1. 我常听说宫里的事福祸相依，到底是好事还是祸事，还不一定呢!

I often hear that in the palace the good things and bad things are closely associated. So, no one knows exactly what will happen.

 

*…and…are closely associated：…和…息息相关

 

2. 在这个紫禁城里，一个人，连一棵树都不如。

In the Forbidden City, a person, sometimes, is inferior to a tree.

 

*be inferior to：不如、比…劣等

 

3. 这儿啊，谁也照应不了谁，自求多福吧！

In this place, you can rely on nobody but yourself.

 

4. 凡是标榜自己，抬高自己，吹嘘自己的人啊，别犹豫，狠狠地啐上一口。

When you meet those who like bragging¹ about themselves, don’t hesitate to spit on them!

 

*brag about：吹嘘

*hesitate：vi.犹豫

*spit on：向...吐口水

 

5. 势比人强，一个鸡蛋，怎么敢去碰石头?

Just like an ant can't topple a big tree, a person cannot reverse the trend.

 

*topple：vt.推倒

*reverse：vt.扭转

 

6. 换成我，千万人的唾沫，我也能唾面自干。哪怕就是要我跪着等，我也要等下去，直到真相大白的那一天。

If I were you, I would humbly² wait for the truth coming out, no matter how many people get me wrong and spit on my face.

 

*get somebody wrong：冤枉某人

 

7. 什么样的女人到了宫里来，到最后都变成了一个样，再聪明，再漂亮，再珍贵，到了最后，还不是都成了鱼眼珠，泯然众人矣。

Whoever comes to the palace would end up exactly with the same result: no matter how outstanding you are at the beginning, you will eventually become one of the emperor’s numerous concubines.

 

*end up with：以...告终

*concubine：嫔妃

 

8. 人心存良善，更应懂自保。

People are good in nature, but they still should learn how to protect themselves.

 

*in nature：在本性上

 

9. 病猫始终是病猫，纵然咆哮一声，也成不了老虎

A sick cat will always be a sick cat. A loud purr doesn’t make it a tiger.

 

*purr：n.猫叫

 

10.我只知道别人不找我麻烦，我也不会去找事。怕输就用卑鄙的手段，只会让别人瞧不起你。

I am a big believer of the saying "never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you". Those cheap tricks will do you no good but only make you appear more despicable.

 

*never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you：英文谚语，即“别招惹麻烦”

*cheap tricks：低劣的伎俩

*despicable：adj.卑鄙可恶的

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