汉译英500难点解析

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12.ᶍ*¯beanotchabove°±²{ᐜ´ᑢᐜ²NH஺¶1·ᑮ¹º²ᑢᐜ/B´{ᐜᶍ•¯஺Inoilpainting,Mr.ZhangpaintsbetterthanMr.Li.Butwhenitcomestowatercolors,Mr.LiuappearstobeanotchaboveMr.Zhang.3.ᨵᜮᾯbeabrain/12ᨵᜮᾯ¾rs3¿ḄYᝅ஺He'sabrain,whowouldn'tbefooledintobelievingyourbabbling.4ÁCÂtohavealotontheballᡃ⍝ÃÄÁC¶ᡃᝰᶧ1ᔲḄÈÉᑮᡃ(Êᩭ஺IknowLiMinghasalotontheball.ButTmnotsureifhelikestoworkhere.5.ᨵËÌapoorapologyÍLÎᑮḄY2|«12ᨵËÌḄ஺ḄÏЪÉÑ஺Themanyou'vejustmentionedisbutapoorapologyforawriter.Hiswritingsaretedious.6.ÒÓᾯÔtorackone'sbrainÕÖÒÓᾯÔ/1×ØÙᑮÚ⚪ḄÜᫀ஺Hehadrackedhisbrain,buthadn'lbeenabletoworkouttheanswertotheproblem.7.ªÞhavenoguts.ªᑮßàYªÞáᯠtuᙷä«᝛᱄æḄ஺I'msurprisedtolearnthatXiaoGaohadmarriedthemanwhohadoncedoneherfatherin.Sherallyhasnoguts.8.reallysomethingáᯠ2=>YwḄ=ç஺Heoverwhelmedsomanyofhisopponentsalone.He'sreallysomething.9.᧛é•êaflashinthepanY2ëjì1᧛éê!í{ᖛᱏB├ñòó஺Thatsingerwasonlyaflashinthepan.Hedisappearedintotheairafterhavingmadeoneortworecords.10.ôõ"beoutnumbered᝛Áöᦢ¶÷øôõ"ùYúᡭ᧿«ýThegirlwasbraveenough,butasbeingoutnumbered,shewasfinallyknockedintothemiddleofnextweekbythegang.11.ᓫÿᓛ
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3<Æ°8Ä<ÂᨵÃÄÅa30.ÇᐰÉÊsettheworldonfireᔿᗲÍᑮ*OÎ⚪ḄÐᫀᐸᡂÍmÇᐰÉÊHeboastedthatifhecouldfindthesolutiontotheproblem,theresultofitwouldsettheworldonfire.31.ÔÕfollowlikesheep᝛᪷Ö×⍝ØQ<Ù¤'<ᙠÔÕÄTheyactuallyknownothingaboutwhatfashionis.They'reonlyfollowingotherslikesheep.32.ÚᐸÛᯠletthingsslideºᑮ᝞ÞᡃߤyÚᐸÛᯠcWiththingsassuch,we'Hhavetoletthingsslide.àáâãäåឋ1.Ꮥçèéᜮgoof-off[ê<Ꮥçèéᜮ஺ë<ᡭᵯX?@᝛A஺Iwastakenabackanddidn'tthinkZhangwouldstabmeintheback.IplacedtoomuchtrustinheB8.9.ḄCbadmouthsomebodyᡃDᩭ5<@F.ḄC஺I'veneverbadmouthedanyone.9.GHgrinlikeaCheshirecat᝛IJGKLMNONᦑḄ,GHQᩭ஺She'sarealnitwit.ShewouldnowandthenburstoutgrinninglikeaCheshirecarfornoreasonatalL(CheshireRSḄTUVWT஺XYᙢᨵ;\]MM:NONᦑᙢ^_ᘂa.H஺

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5᝞Èᡃ!ᡃ|(ÆÉ«b,ᙠÊ¢5.᯿ÌIfIwereyou,Iwouldn'thavethehearttotleavethekidsathomeuncaredfor.25.pqaneagerbeaver*ᱯ-pqDᩭ5ᨵÍḼḄL᎛஺He'saneagerbeaver,neverstayingidle.26.>(ÎATheideaofsomebodyJsdoing!>(ÎAÏᯠÑḄÒÓTheideaofyourcallingyourmumdamned!27.ÔÕAbebone-idle᝛ÔÕḄA»ḄÖ(×஺She'sbone-idle.She'seventiredofwashingherownsocks.28.ØkeepopenhouseᡃbḄÙÚᱯ-ØOurneighborkeepsopenhouse.29.ÛØᕜᑮkeepagoodhouse.Shekeepsagoodhouseandalwaysmakesherguestsfeelcontentandsatisfied.30.)