歌声宛转如黄莺，舞姿轻盈如飞燕。亦形容景色宜人，形势大好。

Singing orioles and dancing swallows

鸟语：鸟鸣如同讲话一般。形容春天动人的景象。

birds sing and flowers give forth fragrance

指着天、日发誓，表白心迹。同“指天誓日”。

Point at the heavens and the sun

形容马行疾速。同“追风蹑景”。

Chasing the wind and pursuing shadows

梧桐落叶最早，故以之表示秋天来临。后亦以比喻事物衰落的征兆。

A Single Leaf Falls from the Wutong Tree

旧指妓院或妓院聚集之处。

Willow paths and flower streets

春雨贵如油。形容春雨可贵。

Spring rain like oil

指自封为王，称霸一方。

The way is scarce and claims solitude

黄莺在歌唱，小燕子在飞舞。形容春天鸟儿喧闹活跃的景象。现常比喻蓬勃兴旺的景象。

Orioles sing and swallows dance

浮云：飘浮的云彩。把富贵看成飘浮的云彩。比喻把金钱、地位看得很轻。

look down money and powerful status

形容闹得很凶。

Striking the ground and overturning the sky

A man is never happy for a thousand days and a flower never blooms for a hundred

如云似海的愁思。

Cloudy sorrow and sea-like longing

指对父母或祖先的怀念。

The feeling of frost and dew

天：自然规律；人：人事；际：际遇。自然和人事之间的相互关系。

The boundary between heaven and man

比喻坚强可靠的势力。

Iron walls and copper mountains

目光敏锐，可以看清鸟兽的毫毛，而看不到一车柴草。比喻为人精明，只看到小节，看不到大处。

cant see the forest for the trees

比喻自不量力。

Mayflies shaking a big tree

甘：甘心；寂寞：孤寂、冷落。形容不甘心被冷落或急于想参与某件事情。

be unwilling to remain out of the limelight unwilling to live in obscurity

调弄风月。比喻男女间的谈情说爱。

Play the wind and manipulate the moon (flirt)