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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. 5 ^0 e  J2 p0 X# v) k' s
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动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn ( B' K9 h( x! v5 c. m* e
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动不动就感冒:catch a cold easily
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+ |/ u$ Q5 I: `: }动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper 0 ]9 \8 R, E9 A5 g: F

2 O7 `- D6 ^$ H! M( v* w2 a他动不动就训人:He is always lecturing people.
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刀子嘴豆腐心:have a sharp tongue but a soft heart
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3 P1 j7 y6 G" T8 s) E. W2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 1 i# h+ [6 K! s

, d) [0 u# O! D" m! w; V$ GHe wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. 1 m4 _7 s. Q  C2 \+ ?8 _

& H0 E% v% y7 A/ E8 L0 f& [+ c不到黄河不死心: not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River—not stop until one reaches one’s goal; . m& @, U) ^; i2 y

; N( C! R& n0 w$ erefuse to give up until all hope is gone
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2 h4 G& O) c6 q9 k  g( O+ g3. 十年树木,百年树人。
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3 @/ H9 L# i+ b: _/ s+ ZIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. # I# |2 E& Z5 @" I

+ _3 G; i5 h$ Q5 c4. 他这一去如石沉大海,再无消息。 5 D2 w# r7 ~2 L% L& {
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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; }& v% i. Z' ~- f2 o& U4 ]石沉大海: like a stone dropped into the sea---disappear for ever; never to be seen or heard of again. / g% l4 {# F+ u+ q1 r, B" j  n$ w
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5. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 : X) Y; ?- B" r3 o, P
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it.
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3 E: G/ d7 }" H5 f: {, y+ F% f- |The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. 4 ^7 ~6 k# Y" {4 A6 ?3 c8 C# d( ~

! I. }1 w& V! S1 X" P* u- _If 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.
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5 S0 w! w; V$ K' r/ t- u6. 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. % T! E: S4 C. y
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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. 0 ?# k# ?9 f0 e% v/ s$ x

6 _; ^. F5 A& e# x  H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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. o: ~, T$ O) P& }. ]8. 味道真不错,果然是名不虚传。
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7 R5 t+ t' g) x9 ^' i4 H1 LIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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+ y; k+ ]; n7 E( a% ?! vlive up to one’s reputation ( f- ~' f! f: ~  o' g

( x+ z! M! e2 `4 X/ J9. 父亲说,“事已至此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路。”
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$ Y, h* W: N; P* `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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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”。 + L3 g! Q% d0 X+ K5 j; g5 n
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He giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” ' O8 |. E2 `) w9 Q* u  c3 l. Z

+ S! O) u3 x7 L: t$ X+ E. G7 d画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions.
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/ ], F/ A, I; y' n6 Z7 L! n- t3 V11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。 3 y4 E# r( O; u3 }+ |8 y' m

# o3 h& z8 [. P5 @' H: }Tom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. 0 q7 l, U; s' i: `6 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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12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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All good things must come to end.
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& W; f* x4 j' ^2 aAll feasts must come to an end.   l1 p3 r4 V; _! }$ ]$ f; C

* i/ F" L+ n: {3 t' `) r, Q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. ' B9 G  K& x. T5 C' D, d, g: x, q
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13. 有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。 6 g3 F% B1 D, O6 u$ S

0 E2 ^3 ]: F3 S$ v5 e0 wWith justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch.
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& \8 e! y7 O/ J扩展:天网恢恢,疏而不漏:Justice has long arms. : f% M$ J2 g0 t

# G' L, d  L; {  q14. 江山易改,本性难移。 ) H& t' _4 n! \+ t

6 I* m5 Z6 v: D: gA leopard can’t change its spots.
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+ w# v( H' R3 G" {- H# x& X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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15. 吃一堑,长一智。
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+ g- u% i; T: W! S" P' [A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit.
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6 [, F( C3 f3 k/ ~& W3 G16. “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. - ~7 P( {7 A% [$ f
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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.
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煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble
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17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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I felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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0 \( u7 _& Q1 c! V哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying 7 R" W& V0 x' U  x* M1 V

. Y! R# K& e- T- k6 Q# z2 A$ C+ y18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 * P7 p# V8 z9 l! G. f, l

- y- b& O0 j9 I, u; P( mHe has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. - w# L! c: S* q) S9 ?, x! ~; h( Q
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胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc ' T. V. ?+ Q5 ]9 S; _2 p
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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。 8 H8 Z. Z+ j( r7 r

3 d4 R+ L# M& }The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. ) r6 G0 u3 s. O, {$ h# i9 u% S

6 F4 _! U: C; Y$ ^The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated 5 r7 j( d1 I( l: R8 d9 F
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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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