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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。 - h7 s* j, b) z
6 [9 t5 M1 N: |: u4 a8 i5 TShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
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: x; N+ F* G1 B, D( c$ ]She always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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8 Z( k( h8 H) `' x. A# Z动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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3 I% Z' N' b. X! T动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily Z8 \& c6 c# |) r) q" T
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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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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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) A/ w; o9 y+ e( P2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 / ~8 ]$ j: s# z7 k; d. J7 C: ]+ s: `
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He wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. - \% ~# r8 p* \8 F
/ n" P2 j3 i2 l5 F不到黄河不死心: not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River—not stop until one reaches one’s goal; ' p' l$ l& g* G" e* D
: T' r% L5 P6 _$ J' Y/ jrefuse to give up until all hope is gone
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8 ?4 g' P% u9 u1 v; o3 m3. 十年树木，百年树人。
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It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. ! c# d, \+ `2 \- k& T- ~( m* U, C
, |, E+ ]8 N4 n# P0 P. w& Q" R, s# e4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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7 }, _/ L9 Y* A1 k) A+ q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。 . l# R6 g" |$ x+ g) \7 I. J
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it.
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it.
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$ W" h# f3 A( E K2 _If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it. 8 Y% \4 H* b% k, n w$ z
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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. - l2 w$ ^! q) O( g
2 \& ~& p, x/ ^1 N; n E) f; V6. 他搜肠刮肚，也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 / x4 z, v0 y* {3 D# ]/ W
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He racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea.
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 / T' F: U# Z& R+ h5 t
3 c) h4 L; f" ]- k& z5 dThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head. 5 e' l" t6 V9 X0 }& }
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张冠李戴: Put Zhang’s hat on Li’s head--- attribute sth. to the wrong person or confuse one thing with another. 1 T6 s r S2 j+ O6 G
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8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。 / L2 P2 M/ d( N. n( U
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It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; . ^) J* I* o2 n5 I# N
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deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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live up to one’s reputation
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1 n/ f& Z, i. J! _+ I9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。”
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My 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. $ d( z, D, f, e/ Z* k' z7 ~
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。
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7 p: `6 Z# d* q6 X. q; N# hHe giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” & {: @6 u. d, }6 J- O9 l
' m; \8 z# _1 U9 Y( r0 W画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. - n E- h4 i4 t9 ~
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11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。
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. T) @$ o! |; jTom 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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, w- R) ^9 e/ X( c& B. h5 Y+ J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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: Y4 D8 i9 `: `& R( e, w- h12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 # h/ X7 }; S+ @/ j' R4 S
5 y: i2 c% P( s9 B4 r7 J5 ZAll good things must come to end.
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0 L$ g# b) e5 u5 T9 EAll feasts must come to an end. ( C C4 T: \" L4 [" }: a
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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. ( z1 o8 V `0 i+ m1 H; n7 t; }
% P4 M- R2 {! i) H13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
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With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch. . ]2 a4 b( T' E; F+ t/ e
: }4 s8 K7 q( Q4 G& C2 _. t( i2 h扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms. ' S3 O, h. Q7 E' R' C
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14. 江山易改，本性难移。
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t7 f2 |6 Y, ]+ h dA 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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7 u& c7 ?7 [2 I1 m15. 吃一堑，长一智。 3 ]/ }9 e! A; o' z% S, t
& ^& D, G8 c' y. z" _- ~9 M! UA fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. ' `# P, }, x; V2 h! e( A [
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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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# i/ Y! v5 z" H4 UTalk 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. / k- f, W3 ^$ v9 F5 ]0 E" m
6 w( g& m" \# b P1 c3 S8 M c) k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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$ u" c" Y# [( z1 L- V+ `借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another.
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: H) Q: ?/ B" X# ^! s" m4 o$ Q7 ]煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble
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/ j7 \! S( t$ d* b$ I5 n17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 , w0 e2 t! H3 c8 t' u
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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, t2 E# X7 t; S3 j19. 中国经济取得巨大发展，中国人民终于扬眉吐气了。 % ]) U# Z9 Y4 V9 U, Q
v; ~& Z+ Q" V( ]- e( gThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China.
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' L% Z& K( B& aThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth. % ]0 S. b7 D- Y9 o, @2 e7 T; X3 Z
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated + v: p" u2 A8 L
+ y9 W# N% r8 T5 {, \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。 % Q- Q- ^! S5 Z- p- Z8 Q
) Q) k! U4 ?5 L3 V5 _* [He used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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