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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。
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" u& ^9 E' N' v* k0 T3 LShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. / w. H7 W4 I8 t0 I d* |
{" r' e; ~$ F( C) `She 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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) |3 z* |# W( J6 \, h$ X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 7 n6 ^/ k" A" J
* w. F. K; d" \/ D2 y4 h V他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people.
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! k7 `" p# P. }$ p% b刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart 8 b& m( E( F6 J P! g8 |
& ]+ h D0 n8 _ d2. 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.
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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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9 i5 A" y* N5 [7 }9 W7 ?0 _3 A8 Wrefuse to give up until all hope is gone - \# y& E; C. V" ?+ C8 e
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3. 十年树木，百年树人。
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- v/ T: e4 ?% }/ S! I! B1 UIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. / A3 {0 F$ N6 B9 t( e! ~1 y
. C {' K4 \) [ \$ B3 v4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。
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& I) _+ P4 _6 _6 }$ B2 MHe left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. 2 P/ g/ `2 L$ }# k# ~/ D8 P. R# {& @
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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. " S8 q2 v% u5 y/ N$ h+ I# m. z7 A
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5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。 ' G6 F, j. k# |/ u/ h
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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. 7 B: k) `6 o8 Y. U2 a
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it. ! Z- ]! c% O8 s2 A" c) S# f* n
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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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+ G l9 } h3 V# d* G. A6. 他搜肠刮肚，也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。
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! s' c# l+ ]! T+ r2 N. kHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. 8 l& W, Z: h7 A0 G
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 7 X- R, D2 g: t# x) v
3 @8 o9 e; M5 H2 q* C5 o5 j* ZThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head. , L/ l( f, q1 x+ x+ Y# J2 @" a
$ Q! O ] T& ]6 m$ J3 W张冠李戴: Put Zhang’s hat on Li’s head--- attribute sth. to the wrong person or confuse one thing with another. 8 n% r4 J- k4 E; [
" _2 J$ z! Q: j8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。
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& O; s L0 Q0 }It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. * K+ @% f, l Y- F0 b
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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live up to one’s reputation 6 y) `- f5 }- M5 P- O \- g# ^
8 B& Y2 ~* Z+ D* A3 T' e5 ~9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。”
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/ F0 E- O8 N1 p2 I3 g) R, N$ p7 qMy 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.” : O3 B! W8 z1 n7 Z$ w
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天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. % u! h: ]0 B; Y
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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.
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; I9 ^3 ?. E4 F3 s( p11. 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.
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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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1 Q# f4 ~ @( T! d12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 ! X4 X# D ^: p' P# \4 I0 K
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All good things must come to end. * g- g" K/ l' K5 U
1 f% Q/ ~! F8 Q8 ?3 x6 TAll feasts must come to an end. , m* y; V' X: @# 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.
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. B- s: @& A9 q* c1 W n13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。 2 e- L% l) t; q1 `0 v
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With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch. % K& K3 W* c$ }4 J7 \5 Z
% s5 |( D3 M( ]扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms.
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0 x1 b7 k$ o# G9 X* Y' f14. 江山易改，本性难移。
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A leopard can’t change its spots. , C. D# L# r$ ]8 n
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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. 6 Q# H) S+ }1 u# Q
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15. 吃一堑，长一智。 ! x1 F" c1 M% c: ]
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. $ ]$ f- p3 @6 V
3 y6 ~, \0 h2 \: D# z16. “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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. c- |* O- @8 b. o& x0 QTalk 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. ' M+ c6 I' g3 J! t D4 O% g1 g+ G% j( |
& d1 y' U: z& [* L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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! ~! |6 O. ]5 J/ D$ L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。 ( F( P% U+ ~9 W! c- w- k; k. M
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I felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. - {; i8 O! l, M f7 x, u' E
$ Y' W/ R$ K" f0 n( j5 g哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying / a. T' w7 {4 z# j) L I/ ~
1 N; N2 ?: Q+ V5 u; \% P18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 ) }" O! A3 [6 k1 K/ u8 ]0 X$ s& ?
& | j/ h% ]0 I& d! }: ?* ?He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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4 P: Z1 g! u7 S( V2 f胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc # {: P' E0 l o
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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。 4 U7 J: F' U% }
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China.
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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" c% I; _( u& Z! s扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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" m9 J o+ ]' [. P9 d( U# t20. 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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. ^# H; v7 ]6 f( T0 HHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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