比喻社会生活繁华安乐。

Heavenly officials on earth

应：适应，适合。顺应天命，合乎人心。

act according to Gods will and the desire of the people

衣裳单薄，食物很少。形容生活困苦。

Wearing thin clothes and eating meager food

备：尽、全。尝：经历。受尽了艰难困苦。

suffer untold hardships

指人民安居乐业则国家太平。

When the foundation is solid, the country is peaceful

涸：水涸，干涸；辙：车轮的痕迹。干涸的车沟里的小鱼。比喻在困境中急待援助的人

Fish stranded in a dried-up rut

没齿：终身。一辈子也忘不了。

Unforgettable for a lifetime

亲身经历那种盛况。

be present in person on the grand occasion

在困苦中勉强自寻欢乐。

seek joy amidst sorrow try to enjoy oneself despite ones suffering find joy amid hardship

忍、含：忍受。形容忍受耻辱。

eat dust/eat dirt/bear shame and humiliation

蔬食：粗食。穿布衣，吃粗粮。形容生活清苦。

coarse clothes and simple fare a thrifty and simple life

变坏事为好事。

a fault on the right side

不迭：不停止。形容连声叫苦。

complain incessantly pour out endless grievances

扶：帮助；济：搭救，拯救。扶助有危难的人，救济困苦的人。

help those in danger and aid these in distress

副：相称。指盛名之下，实际难与相符。

Reputation is hard to live up to

比垒起的蛋还危险。比喻极其危险。

Precarious as stacked eggs

灾祸的根源。旧指坏的儿子。

Evil root and disaster fetus

到处奔波。多指为生活所迫或为某一目的四处奔走活动。

(saying) hustle about go here and there

牖：窗子；枢：门的转轴。破瓮做窗，绳作门轴。比喻贫穷人家。

Earthen window and rope hinge

灾难很多，而且严重。

disaster-ridden