Ýbeontheupandup᝛J)ÝḄÞßàYᡃá?᝛(:kâ\஺She'salwaysbeenontheupandupandIdon'tthinkshewouldhavedonesuchathing.31.Ꮥä᥎æbeontheslyᡃbçḄ.±⍝*J᰿Ꮥä᥎æḄ.Everyonearoundhereknowsthathe'samanonthesly.32.è..(ᔠbeatoddswith(⌕É*bêJᑖᙠ;Jë¢*ì(ᔠDon'tputtheminthesamegroup.Thetwoofthemareatoddswitheachother.33.íîbuddyup᝛|:íîïðḄA஺She'ssogoodatbuddinguptoshoesinauthorities34.ñGplaypossumᡃ±⍝!ïLò(<ñGóôIknowyouwereonlyplayingpossum.35.ḕᔛ÷ᵨpinchandscrape᝛;ᔣḕᔛ÷ᵨDúûü<;ᑖýShe'salwaysbeenpinchingandscrapingwithouteverwastingasinglecent.36.þÿ
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6thehounds.39.ᔛ?@assoondo---aslookat…᪷B!CDE$=?@Hewouldjustassoonoffendotherpeopleaslookatthem.41.ᑮGᑮbetheequalofone,swordsᑮGᑮHIHe'stheequalofhiswords,nevergoingbackonthem.42.J⛸takeofftheglovestoLM᝞OḄJ⛸Youdon'tneedtotakeoffyourglovestohimlikethat.43.PᔛgluttonousᡃHᩭRᨵTUV᪵PᔛḄ$I'venevermetamanasgluttonousashim.44.XYasgoodasgoldḄZ᝕XYHV#Ḅ᪵[+஺Hislittledaughterisasgoodasgold.She'sneverbeenasrebelliousasotherchildren.45.ᓝᑖ^ᝨbegreenwithenvy`ᐜbḄᡂdeDᕜgXh$i^ᝨMr.Wang'ssuccesshasmademanypeoplearoundhimgreenwithenvy.46.jkl+swearlikeatroopermnḄᘂᱯ#l᦮ᜩjkl+ssttḄ஺Thatguyhasafoulmouth.Healwaysswearslikeatrooper.47.uvUwthin-skinnedᡃxyz$iᨵ{uvUwInmyeyesthey'reallsortofthin-skinned.48.ឋUញbetooquickonthetrigger⌕ḄឋUញ5ᜫᓬIfyouwerenottooquickonthetriggeryouwouldn'thavelostthedeal.49.ᥜplaythewoman᝛3ᙠᵱ$☢ᥜ஺She'ssogoodatplayingthewomanbeforemen.50.ᓰ$loadthediceagainstᨬ:#᝛ᡭ⍝᝛᰿ᓰ#$ḄYou'dbetternottogetinvolvedwithher.shealwaysloadsthediceagainstothers.51.beonthetakeᩭXhᕒiᙠ஺ᨵ¡C¢mḄᑭ¤=?@¥Inrecentyearsmanyofficialsarereadilyonthetake.Whowouldgivemuchheedtotheinterestofthecountry?&¦§¨©᝱«1.¬®beoftwominds

7ᡃᡭ¯°±²3³´>µ¬®¶⍝·Ḅ:஺I'mthinkingofbuyingacar,butI'mstilloftwominds.1canhardlydecideastowhichbrandIshouldtake.2.³@¸¸somethingweighsheavilyonone'smindὁºyᜩ»¼½x%ᩭ:V³@¸¸ḄThebossisquitedownthesedays.Heseemstohavesomethingweighingheavilyonhismind.3.¾ᜮÀÁkeepone'snosetothegrindstoneyᜮ¾ᜮÀÁḄ$ᢳᜧÅḄTheseyearsthosewho'rekeepingtheirnosetothegrindstonecan'tmakebundles.4,³ÇÈÉcoolone*sardor⃅⃅ËË᰿ÌÍÎḄὁºÏᡭ¯ÐÑÒ=᝛[ÓÔU᝕ÕÖ᝛Ḅ³iÇÈÉ஺Lilywasheadoverheelsinlovewiththeircompany'sbossandwasthinkingofmarryinghim,butthenewsthathehadtakenseveralgirlsforaridecooledherardor.5.e$ᜧ×Ømakeone'sspinetingleZÙÚÛÜÝÞeᜧ×ØXiaoLi'spromisetomarryhimmadehisspinetingle.6.