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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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5 l$ O% J7 |$ I* w; lShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. ( ^9 p) ]) D# e. B

  W& }( r$ g& b9 ~4 R+ W# }7 q$ gShe 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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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 0 X* @# ~: j/ y' w; ^3 }5 Q

: z5 f! ?$ q6 d4 ^& S" i& G* T他动不动就训人:He is always lecturing people. 0 i; \6 X; d, K" m/ e7 J7 j% U

& s6 h# c, ^7 b& h2 W; I# _5 f刀子嘴豆腐心:have a sharp tongue but a soft heart
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) {2 j' c) n/ m7 D7 J7 J2. 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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refuse to give up until all hope is gone
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3. 十年树木,百年树人。 + Z  ?3 A* H& W, m+ M: v) h
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It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. * |/ ^. g- E+ ?, C4 @" p+ o
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海,再无消息。 & h0 P- D) |  c9 v# }6 e1 Q
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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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. ; m+ M/ V- c# Y: d

; B% N6 y* ~- o) p$ M9 k5. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 . a7 I" X. K1 y. @
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. ; U+ c' n& q) K7 m
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. ( w! Z  k9 |$ V# I4 A
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it. 3 F: z, Z+ t, n" M5 Z# ?- [' }

. J: ]" p2 Z9 {7 l+ V$ Y+ `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. - m) C7 K  y4 K+ M" d& A

# N7 w; o: T, B3 r( A2 X; Y6. 他搜肠刮肚,也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。
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; p, M1 Q% h4 [2 @; y! tHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. & {4 U# u! L! a( _* c1 v
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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This 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. ( F2 V4 g8 ~' n

" V* ?6 S( w2 L, O4 E8. 味道真不错,果然是名不虚传。 ( N8 B! r% m+ \6 u+ |. H1 v

' }8 @% ~/ L: d$ z/ f- ZIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. + O( n. J) m9 R8 b" l6 h# H9 o

) q' G: K. h# b# [' i& r* l名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;   Y$ c* C. M; B& L

6 S( L7 m# J0 T* ~deserve the reputation one enjoys; ; `$ C" F- P5 @( _% p. i

  H) l' C5 l$ ?0 U1 clive up to one’s reputation 6 x1 H9 f% L) J' S5 y  H8 F0 U* R. U

% r- R" q% W( T) M9. 父亲说,“事已至此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路。” ; i( P& p+ P5 N
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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.” ! K7 ?" ]7 i5 s) t' k) Y  s

$ e. ^' f7 q3 T- X( C. I9 W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”。   x  c0 T3 H9 Z! x1 d6 l) Y" Z
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He giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.”
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0 c8 w1 d7 d8 G3 X画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. 1 ~/ z5 {: k9 L7 ?. S& Z
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11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。 % q, q* r* ^8 X3 v/ q

, V2 E7 ^- z: LTom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. ' \% i. s1 q5 R' h) n6 \* l2 h- g

2 h5 A+ x- N' |* H# G9 T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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- Z% L5 `3 Z! D+ T! x/ s3 d; F$ j2 X12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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. G' ^# D" s# kAll good things must come to end. 3 a$ U0 g+ Z2 ?) y+ D9 R7 m
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5 Y) {* G  f- ^* \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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4 E5 n# j7 W- t/ U13. 有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。 # q. u/ S0 ?; _6 D) a, g
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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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14. 江山易改,本性难移。 7 R9 O) j/ j" V- `. @

, Z5 N9 v8 Y4 R" G# yA leopard can’t change its spots.
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7 J7 s0 ^% Q1 b9 w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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# M% ?* w  i7 \8 m  ~* c2 Z15. 吃一堑,长一智。 0 g' }( d1 u; h# `5 _; s; A) B

+ O* r$ {$ j, t; k6 P- O# RA fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. ! f& f1 o5 o* n* F. j# Y& Z# ~; b

7 \- B/ l$ o$ W5 F% q: A) k16. “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。 0 F% h5 b9 y0 |5 ^! E5 A8 }

' F# a" E3 h- w6 O% CTalk 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. * j& n7 |; j4 _$ A7 d

, G/ V' J4 i! s5 X/ g3 a. j' \# ?借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another. : I$ T, F4 [' L- u+ k* h

4 Q* U) X5 Y% m$ i$ O2 N煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble ' _# ^$ g6 ^8 D: }
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17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 % i7 |1 K6 ^. {
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I felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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4 I0 d, D+ U# o/ X& ^; w% v$ K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。
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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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。 3 }7 B% j( Z- I8 e, {4 ]
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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. 8 }% V  }8 x6 R0 l& F
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated 7 @* R/ V; s* t% [6 g5 Q0 j
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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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He used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door.
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