长着翅膀也飞不出去，形容陷入无法摆脱的困境

Having wings but hard to fly

指整一整衣襟就露出肘子。形容衣衫褴褛。引申为顾此失彼，处境困难。

Grasping collar and exposing elbows

The poor do not compete with the rich, and the rich do not compete with officials

喻在困境中相互救助。 金 元好问 《女儿山避兵送李长源归关中》诗：“相濡相呴尚可活，轢釜何曾厭求索。”参见“ 相濡以沫 ”。

mutual help in hardship

比喻彻底变换处境。

Transplanting roots and changing leaves

比喻患难之交。

Pine and cypress, cold alliance

指祸福皆人自取。

Misfortune and blessing come from the same door

流离失所，生活困顿。

wander about in hurry and in misery a moment of haste and plight

指患难与共，和衷共济。同“有福同享，有难同当”。

share joys and sorrowsshare weal and woestick togetherthroughthick and thin

犹言饥一顿，饱一顿。形容生活艰难。

Three hungry, two full

家业衰败，境况没有从前富裕。

the means of the family is declining

因为饥饿寒冷而哭叫。形容挨饿受冻的悲惨生活。

cry out because of hunger and cold cry from hunger and cold

形容十分狼狈窘迫的样子。

Burnt forehead and scorched head

指在热闹的环境中保持清静的心态

seek peace and quiet in noisy surroundings

和风轻拂，树枝不发出声响。比喻社会安定。

The wind does not make the branches cry

形容局势动荡不安。

Desolate people and chaotic horses

逸：安逸。指参加实际劳动，才能想到爱惜物力，知道节俭；贪图安逸就容易放荡堕落。

Labor thinking leisure, indulgent

男的耕田，女的织布。形容辛勤劳动或自给自足的小农家庭生活

men plough and the women weave

宁愿被处死也不肯受辱。

death before dishonour

燕子把窝做在帐幕上。比喻处境非常危险。同“燕巢于幕”。幙，同“幕”。

swallow's nest on a tent