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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。 ' p# z& \- m- I; M8 S$ @
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She always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. / g4 R! E+ H" k9 ~& B0 d
: S- s# a" N6 v- w& z& q1 R/ gShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite. ) A' l% r( }$ d8 j: f. ]
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动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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* q4 G3 ? l7 t5 `* h6 v; j9 T; ^动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily
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动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper
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. M N' k& g3 }9 s他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people. 9 s8 O3 O8 p5 S6 P6 O c2 `0 S) I# n
* ~4 d8 O2 c; r4 ]6 t2 o刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart ( C6 V4 c+ i' [! l! L
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。
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7 t% p' d* n) p# g O1 WHe wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone.
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. t% x) v8 Y/ ]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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, E/ s" q+ L" u, k) Mrefuse to give up until all hope is gone
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3. 十年树木，百年树人。
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( m O* e- N! q# gIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. 6 N7 P2 F+ ~+ B( _) F5 Z
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 x% d. U$ u& l) B
' w0 x' d3 S1 N! O: x1 h/ t7 R' T' JHe left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. ) U! @7 M# N. k) E L. I
3 C% q) x( z5 M8 Y, O" }9 q( s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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' J$ K! r: k5 w& C7 S5 F2 {8 R6 lThe only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it.
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3 Q- l* k+ i7 SThe only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. ( @" \/ t/ w. J. l) q
" T% a! u" _/ x1 JIf 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.
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" k [7 v6 \; g9 L6 o# _3 r! U0 ?6. 他搜肠刮肚，也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。
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" a+ v- B) t0 J' WHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. 8 F H! K) |! b% O+ \
6 E8 y# p# c# |$ }% @7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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This is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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9 X1 s8 v7 s( {. _张冠李戴: Put Zhang’s hat on Li’s head--- attribute sth. to the wrong person or confuse one thing with another.
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7 B: d4 f+ X m- l8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。
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2 z, r6 N, r" `, CIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. - T4 K% l- P( |: u& s1 k4 A
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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5 Y; ]# D) S. v: a. Q3 ~6 b& Ideserve the reputation one enjoys; 9 ~& C; v _' A' z$ h
; U7 ~4 v5 x2 E. D, d( h3 elive up to one’s reputation
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9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。” 8 n6 ]0 j0 k% g M2 }1 x+ h5 ~
, u3 u7 I$ S1 M) ?. o9 i# xMy 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.”
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天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. & e( c% r- r! [7 u7 M
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。
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) O) A; L+ T) `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. " ^9 C0 `* o1 d" f
3 e2 a4 E2 q- N7 m* o6 j11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。
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Tom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. 1 M [; q) E, h
?( R4 x* v6 d9 D3 T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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o& l3 E$ T( l) X12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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All good things must come to end. 3 `! ]* T+ z% F) M! @- j$ v
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All feasts must come to an end.
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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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% [8 S3 g* t- g( K9 d13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。 0 n8 r% N5 l u+ o" }
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With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch.
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扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms.
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14. 江山易改，本性难移。 & f; A2 u' m- \3 Y- P% [. W
" k, R& A# o4 M1 WA 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.
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15. 吃一堑，长一智。 : Y* u8 {2 q+ F! U# P. G
7 G" i" j4 o8 P% fA fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. ' _1 ]6 N2 e9 V/ K7 Q O( G7 g
3 `# `9 `3 R; F% P9 v8 r/ b16. “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。
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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. % G @! T9 e D+ `/ r* X9 C
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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. * v' M: w# P2 s
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借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another.
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17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 ! t$ Q. p3 \0 y0 r
0 J+ n, ^2 n( A: A! \9 I! u, O, dI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. , o: L% d3 D' ~
, ~+ ?9 \, @- e- j0 q哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying / e$ S! K- X+ Q6 N( R8 @3 m% P
1 E+ {" Y; v) t* W0 o! T18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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4 h; ]' X* I+ ^9 w0 z, T胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc 2 i' h5 T' S% V, l# e. J
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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. 2 a- O: w0 T6 i4 e: ]
6 g( i9 Z' x1 S( l4 p2 eThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth. - V- U1 N3 ]& _ }; [- R
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated / i5 q$ }' g. I B$ X
6 W& u% x& G f. k$ {( p3 E. P4 x20. 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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He used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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