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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

骑鹤上扬州

qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu

1 lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position

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新华社杭州九月四日电（记者朱涵）

Xīnhuáshè Hángzhōu Jiǔyuè sìrì diàn （jìzhě zhūhán ）

Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, September 4th, by reporter Zhu Han

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近日，杭州一家民营养老院“迎来”一批年轻人的新闻引发热议。

jìnrì ，Hángzhōu yī jiā mínyíng yǎnglǎoyuàn “yínglái ”yī pī niánqīngrén de xīnwén yǐnfā rèyì 。

Recently, the news of a group of young people in a nursing home in Hangzhou has become a hot topic.

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如何满足老年人的护理需求和精神需求，杭州这家养老院通过整合现有资源，优化配置，补齐短板，实现互利共赢，为养老事业的发展进行了有益的探索，值得点赞。

rúhé mǎnzú lǎoniánrén de hùlǐ xūqiú hé jīngshén xūqiú ，Hángzhōu zhè jiā yǎnglǎoyuàn tōngguò zhěnghé xiànyǒu Zīyuán ，yōuhuà pèizhì ，bǔqí duǎnbǎn ，shíxiàn hùlì gòngyíng ，wèi yǎnglǎo shìyè de fāzhǎn jìnxíng le yǒuyì de tànsuǒ ，zhíde diǎnzàn 。

The nursing home in Hangzhou had achieved mutual benefit and win-win for the old folks and themselves by addressing integration and optimisation of existing resources. They had explored meaningful solutions to improve the old age services industry not just in nursing care but spiritual needs of the elderly. Their work is worthy of praise.

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你这个金句王！我真被你的口号给振奋了！那么终有一天我也会像科比一样告诉大家，“你想知道杭州北京四点是什么样子的吗？每天北京早上四点仍然在黑暗中时，而我已行走在通往量变到质变的道路上。”

nǐ zhè ge jīnjùwáng ！wǒ zhēn bèi nǐ de kǒuhào gěi zhènfèn le ！nàme zhōng yǒu yī tiān wǒ yě huì xiàng Kēbǐ yīyàng gàosu dàjiā ，“nǐ xiǎng zhīdào Hángzhōu Běijīng sì diǎn shì shénmayàngzi de ma ？měitiān Běijīng zǎoshang sì diǎn réngrán zài hēiàn zhōng shí ，ér wǒ yǐ xíngzǒu zài tōngwǎng liáng biàn dào zhí biàn de dàolù shang 。”

You are such an inspirational speaker! I've really been inspired by what you've said. One day, I'll be able to tell everybody, just like Kobe Bryant, "Would you like to know what Hang Zhou or Beijing looks like at 4am? Everyday at 4am, when Beijing is still in darkness, I am already on my way towards excellence, I'm on the path of change, from quantitive change to qualitative change".

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可不是吗？都说“上有天堂，下有苏杭”，杭州的美可不是盖的！欸，这是你第二次来杭州？那第一次呢？是什么时候，很不一样吗？

kěbushì ma ？dōu shuō “shàng yǒu tiāntáng ，xià yǒu Sū Háng ”，Hángzhōu de měi kě bùshì gàide ！èi ，zhè shì nǐ dì èr cì lái Hángzhōu ？nà dì yī cì ne ？shì shénme shíhou ，hěn bùyīyàng ma ？

That's so true, right? That's why they say "the heavens above are matched in beauty with Suzhou and Hangzhou below". The beauty of Hangzhou is not overblown! Ah, this is your second visit to Hangzhou? Then when was your first visit? When was that? Was is very different?

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真是托了G20的福，我才有机会再次来到人间天堂杭州啊。

zhēn shì tuō le G20 de fú ，wǒ cái yǒu jīhuì zàicì láidào rénjiān tiāntáng Hángzhōu ā 。

I'm really grateful for the G20 giving me an opportunity to come to Hangzhou, this paradise on earth.

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哦，您说的对，杭州真是美极了，第一次来就流连忘返，我印象最深的就是西湖十景了，这说起来也已经是十多年前了，如今杭州发展可真快，变化可真大。

ò ，nín shuō de duì ，Hángzhōu zhēn shì měi jí le ，dì yī cì lái jiù liúliánwàngfǎn ，wǒ yìnxiàng zuìshēn de jiùshì Xīhúshíjǐng le ，zhè shuō qǐlai yě yǐjīng shì shíduōnián qián le ，rújīn Hángzhōu fāzhǎn kě zhēn kuài ，biànhuà kě zhēn dà 。

Uh, you're right. Hangzhou is extremely beautiful. The first time I came I didn't want to leave. I remember my deepest impression being of the ten historic sites around the West Lake. Now that I think about it, it must have been over ten years ago. Now Hangzhou is developing very quickly, and the changes are really dramatic.

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杭州占尽天时地利，自古就是不少朝代的帝都，历史文化积淀下来的那份大器再加上杭州本身的山明水秀就形成了它独特的气质。

Hángzhōu zhànjìn tiānshí dìlì ，zì gǔ jiùshì bùshǎo cháodài de dìdū ，lìshǐ wénhuà jīdiàn xiàlai de nàfèn dàqì zài jiāshang Hángzhōu běnshēn de shānmíngshuǐxiù jiù xíngchéng le tā dútè de qìzhì 。

Hangzhou has a great strategic location and has served as the imperial capital of several historical dynasties, as well as historical relics and the enchanting scenery of Hangzhou itself, which form its unique features.

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是啊，我很喜欢杭州，但第二次来和第一次来最大的区别是，我惊奇地发现，在杭州，根本就不需要带钱包信用卡出门，只要带上一支手机就可以搞定一切。

shì a ，wǒ hěn xǐhuan Hángzhōu ，dàn dì èr cì lái hé dì yī cì lái zuìdà de qūbié shì ，wǒ jīngqí de fāxiàn ，zài Hángzhōu ，gēnběn jiù bù xūyào dài qiánbāo xìnyòngkǎ chūmén ，zhǐyào dàishàng yī zhī shǒujī jiù kěyǐ gǎodìng yīqiè 。

Yeah. I really like Hangzhou, but the biggest difference on my second visit, compared to my first, is that I was surprised to find out that in Hangzhou, you don't need to take your wallet or your credit card with you when you leave the house, you just need to bring your phone and you're sorted.

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哦，这您说得太对了，您不说我这杭州人都没察觉，因为早就习以为常啦，这两年来，我就没有带过包出门，出行也好购物也好，统统手机支付。

ò ，zhè nín shuō de tài duì le ，nín bù shuō wǒ zhè Hángzhōu rén dōu méi chájué ，yīnwèi zǎo jiù xíyǐwéicháng la ，zhè liǎng nián lái ，wǒ jiù méiyǒu dài guò bāo chūmén ，chūxíng yěhǎo gòuwù yěhǎo ，tǒngtǒng shǒujī zhīfù 。

Oh, you're right about that. Don't think that I haven't noticed as a Hangzhou native because I've already gotten so used to it. For the last two years I haven't taken my bag out with me, whether I'm going travelling or going shopping, I can use my phone to pay for everything.

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