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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。 5 j' P8 v/ u6 `6 n' s8 v
' G K# k# b7 `5 |: h" EShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
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; c8 e/ W! w5 u/ Y1 ~She always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite. 0 `4 q4 k5 F( @/ u& m
$ K( x; v: Y% `, {动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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8 W; i6 o, H% x3 r, w9 d动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily $ [ v4 T) b1 C* P, `
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动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper ' _$ `0 N( W- L T0 N6 {; @0 N" Z
+ r& c$ L+ ~3 I! Q3 d! v. T他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people.
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. X$ a1 |* a6 c6 O4 T- U刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart 0 p* M" r; j$ u$ l+ c& L! v
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 1 A. A; t- E) k3 f" y
[, x, O% r1 g$ O0 e) nHe wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. 7 i i x+ N# V
& g( L' w" k, M: Y2 I* ~, `1 K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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refuse to give up until all hope is gone
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. L- z3 j& j7 i" T3. 十年树木，百年树人。 7 w6 F9 ]# j8 T3 S: v7 s
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It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.
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' v1 x" Y! N R3 m4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 - g, F( `0 M5 z0 T/ e
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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7 w8 y3 _) }' L5 A% D石沉大海: like a stone dropped into the sea---disappear for ever; never to be seen or heard of again. : z& B* g9 u' ^! n
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5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。 9 w. I! i1 B( x0 p V4 d* W
; y( u$ i5 i# |The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. & S7 R* F0 ~: N# l; ]
8 y/ F9 G7 ]! Z/ E' C3 J' Z4 J) h1 QThe only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it.
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/ O( M3 C8 M& h) KIf you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it. 7 b! a, k/ y$ W7 ?8 h2 r \
2 q- y& B6 b0 R; g+ H& ^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. 7 z6 |1 \ U) L" A& `8 v& I
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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。
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He racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea.
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4 K* C' l. N$ M# t1 A7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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This is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head. 4 h* K: i/ L6 X! w5 L3 ?- C
$ O, Q8 p: L3 T- S1 x2 P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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; k+ w6 P, N! aIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. ) [; B: F) j; k- q S
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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/ F) y+ j8 h" x- Gdeserve the reputation one enjoys;
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i) h. ^4 O T- c, Y2 C/ L! J9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。” $ F5 e, a$ A4 D4 j! S
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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.
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。 Z5 r3 j) n' e) L- I3 l
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He giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” / K0 M8 u2 M6 P' R
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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions.
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8 m- f4 N5 E' K. C9 K: y6 o11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。
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/ A* a4 a. B, i) J; e' qTom 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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% ^9 G' S( G: B) |- w: B12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 ! C* \& f8 _% }8 W- _" u
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All good things must come to end. / j- `+ b1 e; ^; T0 K4 u, V
# X$ b4 r( Q7 ?7 K0 o- \All feasts must come to an end.
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, t/ E$ F6 C+ [! d& t: L+ q; j+ o4 E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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) d* M6 ^, {; ^) s e' Q( p13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。 1 y7 s! a& |% x' H
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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. & ]% s! a# h% {. C2 c7 @8 { e
2 C+ d8 j- B! K14. 江山易改，本性难移。 ; |6 ?/ n; U+ u9 r& b
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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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" T0 G! v' g1 h4 \% ?15. 吃一堑，长一智。
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+ X' Y# p- H# ~5 l2 T7 iA fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit.
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/ `8 y& Y! f3 ?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。 ! d8 e8 g. t: i% w$ k8 c: V
0 T$ g5 [( F% ?4 _* @0 ATalk 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. 4 g) y' j- Q, H4 g2 K9 h
: G1 m. L/ e* F: h2 i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. 7 G1 b! y, N1 p7 |/ X3 E/ U7 z
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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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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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: e0 |3 M; a% X, yI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying
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2 K$ w. F* q% F18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 7 a0 J( r8 W ~* ~
! Y2 `; f5 {. `He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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/ B+ }( q8 h( b( ?胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc 5 e5 U, X- m3 H) t( K- k+ N
- z5 E7 j) D8 t g8 N( |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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" F5 c/ ?: H. ~' S& g+ e- W2 }, hThe 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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$ r* x; C& U/ m {扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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K* I& E8 K$ @6 t) `. b20. 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。 & ]1 E) n* u2 R8 M+ i) X
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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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