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1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

上有政策，下有对策

shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè

1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

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华侨，即生活在海外但具有中国国籍的人。

Huáqiáo ，jí shēnghuó zài hǎiwài dàn jùyǒu Zhōngguó guójí de rén 。

Overseas Chinese refers to people who live overseas but have Chinese nationalities.

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首先当然意味着人民币成为了一种新的储备货币了，中国将在未来世界经济活动中争取到更大的话语权。这是对中国一系列具有重大意义经济改革的认可，更是对中国政府未来遵守市场化规则的认可，具有很大的象征意义。

shǒuxiān dāngrán yìwèi zhe rénmínbì chéngwéi le yīzhǒng xīn de chǔbèi huòbì le ，Zhōngguó jiāng zài wèilái shìjièjīngjì huódòng zhōng zhēngqǔdào gèngdà de huàyǔquán 。zhè shì duì Zhōngguó yīxìliè jùyǒu zhòngdà yìyì jīngjì gǎigé de rènkě ，gèng shì duì zhōngguó zhèngfǔ wèilái zūnshǒu shìchǎng huà guīzé de rènkě ，jùyǒu hěndà de xiàngzhēng yìyì 。

First of all it means, of course, that the renminbi has become a new reserve currency, which gives China a bigger say in future global economic affairs. This serves as an affirmation of a series of significant economic reforms in China and an acknowledgement that the Chinese government will respect market principles in the future, which has great symbolic meaning.

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孟夏之日，万物并秀。”在这美好时节，来自一百多个国家的各界嘉宾齐聚北京，共商"一带一路”建设合作大计，具有十分重要的意义。今天，群贤毕至，少长咸集，我期待着大家集思广益、畅所欲言，为推动“一带一路”建设献计献策，让这一世纪工程造福各国人民。

mèngxià zhī rì ，wànwù bìng xiù 。”zài zhè měihǎo shíjié ，láizì yī bǎi duō ge guójiā de gèjiè jiābīn qí jù Běijīng ，gòng Shāng "YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè hézuò dàjì ，jùyǒu shífēn zhòngyào de yìyì 。jīntiān ，qúnxián bì zhì ，shàozhǎng xián jí ，wǒ qīdài zhe dàjiā jísīguǎngyì 、chàngsuǒyùyán ，wèi tuīdòng “YīdàiYīlù ”jiànshè xiàn jì xiàn cè ，ràng zhè yī shìjì gōngchéng zàofú gèguó rénmín 。

“The first day of summer, with everything in full bloom.” In this beautiful season, guests from over 100 countries have gathered in Beijing, to discuss the important matter of the establishment of the One Belt One Road Cooperative initiative, in a significant move. Today, with all these talented and distinguished people gathered, both young and old, I’m hoping we can put our heads together for greater efficiency, and for everyone to speak their minds, in order to make suggestions for the promotion of the One Belt One Road initiative, so that this momentous project can bring wealth to every citizen.

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靡不有初，鲜克有终。”实现中华民族伟大复兴需要一代又一代人为之努力。中华民族创造了具有五千多年历史的灿烂文明，也一定能够创造出更加灿烂的明天。

mí bù yǒu chū ，xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng 。”shíxiàn zhōnghuámínzú wěidà fùxīng xūyào yī dài yòu yī dài rén wèi zhī nǔlì 。zhōnghuámínzú chuàngzào le jùyǒu wǔ qiān duōnián lìshǐ de cànlàn wénmíng ，yě yīdìng nénggòu chuàngzào chū gèngjiā cànlàn de míngtiān 。

"We should never start that which we cannot finish.” To implement the great renaissance of the Chinese people, we need hard work in generation after generation. The Chinese people created a brilliant civilization of over 5000 years of history, and they are surely able to create a more brilliant tomorrow.

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我已经在我的公司待五年了，说实话，不上不下的，该学的也都会了，所以希望找一个更具有挑战性的工作。

wǒ yǐjīng zài wǒ de gōngsī dài wǔ nián le ，shuō shíhuà ，bùshàngbùxià de ，gāi xué de yě dōu huì le ，suǒyǐ xīwàng zhǎo yī gè gèng jùyǒu tiǎozhànxìng de gōngzuò 。

I've already been with my present company for five years, and to be frank, there's nowhere to go, I've learned everything I could, so I hope to find a more challenging job.

