PART 1 Sentences
1. A man of Wang's temperament had to be the boss wherever he was, and when serving as a magistrate in an outlying district, he was the big frog in a little puddle.
2. A man who does not act according to common human nature must be a great hypocrite and a scheming intriguer.
想起了春秋時(shí)期的易牙开财，易牙為了討好齊桓公將自己三歲的孩子煮了給齊桓公吃汉柒。齊桓公因此相信了他的忠心，然而后來(lái)易牙勾結(jié)皇子發(fā)動(dòng)政變责鳍，最終將齊桓公餓死在床上竭翠。這種反人性的行為背后往往包藏著禍心和野心。被打了左臉還把右臉伸過(guò)去的人大多不是圣人薇搁，而是比真小人更可怕的偽君子。對(duì)自己夠狠的人對(duì)別人只會(huì)更加狠而已渡八。
3. But knowing that the reforms were popular with the Emperor himself, the eunuchs and dishonest reporters always reported to the Emperor that the people loved the reforms, and that upon the arrival of the tax commissioners, the "people cried with joy," which was literally true, as far as a staged reception was concerned.
有一句話叫"上有所好啃洋，下必奉焉"，下位者往往會(huì)投其上位者所愛(ài)屎鳍，阿諛?lè)畛泻曷ΑＨ欢矣X(jué)得這種"見(jiàn)人說(shuō)人話，見(jiàn)鬼說(shuō)鬼話"的能力特別累人逮壁，也特別讓人不舒服孵坚，倒不如真實(shí)地做自己，樂(lè)得輕松自在窥淆。就我自己來(lái)說(shuō)卖宠，我是那種加了同學(xué)老師微信但幾乎從不在朋友圈點(diǎn)贊的人。我也特別驚奇無(wú)論老師發(fā)了什么內(nèi)容忧饭，即使再稀松平常扛伍，但下面總有滿當(dāng)當(dāng)?shù)馁澓驮u(píng)論。我想那些贊大多數(shù)并不是給帖子本身的词裤，而只是為了在老師面前刷一下存在感而已刺洒。其實(shí)從不點(diǎn)贊也有從不點(diǎn)贊的好處，我班級(jí)里的同學(xué)和老師都以為我從不看朋友圈所以對(duì)我的“沉默”都習(xí)以為常了吼砂。
PART 2 Expressions
1. He achieved a certain notoriety by his dirty dress and his unshaved and unkempt appearance.
unkempt: unkempt hair or plants have not been cut and kept neat 邋遢的逆航；（頭發(fā)）未加梳理的
He had long unkempt hair and a stubbly chin.
2. The friends stealthily left a clean robe while he was in the bath and wanted to test whether he would find out his dress had been changed.
stealthy: (a.) moving or doing sth quietly and secretly
stealthily: (ad.) 偷偷摸摸地
He must look at me in a certain place, then laughed at me stealthily.
3. Nobody then will be aware of the calamity he could have brought upon the nation.
Calamity:[k??l?m?ti] a terrible and unexpected event that causes a lot of damage or suffering SYN disaster
It will be a calamity for farmers if the crops fail again.
calamitous: (a.)
4. His young enthusiasm was fired by the high expectations that Wang Anshih had entertained of him.
entertain: 1. to amuse or interest sb in a way that gives them pleasure
She entertained the children with stories, songs and drama.
2. entertain an idea/ hope/ thought etc: formal. to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that sth might happen to be true
She could never entertain the idea of living in the country.
5. That is why there is all this hubbub.[?h?b?b]
hubbub: 1. a mixture of loud noises 嘈雜的說(shuō)話聲; 2. a situation in which there is a lot of activity, excitement, or argument, SYV commotion 騷動(dòng)
When word came that there wasn't going to be any show, the crowd broke up in a hubbub.
6. ]The Emperor was inclined to agree with Szema Kuang, and for a month or two the measures were held in abeyance.
abeyance [??be??ns]: sth such as a custom, rule, or system that is in abeyance is not being used at the present time 擱置；中止
be held in abeyance/ fall into abeyance
My report of resignation fell into abeyance without sake(無(wú)緣無(wú)故).
The question is in abeyance until we know more about it.
7. It was inevitable that the government and the businessmen would be treading on each other's toes.
tread on sb's toes/ step on sb's toes: to offend someone especially by becoming involved in sth that they are responsible for
You might tread on some important people's toes with this project.
keep sb on their toes: to make sure that sb is ready for anything that might happen
They do random checks to keep workers on their toes.
8. Moreover, he denied that the imperial treasury stood to gain.
Therefore it stood to lose.
stand to gain/ lose/ win/ make etc: to be likely to do sth or have sth
What do firms think they stand to gain by merging?
After the oil spill, thousands of fishermen stand to lose their livelihoods.
9. When the officials knew that they would be cashiered and degraded for "blocking reforms" if they did not sell up to their quota, it was inevitable that loans began to be allocated by official pressure.
cashier: (v.) to force an officer to leave the army, navy etc because they have done sth wrong
（官員）革職渔肩；做名詞時(shí)是“出納員”的意思
The government had to recall many officers who had been cashiered on political grounds.
10. What gave the lie to Wang Anshih's desire to relieve the people from military draft, professed in the preceding draft exemption tax, was the paochia system.
give the lie to sth: formal, to show that sth is untrue
This report gives the lie to the company's claims.
