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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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这些软文的有趣之处，在于不看到最后，你永远也不知道他的醉翁之意

zhèxiē ruǎnwén de yǒuqù zhī chǔ ，zàiyú bù kàndào zuìhòu ，nǐ yǒngyuǎn yě bù zhīdào tā de zuìwēng zhīyi

What's interesting about these soft ads is that you don’t see the conclusion. (There is a Chinese idiom, "You never know what the drunkard means."

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我看那小伙子就挺好，有个性也很有趣。诶，问你啊老公，从男性的角度来看，你们更看重女生的身材、脸蛋还是思想呀？

wǒ kàn nà xiǎohuǒzi jiù tǐng hǎo ，yǒu gèxìng yě hěn yǒuqù 。èi ，wèn nǐ ā lǎogōng ，cóng nánxìng de jiǎodù láikàn ，nǐmen gèng kànzhòng nǚshēng de shēncái 、liǎndàn háishì sīxiǎng ya ？

I think that guy is really great, he's got personality and he's interesting. Agh, I ask you, hubby, from a man's perspective, do you think a girl's body, her face or the way she thinks is the most important?

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诶，这让我想到一年前看到的，一篇关于美国演员对于男生公厕没有换尿布台抱怨的报导，很有趣，但也反映出想要积极参与养育孩子的奶爸所面临的诸多障碍之一，真该改进了。

èi ，zhè ràng wǒ xiǎngdào yī nián qián kàndào de ，yī piān guānyú Měiguó yǎnyuán duìyú nánshēng gōngcè méiyǒu huàn niàobù tái bàoyuàn de bàodǎo ，hěn yǒuqù ，dàn yě fǎnyìng chū xiǎngyào jījí cānyù yǎngyù háizi de nǎibà suǒ miànlín de zhūduō zhàngài zhīyī ，zhēn gāi gǎijìn le 。

Huh, this made me think of something I saw a year ago. It was an article about an American actor complaining that there are no baby-changing facilities in male public toilets. It was very interesting, but it also reflects one of the obstacles facing these stay-at-home dads when taking proactive moves to participate in raising their children. There should really be some progress.

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哦，这听起来挺有趣的，不过说真的，网红界怎么能少了我“黑皇后”呢？

ò ，zhè tīngqǐlái tǐng yǒuqù de ，bùguò shuōzhēnde ，wǎnghóng jiè zěnme néng shǎo le wǒ “hēihuánghòu ”ne ？

Oh, that sounds really interesting. But, to tell the truth, how can the world of internet celebrities do without me, the black queen?

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最近有什么有趣的书可推荐的吗？最好是悬疑类的书籍，我对这类作品比较感兴趣。

zuìjìn yǒu shénme yǒuqù de shū kě tuījiàn de ma ？zuì hǎo shì xuányí lèi de shūjí ，wǒ duì zhèlèi zuòpǐn bǐjiào gǎn xìngqù 。

Have you got any interesting books to recommend? Ideally a thriller, I'm more interested in that kind of book.

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也是，我们已经太习惯不假思索地给事物下定义了，因为这样不但可以省去很多论证的辛苦，还可以在言谈间显得有趣又高明。

yě shì ，wǒmen yǐjīng tài xíguàn bùjiǎsīsuǒ de gěi shìwù xià dìngyì le ，yīnwèi zhèyàng bùdàn kěyǐ shěng qù hěn duō lùnzhèng de xīnkǔ ，hái kěyǐ zài yántán jiān xiǎnde yǒuqù yòu gāomíng 。

I guess that's true. We are already too accustomed to giving things a definition without thinking. This not only saves us from the pain of actually having to expound on a point, but it can also make us appear interesting and feel superior in conversation.

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这些节日应该很有趣，可以帮我介绍这些节日吗？

zhèxiē jiérì yīnggāi hěn yǒuqù ，kěyǐ bāng wǒ jièshào zhèxiē jiérì ma ？

These festivals should be very interesting. Can you introduce these festivals to me?

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他的小说里面运用了很多有趣的比喻。

tā de xiǎoshuō lǐmiàn yùnyòng le hěn duō yǒuqù de bǐyù 。

In his novels, he uses a lot of interesting metaphors.

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真的？好有趣啊，是哪位“人类”跟电脑下棋呢？

zhēnde ？hǎo yǒuqù ā ，shì nǎ wèi “rénlèi ”gēn diànnǎo xiàqí ne ？

Really? How interesting, which "human" was playing with the computer?

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感兴趣而已。按照占星学的看法，每个星座都有不同的个性，我觉得很有趣。

gǎn xìngqù éryǐ 。ànzhào zhànxīngxué de kànfǎ ，měige xīngzuò dōu yǒu bùtóng de gèxìng ，wǒ juéde hěn yǒuqù 。

I'm just interested in them. According to astrology, people with a particular horoscope have a specific personality. I think it's very interesting.

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