ᝰ឴ᙠ³bearsomebodyagrudgeᓟâ#DEMᝰ឴ᙠ³ḄTakecarenottooffendhim,orhe'llbearyouagrudge.7.©ᑮ¦ãäåfeelwobblyandrough.8.æçèfeelleftoutᙠy᪵ḄéᔠÌ¡ë7æᑮçè¥Whowouldliketofeelleftoutatsuchafunction?9.ì᧕nocinch.ᡃᢳÅÒyÅᢳDîì᧕IknowI'vemadesomemoney,butitwasnocinchtogetit.10.ïbeinapickleᡃḄXïᡃBÛðÑñò⊟3ᡃRᨵôhḄÅrmreallyinapickle.Tmsupposedtobuyhimafurcoat,butIdon'thaveenoughmoneyforsuchanitem.pickleõ"÷᛻”úû11.ÀÀüýpressone'ssuit᝛ÀÀüýþÿ
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Ino1HisdaughterhashadherheartsetonmarryingaJapaneseman.18.iZXpnervesonedgeqᜩrstR@ᡃuiZXpḄIdon'tknowwhathassetmynervesonedgethesedays.19."Tvnothingdoingw⌕ᵨᡃḄz{"Tv|Wanttousemycaragain?Nothingdoing.20.}᧕᩽TNothingtoit$ᡃ᱆᱆t{Canyouconvincemyfather?$᱆᱆{"}᧕gConvinceyourdad?Nothingtoit!21.ᑮg᩽oneforthebooksGḄ⊤᩽gHisperformancewasreallyoneforthebooks.22.Tᶧgsmellarat:GX@"ᢇ"᪵Ḅᓬ
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929.¾VXoverone?sdeadbody᝛$᝛¾V¿À¯ḄShesaidthatshewouldmarryyouoverherdeadbody.30.ᜮÂÃÄgasplittingheadacheᡃḄᜮÂÃÄgIhaveasplittingheadache.31.¸ᑮÅiḄÆ8getone,sconsciencesmitten᝞PÇÈḄÉ¥ÊË¥Ì͸ᑮÅiḄÆ8ḄYou'llgetyourconsciencesmittensoonerorlaterifyouhavethehearttoabandonyourwifeandchildren.32.ÎÏÐhave(acaseof)thejittersÑÒ"21Óᑮᡃᡃ(ᑮÎÏÐ33.ᚖᜮÕÖsingthebluesᡃr⍝¡stᜩ᝛×ᚖᜮÕÖḄIdon'tknowwhyshe'ssingingthebluesthesedays.34.ᔥᡭÚÛtremblelikealeafÜᑮ"IABGᔥᡭÚÛHewastremblinglikealeafatthenews.35.Ý`12ḄhnotdarkenthedoorofÞi@ᡃßOàÝ2ḄhgYbucanbeassuredthatIwillneverdarkenyourdooragain.36.áââḄwalkonair:GÜ$"I᝕Ë¥ãäGEG¶áââ37.åæbekillingᡃḄᱛåèéᡃY¸gg஺Mytoothiskillingme.Ican'tstandit.38.êëì1¸gkillsomeonewithkingness᝛"êëì1¸gShe'dkillpeoplewithkindness.39.¶Xtakekindlyto¹ᩭ᝛¶Xî¸ᡃḄïðShedidn'tseemtotakekindlytooursuggestions.40.⚔òbeatloggerheadsGóôõ¡`R⚔ò஺Thetwoofthemarealwaysatloggerheads.(÷øùúûüý“þÿᡊloggerheadᵨᩭᰚḄᵨᐹ஺ᙠᡊḄᵨloggerhead)41.#$%&᪵()notdo---forloveormoney#$%&᪵ᡃ()+,᝛./ᔠ1Iwouldn'tdothingstogetherwithhersortforloveormoney.42.2ᑮ45)67getalumpinone'sthroatᡃ89:ᒓᵯ=>)67IgetalumpinmythroatwheneverIseeatragicmovie.43.2ᑮ)—ᨴAfeelundertheweather

10BCᡭ᡾᝛஺᝛FGᜩ2ᑮIJᨵL)—MDon71disturbher.She'sfeelingundertheweatherthesedays.44.NO)PleavesomeoneinthelurchQ%&+R4NOSTU)PVWCXY.ZHowcouldyouhavethehearttoleavethekidsinthelurchandwentouttravelingyourself?45.[\]Ḅ8^_`apartingshotab8^_`>cdbeU஺Withapartingshothestormedoutofthehouse.f8S,Bghiᔻklmᙠ[\]8^gn៬᝼Ḅ`qapartingshot
