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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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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.
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4 {2 X4 ^5 J9 r( }/ o动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn $ b0 b2 ~6 R& ]; J# ~/ l9 o- S
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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
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他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people. & n9 Y2 F! e! s4 _+ \2 g% H
4 K2 B& Z0 P2 H刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart & x" u a+ e% }% K3 e7 m( \$ H w
. k/ S* b( o" S! Y6 o8 a2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 9 h5 [* r6 w! P
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He wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. 9 a. s1 u9 J1 k( ]1 b
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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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" a; j1 t3 q' @1 R% P5 Rrefuse to give up until all hope is gone
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8 R9 P: o+ H" a( R* g5 {3. 十年树木，百年树人。 8 S. [; d& C. l6 |5 W& B
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It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.
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. F4 x! L9 Z0 r' V3 s4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 ) ~* @, C a) z! ]' V; B1 a
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. % { k7 A6 z# d8 t
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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. 2 T0 Q9 h6 K( `" g' t+ K
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5. 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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The 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. / P4 _* [# N0 ?& G1 o
+ _$ h- l3 h: V2 ^2 J* k* e# 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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V3 C4 |* U1 J4 I( y, f6. 他搜肠刮肚，也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 # C& U8 G4 }8 {6 |0 u) U
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He racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea.
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/ l8 n2 \- ^& z% F2 X m8 e) r+ E/ C A- ~7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 ) {: ~2 w9 y9 _/ i
. ]6 j8 _& Q9 K3 j" a$ OThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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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.
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( C9 Q$ {( u$ `8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。 ' n6 y+ H3 I0 b- A0 {8 E
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It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. 8 Q5 g5 b: l1 h" V) p+ e
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; 4 |( v( t% W) H, h9 ]
& M) M5 b# @. M9 _deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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live up to one’s reputation
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, ^$ h& S% I; r J0 s3 X. z9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。” . U8 M) l' }: p" y2 b1 h+ f8 L
9 \7 ^' p5 l: Z2 ]! b0 DMy 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”。 : h( h5 ?( J5 r3 v c9 B' R5 I) A
' \! l5 H7 l9 d* o7 CHe 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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11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 4 r1 ]* A o' @$ ~" f
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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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) u$ z+ H/ d" Q _/ S+ D- {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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/ u1 L% { b( q12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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( B3 N0 I$ n& S5 dAll feasts must come to an end. ) }( U _' b" {& U" X* m9 D9 j
0 U" O# C( z! U; u3 W& ^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. ! Z/ v3 q( Q6 L' ~! n) s/ j
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13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。 . _& E( K k2 O& O* E! [. X2 U" o
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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.
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- X! B' {3 h! j5 j7 j; i7 k! p' J14. 江山易改，本性难移。 4 g3 E, N) q0 Y4 u2 A2 F/ v% d
) m6 _2 y* K. L# M, j3 NA leopard can’t change its spots. # N9 T* D% t, A) X( y/ C
) U8 o% p0 I" @( r" ~江山易改，本性难移: It’s easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person’s nature. 2 U1 Y5 h; H d( h, r
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. 4 f7 w3 w5 [# {3 Y8 `
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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。 " C9 @: S, j( g7 L9 G
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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.
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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. & ~2 @2 H; L$ w4 G6 ?& n$ u. M7 H
@; k8 P7 d* p+ ^" t1 j煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble
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+ z. s& L4 f. K# i5 Y17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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* @# S0 R, `; r5 X$ a' j, aI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. / N$ G B9 N7 j
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哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying 5 g+ a7 T1 S0 H9 h+ g
; A: j5 |+ A9 U0 y18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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) [# o) b/ T0 C5 eHe has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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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。 1 o I) I5 [" H6 B8 g$ |/ m2 v
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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. " s6 y8 E% _) K- O& K
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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。
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: {! V! `' [9 b' X5 xHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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