the way to get on in the world; ways of conducting oneself in society ? 只不過(guò)要他們經(jīng)驗(yàn)人世間的種種事故，把他們自己的心思?xì)饬ν鼈儼l(fā)生交涉，從中獲得一些根本的～的能力罷了。(葉圣陶《倪煥之》232) All he wanted was that they should get a foretaste of some of the things they would come up against in the adult world so that they could apply their minds and energy to them and in so doing acquire some attitude for making a way for themselves in the world and living in it.
立身處世li shen chu shi
the way one gets along with the world
立身處世lì shēn chǔ shì
指人在社會(huì)上待人接物的活動(dòng)。get on in the world, the way one conducts oneself in society, get on in life, behave oneself, conduct oneself in society