彘：猪。指教育孩子说实话，要以身作则

Zengzi killing the pig

草率：粗枝大叶，敷衍了事。形容办事不认真

Act rashly

四肢不劳动，形容脱离劳动。

The body is idle and unskilled

只有一个心眼儿，没有别的考虑。形容做事专心致志。

To be wholehearted; to do something with single-minded devotion and undivided attention.

积：积累；囤：囤积。指储存粮食和草料等战备物资

Collecting grass and storing grain

传说孔子的学生子贡，在游楚返晋过汉阴，见一位老人抱着水瓮去灌园，就建议他用机械汲水，老人不愿意。比喻安于拙陋的淳朴生活

Water the garden with an urn

宫：宫殿；重：多；仞：古代长度单位，周时为八尺，汉时为七尺。比喻学问渊博，不可企及

The palace walls are many ren high

囊萤：晋代人车胤收集萤火虫读书；积雪：晋代人孙康映雪读书。形容刻苦攻读，勤学上进

Firefly in a bag accumulates snow

积：集聚；微：细微；著：显著。微不足道的事物，经过长期积累，就会变得显著

Accumulating small things leads to significant results

砥砺：磨刀石，磨练。自己刻苦地磨练

Deep self-encouragement

墨客：文人；骚人：诗人。泛指文人

Literary men and poets

报告家人平安的书信

Safe home letter

及：趁着；锋：锋利。趁锋利的时候用它。比喻乘可行之机而行事

Test the edge

入室：到家；弟子：学生，徒弟。指学问技能得师传达到高深境地的学生或门徒

Household disciple

长久坚持下去，形容有恒心。

To persevere; to persist with constancy of purpose over a long period.

废：停止；寝：睡觉。顾不得睡觉，忘记了吃饭。形容专心致志

Forget to eat and sleep

洽：广博。见闻和知识非常广博

Well-informed and broadly knowledgeable

粲然：鲜明的样子。形容事物色彩鲜明。指成绩卓著

Brilliant and impressive

枉：徒然。空用心计，白费力气。形容毫无收效

Pervert to use schemes

闪电行于天空。比喻极其迅速

Electric fire running through the sky