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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. ! H8 \/ K. q5 ^; f* ^7 z* ]

3 ^4 H3 r, ]  @* M. |4 v: ~! W7 i6 BShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite. . O5 l+ k, i. {3 h' Z+ p

7 Q7 [: @) l* a8 w6 D; j8 Z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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6 ?7 E* C8 a2 }& n/ I- F动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper
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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 - g8 w9 y& z/ x+ y! }
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 ' u2 D' u- T& g! ?  {- j4 d; Q
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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; $ d" x- {( m/ i
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refuse to give up until all hope is gone ! `+ D7 r9 k5 C: F- q, x

, Q) H% o; I4 z. P) @( U# |& T3. 十年树木,百年树人。
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4 t# y' _7 ?( ~/ l3 Y2 A' u) |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。 ( A. ~3 w% ?4 N) N) O0 H: z

# a& V3 d4 D6 ~' x( A& c8 K6 ^7 mHe left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. ( m5 L# ]" C2 c) w! X
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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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5. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。
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; S: _  i! o0 Q3 t( l2 O7 {The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. 6 t; {" p& Q) [. |6 w% ?! P
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. . J/ s$ u, f7 z) Q9 P3 X1 j! `4 b
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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) r+ `; I2 L" d' r9 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. 2 W& B5 \+ ~/ M' f: u

& C* l1 x& ]2 r' k8 A) u6. 他搜肠刮肚,也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 : k/ V2 T0 G" p+ \9 O5 f0 z

8 c7 z, F. R8 |- X9 z0 dHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. , X+ W9 ~. S' E  D7 m

) r2 r2 e$ d/ _* y( \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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2 L# H/ Q; E7 y! _0 n% 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. $ K/ Q0 H5 D  A

+ h9 E8 B( ?* ~. Y8. 味道真不错,果然是名不虚传。
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0 N: C8 w3 }! F& S/ C3 w+ H6 `: pIt’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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! v' a. J4 c0 ]% W2 e/ Y1 S$ ^deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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4 b. Y! _5 F2 L2 p7 dlive up to one’s reputation
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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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# F+ d2 z8 t2 g6 L, z. m: r+ kMy 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. 1 f( g! h) D: k: R
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说,“这叫做画饼充饥”。
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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. $ R- p; K& b4 P  F' Y- y) ?$ `: \
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11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。 ) E: I: D# D7 Q; r
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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. ) T' P! q# o; l, S% Z7 b( ?, o

# w. L* ^0 J6 `; K  i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. . _& v/ s# c0 Q: G9 `4 q& F
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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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All feasts must come to an end. ) D- \% \$ D2 R1 X3 q; S; Q
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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. 2 B: r, ]9 r. m) {" t

1 n$ u0 t) I/ A3 W! q3 c9 {13. 有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。   T( R( R( T% W8 y8 l6 t
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With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch. 0 z3 w! Q8 a/ s. j

4 A& Q6 q- Q8 @扩展:天网恢恢,疏而不漏:Justice has long arms. ( }3 \8 a4 f' B( ^

7 l! B1 C& ^. u& n7 T9 L1 t3 s14. 江山易改,本性难移。 5 d/ V/ W$ I6 ?
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A leopard can’t change its spots.
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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. % `9 {/ K  P# D! K1 _0 [+ z/ }
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15. 吃一堑,长一智。
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5 T4 j9 R! g4 u: d/ R; J0 JA 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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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.
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" K4 _) ^2 c2 ]# l1 V8 v, g1 A6 S6 e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. $ C! c) K/ P3 X1 V6 m
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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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哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying # k3 M/ P" S  L& ?: r
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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 # L1 ^! u1 \: C: C8 ]
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. 4 i* S1 |  }* b1 k2 [2 A* S
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胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc * {7 q* o1 |, @" v! M
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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。 * D5 {( ?3 E+ q% b5 I5 h/ n
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China.
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5 G1 w% l  }2 F* n1 c; k, HThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth. $ u  K. {8 H1 m" |
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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# e7 _3 c% V( s! R20. 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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