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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

一病不起

yī bìng bù qǐ

1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)

事不关己，高高挂起

shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ

1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2 a cool head in a crisis

勤俭起家

qín jiǎn qǐ jiā

1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)

Sample Sentences

最近在很多国家上映受到好评，引起很多共鸣,而且拿下票房冠军；

zuìjìn zài hěnduō guójiā shàngyìng shòu dào hǎopíng ，yǐnqǐ hěnduō gòngmíng ,érqiě náxià piàofáng guànjūn ；

Recently, it has been well received in many countries, which has caused a lot of resonance and topped the box offices;

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如果孩子的叛逆性非常强，这种教育方法可能会引起比较严重的后果，即孩子强烈的叛逆和不遵从，如果孩子从小一直在叛逆的状态下，长大后会引发一定的心理障碍以及扭曲，所以这一方法并不适用于所有孩子。

rúguǒ háizi de pànnì xìng fēicháng qiáng ，zhèzhǒng jiàoyù fāngfǎ kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ bǐ jiào yánzhòng de hòuguǒ ，jí háizi qiángliè de pànnì hé bù zūncóng ，rúguǒ háizi cóngxiǎo yīzhí zài pànnì de zhuàngtài xià ，zhǎngdà hòu huì yǐnfā yīdìng de xīnlǐ zhàngài yǐjí niǔqū ，suǒyǐ zhè yī fāngfǎ bìng bùshì yòngyú suǒyǒu háizi 。

If the child is rebellious, then this kind of education may cause some serious consequences, such as rebelling. If the child grew up from such a rebellious condition, even more extreme rebelling. Thus, this way of education does not apply to all kids.

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购买那些令人垂涎三尺的食物，和最为有效的能消除吃了它们而引起副作用的减肥方法，购买音量最大的音响和最有疗效的头痛片。

gòumǎi nàxiē lìngrén chuíxiánsānchǐ de shíwù ，hé zuìwéi yǒuxiào de néng xiāochú chī le tāmen ér yǐnqǐ fùzuòyòng de jiǎnféi fāngfǎ ，gòumǎi yīnliàng zuì dà de yīnxiǎng hé zuì yǒu liáoxiào de tóutòng piàn 。

buying those mouth-watering foods, which have the side effects of being the most effective way to lose weight, and buying the loudest speaker together the most effective headache tablets.

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啧啧，满脑子坏水啊，说你什么好呢，缘分这事儿啊，天注定，就你这样即便是引起空姐注意了，也会被嫌弃吧，不好好配合就知道添乱。

zézé ，Mǎn nǎozi huàishuǐ ā ，shuō nǐ shénme hǎo ne ，yuánfèn zhè shìr ā ，tiān zhùdìng ，jiù nǐ zhèyàng jíbiàn shì yǐnqǐ kōngjiě zhùyì le ，yě huì bèi xiánqì ba ，bù hǎohǎo pèihé jiù zhīdào tiānluàn 。

Tut tut, your mind is full of naughty tricks. Is there any scrap of decency in you? Fate is decided by the heavens. Even if you attract the attention of the air hostess, they won’t have you. You don’t cooperate, you just give people trouble.

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我帮公司制作了一支广告片，预算很低品质也不怎么样，但是一个明星在他的社群媒体分享了这支影片，居然在网上疯传，引起一阵旋风。

wǒ bāng gōngsī zhìzuò le yī zhī guǎnggào piàn ，yùsuàn hěn dī pǐnzhì yě bùzěnmeyàng ，dànshì yī gè míngxīng zài tā de shèqún méitǐ fēnxiǎng le zhè zhī yǐngpiàn ，jūrán zài wǎngshàng fēngchuán ，yǐnqǐ yīzhèn xuànfēng 。

I made an advertisement for my company, the budget was really low and it wasn't brilliant quality-wise, but a celebrity shared the advert on social media, and it ended up going viral, causing an online storm.

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为什么那支影片可以引起轰动，你分析过原因吗？

wèishénme nà zhī yǐngpiàn kěyǐ yǐnqǐ hōngdòng ，nǐ fēnxī guò yuányīn ma ？

Why did that video cause such a furor? Did you ever analyze the reasons?

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那真是！体育课玩老鹰捉小鸡的时候，我常常把女生绊倒，就为了引起注意，被告了状，班主任总会特别耐心地教育我，现在想想还真幼稚。

nà zhēn shì ！tǐyù kè wán lǎoyīng zhuō xiǎojī de shíhou ，wǒ chángcháng bǎ nǚshēng bàndào ，jiù wèile yǐnqǐ zhùyì ，bèi gào le zhuàng ，bānzhǔrèn zǒng huì tèbié nàixīn de jiàoyù wǒ ，xiànzài xiǎngxiang hái zhēn yòuzhì 。

That's so true! When we played the game with the eagle and the chicks during gym class, I would often trip the girls up to get their attention, and then when they tattled on me, the teacher would always be so patient in telling me off. Now that I think of it, it was really childish.

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是的，有规律的冥想能够使我们从忙碌的生活中理出头绪，保持平和的心态，遇事处之泰然，甚至可以有效降低因心率衰竭引起的健康风险。

shì de ，yǒu guīlǜ de míngxiǎng nénggòu shǐ wǒmen cóng mánglù de shēnghuózhōng lǐchū tóuxù ，bǎochí pínghé de xīntài ，yùshì chǔzhītàirán ，shènzhì kěyǐ yǒuxiào jiàngdī yīn xīnlǜ shuānjié yǐnqǐ de jiànkāng fēngxiǎn 。

Yes. Regular meditation can give some sort of order to your busy life, allowing you to maintain calm and stay calm in the face of problems, and can even effectively reduce the risk of heart failure.

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那你得引起重视，晚上十一点到三点是养肝护胆的最佳时间，你如果长期熬夜，就会伤肝伤胆，轻则精神疲倦注意力无法集中，重则造成腑脏失调。

nà nǐ děi yǐnqǐ zhòngshì ，wǎnshàng shíyīdiǎn dào sān diǎn shì yǎng gān hù dǎn de zuìjiā shíjiān ，nǐ rúguǒ chángqī áoyè ，jiù huì shāng gān shāng dǎn ，qīng zé jīngshén píjuàn zhùyìlì wúfǎ jízhōng ，zhòng zé zàochéng fǔzàng shītiáo 。

You should take more care. From 11 at night to three in the morning is the time that the liver recuperates the best. If you stay up late every night, over the long term you'll damage your liver and your gall bladder. The milder consequences mean you'll be less able to keep your concentration if you're tired, while, more seriously, your organs will go out of balance.

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第二：飓风佛罗伦斯来袭，不但造成美国东岸五十三人死亡，还引起严重淹水与停电。

dìèr ：jùfēng Fóluólúnsī láixí ，bùdàn zàochéng Měiguó dōngàn wǔshísān rén sǐwáng ，hái yǐnqǐ yánzhòng yānshuǐ yǔ tíngdiàn 。

2. Hurricane Florence strikes, resulting in 53 deaths in the east coast, serious flooding and blackout.

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