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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。 4 F; y* m) x. w7 O
( y- H( i/ ?* |' m5 T r6 f* L. jShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
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: [1 ~" \) a. j$ t% W. @# |' uShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily
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- i6 w; M" G3 ~动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper
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8 w, F( n7 q2 T2 q% U" g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
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。
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j0 I& L4 e! D) F9 R5 g }+ qHe wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone.
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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; . j! b+ `% v! w/ \: k
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refuse to give up until all hope is gone % Z0 F u" M- I
( J. H$ {% T2 f8 R3 k3. 十年树木，百年树人。 % Y. z" Y8 W1 C- [, |1 }
4 e# Z2 g& f1 n+ VIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. . r6 h' }% S8 L c7 y
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 ) X. w# r+ q" y2 q) I
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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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. " r! J" f* ?' l- q5 j2 K( C* u6 N
6 u; u6 k4 P: {. D$ {' G& F5. 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.
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4 ^& i2 ^% E" y' FThe only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. 0 k2 i, p; \; F! m5 [1 R/ t2 Q' n
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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# n) V8 f# { J4 E" u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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c' M( F3 @0 n$ z T! U6. 他搜肠刮肚，也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 ( O i4 l/ d/ {
" t5 _5 \& i4 [9 V4 z8 MHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. 2 \0 j! g- j! E1 ^% e8 N$ g
/ D+ ]; Z2 ^. J/ D9 M& m9 o$ c2 f7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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/ p5 ~' c' \6 U ^( i4 `* r, mThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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; F" R1 U1 H3 A1 W! W) R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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8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。
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It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. 3 C* y4 `1 X4 U
4 m9 y: }* u# ^ d1 ], X$ H: d名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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* R W; z" ]/ o* n. d0 tlive 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。” * a' R- ~; R7 q6 U' S1 S0 O# d, J* N/ [
$ m' |$ l0 I$ O: e7 yMy 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.” 9 k' c# o [7 q' s; x8 [$ i( z
* h2 d6 G' M: f' u# S! Q, N天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. $ h m. B* j5 D; g& |* J3 A
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。
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& C! c; i1 m" _5 U0 {+ UHe giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” 4 ~9 u: l0 C. c6 W N. S7 T
/ n4 k; e& L' \1 b- j5 ^* V, h5 v画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions.
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+ p& a. z/ J& X) J) f11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。
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5 F5 e% r( R( CTom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. ! M# C3 b: H# |( n8 m, o
/ f9 @8 @/ s/ |9 c& v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. ; ?1 g9 q$ }0 z, }! }3 R
6 l5 J* Y. T) Z6 T12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 + U T7 p, r/ C9 E3 s2 q6 w: w
- j6 B' Y/ a! eAll good things must come to end.
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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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13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。 ; p0 o! \! s$ I0 ]) M# y6 }
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With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch. ) x! r- X1 k' A0 N
1 I9 `; `0 S4 a& |扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms. 3 Z' n( g/ Y A9 @$ l
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14. 江山易改，本性难移。 7 T& c7 i- A; d& n3 K6 }% A
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A leopard can’t change its spots. 6 t2 Y/ ]; ^9 l; r7 z* N" d
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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. ( n9 v+ l/ V l" p, C
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15. 吃一堑，长一智。 2 Q5 p6 _' V4 w1 @. i
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A 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。
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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. " Q! R1 `- V j4 j1 E7 g
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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.
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0 o. C: o0 _6 ~6 ]' D借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another.
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煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble
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17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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5 Y& i$ Q' q: l# s5 AI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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7 r/ x7 V! Q+ ~5 H- ]9 K, O% X0 f哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying
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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. 0 _& Y* @3 ~2 j$ v1 X7 ~; ~6 s
Y( W9 D1 m! c) a y, K4 r9 L* r1 r胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc 6 I, }# k$ w" i6 c1 o
9 ^' H3 Y6 F) j/ E8 u19. 中国经济取得巨大发展，中国人民终于扬眉吐气了。 6 j) |8 R3 _' K9 |
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. 0 f6 x+ Y# j3 L1 h& ` j4 k# @" \) U
# ]' }) q) H7 k* v3 PThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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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。 6 g7 a3 C( i* L: T. t9 V/ }
/ j" ?9 s3 Q# j* h) KHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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