一见如故feel like old friends at the first meeting
升华sublimation; raise things to a higher level
历代successive/past dynasties; previous/past generations
同期corresponding/same period; the same term/year
同窗study in the same school; classmate
吻合coincide; join by anastomosis
唱腔vocal music in Chinese opera
实物material/real object; matter
标尺surveyor's rod; common name for rear sight
水利water conservancy/control; water conservancy project
源远流长distant source and long river; time-honoured
演奏give an instrumental performance
礼教Confucian or feudal ethic code
结拜become sworn brothers/sisters
结识get acquainted with somebody
身体力行earnestly practice what one advocates/preaches
轨迹trajectory; path along which a person goes through his or her life
遗产inheritance; cultural wealth or material wealth handed down in history