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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。 & ` q0 @! H! i( ]
1 |4 u; A7 z, ~ l1 n$ \, n; OShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
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% @( V' Y c& sShe 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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* B' |7 P0 B6 `# d动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily 5 n8 H' O" U9 ]9 [& u
) A7 E; J( u8 @" ]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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& i9 H: \4 X" Q2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 & x8 b4 m2 s2 ~
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He wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. 9 ?+ W& r* g% W4 b
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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;
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' j0 B( U! }! n( T/ ?$ `refuse to give up until all hope is gone
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3. 十年树木，百年树人。 6 S. M6 L( g& D# z- `& u, \2 _1 ~! B
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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。 8 G* y9 p/ g5 v. {
$ P9 {; {3 ~0 ?$ A# u4 g5 M# u sHe left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. ! E8 O, i' o1 h- W1 P
6 X) ]8 U5 \9 ]- f3 L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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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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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it. & Y Z4 m. T% f6 P; ^( K& Q5 F* h- p
* Y/ I( U Q/ w# L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. ' |9 f& j/ q' ^) o$ C
( ]4 U+ |& J/ l& G5 z6. 他搜肠刮肚，也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 % q) }* a# j$ P4 Q
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He racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. 0 Y! T! ?8 A" n, V
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7. 这完全是张冠李戴。 1 E9 `4 b S. |- a& ?
7 F1 k: j: j E) E6 P# y& S3 R- h, aThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head. . G7 a& d4 P, }+ P, z, h
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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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0 x' S0 B) D; E# Z" i8. 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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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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& c+ D7 _2 f$ V4 ]deserve the reputation one enjoys; * k# Q; B6 M2 j% M
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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.” ( a0 g! l) k3 }+ I: w# h
; |+ o/ G+ D3 B7 |. D/ _天无绝人之路: Heaven never seals off all the exits—there is always a way out. 3 z- p( x- f9 S4 y% e9 F
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10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。 * Y3 j. x- A0 J3 h: K* m; S! p
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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.
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1 l J& R! g& I+ |6 }+ j$ y, X11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。
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/ v0 Y8 F5 f& C/ @& `8 hTom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. % V/ s8 k5 `3 V0 ]3 L
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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. " ]& v4 c/ Y$ \
) n, ?) L& e8 K12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 / h+ H# Q; W# b5 |
* g: Y1 \' X$ Y! ~9 v# yAll good things must come to end.
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! G1 p: M2 m# w. [- jAll feasts must come to an end. # p5 B; U1 J, |6 r
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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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+ ]( O- T9 ]/ D# d9 p6 IWith 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. + [$ f$ ~% S) g/ e7 M2 x- P
! h% B6 e* r/ P9 g14. 江山易改，本性难移。
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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. ) Q6 |. N: `/ C7 s! |- J' X
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15. 吃一堑，长一智。
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' [' {: y1 a$ @& r3 ^/ EA fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit.
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L. l6 Y' @4 c( G' E16. “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。 , k- _) ?/ r( X! o
0 [0 e: t0 h! W% x. kTalk 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. + Q8 i9 }" [" V! m0 ^0 K' ^
# P- L3 v, n. }& H8 K U: R g6 u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. 4 R4 |7 ~; z& m* n
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借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another. ) e& O7 I3 @' R3 S3 l* ]
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煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble , I. m# u9 I2 z; O' B
% w! u* S4 ]) v ?0 ]17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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2 A5 O u- N5 [: w& PI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. 5 J/ W& e V ]/ O+ m5 B/ G1 z# i, f
" V. R$ H# G+ d: K! T哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying ( {2 Z* X! ^& F' C* `1 y
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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。 8 M8 B; I2 ^8 f" w1 W1 k1 A h
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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 + h* d+ ^7 c" N. e0 G
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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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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China.
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5 u3 G. a& Q. O% \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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