花近高楼伤客心，万方多难此登临。

　　锦江春色来天地，玉垒浮云变古今。

　　北极朝廷终不改，西山寇盗莫相侵。

　　可怜后主还祠庙，日暮聊为梁甫吟。

　　A peony is a showy flower.

　　牡丹是艳丽的花。

　　The two men are on intimate terms.

　　那两个人走得挺近的。

　　The two brothers are about the same height.

　　这兄弟俩高矮差不多。

　　A retired worker lives upstairs.

　　楼上住的是一位退休老工人。

　　The death of his friend made him sad at heart.

　　友人之死使他十分伤心。

　　She says so out of politeness.

　　她这么说是出于客气。

　　Out of sight, out of mind.

　　眼不见，心不想。

　　Everything's hard at the beginning.

　　万事开头难。

　　He remained calm even in the face of danger.

　　就是面临危险，他也方寸不乱。

　　He was saved from serious injury, thanks to that brilliant doctor.

　　他重伤得救，多亏了那位高明的医生。

　　How can we let the matter rest here?

　　难道就罢了不成？

　　I shall be careful hereafter.

　　我此后将小心。

　　The higher up, the greater the fall.

　　登得高，摔得重。

　　A double blessing is at the door.

　　双喜临门。

　　Glorious future!

　　前程似锦！

　　It's easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person's nature.

　　江山易改，本性难移。

　　This place is like spring all the year round.

　　这个地方四季如春。

　　There are people of every sort in the world.

　　世界上有各色人等。

　　We should receive any visitors enthusiastically.

　　我们应热情接待来访者。

　　The weather favored us.

　　天公作美。

　　We still lag behind others in many respects.

　　我们还有许多地方不如人家。

　　The statue was carved out of jade.

　　这座塑像是玉雕的。

　　The snow is piling up.

　　雪愈垒愈高。

　　His understanding of his mistake is rather superficial.

　　他对错误的认识比较浮浅。

　　The beating of gongs and drums resounded to the skies.

　　锣鼓声响彻云霄。

　　The weather is changeable.

　　天气变化无常。

　　Beer is a beverage of the most remote antiquity.

　　啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

　　The delegation will arrive here today.

　　代表团今天到达。

　　What magnificent northern scenery!

　　好一派北国风光!

　　He is liable to go to extremes.

　　他很容易走极端。

　　This window faces south.

　　这个窗户朝阳。

　　Where can we park the car?

　　汽车停(廷)在哪儿？

　　He died at the age of eighty-nine.

　　他终年八十九岁。

　　The mend in your dress scarcely shows.

　　你衣服上补过的地方几乎看不出来。

　　The date for the meeting has been changed.

　　会议改期了。

　　The village is to the west of this town.

　　那村庄在此城的西方。

　　The mountaineers sing folk songs for amusement.

　　山居者以唱山歌作消遣。

　　Turn the vat upside down.

　　把缸扣(寇)过来。

　　It's against the law to steal and sell cultural relics.

　　盗卖文物是犯法的。

　　Let sleeping dogs lie.

　　莫惹是非。

　　My idea is contrary to his.

　　我的想法和他的相反。

　　He embezzled public funds.

　　他侵吞公款。

　　There is nothing to worry about.

　　没有什么可担心的。

　　Nobody wants pity from his friends.

　　没有人需要朋友怜悯。

　　He is engaged in logistics work.

　　他是搞后勤的。

　　In our work we must differentiate what is primary from what is secondary.

　　我们干工作要分清主次。

　　We have to fight in self-defense.

　　我们不得不自卫还击。

　　Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.

　　绝对完美的词(祠)典是罕见的。

　　That's a splendid way to handle the matter!

　　这个办法真妙(庙)!

　　Put this item on our daily work schedule.

　　把这项工作提到议事日程上来。

　　The evening mists were hovering over the field.

　　暮霭笼罩着田野。

　　Let's have a chat when you are free.

　　有空儿咱们聊聊天。

　　For this reason we must abstain from voting.

　　为此，我们不能投票。

　　The beam has been set in place.

　　梁已架好。

　　She was tutored at home during her illness.

　　生病期间她在家接受私人教师的辅(甫)导。

　　The money market has been very stringent since last week.

　　一周以来银(吟)根奇紧。