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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. - S& l( w6 k% h; A& H
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She always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite. & ]' k u, S$ F5 J
6 F$ p6 x/ J. ]6 [3 q" U& p5 w动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn
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& ]. q Y$ r4 y* D1 f6 Z _动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily 3 o0 O3 }! j# `, N& b4 `9 j
' Y. @9 U9 r( Q. a动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper - [$ N9 }. ^! f
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他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people.
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6 g$ s1 I4 x3 r% I( g刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart
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9 c- T1 |% l2 k8 K8 W* ]" i1 a r3 Z2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 & y- ?. ^, H$ J* E6 C
7 `# J2 \( I2 y5 p5 RHe 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;
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9 a, q! z0 o/ _; ^+ ?. \refuse to give up until all hope is gone 6 ]8 M& @$ T" {$ Z) D" f
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3. 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. % z6 d: ]6 x3 @, H* R. l
e4 t2 P& ^7 B; z; K' x4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。
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He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.
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! k/ N% I; \# u! L! v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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8 c( D D* B7 NThe only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it.
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2 s$ g, U" S JIf you haven’t done it, other people wouldn’t know it.
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% j' p3 S i* C; G1 v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. " h4 p2 Z2 ?' x0 q6 h0 ^/ u1 A; ~9 i" a
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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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. \; ]/ N2 }+ H# T7 G- \5 m: M1 LHe racked his brains but couldn’t find words suitable for the idea. ^5 y3 C4 u" f, |4 y2 c
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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. $ E5 M8 s5 ?* |, T! P
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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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8. 味道真不错，果然是名不虚传。
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; k( H# ?, I" R. C1 KIt’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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' A& Z; N& V4 d* q: R名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation;
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7 S7 o) J- R3 Tdeserve the reputation one enjoys;
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* y2 ?/ D/ [/ ~+ Klive 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。” ' V. b" o* k3 D8 A- F7 I8 m0 y
6 n# K& ]- C6 M$ [ VMy 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.” 5 O7 u# ?1 [/ {/ C7 w" V+ a
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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”。
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" N3 \' z# \1 f, k. ~ nHe giggled/chuckled and said, “This is called ‘ drawing a cake to satisfy one’s hunger’.” ! x4 i: J t% \( T; _+ R
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画饼充饥: draw cakes to allay hunger--- feed on illusions. : q, O; K" |' z% I
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11. 汤姆也来上学，不过是三天打鱼，两天晒网。 ( _& w4 I+ }3 O& E( N
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Tom 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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- ^9 N3 N! w) \1 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. : L$ v5 _% b2 \" ?: p5 k' q
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12. 天下没有不散的宴席。
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0 N0 u) y6 N% k& n- OAll good things must come to end.
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- g5 f; b0 c+ J4 g7 r \4 rAll feasts must come to an end.
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; N2 o. R; i" O/ Z% r3 j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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6 V: S% [- ~) Q; r13. 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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扩展：天网恢恢，疏而不漏：Justice has long arms.
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; l8 V, C* s! [14. 江山易改，本性难移。 ; p" z, X" l7 i/ e7 k" A
0 ~/ v3 y4 {) U7 Y0 P5 z' B5 KA leopard can’t change its spots. 2 y# T5 W) ^! l' I
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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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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit. 0 _3 n2 x; p; I
. b8 F7 v, ]0 w16. “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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& \. b8 {8 u- z- \5 d: eTalk 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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% z! ]3 H" H8 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. 7 Y8 S5 r4 K8 t9 q
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3 K- y! l* F) Y H3 J3 @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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5 \4 J* }- I- U+ h9 }# S0 c6 o6 NI felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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* ~ S! C: ]! o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。 5 n- @' i. o+ O' J; N: t2 U
5 X+ [7 v5 n, n6 Z8 qHe has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it.
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8 w1 P% w) U$ F3 O' J; {- u胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc : b/ F; r2 [" B2 P6 D
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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. : z0 H" m* p$ Y8 N# |5 [
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The Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth. & A7 o6 ?6 Y/ }4 n# }
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated
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4 O/ j l% P5 e k6 Q# ^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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He used his influential friends to help him to get into the civil service by/through the back door. |
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