三人行，必有我师(焉)

成语
越陷越深 to fall deeper and deeper (literal or metaphorical)
越俎代庖 to go beyond one's own place and meddle in other people's business (lit. to go beyond the altar and take over the kitchen)
水深火热 the torments of hell (lit. deep water, hot fire)
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
民间, private sector; 民族, nation/ethnicity; 公民, citizen; 农民, farmer; 人民, the people; 人民币, RMB; 中华民族, Chinese nation ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
不要越陷越深，古班他也不想你变成现在这个样子, don't get yourself in deeper, Gu Ban wouldn't have wanted you to become like this either
他多嘴我自会以族规处罚，不需要你们越俎代庖, I can punish him for his chatter myself, I don't need you two to overstep your place
就是因为它的签定让所有的地星人同胞暗无天日生活在水深火热之中, it is because of its regulations that all Dixingren comrades are compelled to live a life of sunless torment
我怎么从来都没有听说过这样的民族啊, how have I never heard of this ethnic group?

Me:
你一看就越来越深。
这不是民间的活儿，你还好联系市局吧。

成语
梦寐以求 to long day and night, to yearn for something even in dreams
以暴制暴 to use violence against violence (lit. to use barbarians to control barbarians)
耿耿于怀 to brood, to sulk over wrongs/hold grudges
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
美/美丽, beautiful; 美好, fine/happy/glorious; 美食, gourmet; 美术, fine arts; 美元, USD; 完美, perfect ( ”pinyin” )
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Guardian:
这里的一切都是我梦寐以求的, everything here is what I longed for
以暴制暴，你的意中人就会瞑目了, use violence against violence. Did your sweetheart die peacefully?
如果还是耿耿于怀那是愚人的作为, only a fool would still be brooding
一场多么美好的爱情美梦，所有人都会愿意沉醉其中永生不醒, such a lovely dream of love, anyone would want to immerse themselves in it and never awaken again

Me:
别耿耿于怀了，不是好个习惯。
明天会更美好。

成语
迷途知返 to mend one's ways, to get back on the right path
可想而知 as one can easily imagine
除恶务尽 to eradicate evil completely
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
毛, hair/fur/0.1 yuan (?); 毛病, trouble (pinyin in tags)
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Guardian:
迷途知返为时不晚, it's not too late to mend your ways
他的近况也就可想而知, you can imagine how he's doing now
我也没想到因为他母亲的死让他后来转成除恶务尽的作风, I never thought that his mother's death would later make him decide to eradicate all evil
不准你伤他一根毫毛, don't you dare harm a single hair of him!

Me:
可想而知，冬天起床不容易。
他的睫毛很长。

[Many thanks for ongoing interesting suggestions for future plans on the 第四年第一天 post! Thoughts welcome at any time, comment as you think of something. For the moment I will keep going with the Mandarin Bean grammar page + chengyu, and as we run out of those over the next month or two will see what I can bring in.]

成语
擦肩而过 a close, but missed, encounter (lit. to brush shoulders and pass by)
不劳而获 to profit by other people's work, to coast
铩羽而归 to return downcast after a defeat
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
麻烦, trouble (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
车子和那个孕妇就擦肩而过, the car barely brushed the pregnant woman
这不劳而获的事，咱们可不能干啊, we can't do well by other people's work this way
你的父亲可刚在我手上铩羽而归啊, your father has just returned to me downcast in failure
你要算是麻烦的话，那最好多给我来几打好好地烦烦我这一辈子, if you've caused trouble, then you'd better give me plenty more of it my whole life

Me:
网球比赛结束后，他铩羽而归。
麻烦你教我怎么能到胡麻路.

