政如农功，日夜思之，思其始而成其终
I do my job as diligently as a farmer tends to his field. I have it on my mind day and night. I work for a thorough planning at the start. And I’m determined to carry it through to a successful end.
【出处】《左传》
【释义】为政好象务农，要日夜思考它，思考它的开始又思考怎样使它取得圆满的结果，天天从早到晚去实行它。
骨肉之亲，析而不殊
Nothing can sever the blood ties of brothers.
【出处】《汉书•武五子传》
【释义】骨肉至亲，就算分离了，血脉也不会断绝。意指两岸是骨肉至亲，即使分离，也断绝不了那份血浓于水的亲情。
忧国不谋身
I always have the interests of the country in my mind and pursue no personal gains.
【出处】唐代诗人刘禹锡《学阮公体三首》
【释义】意指历史上的贤人达士意气豪迈，忧国忧民而不谋自身利益。读了近千年的历史记载，感情上与古人相通。
如将不尽，与古为新
Only reform ensures continuous existence and growth.
【出处】晚唐诗论家司空图《诗品•纤秾》
【释义】意指你越是深邃地体察自然美景，就能领略诗境的澄明。那诗情也将源源汩汩，泉涌无尽，与历代的名篇一样，意境常新。本来是说作诗，如果这个题材会一直写下去，没有停止的时候，那么就应该和过去人做的相比，写出新意，写出创新。与前句同用，强调思想解放的重要性。
行百里者半九十
Half of the people who have embarked on a 100-mile journey may fall by the wayside.
【出处】西汉•刘向《战国策•秦策五》
【释义】要走一百里，走到九十里也只算走了一半。比喻事情越接近成功，越困难，需要坚持到底，用来勉励人善始善终。
亦余心之所向兮，虽九死其尤未悔
For the ideal that I hold dear to my heart, I will not regret a thousand death to die.
【出处】战国•屈原《离骚》
【释义】这是我心底所向往的，就算是让我死很多次，我也不会后悔（做出的选择）。温总理引用这一句，是强调自己对以后三年任期会坚持到底，勇于直面困难的决心和态度。
人或加讪，心无疵兮
My conscience stays untainted in spite of the rumors and slanders from the outside.
【出处】唐•刘禹锡《子刘子传》
【释义】有的人可能会嘲笑诽谤我，但是我问心无愧，心里没有瑕疵。表达自己虽然被人毁谤，但是自己心地纯洁，问心无愧。
时进则进，时退则退，动静不失其时
Timing is essential in deciding when one should act and when one should stay put.
【出处】《周易•艮卦•彖传》
【原文】艮，止也。时止则止，时行则行，动静不失其时。
【释义】大义是根据时势，要静止就静止，要行动就行动，行动或静止不能失去他的时机。温总理引用这句话强调在当前的国际形势下，中国的经济政策要灵活谨慎，跟随形势的变化而变化。
不畏浮云遮望眼，只缘身在最高层
We (I) have no fear the clouds that may block our sight as we are already at the top of the height.
【出处】宋•王安石《登飞来峰》
【释义】不怕浮云遮住自己远望的视线，只因为自己站在最高的地方。作者以此表达自己不怕奸佞小人的阻扰陷害，一心改革的坚定信念
莫道今年春将尽，明年春色倍还人
Do not regret that the spring is departing, come next year as it will be twice as enchanting.
【出处】杜审言《春日京中有怀》。原文：今年游寓独游秦，愁思看春不当春。上林苑里花徒发，细柳营前叶漫新。公子南桥应尽兴，将军西第几留宾。寄语洛城风日道，明年春色倍还人。
【释义】原文是表达对洛阳春色的留恋之情，说明年的春天会更好。温总理在09年答记者问中做了即兴发挥，改成“莫道今年春将尽，明年春色倍还人”，来回答记者关于金融危机的提问，来表现金融危机只是暂时的，对未来充满信心。
乞火不若取燧，寄汲不若凿井
We would better fetch a flint than beg for light and we would better dig a well ourselves than beg for water from others.
【出处】《淮南子•览冥训》
【释义】向别人借火，不如自己去钻木取火；向别人讨水，不如自己打一口井。比如暂时依靠别人解决问题，不如自己依靠自己，永远地解决问题。在这里温总理的意思是想要度过金融危机，中国不能依赖外国的援助，而应该中国人自己努力，渡过难关。
山重水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一村
After encountering all kind of difficulties and experiencing all kinds of hardships, at the end of the day we will see light at the end of tunnel.
【出处】陆游《游山西村》
【释义】比喻在看似没有希望的境地出现转机。这一句是温总理引用了回答关于中国面对金融危机的问题，是说危机中存在机遇，不能坐等，应该寻找机遇，抓住机遇。
召远在修近，闭祸在除怨
To win distant friends, one needs, first of all, to have good relations with his neighbors. To avoid adversity, one needs to ease animosity.
【出处】《管子・版法》
【释义】想要召来远方的人才,(关键)在于与身边的人修好，避免灾祸的关键在于去除仇怨。这句话体现出的善意很快结出硕果：2007年温家宝总理“东瀛融冰”，中日关系走向“积极构建的新时代”。
志合者，不以山海为远
Even mountains and seas cannot distance people with common aspirations.
【出处】葛洪《抱朴子•博喻》
求木之长者，必固其根本；欲流之远者，必浚其泉源
A tree has to strike a firm root before it can flourish. A river has tohave a fully dredged source before it can flow unceasingly far.
【出处】魏征《谏太宗十思疏》
山明水净夜来霜，数树深红出浅黄
The water is clear and the mountain is bright, the frost comes in at night.Trees are covered with deep scarlet leaves mixed with yellow that is light.
【出处】刘禹锡《秋词二首》
天高任鸟飞，海阔凭鱼跃
The sky is unlimited for birds to fly at ease, as the ocean is boundless for fish to leap at will.
【出处】阮阅《诗话总龟前集》
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园
A single flower does not make spring, while one hundred flowers in fullblossom bring spring to the garden.
【出处】《古今贤文》
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎
Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?
【出处】《论语•学而》
己所不欲，勿施于人
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
【出处】《论语•卫灵公》
为政以德
（He） exercises government by means of his virtue.
【出处】《论语•为政》
（编辑：李梦婕）