嫌弃贫穷，喜爱富有。指对人的好恶以其贫富为准。

despise the poor and curry favor with the rich

鱼在锅里游。比喻处境十分危险，有行将灭亡之虞。

Fish swim in a boiling cauldron

艰难困苦地创办事业。

pioneer an enterprise with painstaking efforts

还象原来那样安安稳稳。

Calm as before

燕子把窝做在帷幕上。比喻处境非常危险。

in a precarious position a swallow nesting on a canopy

燕子把窝做在帷幕上。比喻处境非常危险。

Yan nest in danger

指人在该装糊涂的时候难得糊涂。

"Where ignorance is bliss, its folly to be wise."

指顺从天道的就生存，违背天道的则灭亡。

Those who follow the Heavens law will survive those who go against it will perish

席：席子；指坐具；丰：多；履：鞋子，指踩在脚下的东西；厚：丰厚。比喻祖上遗产丰富。也形容生活优裕。

coddle onself

迷糊不清的样子，模糊一片，不分明。

Confused and chaotic

家里穷得象水冲洗过一样。形容极度贫穷。

utterly destitute penniless

荒唐淫乱，不知羞耻。形容生活糜烂。

shameless dissipation

勉强人家去做他不能做或不愿做的事情。

force someone to do something against his will

绝路。比喻陷入绝境，没有出路。

Have no way out

作战中弹药用完了，粮食也断绝了。指无法继续作战的危险处境。

run out of ammunition and food

指幸运的事不会接连到来。

felicity never turns out in pairs

比喻好人落入坏人的手中，处境极端危险。

Sheep entering a tiger's den

弊：破；羸：瘦弱。破车瘦马。比喻处境贫穷。

Worn-out cart and lean horse

超：高超脱俗；物外：世外。超出世俗生活之外。引申为置身事外。

hold oneself aloof from the world

饥饿与寒冷一齐逼来。形容无衣无食，生活极其贫困。

Hunger and cold come together