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1. every cloud has a silver lining
every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it
黑暗中总有一线光明、天无绝人之路、守得云开见月明
Every cloud has a silver lining - after being made redundant, I found my dream job.
天无绝人之路 - 被裁员后，我找到了我梦寐以求的工作。
As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken.
正如他们所说，黑暗中总有一线光明。我们已从所做的决定中吸取了教训。
2. add insult to injury
to act in a way that makes a bad situation worse
雪上加霜、更糟糕的是
People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.
人们被迫延长了工作时间，更糟糕的是，公司决定不予以加薪。
I was late for work and to add insult to injury, I forgot my keys.
我上班迟到了，更雪上加霜的是，我还忘了带钥匙。
3. be barking up the wrong tree
to be wrong about the way to achieve something or the reason for something
用错了方法、找错了原因
You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
你要是指望我们借钱给你，你怕是找错人了。
I can't help thinking that they are on the right track and it's we who are barking up the wrong tree.
我禁不住想，他们的方向是对的，我们的方向错了。
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4. a blessing in disguise
something that seems to be a problem at first, but that has good results in the end
因祸得福、变相的好事
Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.
塞翁失马焉知非福。
Being laid off was a blessing in disguise – within a month I got a much better job.
被解雇是不幸中的大幸 - 一个月内我找到了一份更好的工作。
5. a picture is worth a thousand words
is used to talk about how a visual image can mean a lot more than words
百闻不如一见、一张图胜过千言万语
Cathy spent several hours telling me about her vacation. I didn’t realize how beautiful the place was until I saw her pictures. A picture is worth a thousand words.
凯西花了好几个小时跟我讲她的假期。我没有意识到那个地方有多美，直到我看到照片。真是一张照片胜过千言万语。
6. bite the bullet
to start to deal with an unpleasant or dangerous situation which cannot be avoided
咬紧牙关做、硬着头皮干
I have a pile of work to finish. So, I’m going to have to work all night. I guess I’ll have to bite the bullet.
我有一大堆工作要完成，我整晚都要工作了。我想我只能硬着头皮干了。
I'm going to bite the bullet and quit my job
我要硬着头皮辞职了。