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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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共享经济是闲置资源的再分配，让有需要的人得以较便宜的代价借用资源，持有资源者也能得到利益。我认为在这个资源分配极度不均的社会，这种想法很好也很环保。

gòngxiǎng jīngjì shì xiánzhì zīyuán de zài fēnpèi ，ràng yǒu xūyào de rén dé yǐ jiào piányi de dàijià jiè yòng zīyuán ，chíyǒu zīyuán zhě yě néng dédào lìyì 。wǒ rènwéi zài zhè ge zīyuán fēnpèi jídù bù jūn de shèhuì ，zhèzhǒng xiǎngfǎ hěn hǎo yě hěn huánbǎo 。

The sharing economy makes reuse of idle resources, allowing people in need to borrow resources for a relatively cheap price and those holding the resources can also derive benefit. I think that in a society in which there is an unequal proportionment of resources, this way of thinking is great in that it is environmentally friendly.

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此外，电商法也为代购乱象开出了“良方”。今后，代购必须持有采购国和中国双方的营业执照，依法履行纳税义务。

cǐwài ，diànshāngfǎ yě wèi dàigòu luànxiàng Kāichū le “liángfāng ”。jīnhòu ，dàigòu bìxū chíyǒu cǎigòu guó hé Zhōngguó shuāngfāng de yíngyèzhízhào ，yīfǎ lǚxíng nàshuì yìwù 。

In addition, the e-commerce law also provides a "good prescription" for the chaos caused by such purchases. In the future, the purchaser must hold the business license of both the purchasing country and China, and fulfill the tax liability in accordance with the law.

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那么严格。在美国只要有执照，个人也可以持有真枪。

nàme yángé 。zài Měiguó zhǐyào yǒu zhízhào ，gèrén yě kěyǐ chíyǒu zhēnqiāng 。

That's so strict. In America, as long as they have a permit, individuals can keep real guns too.

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据记者暗中调查，目前申城的药房都规定必须持有医生的处方才能购买抗生素。把抗生素的处方权交还给医生，将有效减少因滥用抗生素带来的日益严重的耐药后果。

jù jìzhě ànzhōng diàochá ，mùqián Shēn chéng de yàofáng dōu guīdìng bìxū chíyǒu yīshēng de chǔfāng cáinéng gòumǎi kàngshēngsù 。bǎ kàngshēngsù de chǔfāng quán jiāohuán gěi yīshēng ，jiāng yǒuxiào jiǎnshǎo yīn lànyòng kàngshēngsù dàilái de rìyì yánzhòng de nàiyào hòuguǒ 。

According to a reporter's undercover investigation, pharmacies in Shanghai are legally required to only sell antibiotics with a doctor's prescription. Returning the right to prescribe antibiotics to doctors will work to reduce the increasingly serious drug-resistant effects of antibiotic abuse.

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可以买基金。只要长线持有，基金肯定会赚的。

kěyǐ mǎi jījīn 。zhǐyào chángxiàn chíyǒu ，jījīn kěndìng huì zhuàn de 。

You can buy mutual funds. As long as long-term trends hold, a mutual fund will definitely make a profit.

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我还是持有传统的尊老思想，觉得即便老人们无法再继续工作，他们的经验和智慧也是我们坚实的后盾。无论有多大压力，我都会善待老人。我不觉得老人会成为社会发展的阻碍力量。

wǒ hái shì chíyǒu chuántǒng de zūnlǎo sīxiǎng ，juéde jíbiàn lǎorénmen wúfǎ zài jìxù gōngzuò ，tāmen de jīngyàn hé zhìhuì yě shì wǒmen jiānshí de hòudùn 。wúlùn yǒu duō dà yālì ，wǒ dōuhuì shàndāi lǎorén 。wǒ bù juéde lǎorén huì chéngwéi shèhuì fāzhǎn de zǔài lìliàng 。

I still have the traditional respect for the elderly. I feel that even if the elderly aren't able to keep on working, their experience and wisdom give us substantial support. No matter how great the pressure, I will take good care of the elderly. I don't think that the elderly will become a force for obstructing social progress.

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看来新能源股适合长期持有，关系到未来经济发展的命脉！

kànlai xīn néngyuán gǔ shìhé chángqī chíyǒu ，guānxì dào wèilái jīngjì fāzhǎn de mìngmài ！

It seems it's best to hold new energy stocks for a long period of time. They're tied up with the lifeblood of economic development in the future!

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