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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。 , n: [. V6 f8 C) }* e5 L' d7 R
5 t2 e8 K* T @& K# V0 p1 u7 h+ BShe 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. 1 L2 j% p& ~* c3 z2 I% u
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动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn $ Y9 F9 x0 Q/ K9 @& c
2 @& F3 R3 j1 t- B# m动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily 6 _8 X6 x5 z, h, ]- o4 b7 w
/ V2 R9 @2 X6 J, j动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper
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1 [* C) E* A. R5 P他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people. & Y) q9 \: x! y$ s8 O9 @1 N* d3 M6 f
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刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart
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X+ s; H8 {7 Z1 p5 ?1 T+ o* M0 w2. 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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6 n7 w8 a9 D1 ^& {. c8 m7 u; x3. 十年树木，百年树人。
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It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 & T. N& V) a+ S. N" Q
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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b9 K. Z( M+ i; ~8 T `石沉大海: like a stone dropped into the sea---disappear for ever; never to be seen or heard of again. 0 Q ~5 T% ^7 _) q+ G- ?
8 G5 l0 |0 r* V5 B8 D5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。 8 M% D$ k# W0 o
; Z+ X8 W p- c* O1 J) yThe only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. 1 D; J& ?- R& D- A! a' h5 E$ h3 B
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it.
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; J1 `5 }2 U8 R+ c- Q; LIf you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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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. 6 i q' D+ E. k/ [6 D, v
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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。 ) @" }$ ^4 O: o l, _
/ n' l, ?5 B8 [1 C& lHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea.
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( T( j4 \. f+ e! u; N7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 . U: A; X9 I9 ~" P
6 j7 ~; ~5 c2 P. a: @+ |# a0 [6 AThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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' m: Y3 `4 I( M: s张冠李戴: Put Zhang’s hat on Li’s head--- attribute sth. to the wrong person or confuse one thing with another. % D7 u; G) M) i
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8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。
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/ [/ v+ B2 T! `: G3 JIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation. ' p' }+ \/ ~) _6 N7 H* C
0 e- e/ W1 y( p" Q6 n' _名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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3 ?1 }2 h: Z2 f0 P/ B- odeserve the reputation one enjoys; 1 ^$ x% M2 N$ N* H5 W% V$ g
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live up to one’s reputation 4 d5 }. M+ j/ M7 N3 }) m) `! O
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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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" O6 K" ?2 {' f; X) [" M2 WMy 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.” - S' f; @ s3 ^; u
! ]2 U. d! I7 M5 b. F天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out.
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6 d% ?/ {0 c" X10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。 3 k* ^% P" Q& a! \
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He giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” V! [& ~/ U6 h* _& J
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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. 7 Z; e, S& ?9 e6 r& V X
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11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 % e6 `9 U: X+ D( f
4 o4 Z5 o: n( [7 `' O8 jTom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. ! E3 A# r/ @- K) a/ I- b
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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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+ \5 c% _ Y- Q6 B12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 : I% M; a5 G6 s
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All good things must come to end.
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, H/ I& U4 b7 j' f& Y# VAll feasts must come to an end.
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; M: Q3 l/ w4 C3 v% C U6 K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. ' [: p( k/ U& B
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13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
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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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: f; Q& ^, ?! m! ~- L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。 2 L0 P7 g' Y/ W) \; \
8 W1 c2 E& Q3 [* YA leopard can’t change its spots.
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. g* s" H j: _江山易改，本性难移: It’s easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person’s nature. . `9 G6 t8 V) d
# R4 b% j# j4 n$ g) c- C15. 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。
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, t( X; j. i% V! ]2 u( v# s3 z# hTalk 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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7 a" W9 q9 N2 @- z. b* R; P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. . N0 a+ e5 W o' z1 _0 H" I* A; i' X
0 X: y9 s; J, O: \- L( @借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another.
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J1 p# p7 j; Q- F煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble
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/ [! V$ `8 m& {# \# E7 L17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 ' ]+ \' a4 M# N/ g4 i4 B. ]( Z
1 e. d' Z' j' j4 wI 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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`0 k$ t5 i6 T5 B6 x- i1 j18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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! z& ? K7 n9 \& ]$ y1 ~He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. 5 A! j/ E: V. P+ `' a$ D
! ]' e' ^2 H C. C6 g1 J% x胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc : P0 \+ `- e1 K6 F0 J/ T
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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。 * F* C. g" k( h2 Z
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. ! z' K2 w5 n2 I# e3 w
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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/ {9 k3 P9 x$ a1 h2 K- u+ n20. 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。 / V6 S& B: r6 L+ `6 [: x! P
. q; q8 R7 Q) ]1 `3 RHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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