穷途：处境困窘。形容到了无路可走的地步。

be at the end of the rope, driven into an impasse

古代传说，殷纣以酒为池，以肉为林，为长夜之饮。原指荒淫腐化、极端奢侈的生活，后也形容酒肉极多。

lakes of wine and forests of meat unbridled debaucher and licentiousness

颠沛：跌倒，比喻穷困，受挫折；流离：浪落。由于灾荒或战乱而流转离散。形容生活艰难，四处流浪。

be destitute and homeless

指双方争吵、斗争、比赛等相持不下，难以分开。有时也形容双方关系十分亲密，分不开。

be inextricably involved (in a dispute) or locked in a struggle/be sentimentally attached to each other

毫：丝毫，形容细小；在乎：在意。形容丝毫不在意、无所谓的样子

not care a pin/not care a hoot/not care a doit/not care a cent/fuck

自扰：自找麻烦。指本来没事，自己找麻烦。

much ado about nothing

指双方争吵、斗争、比赛等相持不下，难以分开。有时也形容双方关系十分亲密，分不开。

be inextricably involved (in a dispute) or locked in a struggle/be sentimentally attached to each other

危险得象清早的露水，太阳一出就会消失。比喻处境极危险。

be in imminent danger as the morming dew, vanishing soon after the sun shines on it be extremely in danger

珠：珍珠。米贵得象珍珠，柴贵得象桂木。形容物价昂贵，人民生活极其困难。

rice is as precious as pearls and firewood as costly ascassia

啼：哭；皆非：都不是。哭也不是，笑也不是，不知如何才好。形容处境尴尬或既令人难受又令人发笑的行为。

know not whether to laugh or cry

粗：粗糙、简单；淡饭：指饭菜简单。形容饮食简单，生活简朴。

a simple diet

彼此不发生军事冲突而共存

(n) peaceful coexistence of nations, societies, etc.

一箪食物，一瓢饮料。形容读书人安于贫穷的清高生活。

live on a bowlful of rice and a ladleful of water/poor livelihood

形容生活简朴，吃用节俭。

pinch and screw/pinch and scrape/scrape and screw

果：充实，饱。指吃不饱肚子。形容生活贫困。

have little food to eat

犹言无事生非。无缘无故找岔子，存心制造麻烦。

Making trouble out of nothing

原意是从出生到死去。后形容冒着生命危险，不顾个人安危。

brave untold dangers

给：富裕，充足。家家户户丰衣足食。

Each family is provided for and each person is well-fed and well-clothed Every household is well-provided for

形容难办的事。

very difficult to attain

投入全部精力，一点没有保留。

whole-heartedly