English to Chinese Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Common Usage

Now I am a translator (I'll spare you, dear reader, the boring details) and I am also indebted to other colleagues who patiently explained (and still do) OBSCURE CONJUGATIONS, the subtle differences between two mostly synonymic words, clarified some cultural reference visible only to erudite scholars, or recommended reference works to me and said: "Read this stuff and you'll learn something."

TIA!