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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。 2 b( u! y5 c, b+ x4 Y& z. G
. K" s( I4 m* c/ [She always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. 7 V8 N$ o# D" }9 `, e
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She always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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! N# T" m/ W7 D! V' ]6 o6 j动不动就感冒:catch a cold easily 1 U/ J: r7 }5 r2 F# U3 e' F& \; `: s
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动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper % @9 R B; b+ V1 a6 U- S
. S9 q5 ?( u% A8 |: h他动不动就训人:He is always lecturing people.
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; y+ g5 \; w) {+ d: \4 y刀子嘴豆腐心:have a sharp tongue but a soft heart 9 D6 `2 I" D9 N+ {2 F9 V$ b
0 X# n' [ W5 S# [2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 " J: A0 c( S, ^
" r, M# C5 E& B; j z+ w- nHe wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. 6 ^4 @ K7 m; b# b7 z
) T# X ?+ u& \7 H不到黄河不死心: not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River—not stop until one reaches one’s goal; * U: m$ _$ a6 Z+ _3 O; E& K7 J
0 w* E# k! R, z- ^refuse to give up until all hope is gone . ]7 V- S6 V5 v0 p
- v, h, ^ F2 k3. 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. & e( t6 i: c& j/ H" Z
; c0 @$ w9 _0 `( Z' N& z1 y4. 他这一去如石沉大海,再无消息。 , p6 J0 x9 z8 O3 B2 H v. F6 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 t" q1 f) w7 q8 s9 [0 s6 R$ q7 N5 i' i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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4 U0 R/ j! O; _% i1 M- e% x5. 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. # E! P+ w: X! X s% f! v, X4 ?& i ]
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The 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. - u2 }6 W4 ?) A' x0 n; G1 d1 Q7 ]
2 T0 u4 t/ A. O8 i9 x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. 6 y' |* k1 U' b
) o3 I$ G; W3 X6 _2 J6. 他搜肠刮肚,也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 4 N7 u0 I, g( m1 |5 P. _9 S" \
2 n# i" I- i" G1 [) uHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. , x* r* x; ]& ^: _' z! U
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 4 ~+ O# O' w+ A' t6 ~, t. K$ N
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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. ' W7 s) K8 i$ r( Q, ]4 j' y
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8. 味道真不错,果然是名不虚传。
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It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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& O2 L6 v1 j7 f0 I/ F% p& f* H名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; ' @; |+ [: {2 _ s$ {" b- O
( j- ?3 M5 Q. V. n! Q7 N D! \* n3 odeserve the reputation one enjoys; + q/ k! ~1 c2 I r# z
) d% v9 d- Y6 L Y0 q4 N' l$ _live up to one’s reputation - y1 a. |9 Z; o) @
; m" F$ N# l o0 a* r/ I. R2 z9. 父亲说,“事已至此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路。”
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+ h5 i: L. g9 ^+ z- zMy 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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: ^0 p) Y3 Y6 N% ]* r天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. % i: b" m! C' k2 m/ m7 `8 B) o
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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’.” , l; }8 Z+ k2 W6 J- e0 } U0 _
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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。 : z% G+ V& S- u l
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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. , y1 a3 H( z; V7 S
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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. # _# c, U h2 g; j- Q
" e; ]/ W* ]* E$ v$ U. s3 C |12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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2 F; j. j! u) Z* \6 t1 l/ r5 ~All good things must come to end. , B$ `; s* a! ^- j1 l' ?% ]) F0 \ }
2 Y m2 d( X- v2 RAll feasts must come to an end.
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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. ( { W% i, ^# O: l& g5 k& ~6 a
8 u$ G* W/ A$ j% A& ~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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6 v2 N' A- S+ {: e+ U1 E14. 江山易改,本性难移。 6 F0 K; |8 O u
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A leopard can’t change its spots. 1 G9 a) f: a5 K1 {
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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. - L# Z# r* D0 W2 A
( F+ E; B1 H1 @15. 吃一堑,长一智。
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit.
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# {. d1 J0 C2 z9 j- @' v" I# s% |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. # y! K( j; a5 M' h3 g
9 I; W4 A- ?. M- Y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. 0 h6 `% [4 @6 D6 i% I4 ^
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借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another. 4 M ~0 W# M7 i& P
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煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble 6 u/ `9 N; ^6 o& l0 |& X( L
6 u9 `# `. R* W- `* q0 u17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 * C6 B( r& C7 j3 S
6 ~3 H# h1 v, w+ l3 N8 q; MI 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
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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 ( N) U1 s0 m0 D7 Y& \) O
% Y: {6 G6 G# n1 c# f. |$ _He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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( @- Y( G) u( O, Y' Y胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc
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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。 " X) b% S9 _3 k6 y
S5 D! F8 }) h3 T% |The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. / u8 @0 f$ }8 C2 \6 c; T
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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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5 ~# b. V) D5 L9 v% ]# NHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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