46rsCḄtsCᔳletbygonesbebygonesBvwxbrsCḄtsCᔳDon'tmentionit.Letbygonesbebygones.47.yzbbesickandtiredof…᝛{|{bḄ}ឌᡃyzbIgotsickandtiredofherendlesscomplaints.48.ᯠḄwithagoodgraceaᯠḄ7bF⚗1Heacceptedthejobwithagoodgrace.49.Q.6)6Zr11thankyouto…QḄᘂ6)6Zrilthankyoutoshutupyourfoulmouth?50.ῃ)Ibetiedupwithᡃᳮῃ)Iᜩvᩭᔳ஺Ourmanager'stiedupnow.Willyoucometomorrow?51.)⌕ᱯ᯿asknooddsᓽᙠᱯBOa(¡⌕sᱯ᯿஺52.2)6beontheoutsV᝛¢£mᩭ¤k᝛,¥¦Ḅᐵ¨>8©)6஺She'sbeenontheoutswithherhusbandsinceshecamebackfromtheUS.53.ª)ᙠ«likewateroffaduck"sbackὁᙠm®ᔍḄᢇ±ba²aᓾª)ᙠ«Thebosscriticizedhimatthemeeting,butitwasjustlikewateroffaduck'sback.54.´ᙠµ8¶sidewithsomeone·ᡃ,᱆᱆ghi᡻]ºº»´ᙠ᱆᱆.8¶஺Mysisteralwayssideswithmyfatheragainstmeinmyargumentwithhim.55.)⌕¼½behush-hushF¾t²)⌕¼½ᓟÀBᔣÂÃᔢ☄8SÆ஺Thisbusinessishush-hush.Neverbreatheawordtoanyoneaboutit.56.ÇÈÉÊturnadeafeartoaὁḄ`ÇÈÉÊ᪷Ì)xÍÎtHeturnsadeafeartowhatthebosssays,nevertakingitseriously.ÏÐÑ1Òm,Ó_

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12Hegotsackedforfallingasleepattheswitch.14.Ἢ6Wablessingindisguise⍗ἪἪ6W▾.Ḅ᰿Hehadanaccidentanditturnedouttobeablessingindisguise:aprettynursefellinloverwithhimduringhisstayinthehospital.15.¡ᡂ¢bevaultedtofameὁ¤@.¥ᡂ¦¡ᡂ¢Ḅᐺ¨©ªLaoZhangwasvaultedtofame,aclassicexampleofovernightsuccess.16.ᓟ¬⌾onceinabluemoon!}@.ᓟ¬⌾ḄB¯°Thisisachanceonceinabluemoon.17.ᓝ²³´it'sdollartobuttonsµ¶TU!·ḄὃY!@ᓝ²³´ḄIbethewillpasstheexam.Itsdollarstobuttons.18.z¸¹Noway!19.Bº71»one'sdaysarenumbered¼½ᑮRSBº7z¿ᜩ1ἭÂᑮ▣ÄÅអÇ஺Hefeltarushofchilledfeelingofanxietywhenherealizedthathisdayswerenumbered.20.ᨵÈ᳘ÊabitiffyËᡃÌjḄᡂ¦ᨵÈ᳘ÊAsfarasIcansee,theirsuccessisabitiffy.21.ÍᚁÏbeontheupgradeÍᚁÏÐxᚁÏ⌕6»It'smuchmoredifficulttobeontheupgradethanonthedowngrade.22.ÒÓ'឵Õbeinsomebody*sgracej/Ḅi7Ö%Ò'឵ÕEverychildinhisfamilyisingoodgracesofotherpeople.23.¸×getofftoaflyingstartᡃjMNᡂØᩭ.¸×ᙠÙḄÚᕜ6ᑮÜÝᜧÞßᓫOurcompanygotofftoaflyingstartwhenitopenedtobusiness:wegotthreebigordersduringthefirstweekofopening.24.á8(Ḅ᪵ãbeasteal/beforasong!ä?å300\ᐗá8çḄ᪵஺Hespentonly300dollarsinthecar,whichwassimplyasteal.25.ᙶᜫê¯misstheboatë{┯U-᪵BḄ¯Âᑮíî⍡ðHesaidthathewasverymuchregrettedabouthavingmissedtheboat.26.ñòópanout;1ôõvO@ñòóḄᕀ¹Youcan'talwaysexpectthingstopanouteachtime,canyou?27.┑7getthecheesezøᑮᙠ-.MN┑7

