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作业内容 1. Interpret the following Chinese idioms and quotations into English. 1) 别有用心 have ulterior motives 2) 出尔反尔 act contrary to ones words 3) 称王称霸 act like an overlord 4) 背信弃义 a breach of promise 5) 狂妄自大 be arrogant and conceited 6) 狼狈为奸 act in collusion with each other 7) 礼尚往来 courtesy demands reciprocity 8) 众志成城 unity is strength 9) 利令智昏 be blinded by the lust for gain 10) 自食其果 eat ones own bitter fruit 11) 忠言逆耳 good advice is harsh to the ear 12) 自取灭亡 bring about ones own destruction 13) 倒行逆施 behave counter to normal practices 14) 变本加厉 go from bad to worse 15) 有目共睹 be obvious to all 16) 一如既往 be just as before 17) 危言耸听 exaggerate things to scare people 18) 说三道四 make irresponsible remarks 19) 丧权辱国 surrender a countrys sovereign rights under humiliating terms 20) 引狼入室 bring disaster upon oneself 21) 后患无穷 an endless flow of disastrous aftermath 22）义愤填膺 be filled with righteous indignation 23) 大势所趋 by the general trend of events 24) 背道而驰 head in the opposite direction 25) 一意孤行 refuse to listen to sbs advice and insist on having ones own way 26) 坐收渔人之利 profit from others conflict 27) 远亲不如近邻 a distant relative is not as good as a near neighbor 28) 换汤不换药 a change in form but not in content 29) 搬起石头砸自己的脚 suffer from ones own actions 30) 冒天下之大不韪 risk public condemnation and do sth outrageous 31) 情人眼里出西施 beauty is in the eye of the beholder 32) 醉翁之意不在酒 have other motives than those expressed 33) 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 the powerful can do whatever they want while the weak are not allowed to do anything 34) 住在狼窝边，小心不为过。living near a wolfs den, you can never be too cautious 35) 天地万物，莫贵于人。 everything in the world, the human life in the most precious 36) 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。you cant expect the horse to run fast when you dont let it graze 37) 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。human fortunes are unpredictable as the weather 38) 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。a man cannot be judged by his appearance, the sea cannot be measured with a bushel 39) 人无千日好，花无百日红。man cannot be always fortunate, nor can flowers last forever