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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)

Sample Sentences

她要她的白马王子眼睛大，眉毛浓，头发微微自然卷，个子还要高，最重要的是要有钱，要能常常买新衣服，买她想要的东西给她。

tā yào tā de báimǎwángzǐ yǎnjing dà ，méimao nóng ，tóufa wēiwēi zìrán juǎn ，gèzi hái yào gāo ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒuqián ，yào néng chángcháng mǎi Xīn yīfu ，mǎi tā xiǎngyào de dōngxi gěi tā 。

She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.

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并不是哦，新的货币篮子正式生效得到2016年十月一日。届时人民币的权重将为百分之十点九二。SDR是IMF成员国对可自由使用货币配额的潜在债权。通俗地说就是当IMF成员国没有钱的时候，可以用自己分到的份额先抵债。

bìngbùshì ò ，xīn de huòbì lánzi zhèngshì shēngxiào děi dào 2016 nián shíyuè yīrì 。jièshí rénmínbì de quánzhòng jiāng wèi bǎifēnzhīshídiǎnjiǔèr 。SDR shì IMF chéngyuánguó duì kě zìyóu shǐyòng huòbì pèié de qiánzàizhàiquán 。tōngsúdeshuō jiùshì dāng IMF chéngyuánguó méiyǒuqián de shíhòu ，kěyǐ yòng zìjǐ fēndào de fèné xiān dǐzhài 。

Not at all. The new basket of currencies will formally go into effect on October 1, 2016. At that time the renminbi will be given a weighting on 10.92%, SDR are a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of IMF members. In layman's terms, whenever IMF members don't have any money, they can use their corresponding share to pay their debts.

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哈哈，我可以说我们的工作室很高大上吗？有这么多昂贵的录音设备，然后我们的女老师一个个都是白富美，有钱又漂亮。

hāhā ，wǒ kěyǐ shuō wǒmen de gōngzuòshì hěn gāo dà shàng ma ？yǒu zhème duō ángguì de lùyīn shèbèi ，ránhòu wǒmen de nǚ lǎoshī yī gègè dōu shì bái fù měi ，yǒuqián yòu piàoliang 。

Ha ha. Can I say that our workshop is really HEC? There is so much valuable recording equipment and our female teachers are all BFM, both rich and beautiful.

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说得好像真有那么一回事，但是那么贵就很难普及，怎么看都只是少数自认环保先进的有钱人的高级玩具...

shuō dé hǎoxiàng zhēn yǒu nàme yī huí shì ，dànshì nàme guì jiù hěn nán pǔjí ，zěnme kàn dōu zhǐshì shǎoshù zìrèn huánbǎo xiānjìnde yǒuqiánrén de gāojí wánjù ...

Now that you say it, it seems like that really is the case. But it will be unlikely to gain popularity at that price. However one looks at it, it's really just an expensive toy for a small minority of wealthy people who think of themselves as environmentally responsible.

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你确实不是有钱人，但是绝对符合自认环保先进这一条，不过瞧你说得天花乱坠，不如载我一程，看看它的表现能不能说服我。

nǐ quèshí bùshì yǒuqiánrén ，dànshì juéduì fúhé zìrèn huánbǎo xiānjìn zhè yī tiáo ，bùguò qiáo nǐ shuōde tiānhuāluànzhuì ，bùrú zài wǒ yī chéng ，kàn kan tā de biǎoxiàn néngbùnéng shuōfú wǒ 。

You are not wealthy, that's true, but you do think of yourself as environmentally responsible. But rather than hear you continue to sing its praises, why don't you just take me for a ride, to see if its performance will persuade me.

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咱俩第一天认识吗？我哪里是个有钱人啊！

zánliǎ dì yī tiān rènshi ma ？wǒ nǎli shì gè yǒuqiánrén ā ！

You didn't just meet me yesterday, right? How am I wealthy?

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贫穷限制了我的想象力:有钱人的生活你无法想象，虽然是一句玩笑话，但多少有些扎心，的确每天吃馒头的孩子根本无法想象满汉全席的滋味。

pínqióng xiànzhì le wǒ de xiǎngxiànglì yǒuqiánrén de shēnghuó nǐ wúfǎ xiǎngxiàng ，suīrán shì yījù wánxiàohuà ，dàn duōshao yǒuxiē zhāxīn ，díquè měitiān chī mántou de háizi gēnběnwúfǎ xiǎngxiàng MǎnHànquánxí de zīwèi 。

Poverty limits my imagination: You cannot imagine the lives of wealthy people. Although it is said as a joke, it is somewhat " Zha1 Xin1". It is true that the children who eat steamed bread every day cannot imagine the taste of a formal banquet of Manchurian and Chinese delicacies.

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有钱人不一定快乐。

yǒuqiánrén bù yīdìng kuàilè 。

A rich person is not necessarily happy.

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有钱当然快乐，但是没有钱也可以很快乐。

yǒuqián dāngrán kuàilè ，dànshì méiyǒu qián yě kěyǐ hěn kuàilè 。

Of course money could make you happy, but equally, you can be happy without any money.

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