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1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

可以

kě yǐ

1 can
2 may
3 possible
4 able to
5 not bad
6 pretty good

所以

suǒ yǐ

1 therefore
2 as a result
3 so
4 the reason why

Idioms (20)

一则以喜，一则以忧

yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu

1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)

一言以蔽之

yī yán yǐ bì zhī

1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2 in a nutshell

不以人废言

bù yǐ rén fèi yán

1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers

不以为然

bù yǐ wéi rán

1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
2 to disapprove
3 to take exception to

不以规矩，不能成方圆

bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán

1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

Sample Sentences

目前，欧洲多数高校采用录播、直播课程以及教学课件相结合的方式。英国伦敦大学教授宁陆涛说，几十年前，英国就已经开展网络教学，但多是线上和线下互相补充的混合授课。现在全面改为网络教学，还没有遇到很大的技术障碍，学生整体反馈比较好。

mùqián ，Ōuzhōu duōshù gāoxiào cǎiyòng lùbō 、zhíbō kèchéng yǐjí jiàoxué kèjiàn xiāng jiéhé de fāngshì 。Yīngguó Lúndūn dàxué jiàoshòu nínglùtāo shuō ，jǐ shínián qián ，Yīngguó jiù yǐjīng kāizhǎn Wǎngluò jiàoxué ，dàn duō shì xiànshàng hé xiànxià hùxiāng bǔchōng de hùnhéshòukè 。xiànzài quánmiàn gǎiwéi Wǎngluò jiàoxué ，hái méiyǒu yùdào hěn dà de jìshù zhàngài ，xuésheng zhěngtǐ fǎnkuì bǐjiào hǎo 。

Currently, most of the European universities are adopting the method of combining pre-recorded lessons, livestream lessons, and coursewares. Professor Ning Lu-Tao from University of London said that the UK launched online teaching several decades ago, but most of those mixed courses are complementary in terms of online and offline teaching. Now they have changed entirely to online teaching without facing severe technical challenges, and received better overall feedback from the students.

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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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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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如果孩子的叛逆性非常强，这种教育方法可能会引起比较严重的后果，即孩子强烈的叛逆和不遵从，如果孩子从小一直在叛逆的状态下，长大后会引发一定的心理障碍以及扭曲，所以这一方法并不适用于所有孩子。

rúguǒ háizi de pànnì xìng fēicháng qiáng ，zhèzhǒng jiàoyù fāngfǎ kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ bǐ jiào yánzhòng de hòuguǒ ，jí háizi qiángliè de pànnì hé bù zūncóng ，rúguǒ háizi cóngxiǎo yīzhí zài pànnì de zhuàngtài xià ，zhǎngdà hòu huì yǐnfā yīdìng de xīnlǐ zhàngài yǐjí niǔqū ，suǒyǐ zhè yī fāngfǎ bìng bùshì yòngyú suǒyǒu háizi 。

If the child is rebellious, then this kind of education may cause some serious consequences, such as rebelling. If the child grew up from such a rebellious condition, even more extreme rebelling. Thus, this way of education does not apply to all kids.

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才能撇清G这个不食人间烟火的艺术家和为五斗米折腰的匠人，以及无利不起早的商贾之间令人尴尬的关系。

cáinéng piěqīng G zhège bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de yìshùjiā hé wéi wǔdǒumǐ zhéyāo de jiàngrén ，yǐjí wúlì bùqǐzǎo de shānggǔ zhījiān lìngrén gāngà de guānxi 。

This clarifies the awkward relationship between G, the artist, who is otherworldly, and the craftsmen who must bow for their food, and merchants who only do things for their own benefit.

