凄风：寒冷的风；苦雨：久下成灾的雨。形容天气恶劣。后用来比喻境遇悲惨凄凉。

vile weather/wretched circumstances

日：太阳，比喻君王。天上没有两个太阳。旧喻一国不能同时有两个国君。比喻凡事应统于一，不能两大并存。

There cannot be two kings in a country

和平常一样有说有笑。形容态度自然。

Talk and laugh at ease

桃花李花竞相开放。形容春光艳丽。

Peach and plum trees vie with one another in the splendor of their blossoms Peach and plum emulate each other in spring time

人在呼喊，马在嘶鸣。形容一片喧闹声。

people bustling and horses neighing a busy,prosperous country scene

河山：国土。无限美好的祖国大地。

beautiful rivers and mountains ones beloved country

马马虎虎地就收了兵。比喻工作不负责任，不细致，不慎重。

withdraw troops in a hurry declare the matter closed before it is throughly settled beat a hasty retreat hastily wind up the matter

风很平静，阳光暖人。

the winds blow gently and the sunshine is warm bright sunshine and gentle breeze the breeze is balmy, the sun warm the weather is warm with a refreshing wind blowing

花甲：旧时用天干和地支相互配合作为纪年，六十年为一花甲，亦称一个甲子。花：形容干支名号错综参差。指六十岁。

Sixty years of age

思想活动极频繁。

have disquieting thoughts surging in ones mind

升上天空，钻入地下。形容神通广大。也比喻为实现某种目的而四处奔走。

try by hook to seek

腊月：农历十二月。指冬季最寒冷的腊月天。

severe winter dead of winter

旧指小贩和差役。泛指旧社会里地位低下者。

small tradesmen and porters pedlars and menial servants

沿波：顺着水流；讨源：探索源头。循着水流寻找源头。原比喻作文时由次要的写到主要的，最后点出主题。后比喻探讨事物的本末。

trace the water and search for its source follow up the stream and seek the source make a thorough investigation of a thing

人世社会和神仙世界。指景物极美好的处所。多比喻境遇完全不同。

Heaven and earth on human side

犹颓垣废井。形容荒凉破败的景象。

Crumbling walls and ruined buildings

盈：满；食：通“蚀”。月亮圆的时候就容易发生月蚀。比喻事物盛到极点就会衰落。

When the moon is full, it wanes

铁树：也叫苏铁，常绿乔木，不常开花。比喻事情非常罕见或极难实现。

something that very rarely happens

把琴当柴烧，把鹤煮了吃。比喻糟蹋美好的事物。

destroy the thing valuable or fine

原指描写刻画细致生动，现在指丑态毕露。

describe in minute, vivid detail