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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。 , Y9 Y- F# o( `- @! d
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She always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
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She always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite. $ k5 m" Y# @! P5 L: h8 x/ M# s. ^' @; L
. X) v6 t. b1 g$ ?6 X% w1 b* d0 d, x动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn 0 R% r3 P# u5 n ^
2 w, l5 {8 B; J* Y3 J- ~& ~0 k动不动就感冒:catch a cold easily ' M: ?$ x3 k- d1 g. b/ l4 F% G
7 v$ z, m% C2 P# C. w动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper
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4 ^5 l7 x$ f8 Y* d' j* x( r4 h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 ) S b, c/ X& ~* X
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 4 g; E( m- t- V% j. g
: r0 {, g/ b' Y+ N3 i9 pHe 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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* |/ G& p0 B+ Y; }; Srefuse to give up until all hope is gone . Y& f1 R7 ^0 _# P* X9 c
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3. 十年树木,百年树人。 + H' L( _( n' z& s' d
, l9 r+ d" a6 S2 a( iIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. 2 |, ^- O3 n4 X! B0 d. P! j
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海,再无消息。 ' ?$ V6 X7 f6 c( c7 v; f5 |
: T$ w9 J* \, i! M9 [( H: RHe left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. $ e7 ?8 U7 z9 I- p$ } ~; q" 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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- T# S& I& i! `0 D3 `8 ^' u. O' D, j5. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 ! c9 P! R6 u8 ` Z) J6 K3 l
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. E' M+ B* v6 s6 L" P
7 ~+ a: g4 g. s D% N+ r$ C1 YThe only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it.
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it. : M! Z+ ?2 u3 u9 ? N" J, U
4 v# Z4 t* u+ }( h0 D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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6. 他搜肠刮肚,也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 % r7 B1 |/ v2 R1 ?. O1 k
4 f, H& j0 f5 W& p+ I/ t: D$ L8 qHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. A" p6 P9 L' V( ]
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 ; [! k. v7 F& f, `5 Q
. ?' o" d: ]# s) IThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head. ) o! K: f! n1 z% I( N' x' o
& L7 b. }' O% W/ K张冠李戴: Put Zhang’s hat on Li’s head--- attribute sth. to the wrong person or confuse one thing with another. + j, T& p1 U/ g6 l( m. b7 A; e! \2 f9 v
) L# u2 Z* L* Y1 g; V8. 味道真不错,果然是名不虚传。
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7 \' L2 S8 C% b$ TIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. # z. F& c K! y9 \7 ^" Z) v
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; 8 [2 T. B+ E' G/ K5 p7 R1 L2 {
1 O0 h/ ?, }2 x; B7 W( t! S. y2 {deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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live 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。”
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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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& N* z/ R6 X7 q天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. + ], p& w$ V" @8 ~+ I; v: N
8 F6 H8 T( D& A4 z' R# `2 w10. 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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5 X q j7 [! z7 ~9 [画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions.
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) c& I5 Q0 G$ ~0 t. Y11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。 # q) t- x3 u( u0 f+ O/ c; i! [1 n
3 b& u5 F8 B* R0 V( I) b) J" sTom 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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12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 " h. p9 K' C2 E# r# W* R
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All 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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# Z& x! [. q$ q/ j C% |% T" \13. 有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。 ( l/ l# ]# P: m4 L$ m" E9 \
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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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! R/ e" ^& F4 D- `扩展:天网恢恢,疏而不漏:Justice has long arms.
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2 E* ~6 `% z5 X& u- e7 p. h14. 江山易改,本性难移。
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! h M/ n0 z* {% O+ zA leopard can’t change its spots. / v2 } s2 N7 N3 S
& M0 v2 w' k3 |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。
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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。 1 u; u) s5 A$ s4 J5 s2 L
' L% S4 F1 {) u5 ^2 j3 Z; nTalk 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. ( _1 Z0 Y! }3 d
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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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借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another. + y- p$ h+ d* w+ a8 r
$ m) J3 n/ S t+ U9 k3 F% c+ o5 C煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble 3 ]0 k: o9 q+ T+ k2 r
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17. 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. 0 J( ?6 d; l# `1 M7 F, S$ }
/ F4 L2 h- v+ u* a4 {$ m9 l7 j! k哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying " q x- o! u* w
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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 7 t# q7 l% Z% V5 j7 p6 r
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. 2 L+ _- a+ E/ C1 Y2 y' C
& r- i) F( k8 Q) N/ ?& [% d% t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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: m% Z w- ^0 v8 T' G8 kThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. : m" L6 D* K! x( h
# J$ o- }# S! ]6 m0 U% H1 MThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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* A3 N. ~# H! L" L# h) @, r; o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。 , r6 E1 p" w: G* J# @7 T
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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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