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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.
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- Y4 T! E2 C0 A/ A) x4 {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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动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper 9 m! K! z) y1 Z
- {' q9 B; S: u/ h1 K1 r. d2 D$ N' F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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: l* T/ t2 F; Z. ?, g" j4 o2 B2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 6 @$ V: t; _% v' B
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He wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. q- Z: Z( T& `; a8 C, ~$ P
8 N5 a0 D6 w$ J: [% X不到黄河不死心: not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River—not stop until one reaches one’s goal; ; Q1 k: R% m3 }/ J( m/ n$ Z
: m) Q5 B8 y) _# frefuse to give up until all hope is gone
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3. 十年树木，百年树人。 . k' q" q ?. Y" d# ~! E
5 E$ m7 u" Z( k2 ?2 [( k+ e# }& v8 {It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people. 5 ?( x9 _$ |+ z
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4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。
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r6 i+ M4 j8 W0 F% `He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. . f9 e7 }9 N3 r* S) V* C
1 f# D$ S! g# r8 r# W3 i% P# U石沉大海: like a stone dropped into the sea---disappear for ever; never to be seen or heard of again. 0 ]" y- T" N5 T* T% t6 Z
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5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。 ) F) A4 R% ]% Y: `4 D% g
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. * m" N8 ?4 P( Q$ {- g
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. ( E {! V: `* f$ \# E
! g6 K, R- R8 u! D2 a& SIf you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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8 L8 s: [0 S, P. S6 q, }% q0 q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 `5 h; X6 v! a, f# u# T! K5 g
; b6 F% e' g4 Y: Y" n, E6. 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。 / Y9 K; a# c! b6 g/ q2 ^
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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.
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: Y; W1 j5 `: R* L- T8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。 3 x* }; p" k" k4 N/ q6 `- e4 s
& P: [) ^' V+ {# Q3 e vIt’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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live 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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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”。 2 l. U5 R5 o$ x( P- i) @- {
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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. 1 M1 u* J9 U+ a1 k: Z+ y& X
7 B6 m" W& J# g4 a11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 t+ t8 T# l2 Q3 J: p9 d9 T
; W$ Q' a1 i: x% O; d4 bTom 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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$ x9 C9 Y! {' M `4 [6 E6 r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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) P3 f9 u: Q2 u8 E12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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All 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.
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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. 9 b, ^; z7 Y) l9 [3 Y0 |' Z
+ b! |/ R+ p9 u4 ~# ]1 j扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms. 6 E$ Z! G- M8 q4 }; D
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14. 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. 5 ]- T7 }; H; T4 s. J2 t4 I1 a. @* s
1 i2 f9 ~: O0 K- Q' l15. 吃一堑，长一智。 , e. v6 b, h2 l" g8 L! s2 n6 p
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. 6 x% b$ a. T q4 p2 k7 F$ c4 t
4 o! e- C6 {+ w; U3 b5 D* E4 H6 `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。 8 _9 D1 i3 o1 m
' r I6 O: ?- V( ]8 f4 e; k. TTalk 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. 4 b( w( ^/ _* a0 x0 \
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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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) m8 c- ]) x* j- \7 T: N17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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8 V7 ?3 F/ _3 ^* q4 wI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. % o# r! f2 c+ X) {* {
0 U7 {% M7 g' p0 G哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying 0 }' o0 V) o- t5 g2 m
& I( A* B/ J4 j* ]+ u9 C18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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) j. z/ |$ O8 |, S% nHe has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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/ g- H: {7 m" S( B19. 中国经济取得巨大发展，中国人民终于扬眉吐气了。 6 W/ F* F. K' h/ n/ t0 x
$ y; S3 y9 C) Z6 ]6 A2 r. I* ~3 HThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China.
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4 M6 C/ T0 v6 r7 J8 `3 G7 P5 PThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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3 f9 o+ {% H) W# C% W! a' [5 {% h20. 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。 3 v6 b0 e# O( y+ Y* A3 d
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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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