13Hedidn'texpecttogetthecheeseinthatcompany.28.ᙠùúûüýworkasafuneralfurnisherὁþÿᙠᓝLaoLi'sbeenworkingasafuneralfurnisherformorethan20years.29.playaroundᡃᡃḄ᦮ᜩḄ!"#஺Idon'twantmychildrentoplayaroundalldayanddonothinguseful.30.%&Ḅ'⚪aticklishquestion☢*+,%&Ḅ'⚪-./01&23஺Heseemedtobeathiswitsendbeforethoseticklishquestions.31.45Ḅ!stickybusiness-6789!ᱯ;45<=><=.>Hefounditastickybusiness:hecouldneitheragreenordisagree.32.?@?ᡭplayforsafetyᙠ8BCDEᡃFGH?@?ᡭᑗJKLMញUndersuchcircumstancesweshouldplayforsafetyagainstmakinghaste.33.#OP!holdthebabyQRST8UOP!ᶇWᡃUX#YWhyshouldIbeleftholdingthebabyalone?34.Zộone'sbreadandbutterᡃ\]^ᦟ`+aᡃḄZộIcan'tgiveupteaching,forifsmybreadandbutter.35.b0cdhaveone*shandsfullefgᜩhiEijk⌕᯿nopqrab0cd஺WangYanhasherhandsfullwithworkingfulltimeduringthedayandtakingcareofthefamilytherestofthetime.36.s+t!nothingofthesort!;u-Fvwx⍝᪷{|s+t!஺Don'tbefooledbytheirbabbling.Nothingofthesort!}~<*1.ᜧᔻᜧyellbloodymurder᝞ᡃḄ⍝ᡃQ-F᝛ᜧᔻᜧḄ஺MywifewillcertainlyyellboldlymurderwhenshelearnshowmuchIhavespentforthem.2.thespittingimageof-Ḅ᱆᱆ᙠὁ☢ᩩḄ஺XiaoLiisplainthespittingimageofhisfather,whobehavesjustlikealambinfrontofhiswife.3.dDearJohnᦈᑮ-᝕¤¥ḄdḄ+ᜩqr"¦§஺BeckwentplaincrazywithangeronthedaywhenhereceivedhisDearJohnfromhisexgirlfriend.

144.\¨takesomethingwithagrainofsalt-wḄ©ª\ᐰ-aUw¬Ὴ¯ḄX஺Youmustalwaystakewhathesayswithagrainofsalt.He'sabornliar.5.°6±²blowthewhistle³w±²89!Ḅ´µ¶ᕒ.¸¹º஺Il'ssaidthatthosegovernmentofficialswhohadblownthewhistlealsogottransferred.6.ᢣ¼chargesomebodywith-¸ᢣ¼½ᨵ¿᝚Á¸ÃᣓHewaschargedwithrapingandgotarrested.7.ÅÆÇÈsitupandtakenotice-ᨬÊËÌ{ᓝᑖᵹ├Ḅ`8Ð0X*-ÅÆÇÈHehaspublishedanumberofbooksandtheyallbecomebest-sellers,thefactofwhichmakesmanypeoplesitupandtakenotice.8.Ñ┯Ḅbehunky-dory-Ḅ᝕¤¥Ñ┯ḄÓÔ"ᔠ0ᩭ஺Hisgirlfriendishunky-dory,gettingonnicelywithalmosteveryone.9.×.beoverᵯÙ×ÚThefilmisover.10.ÛÛÜÜbeoffandonᡃÛÛÜÜÝ12ḄÞß஺IhavebeenlearningEnglishoffandonfor12years.ILàªw0ËᩭIlikethat!ªawᵱXGHâÌUὁYàªw0ËᩭãDidyousaythatamanshouldhaveseveralwives?Ilikethat!12.ähᘂbuttonone'slip/ziponeslipsähᘂã4⍝ªÈËᩭXo᰿uSYZipyourlips.Can'tyouseethey'reannoyed?13.Ḅçyoudon*tsayᡃ×èéêëì஺LilingandIaremarried.Ḅçãªíî஺Youdon'tsay!Youarelucky.14.ïᔠ〉MsuitsomebodytoaT8Uñ⁐*ªïᔠ〉M஺ThiscolorsuitsyoutoaT.15.XÈEóaneye-soreÈ+ôU¨Xᙠ+põᤂõ÷ḄXÈEó஺Thetwoyoungguys'caressingandspooningthereareplainaneye-sore.16.\ᵨTbedonefor89ᜧ⊟\ú஺û9üḄᔳ஺Buyyourselfanewcoat.Thisoneisalreadydonefor.17.ᳮÿnotevengivealumble
