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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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虽然没有什么科学上的明确证据，这个办法也还有很大的争议性，但是作为网路中文教学的先锋，我们相信，当学生感到放松，他们的直觉跟想像力会更活跃，更适合学习像中文这样充满视觉和音乐性的语言。

suīrán méiyǒu shénme kēxué shàng de míngquè zhèngjù ，zhè ge bànfǎ yě háiyǒu hěndà de zhēngyìxìng ，dànshì zuòwéi wǎnglù Zhōngwén jiàoxué de xiānfēng ，wǒmen xiāngxìn ，dāng xuésheng gǎndào fàngsōng ，tāmen de zhíjué gēn xiǎngxiànglì huì gèng huóyuè ，gèng shìhé xuéxí xiàng Zhōngwén zhèyàng chōngmǎn shìjué hé yīnyuèxìng de yǔyán 。

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也没有什么特别的事，就觉得心里特委屈。薪水低，瑣碎的事一堆，上下班通勤时间加起來得花去大半天。

yě méiyǒu shénme tèbié de shì ，jiù juéde xīnli tè wěiqū 。xīnshuǐ dī ，suǒsuì de shì yīduī ，shàngxiàbān tōngqín shíjiān jiā qǐlái děi huā qù dàbàntiān 。

It wasn't anything in particular. I just felt very hard-done by. My salary was low, I had a load of trivial matters to handle and adding the commute to and from work, I was spending over half the day at work.

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那，你来应征我们这个留学顾问工作，对这份工作有没有什么具体的了解啊？

nà ，nǐ lái yìngzhēng wǒmen zhè ge liúxué gùwèn gōngzuò ，duì zhè fèn gōngzuò yǒu méiyǒu shénme jùtǐ de liǎojiě ā ？

Then tell me, do you have a concrete understanding of this position as an exchange student consultant?

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那真是辛苦你了，航空公司有没有什么补偿措施？

nà zhēn shì xīnkǔ nǐ le ，hángkōnggōngsī yǒu méiyǒu shénme bǔcháng cuòshī ？

You've really had a tough time of it. Did the airline give you any form of compensation?

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孩子喜欢当然重要，不过老丈人这一关是最难过的，老李啊，你自己难道没有什么意见吗？

háizi xǐhuan dāngrán zhòngyào ，bùguò lǎozhàngrén zhè yī guān shì zuì nán guòde ，Lǎo Lǐ ā ，nǐzìjǐ nándào méiyǒu shénme yìjiàn ma ？

Of course it's important that it's someone they like, but passing the "father in law" test is often the toughest challenge. Lee, do you really have no opinions of your own about this?

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好啊，我还真是有兴趣。对书法历史我是能说得头头是道，不过真的没有什么实践经验，不能只是纸上谈兵啊。

hǎo a ，wǒ hái zhēn shì yǒu xìngqù 。duì shūfǎ lìshǐ wǒ shì néng shuō de tóutóushìdào ，bùguò zhēnde méiyǒu shénme shíjiàn jīngyàn ，bùnéng zhǐshì zhǐshàngtánbīng ā 。

OK, I really am interested. I'm very clear on the history of calligraphy, but I really don't have any practical experience. It's not good to just be an armchair calligrapher.

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你没有什么具体症状，就验血、验尿吧，我给你多加一些检验项目。

nǐ méiyǒu shénme jùtǐ zhèngzhuàng ，jiù yàn xuè 、yàn niào ba ，wǒ gěi nǐ duō jiā yīxiē jiǎnyàn xiàngmù 。

If you don't have any concrete symptoms, we can test your blood and your urine. I'll add a few tests for you.

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