情如兄弟。比喻彼此感情好，关系密切。

act towards one another like brothers and sisters

比喻考虑问题时从主观愿望出发，只从好的方面着想打算。

indulge in wishful thinking

闭关自守，不与外国往来。

seclusion

白头：头发白。指夫妻相爱相守一直到老

reach old age

鸳鸯：鸟名，常比喻夫妻。使夫妇互易错配。也比喻胡乱配合姻缘。

misarrangement of matches/misarrangement of personnel/misarrange matches

治理国家，使之太平、安定。

Govern the country and secure the nation

指儿女成家。

a man should take a wife and a woman should take a husband

指谈恋爱。

amorism

比翼：翅膀挨着翅膀。双飞：成双的并飞。比喻夫妻情投意合，在事业上并肩前进。

fly wing to wing

天然的道理和人的常情。

natures justice and human feelings

男女之间有严格区别。旧时用以强调应严守封建礼教。

Between the sexes there should be a prudent reserve A distinction should be made between males and f Males an dfemales should be treated differently

布衣：平民。旧指贫寒老友。

friend one made when one was a commoner or in humble circumstances

指行动自由，没有阻碍。又指作文用字独具一格，后指单独往来。

act independently without seeking company completely independent coming and going freely not a slavish follower of fashions with no restrictions

指有独特见解自成体系的论著。

statements of a school

故：故人，老友。有亲戚朋友的关系。

share benefit with relatives and friends

合璧：圆形有孔的玉叫璧，半圆形的叫半璧，两个半璧合成一个圆叫“合璧”。比喻中国和外国的好东西合到一块。

blending the east and the west

指买卖双方之间的关系。比喻人与人之间以利害关系为转移的交情。

Business dealings

形容很短的时间。同“一朝一夕”。

From one morning to one night

终身：一生。关系一辈子的大事情，多指婚姻。

a great event affecting ones whole life (especially in reference to marriage)

告老：因年老而告退；还：回，返；家：故乡、故里。因年老而辞职回归故乡安度晚年。

Retire and Return Home