同“迟疑观望”。

Hesitate and look around

泥：拘泥；执：执拘，约束限制。比喻用古代的陈规硬套今天的事物

Clinging to the past while insisting on the present

炳烛：点燃蜡烛。指不能持久的光亮

Bright as a candle

早晨开花傍晚凋谢。比喻生命短促，荣辱无常

Flourish in the morning and perish in the evening

阔：宽广。指天空广大，大地辽阔

The land is vast and the sky is long

参、辰，二星名。参与辰，日与月相对立，故用以比喻互不相关或势不两

Stars, hours, sun and moon

跨：兼有；州、郡：古代行政区。形容涉足的区域广大

Crossing states and surpassing counties

王侯、武将和文臣。指古代统治阶级的上层代表势力

Marquises, kings, generals, and prime ministers

湮：埋没。年代久远

Years go by and generations are distant

淹：滞留。形容时间久远

Years pass and days are long

带：衣带；河：黄河；厉：通“砺”，磨刀石；山：泰山。黄河细得像条衣带，泰山小得像块磨刀石。比喻国基久远，国祚长久

Cross rivers and scale mountains;

毙：死亡。早晨开花傍晚凋谢。比喻生命短促，荣辱无常

Flourish in the morning and die in the evening

指遥远的外国

Fuyu from overseas

万年：久远。指精神或品德永世长存

Last for ten thousand years

①比喻收益迅速。②比喻时间短促。

Morning sowing and evening harvest

用今人与历史上的古人相比

Compare Today with Yesterday

料：揣度。预料未来的事态发展就像眼前一样清楚

Estimating distant things as if they are near

旧指都城里豪奢轻狂的贵家子弟。

A youth from Chang'an

迎送。多指岁月流逝。宾，通“儐”，指迎接。餞，指送别。

Hosts bid farewell to the sun and moon

卷：收起。形容像流星和闪电那样迅速

Electric whirlwind flying