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1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion

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两岸的交流与合作，让台湾可以依托大陆巨大的市场，走出经济疲软的颓势，而大陆则可以在双方的交流中，学习更加先进科学的制度，提升人文素质修养。

liǎngàn de jiāoliú yǔ to collaborate ，ràng Táiwān kěyǐ yītuō dàlù jùdà de shìchǎng ，zǒuchū jīngjì píruǎn de tuíshì ，ér dàlù zé kěyǐ zài shuāngfāng de jiāoliú zhōng ，xuéxí gèngjiā xiānjìn kēxué de zhìdù ，tíshēng rénwén sùzhì xiūyǎng 。

Exchange and cooperation across the strait has made Taiwan dependent upon the massive Chinese market and rise out of sluggish economic decline, while China was able to learn about more advanced scientific systems and to raise its level of cultural cultivation through cross-strait exchange.

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对，他们认为人生在世是应该为社会为世界做出一些贡献的，最起码的是要“修身”，也就是注重自我修养。

duì ，tāmen rènwéi rén shēng zàishì shì yīnggāi wèi shèhuì wèi shìjiè zuòchū yīxiē gòngxiàn de ，zuì qǐmǎ de shì yào “xiūshēn ”，yějiùshì zhùzhòng zìwǒ xiūyǎng 。

Yes, they thought that humans were born in the world to make some contributions to society and to the world, or, at the very least, to cultivate their own moral character, or pay attention to cultivating themselves.

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很有道理，据我所知，修身有包括“内外兼修”，其中最根本的是“自我修养”，也就是——慎独。

hěnyǒu dàolǐ ，jùwǒsuǒzhī ，xiūshēn yǒu bāokuò “nèiwàijiānxiū ”，qízhōng zuì gēnběn de shì “zìwǒ xiūyǎng ”，yějiùshì ——shèndú 。

That makes a lot of sense. As far as I'm aware, cultivation includes both "inner and outer cultivation", the most basic of which is "self-cultivation" or -- preserving proper behavior in one's private life.

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说的没错，这是非常不容易的自我修养，越是没有人却越约束自我。

shuōde méicuò ，zhè shì fēicháng bù róngyì de zìwǒ xiūyǎng ，yuèshì méiyǒu rén què yuè yuēshù zìwǒ 。

That's right, that's an extremely difficult form of self-cultivation. The less people there are around, the more limits you actually put on yourself.

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这由外而内的自信心练习听起来还挺靠谱的，仪态、语调还有修养好心态，循序渐进地操练一定会有所帮助。

zhè yóu wài ér nèi de zìxìnxīn liànxí tīng qǐlai hái tǐng kàopǔ de ，yítài 、yǔdiào háiyǒu xiūyǎng hǎo xīntài ，xúnxùjiànjìn de cāoliàn yīdìng huì yǒusuǒ bāngzhù 。

This outside in confidence training sounds really worthwhile, posture, tone and maintaining a good attitude, if I practice it step by step it's certain to be helpful.

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有常识的人都知道，物质基础不是决定人思想素质的唯一因素，父母的言传身教以及个人后天的自我修养更是关键。

yǒu chángshí de rén dōu zhīdào ，wùzhì jīchǔ bùshì juédìng rén sīxiǎng sùzhì de wéiyī yīnsù ，fùmǔ de yánchuán shēnjiào yǐjí gèrén hòutiān de zìwǒ xiūyǎng gèng shì guānjiàn 。

It's commonly understood that material things don't decide a person's ability to think. Parents teach by example and self-cultivation is also key.

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过奖过奖啦，茶道本来就该与人分享才有意义，这茶文化里可蕴含了我们老祖宗几千年的智慧和修养啊。

guòjiǎng guòjiǎng la ，chádào běnlái jiù gāi yǔ rén fēnxiǎng cái yǒu yìyì ，zhè chá wénhuà lǐ kě yùnhán le wǒmen lǎo zǔzōng jǐ qiān nián de zhìhuì hé xiūyǎng ā 。

You're too kind, the art of tea is only meaningful when sharing with people. Tea culture holds several thousand years of the wisdom and cultivation of our forebearers.

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真正的文学啊，不是言情小说、不是武侠小说、也不是成功励志、心灵修养，是有思想的散文，或是能够反映真实人生的小说。

zhēnzhèng de wénxué ā ，bùshì yánqíng xiǎoshuō 、bùshì wǔxiá xiǎoshuō 、yě bùshì chénggōng lìzhì 、xīnlíng xiūyǎng ，shì yǒu sīxiǎng de sǎnwén ，huòshì nénggòu fǎnyìng zhēnshí rénshēng de xiǎoshuō 。

Real literature, not romance novels, not martial arts novels, not inspirational books, not spiritual books, prose with thinking behind it or novels that reflect real life.

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是啊，有一段时间了，我觉得冥想能帮助我修养身心、陶冶性情使我建立了信心也提高了创造力。

shì a ，yǒu yī duàn shíjiān le ，wǒ juéde míngxiǎng néng bāngzhù wǒ xiūyǎng shēnxīn 、táoyě xìngqíng shǐ wǒ jiànlì le xìnxīn yě tígāo le chuàngzàolì 。

Yes, it's been a while. I feel that meditation helps me to train both my mind, body and temperament. It's allowed me to build my confidence as well as increased my creativity.

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原来胖姐喜欢励志成功和心灵修养类的书啊。现在在这个浮躁的信息爆炸时代，我们80后90后的年轻人确实需要一些好读好用的修心书帮助自己成长。

yuánlái pàngjiě xǐhuan lìzhì chénggōng hé xīnlíngxiūyǎng lèi de shū ā 。xiànzài zài zhè ge fúzào de xìnxī bàozhà shídài ，wǒmen bālínghòu jiǔlínghòu de niánqīng rén quèshí xūyào yīxiē hǎodú hǎoyòng de xiūxīn shū bāngzhù zìjǐ chéngzhǎng 。

Originally Chubby Sis liked to read inspirational and self-help books. Now in this restless information explosion age, we young people born in the 80s and 90s really need to read self-help books to help ourselves develop.

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