三人行，必有我师(焉)

成语
悬壶济世 to treat disease and save people (lit. save the world with a hanging pot)
稍安勿躁 calm down, don't be irritated
心烦气躁 agitated, annoyed
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
裤子, trousers; 短裤, shorts ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我祖上三代悬壶济世, my ancestors for three generations were healers
稍安勿躁，我正在帮你晚醒你的神医基因, calm down, I'm helping you awaken your miracle doctor gene at last
一缺不觉，一看个八卦，就把你们一个个弄的真是心烦气躁, miss a night's sleep, hear a rumor, and each of you gets so agitated
死猫和祝红他们的嘴跟棉裤腰似的跟不能就说不清楚, the damn cat and Zhu Hong have mouths like cotton waistbands but they don't make any sense

Me:
你能不能稍微勿躁，不是什么大事。
她穿裤子去大演唱会。

（这么多三！）

成语
江湖骗子 a mountebank, swindler, wandering con-man
一朝天子一朝臣 new chiefs bring new staff (lit. a new emperor has new officials)
耍嘴皮子 a glib talker
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
克服, to overcome (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我跟你打赌十包小鱼干，又是个江湖骗子, I'll bet you ten bags of dried fish he's just another con man
一朝天子一朝臣的道理，本使明白, I understand that a new leader brings new people
光耍嘴皮子有什么用, you're all mouth and no trousers
[no 克服]

Me:
她新男朋友是耍嘴皮子，但是我觉得他无害。
我们一起努力的话，肯定会克服所有的困难。

成语
促膝长谈 to have a heart-to-heart talk (lit. a knee-to-knee talk)
长袖善舞 money, power, and other advantages always come in handy (lit. one dances better with long sleeves)
牵肠挂肚 to rack one's brains (lit. to pull guts and hang belly)
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
看起来, look like; 看上去, seem; 观看, observe; 收看, watch ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
在这个世界上有一种朋友不需要怎么促膝长谈，怎么牵肠挂肚, in this world there's a kind of friend you don't need to talk everything through with or worry about
特调处长，屡建奇功，长袖善舞，八面玲珑，多么完美的存在, chief of the SID, famed in song and story, coming from a good background, everybody's friend, how perfect
这小子看上去傻乎乎, this kid seems like an idiot

Me:
我们之前合不来，但是一次促膝长谈以后相处好了。
那个蛋糕看起来很好吃，但是实在吃的话没有味道。

成语
包治百病 a panacea, stress relief (lit. curing 100 illnesses in one)
百年好合 long-lasting marital happiness (lit. 100 years of a good relationship)
胡搅蛮缠 to pester someone endlessly
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
决定, decision; 决赛, finals (in a tournament); 决心, determination; 坚决, firm; 解决, resolve ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我只是个神经内科医生，并不是包治百病的, I'm just a neurosurgeon, I can't cure all ills
副处，百年好合, wishing you two all happiness, deputy chief
你如何的胡搅蛮缠都是你们的家事, how you choose to keep on being troublesome is within your house
无论你做什么决定，都不要后悔, whatever you decide to do, don't regret it

Me:
婚礼上要祝新情侣百年好合。
凭自己的决心，他努力努力终于开公司了。

成语
天妒英才 those whom the gods love die young (lit. heaven is jealous of great talent)
手眼通天 clever at trickery, good at sucking up (lit. eyes and hands reach heaven)
从天而降 to come out of the blue, to fall out of the sky
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
举办, hold (as in holding an event, etc.) (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
真是天妒英才，老大你永远活着我们的心中, those the gods love really do die young, you're gonna live forever in our hearts, boss
在龙城手眼通天，可到了地星还请注意些分寸, clever tricks may work in Dragon City, but kindly adhere to the proprieties a little more in Dixing
线索从来不会从天而降, clues don't just appear out of the blue
你就放心地去吧，我们一定会帮你举办一场隆重的追掉会的, you can go with peace of mind, we'll be sure to hold you a lovely memorial service

Me:
这个想法像从天而降闪了。
他不想让人给他举办生日派对。

成语
弃暗投明 to reform, to become a good person (lit. to give up darkness and throw in with light)
另请高明 please find someone better qualified than me
心知肚明 to know something already, to be well aware (lit. heart knows, stomach is clear)
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
久, long (in terms of time) (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
不过如果你可以弃暗投明，跟我一起为老板效力, but if you can reform, you can be useful to the boss along with me
好了，别说了，你们另请高明, all right, enough already, please find someone better suited
你心知肚明真正让你荣耀翻唱发光发热的人，远在天边尽在眼前啊, you know very well that the person who returned you to glory and made you shine isn't far to seek
赌不管过了多久，不管去到哪里，你我总有一天还会再见的, let's bet that no matter how long it takes, no matter where we go, you and I will meet again one day

