The play of borusse

a pleasure which would cost one nothing - huì ér bù fèi

cannot do one thing and neglect the other - bù kě piān fèi

Strike a knot with one's hands - fǔ zhǎng jī jié

downhearted - xīn ruò sǐ huī

gathering of talents - rén wén huì cuì

be guilty of a crime for which one deserves to die ten thousand deaths - zuì gāi wàn sǐ

revered earliest ancestor - bù tiāo zhī zǔ

firm and unyielding character - zhēng zhēng tiě gǔ

Eyes and ears - wéi yǎn xiāng ěr

a dried up tree comes to life again - kū mù shēng huā