ChinesePod

1 lit. one object bests another object
2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

仁民爱物

rén mín ài wù

1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

仁言利博

rén yán lì bó

1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.

价廉物美

jià lián wù měi

1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)

博士买驴

bó shì mǎi lǘ

1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity

Sample Sentences

博物馆的走道上有很多花。

bówùguǎn de zǒudào shàng yǒu hěnduō huā 。

On the walkway of the museum is a lot of flowers.

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综合来看，救灾低效、博物馆建筑年久失修、馆内存有易燃化学物品但缺乏消防系统，以及巴西国博的经费局促等因素对这场火灾产生了尤为重大的影响。

zōnghé láikàn ，jiùzāi dīxiào 、bówùguǎn jiànzhù niánjiǔshīxiū 、guǎn nèi cúnyǒu yìrán huàxué wùpǐn dàn quēfá xiāofáng xìtǒng ，yǐjí Bāxī guóbó de jīngfèi júcù děng yīnsù duì zhè chǎng huǒzāi chǎnshēng le yóuwéi zhòngdà de yǐngxiǎng 。

On the whole, the disaster relief was inefficient. The museum building was in disrepair due to financial problems. There were flammable chemicals inside but the museum lacked a proper fire protection system.

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今年七月刚刚欢度成立二百周年庆典的巴西国家博物馆，九月二日夜晚突发火灾。

jīnnián Qīyuè gānggang huāndù chénglì èr bǎi zhōunián qìngdiǎn de Bāxī guójiābówùguǎn ，Jiǔyuè èrrì yèwǎn tūfā huǒzāi 。

The National Museum of Brazil, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in July this year, had a fire on the night of September 2

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巴西国博大火背后：一场并不意外的悲剧？

Bāxī guóbó dà huǒ bèihòu ：yīchǎng bìngbù yìwài de bēijù ？

Behind the Brazil National Museum fire : a tragedy that was not from an accident?

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部分巴西国博藏品或有救？多国有意伸援手

bùfen Bāxī guóbó cángpǐn huò yóujiù ？duō guó yǒuyì shēn yuánshǒu

Some exhibits and artefacts at Brazil National Museum may be saved? Many countries offer their assistance.

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巴西国家博物馆日前遭大火损毁，但博物馆官员四日说，从灰烬中找回的物体碎片为挽救古人类头骨等馆藏珍品带来希望。

Bāxī guójiābówùguǎn rìqián zāo dàhuǒ sǔnhuǐ ，dàn bówùguǎn guānyuán sìrì shuō ，cóng huījìn zhōng zhǎohuí de wùtǐ suìpiàn wèi wǎnjiù gǔrénlèi tóugǔ děng guǎncáng zhēnpǐn dàilái xīwàng 。

The National Museum of Brazil was destroyed by fire yesterday, but museum officials said on the 4th that the fragments of objects recovered from the ashes brought hope to them that they may be able to salvage valuables such as ancient human skulls.

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巴西国博有逾二千万件藏品，其中最珍贵的包括美洲最早的人类头骨化石、落在巴西境内最大的陨石等。

Bāxī guóbó yǒu yú èrqiānwàn jiàn cángpǐn ，qízhōng zuì zhēnguì de bāokuò Měizhōu zuìzǎo de rénlèi tóugǔ huàshí 、luò zài Bāxī jìngnèi zuìdà de yǔnshí děng 。

Brazil has more than 20 million collections, the most precious of which include the earliest human skull fossils in the Americas and the largest meteorites in Brazil.

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巴西国博副��长克里斯蒂安娜·塞雷若说，博物馆工作人员“对找到更多藏品保持理性乐观"。

Bāxī guóbó fù guánzhǎng kèlǐsīdìānnàsāiléiruò shuō ，bówùguǎn gōngzuòrényuán “duì zhǎodào gèng duō cángpǐn bǎochí lǐxìng lèguān "。

The Deputy Director of the Brazil National Museum Cristian Serrejo said that the museum staff though optimistic are also rational about finding more collections.

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美联社报道，博物馆动物学教授保罗·布库普等人二日晚多次进出博物馆，抢救软体动物等海洋生物标本。

MěiLiánshè bàodào ，bówùguǎn dòngwùxué jiàoshòu bǎoluóbùkùpǔ děngrén èrrì wǎn duōcì jìnchū bówùguǎn ，qiǎngjiù ruǎntǐdòngwù děng hǎiyáng shēngwù biāoběn 。

The Associated Press reported that the museum zoology professor Paul Bukup and others repeatedly went in and out of the museum on the second night to rescue marine animals such as mollusks.

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博物馆中有不少古埃及艺术品，埃及外交和文物部门先前对这部分藏品情况表达关切。

bówùguǎn zhōng yǒu bùshǎo gǔ Āijí yìshùpǐn ，Āijí wàijiāo hé wénwù bùmén xiānqián duì zhè bùfen cángpǐn qíngkuàng biǎodá guānqiè 。

There are many ancient Egyptian artworks in the museum, and the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Heritage has previously expressed concern about this collection.

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