retire after winning merit

be afraid to advance - wèi xǐ bù qián

self-examine - fǎn guān nèi zhào

stately manner of the han official - hàn guān wēi yí

fine day - qīng tiān bái rì

regarded as hopeless - bìng rù gāo huāng

make efforts - zhōng liú jī jí

Quiet words and plain words - jìng yán yōng huí

both the higher and lower levels find themselves in a predicament - shàng xià jiāo kùn

focus on only one aspect and neglect all the others - jǔ yī fèi bǎi

a region , where the cultivation of rice and the breeding of fish flourish - yú mǐ zhī xiāng