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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 T* P+ o- x9 iShe 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 K: h6 |0 n: H; l. s0 t" o
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动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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$ S$ ]9 j: B _动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily
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6 v/ {6 Z; @' k2 ]/ C动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper : {. O1 _# m# C4 J: v+ v
1 U! V2 e0 W0 `# I% N" Q: G$ H他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people. & f: U! S( c2 x9 {1 V* X: m4 T
, n; U2 m+ F" R" m0 L刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart 2 R' T- X& X* |$ h
, e' u, B" N2 _+ 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. - N. o' Q% |( A- E
3 t/ K3 B- ^" b+ i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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1 E3 Y" a6 B$ A- l W; Wrefuse to give up until all hope is gone ! ]$ r; E1 h/ Z5 M, f
" [( K; _1 r/ f9 A3. 十年树木，百年树人。 0 b ]+ N" }! k2 s
% v' ?$ c. }; C# UIt 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。
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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.
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3 Q4 y" N( h1 Z# y X) b# i5. 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. 1 O I6 I% x1 {6 |% x
5 I( D5 o- _: r4 H9 N! [ {' 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. " m' }2 D: \, z. d
0 Z P( e/ `$ m" O- \6. 他搜肠刮肚，也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 4 ~& u5 q1 }9 i1 C& Z5 _% q) y
& z$ |6 v- n: k+ HHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. & F: X: ~3 x" H
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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4 F: T+ z* e$ Y7 ^9 p mThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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9 D: N. `- f- Y/ [) a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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' J4 O- X3 L) l8 a, [8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。 ) U$ N/ Y, ]2 C; ^) a
: J! J: h' m) c7 [6 ~. yIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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x. {3 o: u9 S; d% x6 l名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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deserve the reputation one enjoys; 3 ?' T( |7 ?+ M/ H+ i$ Y& x
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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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5 D, p# P8 s9 ~* W5 F0 VMy 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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, m* m% e# T$ X天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out.
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& U$ G6 |3 D+ i' b2 U6 Z' D4 M1 t10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。
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; z4 v8 e5 B4 \7 a& tHe giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” : ?0 } B3 N& z4 w+ V
4 {1 i$ `( K( c. b6 \1 `8 `画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions.
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3 U# X5 R( ~! j, f" V11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。
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( I/ y4 {1 p. ]/ B0 vTom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. & u. F; v( q+ g) R7 k( \
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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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. u( h+ s. y2 i12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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All good things must come to end.
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All feasts must come to an end.
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% Y, [- }0 ^, h" K/ L# U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. + Z9 O! ~9 C) }% \# f
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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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扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms.
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7 y; G+ {! M- j5 u4 U14. 江山易改，本性难移。 7 S3 o( Y# I; Z$ `: S) ^( {& {# W, t
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A leopard can’t change its spots.
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7 m( y4 H1 K0 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. 6 f# z' v* U6 ]% n$ E5 v
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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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% U" @9 a* ~3 o/ \$ vTalk 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. 5 Z) a' o2 t; V
0 j& e( t. Z6 M/ q; u5 ?8 X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. " l$ R4 x: u# ]) ~ \1 R" w: W
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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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' V+ P% k* w$ m! l# N, Q* z17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 ( N2 J2 V+ y- D
/ Y" k% \6 U2 \' c, P8 MI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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( ^- Y% Z4 T8 g- A, w! ]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。 # O) V, F* d1 l/ }" P4 X8 b t( p
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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5 F w9 z8 h8 r6 m胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc
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+ @7 Z% {4 q' k: a! O K$ y19. 中国经济取得巨大发展，中国人民终于扬眉吐气了。 . X, O9 V, V/ Y3 L- S5 w
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China.
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- z b; f# K/ A8 R! F' _$ \The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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4 D, G7 M6 {, K% \* k扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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) f) M" I2 } A" W; q) H& S% T20. 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。 ( A' Q1 `9 g* v. W
1 d% |0 o+ a, Y. J. t. KHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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