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15Shesaidthatshehadbeengiventhemitten.19..!"putinagoodwordfor#$%&ὁ()ᙠὁ+☢-#!"஺YoumaygotoLaoWangandaskhimtoputinagoodwordforyouinfrontoftheboss.20../0.can,tforthelifeofone.ᡃ./023Ḅᵯ"5ṹIcan'tforthelifeofmerememberhistelephonenumber.21.7ᨵI'deatmyhatifIhad***ᡃ7ᨵ9:;<=>?᝛஺I'deatmyhatifIhaddisclosedthenewstoher.22.@ᔳcallitquits@ᔳ஺BᯠDᨵEᡃ0Fᡭ@HIrdcallitquits,andIwouldnotremarryhimforthathe'salreadyhadhisnewwoman.23.ᔠKbeuptogradeLḄEMNOPQRᔠKḄ஺Theirnewproductsarenearuptograde.24.ᡃSTr11drinktoit.#ᡃLUVᑮX✂%ᔛ/[\;ᡃSTDidyousaywe'deatouttonight?I'lldrinktothat.25.]^_`givesomebodyadressingdownὁ+aᑮ:;<=b]ᔍ_`defgḄhᕒ஺Onhearingthenews,thebossgaveadressingdowntoallthoseclerksthatwereinvolvedinthebusiness.26.j;k0notbreatheaword᝛Ḅᘂmnoᑮpᙠ:qg᝛07ᨵᔢ☄j;k஺She'stight-mouthed.Sofarshehasnotbreathedawordaboutthat.tuvwx᰿z{|}1.~⌕xmoochoffsomeoneᡃᨬ~⌕x஺Ifeelsickofthosewhomoochoffothers.2.xᢳcoinmoney\ὁḄxᢳ஺07ᧇᑮ\/ᜧḄ஺LaoZhangiscoiningmoneythesefewyears.Whocaneverexpecthewouldbeabletomakebundleslikethis!3.xhavemoneytoburnὁḄx⌕ᦢ\/ᢵ[LaoLihasmoneytoburn.Otherwise,howcouldhesplashhismoneyaboutlikeanything?4.xxmoneybegetsmoneyxx஺7Px.ᢳᜧx:[Moneybegetsmoney.Withoutmoneyinhand,howcanyoumakebundles?

165.7xbebrokeᡃᜮ7xLᑮ᜜☢%ᔛIdon'twanttoeatouttoday.I'mbroke.6.xᩭ᧕moneydoesn'tgrowontrees#¡᝞fᢵ஺xᩭ᧕£¤Youshouldnotsplashyourmoneyaboutlikethis.Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees.7.᦬¦ᩨaclipjoint:j|¨ᜩ⌕ªᜧ᦬¦ᩨḄᖪ¬£Thatshopisplainaclipjoint!8.m®¯bewellfixed°±²³᜜´µ$bᨵ¶·¸0ᡂº»|¼½ᜧ¾ᑖ·¸ḄR®¯3ᩭ஺SinceChinaopenedtotheoutsideworld,somefarmershavebecomeentrepreneursandmanyarewell-fixed,livingamuchmorecomfortablelife.9.ᔛQÀ7ÁÀnotknowwherethenextmealcomesÂᯠmRDî¯3ᩭᨵ¶ᔛQÀ7ÁÀInspitethefactthatmanyhavenowbecomewell-fixed,somepeoplestillremaininastatethattheydonotknowwherethenextmealcomes.10.rakeitinÄᙠᓭᢳmxÆ72ᑮHemadebundlesinHaiNan.Hewasunexpectedlyrakingitin.11.ÇÈcostanarmandaleg\;X✂ÇÈ•;ÊËÌῖÎ0⌕Qᓝᐗ஺Eatinginthisrestaurantwillcostyouanarmandaleg.You'Hhavetopaytensofyuanforevenasoupofcabbageandbeancurd12.~Ñ▎keepupwiththeJonesesᡃÓ#ὁHÑ▎I'mnotyoursortwholiketokeepupwiththeJoneses.13.Ô|ÕÖbringhomethebaconj;|×Øᨵ;Ô|ÕÖḄSomeonehastobringhomethebaconinthefamily.14.e..ÙÚhaveanillicitloveaffairwithÛ:;ÜÝej;ᵯÞßàÙÚ஺Thejudgeissaidtohaveanillicitloveaffairwithafilmstar.15.᜜áadoublelifeᡃL\âḄRãäᑮᨵ᜜áPeoplearoundhereallfeelthathe'sleadingadoublelife.16.åå᰿Qbeheadoverheelsinlovewitha
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ᝢ᝛஺Onthepointoftheirdivorce,shedemandedonhisreturningtoherallthelotshehasbroughtashermaiTiageportion.19.᜜sidemoneyᙠḄὁᢳᜧ᜜LaoZhanghasmadeahugesumofsidemoneyinthepastfewyears.20.buysomethingonthecheapḄHeboughtthatcaronthecheap.21."#ᐝbetakentothecleaners%&ᔠ()*+,-."#ᐝ஺Theguysgangeduponhimandtheytookhimtothecleaners.22./0makeapassatsomeone1234ᵱ678ᔣᡃ/0;+ᡃ<=>?7஺WhenIfoundthatastrangerbegantomakeapassatme,Igavehimastemlookandleft.23.@Aoutgoings•2ᨴDᢳ300EᙽG+HIJKLMNOᡠᨵḄ@ARHegetsabout300yuanamonth.Howcouldhepossiblybalancehisfamily'soutgoingswithsuchasmallincome?24.S⌕UVaheavydate᝛W᝛XYᨵS⌕UV+ᡠZ[Jᩭ஺Shesayssheishavingaheavydatetonight,soshewon'tcome.25.ᔣ.]^popthequestiontoᔣᡃ]^;W_6`᰿ᡃ2&஺bcᙠᕖR0eᜧ[᪵஺WhenhepoppedthequestiontomehesaidthatIwastheonlyonehewouldlovebutnow,thestoryisquitedifferent.26.g.ᵩgivesomebodytheairᨬj᝛bgᵩ஺Shehadassupposedgivenhimtheairatlast.27.ᝰlbeheavywithchildmHIJno.2ᜧp6Ḅ᝕&rs᪵SḄtᕖRHowcouldyouhavethehearttoletawomanheavywithchildtodosucharoughjob?28.4ᙠuv&Nbornwithasilverspooninone'smouthwWᩭ+4ᙠuv&NḄx6yzᨵ{I|}+Generallyspeaking,veryfewofthosewhowerebomwithasilverspoonintheirmouthswillmakethemark.29.7~makeapriceᡃmḄ+cᙠm72~ᔳ஺I'veseenyourcarandnowyoucanmakeaprice.30.ᓬ2~GfetchagoodpriceḄᙠsᓬVJᓬ2~G஺Hiscariscertaintofetchagoodpriceattheauction.31.ᤂᤂplaykossy-poo

18O&ᤂᤂḄ.&[It'splainaneye-soreseeingthoseyoungstersplayingkissy-poointhepark.32.&Narespectablefamilyb2&NḄ᝕x6+ᡃ[᝛Vr|s஺She'sarespectablegirl.Idon'tthinkshecouldhavedonethis.33.&Ḅ᝕beatsomebody'stimewithsomeoneW&Ḅ᝕Itissaidthatheoftenbeatsotherpeople'stimewiththeirgirlfriends.34.@Gpocketmoneyᡃ[x6yE@GIdonotfavourtheideaofgivingchildrenalotofpocketmoney.35.ᔣ&¡=makeeyesat¢᝛ᔣὁ£¡=Ḅ2¤¥m>¦⍝᝛b2{I᪵Ḅ&஺Fromthewaysheismakingeyesatthebossyou'llcertainlyknowwhatsortofpersonsheis.36.¨©0takeashinetosomeoneª᝛¨©0஺Shetookshinetohimontheirblinddate.37.N«askeletoninthecloset¬EN®ᨵ[᜜¯ḄN«Manyfamilieshaveaskeletoninthecloset.38.^°ẚ²marriageontherocksWḄ^°³´µẚ²஺It'ssaidthattheirmarriageisontherocks.39.¶0&anoldflame᧤ᜩYªmMᔛºḄ2&»bmḄ0&Theoneyouweredinningwithlastnightmustbeyouroldflame.40.¼½¾6spruceupsᡃ¼½¾6@¿30,000ᐗ஺Wespentnearly30,000yuanopsprucingupthehouse.41.4tÁÂlivehighoffthehog¿ᩭ+ᨵÃÄ®ÅÆḄ&ÇMÁÂḄ4tᩭInrecentyears,thosewhoevenhaven'thadprimaryschooleducationhavebegunlivinghighoffthehog.42.GJÈᢳGḄ&moneycanunmakeitsmakersᨵGJÉÊËÌb+bGJÈᢳGḄ&Çb஺It'struethat"moneymakesthemarego,"andifsequallytruethat"Moneysometimesunmakesitsmakers.”43.ᨵNÍḄ&amanoffamilyb2ᨵNÍḄ&஺mHIΪ,^ᕖRHe'samanoffamily.Howcanyouhavesuchahalf-bakedideaofmarryinghim?44.ÏÐÑmarriagegoesbycontrasts

