monkey see, monkey do
... losing my mind 丧失理智 Monkey see, monkey do 上行下效 My aunt is a pistol 姨妈是个精力充沛的人 ...
teach by precept and example
...请求她如何(how)做,或者强制(enforce)她必需(must)成为如何(how)的人,而是在上行下效(teach by precept and example)中告知(tell)她不管做什么事,都要经心、尽意、尽性、努力(do all one can),不给自己留下遗憾。
Superiors acting and inferiors imitating
Sounds imitating the cry of a partridge行不得也哥哥 Superiors acting and inferiors imitating上行下效 He’ s very clever at imitating his friends他非常擅长于模仿朋友的言行 ..
上行下效意为上面或上辈的人怎样做,下面或下辈的人就学着怎样做。