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1. 她动不动就骂她的孩子们,但孩子们都知道她是刀子嘴豆腐心。 , b7 }6 q: M6 B& \ K* _3 h8 w4 B) l
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She always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. ( b/ D; G0 d, y% e1 m ]1 S6 F
0 E$ R' t& z" x! E3 sShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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4 M7 k. D% @0 M$ w5 ]$ W动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn - F1 ]0 O% f0 h+ I8 G5 |
0 F( R# g! A; |& J动不动就感冒:catch a cold easily
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2 z0 h' R6 A# [; Z" Z动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper $ x- m! T6 k. R5 y
$ w$ \" l' o5 m6 U, U他动不动就训人:He is always lecturing people.
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刀子嘴豆腐心:have a sharp tongue but a soft heart 3 S& v. ?5 u8 W r1 Z1 n l% Z
0 v- r7 g% d4 M7 h6 f2. 他是不到黄河不死心。
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He wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. ) M9 ]3 T) ?/ e5 l1 B& B; X6 [
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不到黄河不死心: not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River—not stop until one reaches one’s goal;
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& Q! B* u% i6 W: ^$ h9 z& [: [refuse to give up until all hope is gone ; w4 H; }# t1 R2 d* r1 f: G4 a( {
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3. 十年树木,百年树人。 2 d S4 ]' j. L6 `- R1 A& D
* w9 T- o/ H |2 ^! Z* i5 fIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海,再无消息。 5 o4 L/ @; Y+ @. y+ q9 q4 U
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. 0 o8 o& ~2 D6 o$ k" x6 M4 u
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石沉大海: like a stone dropped into the sea---disappear for ever; never to be seen or heard of again.
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5. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. 4 _- m' r5 d- B' ^0 M
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. " t* l6 C$ i1 n' d
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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若要人不知,除非己莫为: If you don’t wish anyone to know what you’ve done, it is better not to have done it in the first place. & N0 U2 ^& k) y: Y) @! g
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6. 他搜肠刮肚,也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 ! R0 r! M: f% x; d+ C! {! G0 u
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He racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea.
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; W% h/ \7 E; }/ |3 ?7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 7 s3 Y3 M, k2 ~+ @1 ~% e
3 R4 A3 |/ P5 K" P( RThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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2 `. S/ B f% U% U4 }3 Z$ z; O张冠李戴: Put Zhang’s hat on Li’s head--- attribute sth. to the wrong person or confuse one thing with another. , Q! B. U6 U- ~# h7 ~
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8. 味道真不错,果然是名不虚传。
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) |0 ^8 B* M% M" Q& _It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; 2 t% c/ M1 J7 \, x+ r
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deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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live up to one’s reputation - f2 ~+ l5 }6 Q8 ]0 G" t# @. |
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9. 父亲说,“事已至此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路。”
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( e+ R; s. Z* }% q( zMy father said, “Now that things have come to such a pass. It’s no use crying. Heaven always leaves one way out / Every cloud has a silver line.” ! Z- T# D* \6 \0 D8 }$ ?) u
+ ]# k* M2 d! l- y& ?5 U; y天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out.
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说,“这叫做画饼充饥”。
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He giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.”
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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. 0 n* o$ ^; P& A
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11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。 " S; j- A( P" \0 |
' U* }% q5 E/ n9 m% ~: W1 q0 H- fTom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two.
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三天打鱼,两天晒网: go fishing for three days and dry the nets for two--- work by fits and starts; lack perseverance.
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3 H3 Y& P# B5 b% z5 ^0 D/ E12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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All good things must come to end.
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All feasts must come to an end. ; Q |0 K3 p! C
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天下没有不散的宴席: There never was a feast but the guests have to depart--- all good things must come to an end.
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13. 有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。 ; t+ G' K' o w8 I5 N! _
. Z! ?2 L% u% @" }! hWith justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch. 6 T+ a; B3 Y- _3 T1 g+ ^8 r
/ @+ G% r3 ~ T# h5 s扩展:天网恢恢,疏而不漏:Justice has long arms.
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' g9 B# \8 M9 `- O! B8 Z, `5 w2 j14. 江山易改,本性难移。 ( V7 I/ N3 |$ m; ]0 ^, ]/ {4 Z
$ K7 F' X$ |# X6 `& K' U2 UA leopard can’t change its spots.
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江山易改,本性难移: It’s easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person’s nature. - g: B: m, f3 C& [; ^9 G
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15. 吃一堑,长一智。
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7 S0 B c0 }. u( g& ~3 V& C. Y. CA fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit.
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16. “坐山观虎斗”,“借刀杀人”,“煽风点火”,“推倒油瓶儿不扶”,都是他们的本事。 ! u A$ T$ J* T5 f
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Talk about “sitting on a hill to watch tigers fight”, “murdering with a borrowed sword”, “stirring up trouble”, and “not troubling to right the oil bottle that has been knocked over”---- they are all good hands at such tricks.
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坐山观虎斗:Sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight—watch in safety while others fight, then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted. O; ?* o. c: y, y& M; t
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煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble ! w( t' }+ @5 E( b2 h% d* k$ W( B
* b" B. {. x/ @9 {) t) z17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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I felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. 3 W# z* i3 I! t
( f6 F0 m K! C/ v4 G+ H哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying
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- F# V2 r. C* ^% Q* a18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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! u9 O4 O3 h3 ]4 i7 C' x- t1 {He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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% U7 q+ }, [+ n- c+ F胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc
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19. 中国经济取得巨大发展,中国人民终于扬眉吐气了。
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. 4 i. E3 ~3 @1 f4 g7 q0 K4 A
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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' i7 D8 l' L4 [扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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$ x! Z; K1 |% P$ m; Z7 [20. 他利用那些有权有势的朋友帮助他走后门,到政府行政部门任职。
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7 q9 H! E+ i+ C& K# mHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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