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21. 古人常以浮大白来形容开怀畅饮。

    gǔ​rén cháng yǐ fú dà​bái lái xíng​róng kāi​huái chàng​yǐn.

    Ancients often used the phrase 'draining a large cup' to describe drinking to one's heart's content.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

22. 古人讲究食道，认为进食应有节制。

    gǔ​rén jiǎng​jiu shí​dào, rèn​wéi jìn​shí yīng yǒu jié​zhì.

    The ancients emphasized dietary principles, believing that one should eat in moderation.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 古人出行前往往会挑选一个吉日。

    gǔ​rén chū​xíng qián wǎng​wǎng huì tiāo​xuǎn yī gè jí​rì.

    In ancient times, people often chose an auspicious day before setting out on a journey.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

24. 古人讲究服饵之术，以求长生不老。

    gǔ​rén jiǎng​jiu fú ěr zhī shù, yǐ​qiú cháng​shēng​bù​lǎo.

    Ancient people believed in the art of consuming elixirs to seek immortality.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

25. 古人认为在忌日出行是不吉利的。

    gǔ​rén rèn​wéi zài jì​rì chū​xíng shì bù jí​lì de.

    The ancients believed it was unlucky to travel on the anniversary of a relative's death.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

26. 古人常在箭支的末端装饰彩色鸟羽。

    gǔ​rén cháng zài jiàn​zhī de mò​duān zhuāng​shì cǎi​sè niǎo​yǔ.

    Ancient people often decorated the ends of arrows with colorful bird feathers.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

27. 古人常将社会阶层划分为士、农、工、商。

    gǔ​rén cháng jiāng shè​huì jiē​céng huà​fēn wéi shì, nóng, gōng, shāng.

    Ancient people often divided society into four classes: scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

28. 古人常在祭堂恭敬地挂起祖先的神像。

    gǔ​rén cháng zài jì​táng gōng​jìng de guà​qǐ zǔ​xiān de shén​xiàng.

    Ancient people often respectfully hung portraits of their ancestors in ancestral halls.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

29. 古人用竹子扎成藩，用来围挡自家的禽畜。

    gǔ​rén yòng zhú​zi zā chéng fān, yòng​lái wéi​dǎng zì​jiā de qín​chù.

    Ancient people used bamboo to make fences to enclose their livestock.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

30. 古人喜欢在身上佩戴薰草，以此获得清香。

    gǔ​rén xǐ​huan zài shēn​shang pèi​dài xūn​cǎo, yǐ cǐ huò​dé qīng​xiāng.

    Ancient people liked to wear fragrant herbs on their bodies to enjoy their pleasant scent.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

31. 古人常带上一束腊作为拜见老师的礼物。

    gǔ​rén cháng dài​shàng yī shù xī zuò​wéi bài​jiàn lǎo​shī de lǐ​wù.

    The ancients often brought a bundle of dried meat as a gift when visiting a teacher.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

32. 古人席地而坐，通常会铺上厚厚的干草为藉。

    gǔ​rén xí​dì'ér​zuò, tōng​cháng huì pū shàng hòu​hòu de gān​cǎo wéi jiè.

    Ancient people sat on the ground and would usually spread a thick layer of dry grass as a mat.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

33. 古人出远门时，会带上糗这种容易保存的干粮。

    gǔ​rén chū yuǎn​mén shí, huì dài​shàng qiǔ zhè zhǒng róng​yì bǎo​cún de gān​liáng.

    When people in ancient times traveled long distances, they would bring 'qiu,' a type of dry ration that was easy to preserve.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

34. 古人通过圭表投下的影子来确定冬至和夏至。

    gǔ​rén tōng​guò guī biǎo tóu​xià de yǐng​zi lái què​dìng Dōng​zhì hé Xià​zhì.

    The ancients determined the winter and summer solstices by observing the shadows cast by the gnomon.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

35. 古人通过观察星象的变化，来占得年成的丰歉。

    gǔ​rén tōng​guò guān​chá xīng​xiàng de biàn​huà, lái zhān dé nián​cheng de fēng qiàn.

    Ancient people predicted whether the year's harvest would be bountiful or poor by observing changes in the stars.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

36. 古人常说的“码瑙”，其实就是我们现在见到的玛瑙。

    gǔ​rén cháng shuō de“ mǎ nǎo”, qí​shí jiù shì wǒ​men xiàn​zài jiàn​dào de mǎ​nǎo.

    What the ancients called 'manao' is actually the agate we see today.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

37. 古人认为，当下级发现上级有错时，应当直言规谏。

    gǔ​rén rèn​wéi, dāng xià​jí fā​xiàn shàng​jí yǒu cuò shí, yīng​dāng zhí​yán guī jiàn.

    Ancient people believed that when a subordinate finds a superior to be in error, they should offer direct admonition.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

38. 古人在茫茫大海上常根据北斗的方向来辨别南北。

    gǔ​rén zài máng​máng dà​hǎi shàng cháng gēn​jù Běi​dǒu de fāng​xiàng lái biàn​bié nán​běi.

    Ancient people often relied on the direction of the Big Dipper to tell north from south at sea.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

39. 这套伦理准则被古人视为不可更改的万世不磨之彝。

    zhè tào lún​lǐ zhǔn​zé bèi gǔ​rén shì​wéi bù kě gēng​gǎi de wàn​shì bù mó zhī yí.

    This set of ethical codes was regarded by the ancients as an eternal and immutable law.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

40. 为了能在深夜坚持读书，他学着古人的样子刺股提神。

    wèi​le néng zài shēn​yè jiān​chí dú​shū, tā xué zhe gǔ​rén de yàng​zi cì gǔ tí​shén.

    To stay awake for his late-night studies, he followed the example of the ancients and pricked his thigh.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary