指前后相合，合乎同样的规矩法度。亦比喻因袭、重复。

Respecting rules and regulations repeatedly

轶荡：旷达。心胸坦白，行为无所拘忌。

Open and straightforward

正直敢言的贤士。比喻贤臣遇明君。

phoenix crying in the morning

喻人品德如渊水深沉，如高山耸立。

Deep as a pool, standing like a mountain

抬头仰望，对天无愧。指没有做过坏事，问心无愧。

self - examination reveals a clear conscience

用开水去制止水的沸腾。比喻不从根本上着手，对事情没有帮助。

try to stop water from boiling by adding boiling water to it

日夜思量。

Think by day and ponder by night

道：道义。关心人类幸福

humanism

看到细微迹象，就能知道它的发展趋势。

See the tiny to know the obvious

指考古衡今。

Reflect on the past to measure the present

心中充满自信心

feel sure of oneself

形容操守高洁坚贞。

Accumulated snow seals frost

比喻依附权势。

Attach to roots and stems

旧指道德高尚者能承担重大任务。

Great virtue carries all things

比喻想望十分殷切。

Long admired Lin

谓事情互相纠缠。犹言拆东补西。

Pulling east and dragging west

指逃避世俗而心无烦忧。同“遁世无闷”。

Live in seclusion without worry

指该赏一定赏，该罚一定罚。

Rewards are given faithfully, punishments are certain

关于颂扬，关于祝祷。用来称赞能在颂扬之中带有规劝的意思。

Good blessings and good prayers

形容装出一副文雅有礼貌的样子。

priggish prudish