比喻极微小的东西。

A shred or half a grain

求取功名和宠信。

Seek credit and favor

指谗言造成灾祸。

Teeth trying to be cunning

旧小说多用来形容侠客、盗贼等跳上房顶，在上面飞快地行走。

jump up on the roof and walk fast on it

指雕琢淫词艳句。同“拈花摘艳”。

Plucking flowers and selecting beauties

靠在车前横木上旁观。比喻置身事外。

Observing from the side of the carriage

皮相：从表面上看。没有说到点子上的肤浅看法。

superficial talk or opinion

指空前绝后。亦用作讽刺。

I do not see the ancients and cant see the generations to come

比喻优点多而缺点少。瑜，玉的光采；瑕，玉的毛病。

Highlight the good while overlooking the flaws

静：安静；令：和善。指用花言巧语和媚态来迷惑他人。

Speak calmly with proper expression

临：及；讳：避讳。作文时不须避讳。

Candid in Writing

大发议论，长于说理。形容能言善辩。

be an eloquent speaker be loud and violent in argument

高妙空洞、不切空际的议论。

talk high-sounding phrases

指前朝留下的历经世变的老人。

Leaving the old and the common people

指文辞浅近，但不简炼。

Words nearly redundant

说话、做事多方掩饰，不爽快。

Hide some things and deceive others

形容穷思苦索，刻意为之。同“刿鉥心腑”。

Piercing the heart and kidneys

指当着众人或有关各方之面。

Three heads and six faces

指零碎的文字材料。同“片言只字”。

Fragmentary words and sentences

前面的部队投降敌方，反过来打自己人。

Former followers turn traitor