继承前代的，启发后代的。

inherit the pase and usher in the future serve as a link between past and future

犹谈话。

Words and speech

指话多而尖酸刻薄，使人厌恶。

be garrulous and sharp-tongued

指诵读诗文时的声音响亮而顺口。

Easy to remember

象蜜糖一样甜的话。比喻为了骗人而说得动听的话。

honey-mouthedspeaking honeyed words

指自己觉得美好而得意；多用于形容对自己的成绩感到满足得意，表现出一种轻浮的样子。

Self-satisfied

赏：称赞。谁看见了都称赞。

be praised by all

存：保留。指把问题保留下来，暂不讨论。

leave the question open

指真实的，毫无疑问

as I live

指反复无常。

Three reversals and four folds

比喻叙述事情或转述别人的话，为了夸大，添上原来没有的内容。

add colour and emphasis toadd highly coloured details toembellish

手脚不干净。比喻小偷小摸。

Hands and feet broken

书：书信。信中难以充分表达其意。后多作书信结尾习用语。

I have much more to say than I can write in this letter

泛指闲谈、空谈。

Talking about emptiness while speaking of existence

发：表达，传达。尽情地发表各种意见和评论。

bounce off

形容诗文写得绚丽多采，非常漂亮。亦作“笔底生花”、“笔下生花”。

Flowers bloom from the pen

指单独一家一户

single household

谈话一无所获

waste ones breath

只会吃饭不会干活

Living off others without contributing

一句话价值千金。常用以形容所言之富有价值。

A word worth a thousand in gold