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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。 4 b) R( D5 [! A
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She always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. : H: Q1 {3 B3 \3 L  b

  Y" x$ B0 h9 J' o- u/ |5 NShe always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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) V2 Q3 d8 L8 S2 m/ [) @8 `动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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8 U0 J* |7 O6 z. T动不动就感冒:catch a cold easily   v2 @, i) p  u1 B6 J1 U& Q7 z) p
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动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper 9 y9 c  D+ K/ y6 ?  s# O* B! X: q
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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 ! j" p) c. Q2 W' q! O8 E! |
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。
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* n2 _7 V8 }7 W7 u) lHe wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone.
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6 x9 A+ r1 ]* r; C4 ~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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4 K- v! s- Q( p4 ~# u) Y8 f  ~; v3 }9 grefuse to give up until all hope is gone
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9 z& s2 I! ]6 N: U: b( x3. 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.
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$ h0 z  Y3 m! C6 X4. 他这一去如石沉大海,再无消息。 9 S1 G+ i% Q4 X6 h/ B
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of. ' J8 v5 g5 E1 F4 W
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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. & _  N- f0 q: {7 z3 b

! Y2 F+ T' H9 ~% B# p$ p5. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。
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' h5 u6 J6 y4 r4 AThe only way to stop people from knowing it is not to do it. * m- t; q8 e3 G7 O

: c% O( l" w2 Z8 c! U$ h  BThe only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. # C' _- S7 @) q9 p4 }* P9 r/ a4 x
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it. : g7 X) c  E# E2 i4 Y) @8 t

# L- _* ~) N3 S* D7 E$ n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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4 ]5 }& x* x* @! |& }# Y: G7 W6. 他搜肠刮肚,也找不出合适的字眼表达这个意思。 4 V  X- p2 V2 w6 v
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He racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. . M3 f! H6 T; u2 k& R/ T9 j
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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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5 L, J! L: ^! n+ O! `" f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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5 m2 O8 |9 s# o$ \/ v" q8. 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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7 M) `+ u, w2 z9 [/ j, W3 Cdeserve the reputation one enjoys;
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: w' u$ t' Z% T. Z1 B9. 父亲说,“事已至此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路。” 3 y' O5 d) }3 S

# q2 n; t2 \$ ]2 J2 kMy 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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8 c1 E- t8 h, k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”。 : O" J6 k" Q$ v. P# B* R; ^

0 h5 H( G/ B3 F* j: aHe giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” 9 \6 Q+ p; r  z# r

: `5 H2 l8 u  k( L9 _& L/ F画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. 8 m3 n' e' F6 D/ c# i9 x- |: T/ z! J

% C/ a/ {  I$ K11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。 # Y9 Y# _1 |# U( P3 K

* R) f9 Y/ k. G, C- U; ETom 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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# G, o/ l7 m" j" q% g& |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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12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 - o& e# s' f# b8 {
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All good things must come to end.
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All feasts must come to an end. 9 }' `8 ]) M. q3 C- m1 \5 B

5 ]3 L) i+ n6 e' H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. $ z$ a+ g  J3 a
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13. 有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。 * |' F5 U9 j9 O$ l
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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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8 |9 R2 Q" G7 j0 q扩展:天网恢恢,疏而不漏:Justice has long arms.
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" v" b0 t1 C2 y+ w3 M& }14. 江山易改,本性难移。
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3 E/ L% Q* ]2 B4 b江山易改,本性难移: It’s easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person’s nature. 1 t- g3 R* A8 G0 x: _) ]* n/ Z
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15. 吃一堑,长一智。 1 x( b4 Z0 ]1 q. a4 E3 a
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit.
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" R' e$ g; n: \& N% N1 Q4 T16. “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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% @" T7 d, z7 ~  n8 m5 aTalk 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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* {0 C* i( g9 d# n2 O3 X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. 2 V7 D8 @! A! f0 s; x
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借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another.
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9 T  Y7 z8 s- `煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble # t0 m1 t% P' X5 S; m5 Z
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17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。
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$ i- O, d9 `+ Y$ g' t& n6 vI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time. 5 r2 t% e6 V0 X, c
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哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying 6 w$ j/ l% x* |$ P; ^  i

" F- a7 D% S2 [7 E18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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4 |# @( \$ B2 X* V  I$ `/ IHe has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. ) l5 Z& i7 H9 ]; V

1 d% |+ P0 ?# p. \" S% h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。
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) V& u- L" g- W2 w- MThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China.
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth. : G: u3 s: C4 s3 l% R5 `" m
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated # T, R4 }* Z, A* N

$ t& a4 v( Q( G  z20. 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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; I# n! Z; E2 Y2 \He used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door.
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