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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. & F+ }& }( U; U

  ^+ m8 W! T: q: B& j6 g& ^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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动不动就感冒:catch a cold easily ) ?* _+ |" j7 _
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动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper : v+ ], {/ s* C+ s& v5 T% v# f- `

! j- c9 V$ Z+ b7 ~9 o他动不动就训人:He is always lecturing people. ' a! J6 G. O8 A4 w( H. i9 a9 G

  O+ I! B3 G- u8 O. N5 m1 j& z7 v刀子嘴豆腐心:have a sharp tongue but a soft heart + z. T3 U, c* h6 _/ J. ]! }1 D3 x

5 T4 [8 |* }# f, e5 h) c2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 # o; T/ L9 Z+ P$ g* C

4 |, j8 _9 J& g- b7 AHe 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; 2 `. u. \2 `: @

1 O* J7 S7 S, d3 [! I  arefuse to give up until all hope is gone ' N3 ~* w) U0 @( n( N

( C+ r4 p3 O, c( c( X' F3. 十年树木,百年树人。
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4 _/ m; ^: c: [- lIt takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.
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% r" u5 @$ N/ q- i( R4. 他这一去如石沉大海,再无消息。 5 N  c. r  _# z1 j

- ~8 l! ^4 d$ U: S& Q+ bHe left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. - Z6 J6 n" a7 k4 ]/ ?
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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. 3 f/ p0 S. V" X2 r0 |
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5. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 2 w  q% x. ]3 E9 Z! m
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it.
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it.
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# K/ S# o) {! t4 R! GIf you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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! E5 X' Y" o& {% v' C- f% 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.
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5 o2 \+ W# |/ s; V6. 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. + R; s$ [8 o7 J- S
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 ( Z5 k/ r+ [! m2 H
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This is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.   o2 K& u  E$ F- y. T- q  Q; W
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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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: n  l9 z( e0 B$ N7 h2 X8. 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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" V7 [6 E' ?+ }8 I$ P/ J名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; , b7 l- ]: h/ v5 M8 v' Y
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deserve the reputation one enjoys; 4 l" @! c- `+ f
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live up to one’s reputation
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) G/ E% @2 k4 a9. 父亲说,“事已至此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路。” & b+ z; _5 q9 ?+ [, i# b8 x
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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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5 b  X! E+ l7 ^. Q, Q. y. r& J2 {% s天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. 0 M3 N6 x! j; Y5 b1 q+ W5 t

7 P, j+ `! k% ~10. 他咯咯的笑着说,“这叫做画饼充饥”。
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: I/ l- Y+ D8 |He giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.”   }0 U  k0 v: z% o; Q$ Z; \
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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. - S; u" X! k, c3 @

) {  S6 @4 ^  Q7 t11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。 ) F' O+ V/ b, d8 K, {3 z

. u+ D* z& E0 Z- VTom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. 1 w4 Y- q# n! N' c% r" W1 M" V4 N, K/ ?

/ f, c3 L( c" o* d4 l- N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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4 _  L  }' M5 N12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 $ n" @5 x9 |; P# D4 O4 y4 Q  w
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All good things must come to end. , s" ]9 ~6 i# }; X7 @7 V2 E
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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。 . T% L2 u" S3 K( z7 F& ~

! \4 `5 ?  [0 `/ |$ x$ L4 hWith 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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14. 江山易改,本性难移。 & s/ m8 i3 ~4 j5 y( @# \. ]

  a% A! N2 `7 k6 C3 v8 c9 [A leopard can’t change its spots. , b% L$ b' r' ^# m/ _

9 I" Y1 p" _9 k* y' O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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" I( g5 R) X% ^( ]4 b15. 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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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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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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+ ?1 q  k; P5 e9 F借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another. ) t$ h: [" |' J( l

0 P! ^# I' D& L& R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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$ q- o) h( E( [6 FI 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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胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc 2 n$ m! _, R: k' C8 \
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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。
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* b, `5 Z/ W) XThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. , C+ U( o: o$ L1 p
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth.
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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. O0 `: M: @) e. n20. 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。 0 k3 `: o+ [5 {  G6 Z/ ]8 r) t

; \/ \0 A* R! ]+ y8 X' GHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door.
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