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当然要肤白貌美啦，脸蛋美身材佳，外在具有足够吸引力，才能激起我继续探索她们的内在，我是不会说什么性格最重要，外表不在乎那种自命清高的话的。

dāngrán yào fūbái màoměi la ，liǎndàn měi shēncái jiā ，wàizài jùyǒu zúgòu xīyǐnlì ，cáinéng jīqǐ wǒ jìxù tànsuǒ tāmen de nèizài ，wǒ shì bùhuì shuō shénme xìnggé zuì zhòngyào ，wàibiǎo bù zàihu nà zhǒng zì mìng qīnggāo de huà de 。

Of course she has to be a pale-skinned beauty, with a beautiful face and a great body. She has to have enough physical charm to make me interested in getting to know her better. I'm not the type to be self-righteous enough to say that personality is the most important thing.

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根据史料记载，自汉朝以来，中国历朝对南海都有巡海安保的专门负责部门。如今大家都知道，南中国海上的众多岛屿蕴藏丰富的石油天然气资源，同时也具有重要的战略地位，这就引起争端了。

gēnjù shǐliào jìzǎi ，zì Hàncháo yǐlái ，Zhōngguó lìcháo duì nánhǎi dōu yǒu xún hǎi ānbǎo de zhuānmén fùzé bùmén 。rújīn dàjiā dōu zhīdào ，nánZhóngguóhǎi shàng de zhòngduō dǎoyǔ yùncáng fēngfù de shíyóu tiānránqì zīyuán ，tóngshí yě jùyǒu zhòngyào de zhànlüè dìwèi ，zhè jiù yǐnqǐ zhēngduān le 。

According to historical records, from the Han Dynasty onward, Chinese dynasties have a government organ responsible specifically for patrolling the South China Sea for security threats. It is commonly thought that many of the islands and reefs in the South China Sea hold rich reserves of oil and natural gas. At the same time, they are also important strategic locations, leading to the disputes.

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给男孩起的名字一般要大气磅礴，明朗潇洒，男性色彩明显的，比如“崇”“栋”等。给女孩起的名字一般温柔婉约，明艳动人具有女性色彩，比如“婷”“静”等。

gěi nánhái qǐ de míngzi yībān yào dàqì pángbó ，mínglǎng xiāosǎ ，nánxìng sècǎi míngxiǎn de ，bǐrú “chóng ”“dòng ”děng 。gěi nǚhái qǐ de míngzi yībān wēnróu wǎnyuē ，míngyàn dòngrén jùyǒu nǚxìng sècǎi ，bǐrú “tíng ”“jìng ”děng 。

When naming a boy normally you need an imposing and impressive name, which is straight-forward and exudes confidence and is clearly masculine, like "崇", meaning "lofty" or "worship" and "栋", meaning "ridgepole". When giving a girl a name normally you need a gentle and graceful name, bright, colorful and moving with feminine characteristics, like "婷", meaning "graceful" and "静", meaning "quiet".

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伙伴”按关系的密切程度和力度分为：合作伙伴、全面合作伙伴、战略伙伴和全面战略伙伴。“全面”指的是合作领域更广，包括政治、经济、文化、军事等；“战略”则意味着合作层次更高，从整体上、全局上、核心利益上都具有一致性。

huǒbàn ”àn guānxi de mìqiē chéngdù hé lìdù fēnwéi ：hézuòhuǒbàn 、quánmiàn hézuòhuǒbàn 、zhànlüè huǒbàn hé quánmiàn zhànlüè huǒbàn 。“quánmiàn ”zhǐ de shì to collaborate lǐngyù gèng guǎng ，bāokuò zhèngzhì 、jīngjì 、wénhuà 、jūnshì děng ；“zhànlüè ”zé yìwèi zhe to collaborate céngcì gènggāo ，cóng zhěngtǐ shàng 、quánjú shàng 、héxīn lìyì shàng dōu jùyǒu yīzhìxìng 。

"Partner" is divided by the intimacy and degree of the relationship, like cooperative partner, comprehensive cooperative partner, strategic partner and comprehensive strategic partner. "Comprehensive" indicates that the fields of cooperation are broader, including politics, economics, cultural and military; "strategic", on the other hand, means that the level of cooperation is on a higher level, that there is consistency holistically, overall and in terms of core interests.

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2）摒弃不健康的饮食习惯和养生误区。例如：口味过咸过油，喜欢吃煎炸、熏制、腌制食品；片面相信某种特殊的食物具有超常的健康养生功效等。

）bìngqì bù jiànkāng de yǐnshí xíguàn hé yǎngshēng wùqū 。lìrú ：kǒuwèi guò xián guò yóu ，xǐhuan chī jiānzhá 、xūnzhì 、yānzhì shípǐn ；piànmiàn xiāngxìn mǒuzhǒng tèshū de shíwù jùyǒu chāocháng de jiànkāng yǎngshēng gōngxiào děng 。

2) Abandon unhealthy eating habits and health misunderstandings. For example: too salty and oily, fried, smoked, pickled food; one-sided believe that a particular food has extraordinary health and health effects.

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