情况的变化，懂得变通，不死守常规。同“通权达变”。

Understand the times and adapt to changes

指互相救助。

Mutually helping each other