比喻幻想同时实现两个互相矛盾的目标。

Meals and lodging together

瓦器破碎，冰块融解。比喻失败、崩溃或消失。

Disintegration and melting like ice

比喻零乱地加以拼凑。

piece together

①守着残缺的东西不放。形容思想保守，不接受新事物。②谓笃守古学古道。③喻在条件很差的情况下坚持着做。

Cling to the remnants and preserve the incomplete

越：抢劫。害人性命，抢人东西。指盗匪的行为。

kill and rob

显示或宣扬自己的优点，使自己突出。

self-expression

该赏的赏，该罚的罚，绝不含糊。

be impartial in the dispensation of reward and punishment

1.原谓养成习惯即成本性。 北齐 刘昼 《新论·风俗》：“人居此地，習以成性，謂之俗焉。” 唐 白居易 《策项》：“臣聞人無常心，習以成性；國無常俗，教則移風。”2.一般用以指坏习惯不易改变。 宋 司马光 《乞罢保甲招置长名弓手札子》：“鄉村無賴子弟……飲博遊蕩，習以成性。” 宋 罗大经 《鹤林玉露》卷十三：“由是而之習以成性，居官則不畏三尺，任職則不畏簡書，攫金則不畏市人。”

1. Originally referred to forming habits as inherent nature. Northern Qi, Liu Zhou, "New Discussions · Customs": "When people live in this place, habits become nature, which is called 'custom.'" Tang, Bai Juyi, "Ce Xiang": "I have heard that people have no constant heart, habits become nature; countries have no constant customs, education then changes the ways." 2. Generally used to indicate that bad habits are hard to change. Song, Sima Guang, "Petition to Stop Placing Names on the Guard System": "Villages have rogue youths... drinking, gambling, and wandering; habits become nature." Song, Luo Dajing, "Cranes Forest Jade Dew," volume 13: "Thus habits become nature; in office, not afraid of three-foot rules; in duty, not afraid of writing; grabbing money, not afraid of market people."

蔽：遮；聪：听觉灵敏；明：看得清楚。掩住耳朵，挡住眼睛。比喻对客观事物不闻不问。

perceptive

蛮：粗野。不讲道理，纠缠不放。

plague

用绳当锯子，也能把木头锯断。比喻力量虽小，只要坚持下去，事情就能成功。

a rope can cut through a loglittle strokes fell great oaks

旧指在争夺政权斗争中，成功了的就是合法的，称帝称王；失败了的就是非法的，被称为寇贼。含有成功者权势在手，无人敢责难，失败者却有口难辩的意思。

Victors become kings, losers become bandits

屡遭挫折亦不改变其操守。

Unshaken despite repeated setbacks

顽固地坚持自己的意见，不肯改变。同“固执己见”。

Stubborn preconceptions

附：依附；膻：羊肉的气味。许多蚂蚁趋附羊肉。比喻许多臭味相投的人追求不好的事物。

A myriad of ants swarm about a piece of meat that smells People flock after gain Swarms of ants seek what is rank-smelling

旋踵：旋转足跟，即后退。比喻不畏艰险，坚决向前。亦比喻极短时间内即死去。

Die without turning back

衔：马嚼子；尾：马尾巴。马嚼子接着马尾巴。形容一个紧跟着一个，成单行前进。

march in single file

比喻追求事物次要的、非根本的东西。

Searching Branches and Picking Leaves

怀：怀藏。胸有远大志向。

aim high

形容道理说得透彻，使人心服。

the insensate stones nod in agreement