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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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' g) Q# S8 ~; N$ l6 i: P( zShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
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: W% b6 D7 p$ r8 a7 UShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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% }0 J* @! j5 R# j4 H动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn n7 B6 G* h c, R1 ~, v
5 X9 y% Y. `: R' X3 T动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily 6 W7 b d* e7 y: H5 i# I# }
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动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper ! N" H& t1 {" A( X" N
. \4 x8 G$ A! O" E% s( z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 a+ ^- V; F6 z- f2 b
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。
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S" R7 x, a; I, qHe wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. ) v( J% k5 v# i' T9 ^
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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; 9 q7 m3 s J" j% _/ t
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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。 7 U4 x, o1 ?( K$ T" W
6 D( @" I1 I, FIt 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。 2 Z9 E P0 d/ {/ F* T% C
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. ' Y/ K, R& J9 O3 R; O3 `
$ ~' s' ~, q" ]" L; R7 S. ^; D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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2 l2 o$ N7 H) d+ u' e4 q, ]5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。 8 d6 H6 P. z7 p" F3 u; a' M9 x# H
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. 9 h' X: O! Y" R. V
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it.
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) O" K, m5 t X) D* P4 q. q4 {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. 0 _( T7 \/ R; p O. w+ n/ Z
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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。
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1 v; g$ T5 O& _; x$ KHe 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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This 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. ' q& ~+ p' c, ?+ y; V# B
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8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。 2 k4 w+ j- ] C/ q# E$ h
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It’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; % ?5 p, p2 R4 {" a& P* G% y
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live up to one’s reputation
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, \" U) S) Q; X9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。”
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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.”
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( N! t: z2 \5 E/ @ p; a$ @天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. & U* e6 m- P+ W. ^/ L9 p$ Y
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。 % K& c& \5 }+ G. f
/ q5 q( P! l6 j D" T0 z5 a0 AHe giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” ) p7 K' W3 j7 O' Z6 }
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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. * Y& R5 U+ U) E! D& @# @3 E. [
$ ?, i$ `0 x' z11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 ) b& a8 H8 r9 p$ H' `
) `2 {; p7 B' `Tom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. ' V! M6 s( X( s9 e6 @) G
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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. ) u$ u$ d. w; M8 X+ w% n
( X, E7 L+ [. m$ M" ]# }12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 $ A# s6 h9 L0 n) W. p
6 q9 l z& {; v' V; l& N- pAll good things must come to end.
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All feasts must come to an end. 7 E/ a. O: K5 O7 N1 R: k% y$ f' N
7 ~& M& c( v7 e q( g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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( P/ z5 L( |" G; }13. 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。
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4 r6 I/ z+ v) Y0 D& l; B' PWith 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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: `8 ?: L+ C2 v; C! p+ M1 C14. 江山易改，本性难移。 }- `, U3 o- b0 d( V& g
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A leopard can’t change its spots. 7 I* W# D7 m2 \$ D! A# Y: x0 Z
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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.
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15. 吃一堑，长一智。
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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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/ x; s6 S' g W8 ], n1 q" U2 k* qTalk 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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& t2 A+ |9 X/ f/ B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. # }; G9 e2 a+ N0 T, P: Z- @
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煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble
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0 k; L9 @+ |/ g* H7 x% D6 S17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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6 {* j/ e' e5 K0 e8 r% ~; X( v, ?8 CI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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) f; J6 K; {: s K- \/ S: Q哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying
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* j6 r' X. M6 r5 _) k18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 ' n4 @6 g ]( e7 B
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc
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0 D$ B8 i# S% B19. 中国经济取得巨大发展，中国人民终于扬眉吐气了。 4 N- U! R. \. N8 a5 R
6 M: j8 r2 ~# o8 R1 K, ^; k3 VThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. 4 u, V+ Q V8 p
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth. 7 S) s" o6 A6 _1 o& s# {
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated ) }2 a# S, |- ^) g" `# ~4 k9 d" x3 o
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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。 4 b" `# D: u" t+ G+ j
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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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