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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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2 {" s$ [# o( h& y8 hShe always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
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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 - h$ a/ g3 y9 i* c% C' a% m+ Z

0 y& I! r" ]3 N5 `1 S1 `动不动就感冒:catch a cold easily , z4 _* U) ^$ b* v3 S8 B5 B

* I' p: {6 E7 w* C- j3 ?动不动就发脾气:be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper : H/ N( _5 E! E8 u! Q9 m# w

' ]% E0 v+ l. }& B8 B他动不动就训人:He is always lecturing people. . i* g$ b6 l+ y6 N3 A

0 A4 Z# c5 o5 m刀子嘴豆腐心:have a sharp tongue but a soft heart ( x( X- s! d% B, Q, i0 p

5 o: i2 K. T7 @0 i2. 他是不到黄河不死心。 8 ~- R6 [* B4 \$ Y

5 V# h: y% J* c  [) G& T+ tHe 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; # v; H! q0 p! N1 Y

) Y7 l  H! @% `: z- Hrefuse to give up until all hope is gone
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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. 5 ]9 i. z, C( _- Q

, Q% H( `! _, g! m0 v' H  ]* u4. 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. 1 h2 A: Q! h8 D1 {9 m$ q5 D
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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. 7 d1 V* K% V! U/ W! x! Z
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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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" n0 r8 [" H5 d: ?The only way to stop people from knowing it is to restrain from doing it. 5 @  O7 H8 a3 A

! Z: a/ z6 r) g, F& H2 t1 Y# O2 |& VIf 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.
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7 B7 X6 i4 _$ b+ V4 o6. 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. - ?, q6 \8 X# d% ]' h

6 x) _6 f! a3 j' S7. 这完全是张冠李戴。
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+ ^* k  S+ f( N5 Q& j) vThis is putting Mr. Zhang’s hat on Mr. Li’s head.
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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 N& D, D) j8. 味道真不错,果然是名不虚传。
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! x# Q( S6 Q& t6 \It’d delicious, really lives up to its reputation.
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名不虚传: have a well-deserved reputation; : H# M& ^5 G1 ]- Q

) E( a& D9 N" ~$ N: l' @deserve the reputation one enjoys;
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+ }0 |& E5 _! A* H9 Alive up to one’s reputation 0 x5 g* j4 `9 z! _% v9 h

! L- g/ P2 `0 f: C. o+ u* M& R7 D9. 父亲说,“事已至此,不必难过,好在天无绝人之路。” ( ^, U5 m' k5 D" ?, n  C
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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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' h: S/ P* B7 R; t, v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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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. ! k" y# k" s/ Z/ t) f

9 N* U- V$ z* A- L& D11. 汤姆也来上学,不过是三天打鱼,两天晒网。
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8 c* O% ^1 M- g7 M% j! B5 }Tom was enrolled as a student, but he was like the fisherman who fishes for three days and suns his net for two. $ l5 Q$ o' c+ s  B
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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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* Z/ d& w! G% n$ U6 F12. 天下没有不散的宴席。 6 t2 F9 i$ @# q( c- V
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All good things must come to end.
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All feasts must come to an end. : W# e9 N; `, [7 M; 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. . L3 a0 P5 |9 c" [+ J; c' N7 s

* M/ B( M- `! d6 d13. 有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。 + \+ S6 E+ g' b9 {
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With justice on your side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t take a step / move an inch. % m( ?2 _. s# V8 l2 C1 ^" x4 C

% a+ e; _* G2 e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。
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' {; m# `8 n5 }6 d& B5 EA leopard can’t change its spots.
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3 Y4 n6 W9 k( \/ x0 p江山易改,本性难移: It’s easy to change rivers and mountains but hard to change a person’s nature. ( o0 ^$ b/ |8 f: h5 m  P
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15. 吃一堑,长一智。 # H7 d3 [! y: K8 w2 x
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A fall in/into the pit; a gain in your wit.
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  }& w9 O& J2 t! b2 |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。 / |7 o- |& \+ T- Y

. `0 I+ B7 g; g5 e  RTalk 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. % Y2 ]0 H, \  T
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借刀杀人: kill somebody by another’s hand; make use of one person to get rid of another. % W5 K( J. ~* M; R% r

) Y4 \( R& V: Q5 J$ a/ o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。 3 R" R* B, \9 J# {" f. X* V5 \
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I felt at a loss to know that to do at that moment/time.
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: w2 V, @2 |. r5 W3 v9 O. ]哭笑不得: not know whether to laugh or to cry; find sth both funny and annoying 8 I! l4 ~6 ~' z  Y" p& h
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18. 对于此事他胸有成竹。
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! B3 p9 b  K- A( Q" l$ x/ P1 DHe has had a well-thought-out plan before doing it. ; {" @* }, ]( K9 \
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胸有成竹: have a well-thought-out plan, stratagem, etc
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# ^; y0 H. g; J# e; x& ^* D19. 中国经济取得巨大发展,中国人民终于扬眉吐气了。 9 N5 q$ M( o* g9 T

/ B1 n: I" t) l( ]- c" ?. LThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for the great economic development/growth in China. ; t" U- x$ W# D  p+ o2 v

/ Z  C0 P* q  Z* z5 o3 i2 ~) AThe Chinese people feel proud and elated for China’s great economic development/growth. 3 u2 a& D. Q3 H8 k
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扬眉吐气: feel proud and elated # X, u6 s- j! ?& z8 L
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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。 4 }* z7 E4 J, b
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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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