look with anxiety at the world’s ills; watch the country’s ills with deep concern
❍ 他～，浮想联翩。He surveyed the world with concern,thoughts thronging his mind.
蒿目时艰hāo mù shí jiān
蒿：远望；时艰：时势艰难危险。指对危难的世事或时局深感忧虑不安。look with anxiety at the world’s ills, watch the country’s ills with deep concern, foresee and worry about worldly troubles