回忆过去的苦难，回想今天的幸福生活。

call to mind past sufferings and think over the good times

垫高枕头安心地睡觉。形容无忧无虑。平安无事。

Sleep peacefully on a high pillow

指生活平静到了极点，就希望有所改变。亦指事物的静止状态达到极点，便会向动的方向转化。

be very active physically after a forced quiet After a prolonged rest, one thinks of a move

在露天过夜，在风口吃饭。形容行旅生活的辛苦。

endure the hardships of an arduous journey eat in wind and sleep in the dew

原指平民的服装。旧时比喻隐士的生活。

wearing black shoes and cloth stockings the life of a hermit

比喻险恶的遭遇或严峻的考验。

be beaten by wind and waves be battered by a storm

偷：苟且。奉承迎合别人，使自己能苟且地生活下去。

fall in with others wishes and acquire admittance

沦落：流落，指陷入坏的境地。风尘：旧指娼妓的生活。旧指妇女不幸沦为娼妓。

sink into professions not socially respectable become a courtesan be driven to prostitution

形容妓女卖弄风骚的生活。

flirt near the door with passers-by

辛：辣；茹：吃。形容忍受辛苦或吃尽辛苦。

bear bitter hardships endure all possible hardships drink the bitter cup put up with hardships

指先经历苦难然后过上幸福的日子

bitter first ,sweet later

把祸患变为幸福。指把坏事变成好事。

turn bad fortune into good

指祸害与幸福是相互转化、相互依存的。

Fortune and misfortune coexist

插上翅膀也难飞走。比喻陷入困境，怎么也逃不了。

unable to escape even with wings

形容冬末春初气侯忽冷忽热，冷热不定。

Suddenly warm, yet still cold

犹言尾大不掉。旧时比喻部下的势力很大，无法指挥调度。现比喻机构庞大，指挥不灵。

A big tail is hard to turn

使富有的人安定，贫穷的人得到救济。

Be rich and help the poor

到处奔波。多指为生活所迫或为某一目的四处奔走活动。

rush about or around

吃在冷水里浸过的瓜果。形容暑天消夏的生活。

floating melons and plums submerged in water pursue summer joys

为祖先增添光荣。旧指光耀门庭。

reflect credit on the fore-fathers add luster to the ancestors bring glory to ones family and ancestors