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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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! e) e5 Y( a% G5 A/ f% OShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. ! i/ O6 b3 [" j9 k2 p( G" ^* \
7 ]- a+ @( j! @1 H# s: O: d3 TShe 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 5 C" N8 ]6 r5 ?( M$ k) y
l! e6 D. h' l' c3 V: r; ?' s, C动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily ' T6 h8 V. G0 V
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动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper & w, M. b; m/ L# o# Q+ `
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他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people. + [) ]2 ~0 E9 }; R$ \$ A N0 p
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刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart ' ~. h$ u2 \1 K1 v' S4 w
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2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 - Q/ u6 a+ Z a+ }
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He wouldn’t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone. 7 |! a" X8 P7 [; @# k9 k* Q
8 y- R4 X! K2 v: P5 H( I+ A6 g* a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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refuse to give up until all hope is gone ' i/ n4 T( q" g: g: |
5 v: H" p0 J5 Q% j# M3. 十年树木，百年树人。 / m! r8 a5 n7 c
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It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.
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9 ^) F& N) D( C& c$ {# [. A4 @+ D4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。 4 t& Y7 D8 `( i1 j
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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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.
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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. 4 r2 \% X( U/ ]1 x) O5 d
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The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. $ U6 t8 f4 ]' `: {
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If you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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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. / e6 a2 x. n5 d! ~
! y9 p/ u+ d$ F' T4 b& @6. 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. - P( q9 `( M2 m! ]
|6 C! v( ~9 W; x! v2 M7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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: o7 r1 n3 Q. i" O. A% j. wThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head. ( I8 x; C- s6 l: \+ N+ i$ V
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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. 8 V; X1 _+ D, \$ K! Y
- H0 m! y' W# U' b: n4 c8. 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. " H2 Z3 ?" v) q6 u: g& g9 |0 v
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; 0 B+ q; t" C' ~8 e
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1 y/ `7 c6 w5 ?( U9. 父亲说，“事已至此，不必难过，好在天无绝人之路。” ' E6 ? ^# Y% S `. y0 P! K5 Q
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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.” 6 u6 D, e$ ^" c" l
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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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$ c0 X9 z% v6 A1 w. G6 \+ Q0 @# b8 J10. 他咯咯的笑着说，“这叫做画饼充饥”。 3 F3 r+ N b+ m4 H, i- M! }+ e: j
6 F9 W8 t, S) c1 D7 ?3 G5 R7 vHe giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” 1 G$ n" r; x# P Q: U% g. |; ]
: N; T7 X5 ^5 Y2 V, X" Z& G+ `画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions.
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$ ^! R3 e: g- v11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。
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! t8 ?8 F) p' V* b) wTom 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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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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( X/ o4 V7 E) e4 j" l12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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$ x' i- @- R$ H. H" |7 [# FAll good things must come to end. ' q; O2 a$ \$ V, M; `" X" @& d# v
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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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) y" v# v6 A- D1 i+ k! v1 D13. 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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) s# p5 q/ B0 a扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms. $ S- E8 v' r4 b. S, u$ G4 X% r2 m. d
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14. 江山易改，本性难移。 5 ]- o1 A$ h0 r
5 i$ r. M4 P. bA leopard can’t change its spots. J s+ @2 v7 r) V2 N% E. r
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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.
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& v1 T$ W6 d6 S1 e5 S4 h15. 吃一堑，长一智。 8 D+ J" C# _5 b$ e8 e: j0 W
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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。 3 r% w* Z4 D1 L, m1 a4 e
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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. % x2 A4 Q# Q3 T- Q0 o1 J: p
0 l5 l% v3 O: `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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借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another.
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煽风点火:fan the flames; inflame and agitate people; stir up trouble
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9 a5 ^( @5 ? o3 I; b& b. T8 P8 n17. 我在当时真的是哭笑不得。 3 h( f9 D6 p6 _
( |9 T9 ~6 Y% i. o6 x/ xI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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1 n, a$ {2 W+ n& a: X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。
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He has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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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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# A4 B: p7 U2 G6 jThe 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.
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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# ?3 e2 @0 P- h: G0 S20. 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。 ; T4 I( n; s, ~4 a5 W1 j+ t
% P* G- d: u1 vHe used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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