19Ã▰ª᝛,^RbÏÐÑXiaoChengotmarriedwithher?Marriagereallygoesbycontrasts.45.G@ÓgetoneJsmoney*sworthÔᯠm〈x6Ä@ᜧG+sG@Ó஺Althoughyou'llhavetospendalargesumonsendingthekidtoschool,youstillgetyourmoney'sworth.46.Åᨵ×᝕ØÙwithoutencumbrance᝛b2Åᨵ×᝕ØÙḄÚᵫ᝕&஺Sheisaladywithoutencumbrance.ÜÝÞß~+ᶧ⇋ªâã1.äåḄbrandnew.æäåḄçHeboughtabrandnewcar.2.èbedirtcheapsᙽé⊤D@30ëᐗ+bè஺Youboughtthiswatchonlyfor30dollars?It'sdirtcheap.3.A×takealotofdoingìíᱯA×+ᡃ[ïðñò+óò+ôò{IḄ஺Ittakesalotofdoingtocookafish.Iwouldn'tliketospendalotoftimewashing,salting,stewingandwhatnotsforthecookingofit.4.¦⍝õöhavesomeonesnumber÷ᡃøᔿ+ᡃú[b[ûmḄõö஺Nobigtalkwithme,Ihaveyournumber.5.#üthechoicestgoodssNᖪþᓬḄé⊤®b#ü+ÿ
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22Neveroffendhim.That'llbethekissofdeath.40.truetolife!ḄlḄ஺Thispaintingofhisistruetolife.41.ṑ4᪵sleeplikealoglKṑ4᪵ὁq_᎛ᩭḄ@$f⍝஺Theworkerswereallsleepinglikealog,evenwithoutknowingwhenthebossgadaiTived.42.benextonlytoK/ᦪ¢£☢¥ᓺ§¨©஺Talkingaboutthesizeofpopulation,IndiaisnextonlytoChina.43.ª«thankGod¬ª«z{ᑮ⌕$!®4¯l°Kᡭ஺ThankGodthepolicehadarrivedorhemightbekilledbythegang.44.±²³´stealtheshowᡃ$µ¶ᙠ⚞¸☢¹±²³´஺Iwouldn'tliketostealtheshowbeforetheseleadingpersonnels.45.\᪵iKº>^_SlaWhatwillMrs.Grundysay?\S⌕!D᪵»l¼£½:ᢳ¿஺᝞P\Ḅl᪵i6KÁ>^_SᕖaYousaidthatyouwouldgotomakemoneythewayastheydo.Butifyouhavedonethesame,whatwillMrs.Grundysay?46.Ã.Ä⁐put…intheshadeᙠÆÇ=>⌕᝛☄☢É$Ḽᐸ!K஺Shewouldputeveryoneelseintheshadeatwhateverpartysheappears.47.Ê_.ËTalkabout***!Ê_78Ḅ᝕KËeTalkaboutabeautifulwoman!48.ÍÎḄÏthedeviltopay\»ÐlÑ¿⌕yᩭÒ.ὃ⇋ᑮÍÎḄÏᡃÔ\Õ.$⌕ḄWYoucancertainlygetthemoneyback.Butwhencomingtothinkofthedeviltopay,Iadviseyoutogiveitup.49.ᙠÖ..Tit'shightime…did3\ᙠÖὃ⇋\Ḅ×ØÙ⚪஺It'shightimeyouthoughtaboutgettingmarried.50.ÚÛ$ÜÝWherethere*ssmokethere1sfire.ÚÛ$ÜÝᡃ]᝛ÞßiGl¼
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2626.ÜÝÞtaketoone'sheels-⊙ᜮàá§ᑮ./ᩭ?<'ᒺäᔁ᤮Ḅç¨ÜÝÞAssoonasthestreetpeddlerssawthepolicecomingtheyfoldeduptheirstandsandtooktotheirheels.27.èéêẆìtodigatasubject᝛T᝛í⌕èéêẆîïᦻð%ñòóḄὃõ஺ShesaidthatshewoulddigatAmericanliteratureforherexamnextyear.28.ᡭöᜩ÷Tøùtalkturkeyᙠ¾N7⚪Áᡃû?¾9É<üḄᙌþ?ÿᙠ
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