ChinesePod

1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
2 fig. to be impartial

一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

人无远虑，必有近忧

rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu

1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

四平八稳

sì píng bā wěn

1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

Sample Sentences

对啊，二零一五年十一月七日下午，两岸领导人习近平、马英九在新加坡香格里拉大酒店会面。这是一九四九年以来两岸最高领导人首次会面，我有幸亲眼见证了这一历史性的时刻。

duìa ，èrlíngyīwǔnián shí yīyuè qīrì xiàwǔ ，liǎngàn lǐngdǎorén Xí jìnpíng 、Mǎ yīngjiǔ zài Xīnjiāpō xiāng dà jiǔdiàn huìmiàn 。zhè shì yījiǔsìjiǔnián yǐlái liǎngàn zuì gāo lǐngdǎorén shǒucì huìmiàn ，wǒ yǒuxìng qīnyǎn jiànzhèng le zhè yī lìshǐxìng de shíkè 。

Yes, on the afternoon of 7th November, 2015, leaders from both sides of the strait, Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, met at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. This was the first meeting between the top leadership across the strait since 1949 and I was fortunate to get to see this historic moment first hand.

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在我看来，习近平是一个务实的领导人，他在主政之后大力推行反腐工作，赢得了人民的支持。马英九作为台湾的领导人，则更带有一股文人书生气质，儒雅且风度翩翩。

zàiwǒkànlai ，Xí jìnpíng shì yī gè wùshí de lǐngdǎorén ，tā zài zhǔzhèng zhīhòu dàlì tuīxíng fǎnfǔ gōngzuò ，yíngdé le rénmín de zhīchí 。Mǎ yīngjǐn zuòwéi Táiwān de lǐngdǎorén ，zé gèng dàiyǒu yī gǔ wénrén shūshēng qìzhì ，rúyǎ qiě fēngdù piānpiān 。

In my view, Xi Jinping is a very practical leader. After coming to power he made a big effort to launch an anti-corruption movement, winning the support of the people. Ma Ying-jeou, as the leader of Taiwan, has a scholarly air to him and a certain scholarly elegance.

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说到这次习马会的主角，习近平和马英九，你对这两人有什么看法？

shuōdào zhècì xí mǎ huì de zhǔjué ，Xí jìnpíng hé Mǎ yīngjǐn ，nǐ duì zhè liǎng rén yǒu shénme kànfǎ ？

Speaking of the two protagonists of the meeting, Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou, what's your view of them?

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哈，不好意思啊，就是中国国家主席习近平，我们网民都爱称习主席叫习大大。

hā ，bùhǎoyìsi ā ，jiùshì Zhōngguó guójiā zhǔxí Xíjìnpíng ，wǒmen wǎngmín dōu ài chēng xí zhǔxí jiào xídàdà 。

Ha, sorry,it's Chinese President Xi Jinping, us netizens like to call President Xi "Papa Xi."

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对对，最后一天在华盛顿，奥巴马在白宫接见了习近平夫妇一行，听说两国首脑会晤足足三小时。

duì duì ，zuìhòu yītiān zài Huáshèngdùn ，àobāmǎ zài báigōng jiējiàn le xíjìngpíng fūfù yìháng ，tīngshuō liǎngguó shǒunǎo huìwù zúzú sān xiǎoshí 。

Yes, yes, and the last day was in Washington. Obama received the delegation of President Xi and the First Lady at the White House and I heard the leaders of the two countries met for a full three hours.

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外交学院非洲研究中心主任李旦认为，习近平主席的讲话对中非命运共同体的内涵进行了高屋建瓴的阐述，为中非关系在新历史时期的定位、目标以及实现路径做出了战略性的全面的阐述。

WàijiāoXuéyuàn Fēizhōu yánjiū zhōngxīn zhǔrèn LǐDàn rènwéi ，XíJìnpíng zhǔxí de jiǎnghuà duì ZhōngFēi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ de nèihán jìnxíng le gāowūjiànlíng de chǎnshù ，wèi ZhōngFēi guānxi zài Xīn lìshǐ shíqī de dìngwèi 、mùbiāo yǐjí shíxiàn lùjìng zuòchū le zhànlu:èxìng de quánmiàn de chǎnshù 。

Li Dan, director of the African Studies Center of the School of Foreign Affairs, believes that President Xi Jinping’s speech has elaborated on the meaning of the China-Africa community of shared future in his speech. He has also shared a strategic and comprehensive plan on the direction, goals and path of China-Africa relations in the new era.

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中国国家主席习近平出席开幕式并发表主旨讲话，强调携手打造新时代更加紧密的中非命运共同体，提出对非合作“八大行动”。

Zhōngguó guójiā zhǔxí XíJìnpíng chūxí kāimùshì bìng fābiǎo zhǔzhǐ jiǎnghuà ，qiángdiào xiéshǒu dǎzào Xīn shídài gèngjiā jǐnmì de ZhōngFēi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ ，tíchū duì Fēi hézuò “bā dà xíngdòng ”。

In a keynote speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony, he emphasised the joint efforts to build a new era of China-Africa community of shared future and proposed "eight major actions" on cooperation.

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习近平主席从责任共享、合作共赢、幸福共享、文化共兴安全共筑以及和谐共生六个方面加以阐释，使得构建人类命运共同体这样一个伟大的事业成为中非双方共同努力的方向，李成文说。

XíJìnpíng zhǔxí cóng zérèn gòngxiǎng 、hézuò gòngyíng 、xìngfú gòngxiǎng 、wénhuà gòng xīng ānquán gòng zhù yǐjí héxié gòng shēng liù ge fāngmiàn jiāyǐ chǎnshì ，shǐde gòujiàn rénlèi mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ zhèyàng yīgē wěidà de shìyè chéngwéi ZhōngFēi shuāngfāng gòngtóngnǔlì de fāngxiàng ，lǐchéngwén shuō 。

According to Li Chengwen, President Xi Jinping shared six aspects for both China and Africa to work towards building a “community of shared future” : responsibility sharing, cooperation and win-win, happiness sharing, cultural co-prosperity, security and harmonious symbiosis.

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二零一五年中非合作论坛约翰内斯堡峰会上提出的“十大合作计划”已全部得到落实或做出安排，在此基础上习近平主席在北京峰会上提出了对非合作“八大行动”。

èrlíngyīwǔnián ZhōngFēi hézuò lùntán Yuēhànnèisībǎo fēnghuì shàng tíchū de “shí dà hézuò jìhuà ”yǐ quánbù dédào luòshí huò zuòchū ānpái ，zài cǐ jīchǔ shàng XíJìnpíng zhǔxí zài Běijīng fēnghuì shàng tíchū le duì Fēi hézuò “bā dà xíngdòng ”。

At the 2015 China-Africa Cooperation Forum Johannesburg Summit, the “Top Ten Cooperation Plans” have all been implemented or arranged. Therefore President Xi Jinping proposed a further “Eight Actions” for cooperation at the Beijing Summit.

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一带一路国际合作高峰论坛开幕式，习近平主席《携手推进“一带一路”建设》节选。

YīdàiYīlù guójì hézuò gāofēng lùntán kāimùshì ，XíJìnpíng zhǔxí 《xiéshǒu tuījìn “YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè 》jiéxuǎn 。

Excerpts from President Xi Jinping’s remarks on “collaborating on pushing forward the infrastructure of the One Belt One Road initiatives at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

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