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1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another

一碗水端平

yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
2 fig. to be impartial

一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

1 flat land one could gallop straight across (idiom); wide expanse of flat country

四平八稳

sì píng bā wěn

1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

四海升平

sì hǎi shēng píng

1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2 worldwide peace (idiom)

Sample Sentences

共同社报道，围绕农产品和工业制品等关税，特朗普否定日方视为谈判基础的跨太平洋伙伴关系协定内容，在强调两国“友好关系”的同时继续保持施压姿态。

Gòngtóngshè bàodào ，wéirào nóngchǎnpǐn hé gōngyèzhìpǐn děng guānshuì ，Tèlǎngpǔ fǒudìng Rìfāng shìwéi tánpàn jīchǔ de kuà TàipíngYáng huǒbànguānxì xiédìng nèiróng ，zài qiángdiào liǎng guó “yǒuhǎoguānxì ”de tóngshí jìxù bǎochí shīyā zītài 。

Kyodo News reported that regarding the tariffs on agricultural products and industrial products, Trump denied the content of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), which Japan considered as the basis for negotiations, and continued to put pressure while emphasizing the "friendly relations" between the two countries.

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那真是一个疯狂的时代啊！对了，淘金潮里也有很多中国人吧。但是大批中国人跑去美国是去当苦力，修建横贯美国东西的太平洋铁路。

nà zhēn shì yī gè fēngkuáng de shídài a ！duìle ，táojīn cháo lǐ yě yǒu hěnduō Zhōngguórén ba 。dànshì dàpī Zhōngguórén pǎo qù Měiguó shì qù dàng kǔlì ，xiūjiàn héngguàn Měiguó dōngxi de tàipíng yáng tiělù 。

That was really a crazy time! Oh, yeah-- there were also a lot of Chinese people in the gold rush, right? But a bunch of the Chinese went to America to work as coolie laborers. They built the Pacific rail line that goes across America from east to west.

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战争是一面镜子，能够让人更好认识和平的珍贵。今天，和平与发展已经成为时代主题，但世界仍很不太平，战争的达摩克利斯之剑依然悬在人类头上，我们要以史为鉴，坚定维护和平的决心。

zhànzhēng shì yī miàn jìngzi ，nénggòu ràngrén gèng hǎo rènshi hépíng de zhēnguì 。jīntiān ，hépíng yǔ fāzhǎn yǐjīng chéngwéi shídài zhǔtí ，dàn shìjiè réng hěn bù tàipíng ，zhànzhēng de Dámókèlìsī zhī jiàn yīrán xuán zài rénlèi tóu shàng ，wǒmen yào yǐ shǐ wèi jiàn ，jiāndìng wéihù hépíng de juéxīn 。

War is a mirror, it allows people to know the value of peace better. Today, peace and development have become the theme of the new era, but the world is still far from peaceful, the Damocles’ sword of war still hangs above the heads of humanity. We should take history as a warning, and be firm in our determination for peace.

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你这死脑筋，我订了东部海岸的饭店，面海第一排，看过去就是一望无际的太平洋，先确认一月一号的日出时间，破晓前就站上阳台，保准能迎接2016年的第一道阳光。

nǐ zhè sǐnǎojīn ，wǒ dìng le dōngbù hǎiàn de fàndiàn ，miànhǎi dì yīpái ，kàn guòqù jiùshì yīwàngwújì de tàipíng yáng ，xiān quèrèn yīyuè yī hào de rìchū shíjiān ，pòxiǎo qián jiù zhàn shàng yángtái ，bǎozhǔn néng yíngjiē 2016 nián de dì yī dào yángguāng 。

You nincompoop, I booked a hotel on the East coast, right on the shore front. Just looking out from there you can see the boundless Pacific. First we will confirm the time the sun comes up on January 1 and we can gather to stand on the balcony just before daybreak, to guarantee we'll be able to welcome in the first sun rays of 2016.

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太平洋

Tàipíngyáng

Pacific Ocean.

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孙中山，蒋介石，还有利玛窦。哦，不对，利玛窦是外国人。第三个是......太平天国的洪秀全。

Sūn Zhōngshān ，Jiǎng Jièshí ，háiyǒu Lìmǎdòu 。ò ，bù duì ，Lìmǎdòu shì wàiguórén 。dì sān ge shì ......Tàipíngtiānguó de Hóng Xiùquán 。

Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kaishek, and Matteo Ricci. Oh wait, that's wrong, Matteo Ricci was a foreigner. The third is...Hong Xiuquan from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

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哦？难道所谓的东太平洋大学是美国的一个办证机构？

ò ？nándào suǒwèi de Dōngtàipíngyáng dàxué shì Měiguó de yī gè bànzhèng jīgòu ？

Huh? What if this so-called Eastern Pacific is a just an American forgery organization?

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连野鸡大学都不是，据说根本就没什么东太平洋大学。

lián yějīdàxué dōu bùshì ，jùshuō gēnběn jiù méi shénme Dōngtàipíngyáng dàxué 。

It's not even a diploma mill. I heard there's no such thing as Eastern Pacific University.

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我早就说过了，什么东太平洋大学，肯定是个野鸡大学。

wǒ zǎo jiù shuōguò le ，shénme Dōngtàipíngyáng dàxué ，kěndìng shì gè yějīdàxué 。

I called it - Eastern Pacific? That's definitely one of those diploma mills.

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真的吗？他不是东太平洋大学的EMBA吗？

zhēnde ma ？tā bùshì Dōngtàipíngyáng dàxué de EMBA ma ？

Really? Didn't he get his EMBA at Eastern Pacific University?

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