Me:
另请高明啊，这份工作我不合适。
好久不见，你一点也没变化。

成语
玉石俱焚 to destroy indiscriminately, to take down good and bad alike (lit. to burn both jade and stone)
如花似玉 exquisite (lit. like a flower, like jade)
燃放鞭炮 to set off firecrackers
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
精彩, marvelous; 精神, spirit/lively ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我根本指望你能跟他们拼个玉石俱焚, I originally hoped you'd be destroyed along with them
长得如花似玉的，可就是眼睛瞎了, beautiful and yet blind
龙城可以燃放鞭炮的时间也是不同的, the time when you can set off firecrackers in Dragon City isn't the same
我已经活得够精彩了, my life is already marvelous enough

Me:
你看看她的新女朋友，真的如花似玉。
身体已经好了，但是精神还不太好。

语法
Quantitative complements
https://mandarinbean.com/the-quantitative-complement-2/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verbing_briefly_with_%22yixia%22
Compound sentences with 而是, 既, etc.
https://mandarinbean.com/compound-sentence-patterns-3/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22er%22_to_explain_contrasting_ideas
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22both%E2%80%A6_and%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ji...you%22
越来越 ~, more and more ~
https://mandarinbean.com/yue-lai-yue/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22more_and_more%22_with_%22yuelaiyue%22
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22the_more..._the_more...%22_with_%22yue%E2%80%A6_yue%E2%80%A6%22

成语
形同陌路 to be estranged, to treat one another as strangers
同舟共济 to have common goals/interests (interest as in "conflict of interest," not as in "shared hobbies"); lit. to take the same boat
截然不同 completely dissimilar
一错再错 to make the same mistake over and over again
阴差阳错 an accident arising from many causes, a concatenation of the wrong things happening
一而三再而三 (also 一而再再而三) over and over again
冥顽不灵 stubborn, pigheaded
不速之客 an unexpected or uninvited guest
来者不拒 taking all comers
( pinyin )

词汇
解决, solve; 解开, unfasten; 理解, understand
金, gold; 金牌, gold medal; 现金, cash; 资金, capital (in the financial, not geographical, sense)
仅, 仅仅, only; 不仅, not only
尽量, as far as possible, to the extent possible
紧, tight/urgent/close; 紧急, urgent; 紧张, nervous; 赶紧, quickly
进步, progress; 进一步, a step further; 进展, evolve; 改进, improvement; 前进, forward advance; 推进, push forward; 先进, advanced
( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

玩玩
没事儿，真没事儿 (Zhao Xiaotong), 你是我的城 (Zhou Shen), 有我呢 (Guo Yifan)

大家过得怎么样？一直一起坚持坚持吧。

成语
一错再错 to make the same mistake over and over again
阴差阳错 an accident arising from many causes, a concatenation of the wrong things happening
一而三再而三 (also 一而再再而三) over and over again
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
尽量, as far as possible, to the extent possible (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
你别一错再错了, stop making the same mistake
这一次我们阴差阳错的改变了未来, this time the stars aligned so that we changed the future
一而三再而三地被骗，你傻不傻呀, fooled over and over again, are you stupid or what?
我会尽量给出让赵处长满意的答案, I will make every effort to provide an answer that will satisfy you

Me:
我一而三再而三地看这句子，还是看不懂。
他们就算尽量努力工作，老板也不高兴。

成语
建功立业 to accomplish goals
功亏一篑 to fall short at the last moment, to lose out on success through one moment of laxness
冠冕堂皇 high-faluting, dignified, pompous
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
节约, save (as in saving energy) (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我要向黑袍使还有各位老前辈那样建功立业, I want to accomplish my goals for the Black-Cloaked Envoy and all my old superiors
你千万不要功亏一篑, don't you dare fall short at this point
你刚才冠冕堂皇地说了那么多, you had so much high-faluting stuff to say just now
[no 节约]

Me:
功亏一篑真的无奈。
我跟你说了八百次，关洗手间灯节约一下吧。