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这您呀就有所不知啦，免税店里除了有琳琅满目的品牌包包、衣服饰品，各种高级护肤品、电子产品，还有特别实用的日用品以及颇具当地特色的艺术品和食品。这些别具特色的小物件儿都能让你的生活体验与众不同。

zhè nín ya jiù yǒusuǒ bù zhī la ，miǎn shuì diàn lǐ chúle yǒu línlángmǎnmù de pǐnpái bāobāo 、yīfu shìpǐn ，gèzhǒng gāojí hùfū pǐn 、diànzǐ chǎnpǐn ，háiyǒu tèbié shíyòng de rìyòngpǐn yǐjí pōjù dāngdì tèsè de yìshùpǐn hé shípǐn 。zhèxiē bié jù tèsè de xiǎo wùjiàn r dōu néng ràng nǐ de shēnghuó tǐyàn yǔzhòngbùtóng 。

Well, here is something that you don't know! Apart from the dazzling line up of designer bags, clothes and accessories, there are all sorts of high quality skincare products and electronics. There are also things that are especially practical and full of local character, things such as local art and delicacies. These unique bits and bobs can bring you such unique experiences.

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但在此后数年间，亚马逊电商业务面临水土不服以及中国本土电商的挤压，持续走在收缩的道路上，市场份额也从15.4%跌至不到1%，电商业务不断压缩后的亚马逊在中国还能走多远？一切尚待观察。

dàn zài cǐhòu shǔ niánjiān ，Yàmǎxùn diànshāng yèwù miànlín shuǐtǔbùfú yǐjí Zhōngguó běntǔ diànshāng de jǐyā ，chíxù zǒu zài shōusuō de dàolù shàng ，shìchǎngfèné yě cóng diēzhì bùdào ，diànshāng yèwù bùduàn yāsuō hòu de Yàmǎxùn zài Zhōngguó hái néng zǒu duō yuǎn ？yīqiè shàng dài guānchá 。

However, in the following years, squeezed by China’s local e-commerce players, Amazon's e-commerce business began to shrink. The market share also fell from 15.4% to less than 1%. How far can Amazon go in China with it’s shrinking e-commerce business. Everything remains to be seen.

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与此同时，消费者更崇尚健康饮食方式，对饮品的需求开始向无糖、低糖以及低脂、低热量靠拢。

yǔcǐtóngshí ，xiāofèizhě gèng chóngshàng jiànkāng yǐnshí fāngshì ，duì yǐnpǐn de xūqiú kāishǐ xiàng wútáng 、dī táng yǐjí dīzhī 、dī rèliàng kàolǒng 。

At the same time, consumers are more advocating healthy eating methods, and the demand for beverages is beginning to move toward sugar-free, low-sugar, low-fat, and low-calorie.

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法人和非法人组织，包括电子商务平台经营者、平台内经营者以及通过自建网站、其他网络服务销售商品或者提供服务的电子商务经营者。

fǎrén hé fēifǎrén zǔzhī ，bāokuò diànzǐshāngwù píngtái jīngyíngzhě 、píngtái nèi jīngyíngzhě yǐjí tōngguò zìjiànwǎngzhàn 、qítā wǎngluòfúwù xiāoshòu shāngpǐn huòzhě tígōng fúwù de diànzǐshāngwù jīngyíngzhě 。

Corporate and unincorporated organizations, including e-commerce platform operators, operators within the platform, and e-commerce operators who sell goods or provide services through self-built websites and other online services.

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差不多两个月我就辞职了。每天重复性的工作以及看不到头的通宵加班，让我实在受不了了……”今年八月底，九五后职场新人陶杰辞去了在抖音的工作，去到一家主做艺术品复制的创业型公司。

chàbuduō liǎng ge yuè wǒ jiù cízhí le 。měitiān chóngfùxìng de gōngzuò yǐjí kànbúdàotóu de tōngxiāo jiābān ，ràng wǒ shízài shòubùliǎo le ……”jīnnián Bāyuè de ，jiǔwǔhòu zhíchǎng xīnrén táojié cíqù le zài dǒuyīn de gōngzuò ，qù dào yījiā zhǔ zuò yìshùpǐn fùzhì de chuàngyèxíng gōngsī 。

“I resigned after almost two months. Repetitive work and endless overtime, I really can't stand it..." At the end of August this year, a 95 newcomer Tao Jie quit his job at a music video platform and social network company and joined an art reproduction company.

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