The Epoch Times （大紀元）is a Chinese newspaper that has a great education section, including lessons in Chinese on common English. I like to use sections such as the 美国习惯用语, which describe common English phrases, to work backwards into Chinese equivalents.

- Lay all your cards on the table

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(0)   posted February 19, 2008

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Original Article "to give someone a piece of one's mind" 美国习惯用语: 表示非常生气的习语 今天我们要给大家介绍两个表示非常生气的习惯用语。你有没有因为十分生气而对别人大发雷霆？美国人有一个说法是形容这种情绪的，那就是：to give someone a piece of one’s mind。To give someone a piece of one’s mind并不是把自己的聪敏才智分给别人一点。To give someone ...

(0)   posted February 3, 2008

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Original Article "to give someone a piece of one's mind" 美国习惯用语: 表示非常生气的习语 今天我们要给大家介绍两个表示非常生气的习惯用语。你有没有因为十分生气而对别人大发雷霆？美国人有一个说法是形容这种情绪的，那就是：to give someone a piece of one’s mind。To give someone a piece of one’s mind并不是把自己的聪敏才智分给别人一点。To give someone ...

(0)   posted February 3, 2008