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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。 ! \' H# i z3 [. n( o
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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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+ Z' J6 w/ m, i2 QShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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% c$ K: G1 b x p6 G4 r) k动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn 2 ]# I" p4 Q! n
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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 9 u. g) \) }" _+ J( Q- {
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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 / f/ ^' g( G: l+ Z' S9 ]; }
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2. 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. ' S4 Q6 }: k4 g: F; I9 ?
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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; 0 n% }4 s) u) L
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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。
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It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. $ t0 w" J- M$ v9 E5 n
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 / Q6 ?: s* ]! L4 U$ l: H
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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" ?5 l* A: _8 u1 v$ T; o8 N石沉大海: like a stone dropped into the sea---disappear for ever; never to be seen or heard of again. / L* Y$ o1 F6 U2 n+ _5 {; V' f
/ m# i2 p( t: }/ W6 W% f5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。 ; O# `$ G; M: G2 T P' b: H+ t
" U! s% y: F$ k# ?/ r# uThe only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it.
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# N; [6 G# `2 F! J3 iThe 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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) x R, b) E* r- m4 [$ `/ I% g+ N/ Z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. 7 W4 p0 l, j- I4 O' z+ p0 J. R3 F; w
% }. Y8 d2 B/ f8 F7 |' x8 v. ^1 k6. 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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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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; g# R+ ^8 @. z" v2 TThis 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. & `! i/ P* l) Q& @, ?
, h2 S5 ~* b* m+ h8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。 % \' \" z+ M$ M! |, i2 `9 G/ O0 F
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It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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6 k: N$ p# Z/ v, m名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; 4 E# _6 c5 G, s! M4 D: X$ R
% n8 i$ o3 |! d. a$ `; I) y+ Gdeserve the reputation one enjoys; 7 ^' `# S. L( X- j. U
# s& {0 ~3 ~2 l" ylive up to one’s reputation 3 l3 ?% n8 p" ^. } F# {" Z
; b3 l! |# t2 B) `3 v% G5 @" @& W* s/ E9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。” . b* W4 @2 \% `3 z
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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.” 7 R, @7 O. l0 \6 M% v+ U
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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”。 - A* ?" d d, 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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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions.
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11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 ! l# @; I; _- C& Q: o
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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.
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6 P" N. H$ _1 z0 U7 p' [9 S' |0 s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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3 l1 R8 M k7 F& x- q C& e: m12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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: U" W: o( f6 u3 r* D. \All good things must come to end.
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! k# I' \! O6 l! C) {2 }5 XAll feasts must come to an end. / [3 A" ^0 l, Z" Y3 B% }
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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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. m/ A* i4 ^, X# A( y6 k. f; _) d13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
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# @/ a1 K3 N) E8 GWith justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch. 9 z* Z' l j' f5 p, k6 J* `
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扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms.
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9 y* K7 n% [. |- Y7 C& s* w14. 江山易改，本性难移。
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江山易改，本性难移: It’s easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person’s nature. / X" S$ b9 I% w& }9 }" j1 l4 s
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15. 吃一堑，长一智。
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. 7 _- ^* o X* L$ G/ s/ V& s
( R6 v6 |" I$ S, _( s6 U" w7 y16. “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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$ H! S, G& r% a+ C$ ~& 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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* y6 s2 Y! G: L ]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. ! E2 S5 ~& z& e% h* F& D: V8 ~
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; g& ~% y4 C+ ]! W# {+ x17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 : P3 c: V" p) b0 Z2 `
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I felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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E; j, I# j' r0 g& E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. 8 `# k$ q0 R/ }: D) l9 V! [
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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。 / j0 }" r( m) U; N, d
3 c- V( |6 V% {9 [+ X/ p% hThe 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.
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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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