成语
伤及无辜 to harm the innocent
愚昧无知 stupid and ignorant
无理取闹 to make a fuss out of nothing, to be deliberately provocative
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
旅馆, hotel; 旅行社, travel agency ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
如果不把他绑起来，不仅会伤及无辜，甚至可能会自残, if you don't get this man tied up, he could harm not only the innocent but even himself
我那个时候愚昧无知，从来没见过什么猫变成人的, I was dumb back then, I'd never seen any cat turn into a human
你不能这么无理取闹, you can't make a fuss this way
[no 旅 words of this kind]

Me:
你真的愚昧无知，连他喜欢你都没发现吗？
那个旅馆我好喜欢，想再待。

成语
博大精深 broad and deep (often used of knowledge, attainment, etc.)
血海深仇 intense hatred, a blood feud
苦大仇深 hatred, long-standing bitterness
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
留学, study overseas; 保留, retain ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
这手机游戏还真是博大精深, wow, there's really a lot to this phone game
一尸两命，血海深仇，不合理吗, two deaths at one blow, intense hatred, it makes sense, doesn't it?
一个苦大仇深的大众脸大叔而已, just an ordinary-looking guy with a deep grudge
各位保留了其原始物种的一些能力, each of them retains some of their original powers

Me:
他虽然理智博大精深，但是不会跳舞。
留学对学习语言很好。

成语
左膀右臂 right-hand man, essential subordinate (lit. left arm, right shoulder) [ed.]
生无可恋 a meaningless life (lit. living with nothing lovable)
惹是生非 making trouble on purpose
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
联合, union; 联合国, United Nations; 联系, contact; 互联网, Internet ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
摄政官视你为左膀右臂, the Regent considers you his right-hand man
从来没有想过淘个游戏机还能淘得这么生无可恋的, I never thought playing a game could be this boring
哥哥生性好动，喜欢惹是生非, the older brother was active and liked getting up to trouble
我先走了，电话联系, I've got to go, we'll talk on the phone

Me:
你这么惹是生非，真的欠揍啊。
我曾经有在联合国工作过。

成语
高谈阔论 to harangue, to talk bombastically
无论如何 no matter what, in any case
饮鸩止喝 to do something harmful in order for relief (lit. to drink poison to slake thirst)
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
力/力量, power, force; 动力, motive power; 能力, ability; 实力, strength; 听力, listening ability; 压力, pressure ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
高谈阔论，现在禁锢尚在我出不去, big talk, right now I still can't leave
无论如何请你相信，我没有出卖过任何对处里不利的情报, but no matter what you have to believe this, I didn't sell any information that would have been bad for the SID.
沉溺于仇恨子，绝于人世，这是饮鸩止渴喝, sinking into hatred and cutting yourself off from the world, you're cutting off your nose to spite your face
只因为他们是来自其它的星球，生活在不一样的地方，拥有不一样的力量，就该被当成是洪水猛兽吗, just because they came from a different planet, live in a different place, have different powers, should they be treated like a calamity?

Me:
难受的时候我想吃巧克力，但是这也算一种饮鸩止渴。
那一声声在回响，那一点点的力量🎵

成语
德才兼备 possessed of both integrity and talent
一窍不通 don't understand a single thing (lit. doesn't even go into one hole [of the head])
狗屁不通 bullshit, nonsense, completely illogical (lit. even dog farts don't get through)
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
类, class/kind; 类似, similar; 人类, human beings ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
这续任的候选人必须出身高贵，德才兼备呀, the candidates for his successor must be of noble origins and possessed of both integrity and talent
可他这个人偏偏对电子产品是一窍不通, but he doesn't have a clue about electronics
还留下这么一封狗屁不通的书信, and this nonsensical note was left
成医生应该也有过类似的经历吧, Dr. Cheng, you must have had similar experiences

Me:
数学的话我一窍不通。
现在您找的产品没有了，但是我们还有类似的。

成语
多事之秋 troubled times, an eventful period (lit. autumn with a lot of things happening)
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 a good conscience leads to good rest (lit. don't do shameful things, don't fear devils knocking on the door)
肇事逃逸 hit-and-run
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
困, sleepy; 困难, difficulty (pinyin in tags)
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Guardian:
最近可真算是多事之秋啊, we really are living in troubled times lately
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门, behave well and you'll have nothing to fear
你小子肇事逃逸, you little brat, you did a hit-and-run
连这点困难都解决不了那什么独当一面, how are you going to take charge on your own when you can't even solve this little problem

Me:
我们只有团结以克服这最近的多事之秋。
我不用睡觉，我不困。