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dì qī cì hángxíng ，Zhèng Hé dào le Màijiā 。yīnwèi tā xìnfèng Yīsīlánjiào ，suǒyǐ yě suàn shì liǎo le xīnyuàn 。tā bùjǐn duì zhōnghuáwénmíng de fāzhǎn yǒu gòngxiàn ，érqiě hái kāipì le xǔduō xīn de hángxiàn ，duì dāngshí Dōngnányà dìqū de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà 。yǒude dìfang xiànzài hái bǎoliú zhe dāngshí Zhèng Hé liúxià de yíjì hé xísú ne 。

The seventh time he set sail, Zheng He went to Mecca. Because he believed in Islam he was also fulfilling his religious duty. Not only did he contribute to the development of Chinese society, he also opened many new shipping routes. He had a very big effect on the area of South East Asia at the time. Even now there are places which still retain some traces and customs left behind by Zheng He.

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哎，我老婆喜欢东南亚风格，说有异域风情。我喜欢简约的设计，不会过时嘛。弄得那么花里胡哨，过几年看，肯定觉得俗气。

āi ，wǒ lǎopo xǐhuan dōngnányà fēnggé ，shuō yǒu yìyù fēngqíng 。wǒ xǐhuan jiǎnyuē de shèjì ，bùhuì guòshí ma 。nòng de nà me huālihúshào ，guò jǐnián kàn ，kěndìng juéde súqì 。

Ah, my wife would like a Southeast Asian theme, she says it's exotic. I like simpler designs that will never go out of style. If you make it too garish, in a few years it'll seem vulgar.

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这样是不错，不过可能不太温馨。因为你们的厅面积大，其实可以在简约主义的基础上加一点东南亚的元素。放些雕塑，或者植物，一下子就感觉有生机、有文化内涵了。

zhè yàng shì bùcuò ，bùguò kěnéng bù tài wēnxīn 。yīnwèi nǐ men de tīng miànji dà ，qíshí kěyǐ zài jiǎnyuē zhǔyì de jīchǔ shàng jiāyīdiǎn dōngnányà de yuánsù 。fàng xiē diāosù ，huòzhě zhíwù ，yíxiàzi jiù gǎnjué yǒu shēngjī 、yǒu wénhuànèihán le 。

That's an idea, though it might not be cozy enough. Because you have a big place, you can add a few Southeast Asian elements onto a foundation of simplicity. Put in some sculptures or plants, and in no time at all the feeling will be organic and cultured.

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比如，佛教源自印度，在中国发扬光大，在东南亚得到传承。儒家文化起源中国，受到欧洲莱布尼茨、伏尔泰等思想家的推崇。这是交流的魅力、互鉴的成果。

bǐrú ，Fójiào yuánzì Yìndù ，zài Zhōngguó fāyángguāngdà ，zài Dōngnányà dédào chuánchéng 。Rújiā wénhuà qǐyuán Zhōngguó ，shòudào Ōuzhōu Láibùnící 、Fúěrtài děng sīxiǎngjiā de tuīchóng 。zhè shì jiāoliú de mèilì 、hù jiàn de chéngguǒ 。

For example, Buddhism, which originated in India was developed further in China and passed on through Southeast Asia. Confucianism has its roots in China, but was held in high esteem by European thinkers such as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Francois-Marie Arouet. This is the charm of exchange, the fruit of learning from one another.

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没错，理想化的说法是，如果真爱你就是二十四小时都有空，东南西北中都顺路。如果不秒回，至少得在一天之中给个回复吧，一通消息出去十天半个月才回复，那就别自欺欺人了，飞鸽传书都比这速度快。

méicuò ，lǐxiǎnghuà de shuōfa shì ，rúguǒ zhēn ài nǐ jiù shì èrshísì xiǎoshí dōu yǒu kòng ，dōngnánxīběi dōu shùnlù 。rúguǒ bù miǎo huí ，zhìshǎo děi zài yī tiān zhīzhōng gěi gè huífù ba ，yī tōng xiāoxi chūqù shí tiān bàn gè yuè cái huífù ，nā jiù bié zì qī qī rén le ，fēigē chuánshū dōu bǐ zhè sùdù kuài 。

That's right, in an ideal world, if he really loves you he'd have time for you twenty-four seven, and everything would always go your way. If he doesn't reply within seconds, he should at least reply that day. If you send a message and he doesn't reply for 10 days or a fortnight, then you shouldn't keep fooling yourself, you'd be quicker with a carrier pigeon.

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麦克他们呀，听说去东南亚找代理孕母了，真不知道他们小两口是怎么想的，领养孩子也不错啊，为什么要冒这个险？

Màikè tāmen ya ，tīngshuō qù dōngnányà zhǎo dàilǐyùnmǔ le ，zhēn bù zhīdào tāmen xiǎoliǎngkǒu shì zěnme xiǎng de ，lǐngyǎng háizi yě bùcuò ā ，wèishénme yào mào zhè ge xiǎn ？

I hear that Mike and his partner have gone to Southeast Asia to find a surrogate. I really don't know what the two of them are thinking. Adopting a child is a good option too, why would they run that risk?

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东南西北"面，"东南西北"边

dōng nán xī běi "miàn ，"dōng nán xī běi "biān

(east, south, west, north) side

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各位旅客，前方就是正在建造中的洋山深水港工程。洋山深水港地处上海东南约27.5公里处的大小洋山，是离国际主要航线最近的地方，也是为迎接2010年上海世博会而建造的重要工程。洋山深水港一期工程开港已经半年多了，相信日后将成为一个举世瞩目的世界一流码头。不过目前我们还不能实地参观......

gèwèi lǚkè ，qiánfāng jiùshì zhèngzài jiànzào zhōng de Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng dìchǔ Shànghǎi dōngnán yuē èrshí qī diǎn wǔ gōnglǐ chù de Dà-Xiǎo Yángshān ，shì lí guójì zhǔyào hángxiàn zuìjìn de dìfang ，yě shì wèi yíngjiē èrlíngyīlíng nián Shànghǎishìbóhuì ér jiànzào de zhòngyào gōngchéng 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng yīqī gōngchéng kāigǎng yǐjīng bànnián duō le ，xiāngxìn rìhòu jiāng chéngwéi yī ge jǔshìzhǔmù de shìjiè yīliú mǎtóu 。bùguò mùqián wǒmen hái bùnéng shídì cānguān ......

Attention, passengers! Up ahead is the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor Project, currently under construction. The Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor is situated on Daxiaoyang Mountain, 27.5 kilometers to Shanghai's southeast. It's the closest place to major international air routes. It is a major project being built for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. The first phase of construction on the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor has been going on for more than half a year already. There is no doubt that it will become a world-class harbor. But we can't visit it in person right now...

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