darting and dashing

between two fires - jìn tuì wú yī

turn a cold shoulder to sb. - luò luò mù mù

surpass ten years of reading - shèng dú shí nián shū

find amusement when the occasion arises - féng chǎng zuò qù

Root after root - gēn lián zhū bá

It's been a long time - yī rì sān fù

Singing and dancing - tú gē xiàng wǔ

study by the light of reflected snow or glow-worms - xuě chuāng yíng jǐ

raise false alarms - zì xiāng jīng rǎo

add a punch line - jiá shàng tiān háo