大块：大地。原指大自然锦绣般美好的景色。后用以称赞别人内容丰富的长篇文章。

long article

指将历法付予百姓，使知时令变化，不误农时。后以之指颁布历书。同“敬授人时”。

Respectfully Convey the Times to the People

绵绵：延续不绝的样子。接连不断，一直延续下去。亦作“绵绵不息”、“绵绵不绝”、“绵延不绝”。

Continuous without break

指一并被杀。同“骈首就戮”。

Standing together to face death

靠山依海。

Resting on the mountain, embracing the sea

指祝而得益不能胜过诅而受损。

Blessings that cannot outweigh curses

回复到人本来的淳厚、朴实的状态或本性。同“还淳返朴”。

Return to simplicity and purity

很黑暗

very dark pitch dark

比喻违背准绳、准则。

To scribble in vain and correct the rule

没有根据、无从查证的话。

Groundless talk

指可以奉为行为准则的教诲之言。

Words of discipline and regulation

嘴和牙齿都有香味。比喻所读的作品意味深长，隽永宜人。

Mouth sweet as fragrance

心神陶醉向往。

Divinely intoxicated and devoted

比喻用文字进行的辩论、争执。

battle of the books

弘：大。高深空洞不切实际的谈论。

Talk grandly and discuss broadly

形容时间非常宝贵。

A moment worth a thousand gold pieces

形容对情况非常清楚，好象指着自己的手掌给人看。

As clear as the palm of one's hand

比喻敞开胸怀，心地坦白。

Open one's chest and loosen one's belt

指说话轻率，言语随便。也比喻人爱说俏皮话。

have a caustic and sharp tongue

犹言向善而去除邪恶。同“迁善黜恶”。

Move toward goodness and abandon evil