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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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也就是因为人性里面，多多少少地含有这相对的两种气质，许多人才能够欣赏和自己气质不尽相同，甚至大不相同的人。

yějiùshì yīnwèi rénxìng lǐmiàn ，duōduōshǎoshǎo de hányǒu zhè xiāngduì de liǎng zhǒng qìzhì ，xǔduō rén cái nénggòu xīnshǎng hé zìjǐ qìzhì bù jìn xiāngtóng ，shènzhì dàbùxiāngtóng de rén 。

And that's also because there are two sides to humanity, so to a greater or lesser extent we both have these two opposite characteristics, so many people can only enjoy people who aren't completely the same as themselves, or even those who are completely different to themselves.

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原来人性含有两面：其一是男性的，其一是女性的；其一如苍鹰，如飞瀑，如怒马；其一如夜莺，如静池，如驯羊。

yuánlái rénxìng hányǒu liǎngmiàn ：qíyī shì nánxìng de ，qíyī shì nǚxìng de ；qíyī rú cāngyīng ，rú fēipù ，rú nùmǎ ；qíyī rú yèyīng ，rú jìngchí ，rú xúnyáng 。

So it turns out that humanity has two sides: the first is masculine, the other is feminine; the first is like a goshawk, like a gushing waterfall, like a bucking bronco; the other is like a nightingale, like a placid lake, like a tame goat.

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广告嘛，不就是为了麻醉人，消费行为本身含有自我实现的意义成分在，自我实现是每个人都需要的。

guǎnggào ma ，bù jiùshì wèile mázuì rén ，xiāofèi xíngwéi běnshēn hányǒu zìwǒshíxiàn de yìyì chéngfèn zài ，zìwǒshíxiàn shì měi ge rén dōu xūyào de 。

It's an advertisement, it's supposed to dull people's wits, consumer behavior itself includes the idea of self-realization. Everyone needs to realize themselves.

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科学都证明了吃内脏是有益健康的，比如猪肝里含有丰富的维生素A，可以预防夜盲症。

kēxué dōu zhèngmíng le chī nèizàng shì yǒuyì jiànkāng de ，bǐrú zhūgān lǐ hányǒu fēngfù de wéishēngsù A ，kěyǐ yùfáng yèmángzhèng 。

Science has proven that eating organs is good for your health. For example, pig's liver is rich in vitamin A, which is able to prevent night blindness.

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要泡也可以，不过得去纯天然的火山温泉。里面含有的矿物质和微量元素对身体是有好处的。

yào pào yě kěyǐ ，bùguò děi qù chúntiānrán de huǒshān wēnquán 。lǐmiàn hányǒu de kuàngwùzhì hé wēiliàngyuánsù duì shēntǐ shì yǒu hǎochù de 。

We can still go if we want to, but we should go to bathe in a completely natural volcanic hot spring. It contains minerals and trace elements that are good for your body.

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这位朋友说对了。蛇肉含有大量的蛋白质和氨基酸，具有延年益寿的功效。其实蛇的全身都是宝。每一个部位都可入药，具有很高的药用价值。连蛇的粪便也能用来治疗皮肤病。

zhè wèi péngyou shuō duì le 。shéròu hányǒu dàliàng de dànbáizhì hé ānjīsuān ，jùyǒu yánniányìshòu de gōngxiào 。qíshí shé de quánshēn dōu shì bǎo 。měi yī ge bùwèi dōu kě rùyào ，jùyǒu hěn gāo de yàoyòngjiàzhí 。lián shé de fènbiàn yě néng yònglái zhìliáo pífūbìng 。

Our friend here is right. Snake meat contains a lot of proteins and amino acids that are effective in increasing longevity. In fact, the snake's whole body is a treasure. Every part can be made into medicine and are highly valuable for medicinal use. Even snake excrement can be used to treat skin diseases.

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有用吗？不会含有激素什么的吧？

yǒuyòng ma ？bùhuì hányǒu jīsù shénme de ba ？

Does that work? It couldn't have hormones in it, could it?

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