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这种方法效果差，费用高。

This method will get fewer and poorer results, and progress will be slower and costs higher. or That's an inefficient and expensive method.

张灯结彩

be decorated with lanterns and coloured streamers; be decked with lanterns and bunting; be decked out and hung with lanterns; be gay with lanterns and decorations

公私兼顾，劳资两利曾是我们对民族资本主义工商业的政策。

Giving concurrent consideration to public and private interests and benefiting both labor and capital used to be our policy towards national capitalist industry and commerce.

军人要是不知道纪纲，那还有什么智信仁勇严的武德教育和军人品格，以及民族精神可言呢？

What military education and quality of intelligence, faith, benevolence, bravery and strictness, and national spirit can be spoken of, if a soldier doesn't know laws and disciplines?

反对大吃大喝，注意节约。

Oppose extravagant eating and drinking and pay attention to thrift and economy.

爹娘

father and mother; mum and dad; ma and pa; parents

满院子横七竖八的绳子上，晒着各家的破衣破被。

Lines are strung across here and there on which the families have hung out their old and tattered clothes and bedding to dry.

奖勤罚懒，奖优罚劣

reward the diligent and good and punish the lazy and bad

他年迈体衰，举动越来越缓慢。

He's old and infirm, and his movements are getting slower and slower.

吃喝嫖赌

wining and dining and whoring and gambling

普通话中的“了、着、的”等虚词和做后缀的“子、头”等字都念轻声。

In putonghua, particles like le, zhe, and de and suffixes like zi and tou are all in the neutral tone (or are all toneless).

休戚与共，生死相依

share weal and woe, and stick together in life and death

赏罚严明

be strict and impartial in meting out rewards and punishments; give rewards and punishments impartially

优点和缺点

merits and demerits; virtues and defects; strong and weak points

鳏寡孤独

widowers, widows, orphans and the childless—those who have no kith and kin and cannot support themselves

军民

the army and the people; soldiers and civilians; military and civilian

孩子们在父母和老师的培育下健康成长。

Nurtured and educated by their parents and teachers, the children are growing up healthy and strong.

城乡

town and country; urban and rural areas; the city and the countryside

偃武修文

desist from war and encourage the arts of peace; desist from military activities and encourage culture and education

拔河场上，两队人员都绷着劲，使比赛一时难分胜负。

In a push-and-pull game, both teams strained hard and were neck and neck in the competition.