鹧鸪叫声的拟意，表示行路艰难。

Unable to act, oh brother

指居官食禄。同“衣租食税”。

Clothing, food, taxes, and rent

劫：强取；济：救济。夺取富人的财产，救济穷人。

rob the rich and help the poor

比喻社会生活繁华安乐。

Heavenly officials on earth

比喻生存有术。

Defecating gold and urinating silver

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

指不辜负别人的差使。

have succeeded in carrying out an assignment

祝颂语。谓幸福、长寿、健康、安宁诸福齐备。

good fortune, long life, health and peace

拿腔拿调，故意做作想引人注意或吓唬人。

Put on airs and affect manners

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

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

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

形容所居之处穷僻简陋。亦作“席门蓬巷”。

Seats at doors in remote alleys

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

难：灾祸。遇到巨大的灾难而没有死掉。形容幸运地脱险。

escape from death in a great catastrophe be delivered from a great danger escape death in a great calamity