池：池塘。比喻没有远大抱负的人

Things in the pond

宏：广博。杰出的才能和远大的志向

Great talent and lofty ambition

荣枯：茂盛和枯萎。成功和失败，茂盛和枯萎。指世事的变迁

Success and failure, glory and withering

筚路：柴车。坐着柴车，穿着破衣服，去开辟山林。形容创业的艰苦

Rough path paved with blue vines

仙鹤败坏仙道。指万物皆遵循一定的客观规律，不以人的意志为转移

The crane also loses its way

指事业失败而无所凭依。

Defeat and losing a position

指才智多，志向大。

Ability is strong, ambition is great

形容志向远大。

Aspiration reaches a thousand miles

以蒿当簪，以草作席。形容生活十分艰苦

Hairpin of mugwort and rush mat

奋袂：挥袖；攘襟：撩起衣襟。挥袖攘襟站起。形容愤恨或激动

Rolling up One's Sleeves and Adjusting One's Collar

理：道理；当然：应该这样。按道理应当这样

Of course, reason prevails

树根盘曲，枝节交错。比喻繁维复杂不易解决的事情。

Complex and Twisted Roots

绪：功绩。增加功绩，包含宽容。

Add to emotion and patience

形容经过种种曲折和纡回。

Countless twists and turns

遥：远。远远地互相联系，互相配合

Respond from afar

铲：铲除；谋：营求。革除旧的追求新的

Get rid of the old and plan for the new

南柯：指槐树的南枝。比喻一场美梦

Dreaming of Nanke

指逃避时世。

Hide traces and bide time

沿：顺着。循着水流寻找源头。比喻深究事物的本末

Following the stream back to its source

单：单独。佛教语，比喻认定目标，勇猛精进。后比喻说话直接了当，不绕弯子

Entering with a single saber