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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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1 Y0 A6 V4 d' s" K" ?0 Z. P6 nShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. 7 G& S) w2 ~6 i/ }
|5 ]7 ~7 Y l) w/ N* t7 E P3 x, yShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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S, Z4 `$ a) c' [+ t- t动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn 7 S9 R2 R( ` a8 q; |2 y# v
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动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily 1 f9 ~: K0 k/ ?! q8 p
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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. / f" e$ a5 z& U# o3 P3 x6 j+ G
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刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart ' C- r7 @2 W9 A1 D- p" o
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 % C$ m I+ K1 c" L
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He wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. ' a% |# b2 l$ T5 T
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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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refuse to give up until all hope is gone
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0 d q3 H w; r. `% G, X! P3. 十年树木，百年树人。 ( \" L) _- o- ~5 d7 h9 Z$ T$ ]
* M1 @) `1 F) q5 S- GIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.
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$ @# E' x. d- v4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 ! z3 P i; W% Q7 i ~ {# n
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. # D3 J. ^1 M% c$ Y) P" F* ~
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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. - t% J4 J$ ] @0 V% Y' y
[ F5 s# _( o) Q5 l$ Q5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。 4 x/ D* ]8 Y+ P# r
9 @' p4 n/ g/ V W# p5 V$ kThe only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. ' v) |7 o" N4 \
( p0 L1 t3 R# N- |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.
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1 N! N, T9 v% v8 u z9 x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. : i) ~* O4 {! W2 j. j
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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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$ K' D8 M1 [0 R) ~& H$ q7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 : X% i8 h7 x/ U
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This is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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1 O: k: A [, ]0 _# t/ M4 U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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3 J# s! {; P) n( z4 CIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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& Z& u. X. ?0 t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 % } s6 Y3 X9 g% a# t2 N R, V
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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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) X7 B# X X5 o5 z. _$ ?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”。 " I. @8 @! f) V, w; z
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He giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” ' _0 p( ~" _- C7 P# j9 [" s
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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. - ]$ V& u+ V6 i8 A! T
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11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 , f# k* ]% x& A( q% y
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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. ' b7 S# `3 } _! T$ D5 O
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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. 6 w& h3 q. S5 P4 t
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12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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All good things must come to end. 8 C5 ^$ W6 Y2 ~+ ^
# S! C4 R/ H r7 L0 y1 Q- ^$ aAll feasts must come to an end.
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& N9 E6 ?8 p2 e6 W' s# r: N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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13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
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/ m% j3 O d. \* }, w* A( LWith 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. - E. i: V3 X. d' F' T9 d, Y5 B
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14. 江山易改，本性难移。
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6 U9 j3 L& G( n) L5 D2 W( e: C% k( `A leopard can’t change its spots. ( Y+ a; i; c+ t" ~
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9 {5 y" W: ^; y1 C) M p15. 吃一堑，长一智。
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. $ [1 z! P( `: `) |: q1 f( f
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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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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. 9 U6 k" V0 P1 w7 {
$ s$ `% G: p6 o/ d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. ! z3 h8 x" @8 n( N q3 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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# n- y0 E+ b8 Q* d煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble * a9 o( G5 K1 J2 W% ~+ K
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17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 " Q( R2 l0 K/ T* j$ ~
4 k* O1 J- q6 s3 H% ]- iI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. 6 M- _6 h& w; T. d! v" x0 R0 y
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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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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 # g' Z$ f. Z; g( N2 j( \
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. : g+ i% h9 F2 a T' `
6 E0 G% o. {! A9 x! B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。 + G q5 i0 f% C. {) o
( x, q" ^' R# Y6 J# n. oThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. . |0 `# I% G' Q( Z5 Z# P0 m3 w
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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% ?: n7 w1 B2 r" X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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# |% l' @7 e5 G7 C" F, ^: k5 uHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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