逆：违反；悖：违背。违背天道常理

Acting against reason and defying heaven

芝：通“芷”，白芷，香草名；蕙：蕙草，香草名。焚毁白芷，锄掉蕙草。比喻贤人遭受灾难

Burn Ganoderma and weed orchids

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

Fish stranded in dry rut

指饱经艰难困苦之后留存下来的生命。

吃猪狗之食，穿乞丐之衣。比喻极其贫困。

Pigs eat beggar's clothes

朝：早晨。早晨开的花晚上就凋落。比喻富贵无常

Flourish in the morning, decline in the evening

箪：古代盛饭的圆形竹器；瓢：古代装水的小容器。一箪食物，一瓢汤水。形容生活简朴，安贫乐道

Bamboo and gourd in a humble room

苟：苟且，勉强；残喘：临死前的喘息。勉强拖延一口没断的气。比喻勉强维持生存

Barely hanging on to the last gasp

甘：情愿，乐意。甘受贫困，守住志节

Willing to endure poverty and maintain integrity

忍受饥饿与寒冷，形容生活贫困窘迫

Endure hunger and cold

焚：烧；列：罗列；鼎：古代炊具。点燃名贵的香，摆满丰盛的菜肴，形容豪华奢侈的生活

Burn incense and set up cauldrons

匕鬯：宗庙祭祀物品。形容军纪严明，百姓安居，不废宗庙祭祀

Not losing the dagger and sacrificial wine

比喻渴望解除困境，如久旱盼望下雨一样

Longing for clouds during drought

天步：时运。国运艰难

力气精神都疲惫到极点

Strength exhausted and spirit endangered

栖栖：忙碌的样子；惶惶：心不安定的样子。形容忙碌不安

Anxious and restless

列：排列，罗列；鼎：古代炊具；裀：垫子，褥子。列鼎而食，重裀而卧。吃得好，睡得舒适。形容达官贵人的奢侈生活

Arranging cauldrons and piling rugs

百六：古代认为4617岁为1元，初入元106岁；阳九：106岁中有灾岁9。指灾难年份或厄运

One hundred and six yang, nine

安民：安定人民生活。保卫国境，使人民安居乐业

Protect the borders and ensure the people’s safety

朝：早晨。早晨在东，晚上在西。指行踪不定。比喻变来变去，不专一

Morning east, evening west