初次见面就象老朋友一样。

One face as before

琴瑟：古乐器名，比喻夫妇。①指琴瑟合奏时，声音没有调整得和谐。②比喻夫妻不和。

unadjustable

不用邀请自己前来。多指不速之客

come without invitation

牛郎织女为神话人物，从牵牛星、织女星的星名衍化而来。比喻分居两地的夫妻。也泛指一对恋人。

The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid

情如兄弟。比喻彼此感情好，关系密切。

act towards one another like brothers and sisters

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

形容事情错综复杂，难以辨别清楚。

confused and unable to distinguish between male and famele bewildering complicated and confusing

煎煮得为什么那样急。比喻兄弟间自相残害。

Why so urgent in mutual torment

利用职权非法取得钱财

bribery and corruption

从今到古无所不谈，无不评论。形容谈话内容广泛

Talk about present and past

表示两家结成姻亲。

union of two families

指谈恋爱。

amorism

天然的道理和人的常情。

natures justice and human feelings

猫同老鼠睡在一起。比喻官吏失职，包庇下属干坏事。也比喻上下狼狈为奸。

The cat and the rat are asleep togetherofficials and thieves in league collude with sb. as partners in crime

贫困时结交的知心朋友。

friends that have seen poverty together friends in days of poverty

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

礼仪：礼节和仪式；邦：国家。指讲究礼节和仪式的国家。

state of ceremonies