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1 lit. one object bests another object
2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

仁民爱物

rén mín ài wù

1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

价廉物美

jià lián wù měi

1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)

博物洽闻

bó wù qià wén

1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)

厚德载物

hòu dé zài wù

1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

Sample Sentences

英国卫生部强调，肉类是人类优等蛋白质、B族维生素以及铁、锌等矿物质的重要来源，而人们应该摄取比较健康的肉类，诸如瘦肉、瘦绞肉，对于加工肉应该尽量避免，官方并建议每天不宜吃超过七十克的红肉。

Yīngguó wèishēngbù qiángdiào ，ròulèi shì rénlèi yōuděng dànbáizhì 、B zú wéishēngsù yǐjí tiě 、xīn děng kuàngwùzhì de zhòngyào láiyuán ，ér rénmen yīnggāi shèqǔ bǐjiào jiànkāng de ròulèi ，zhūrú shòuròu 、shòujiǎoròu ，duìyú jiāgōng ròu yīnggāi jǐnliàng bìmiǎn ，guānfāng bìng jiànyì měitiān bùyí chī chāoguò qīshí kè de hóng ròu 。

The UK Department of Health stated that meat is an important source of protein, B vitamins and minerals such as iron and zinc, but that people should consume healthier meats, like lean meats and lean minced meat and avoid processed meat as much as possible. The government suggested limiting your consumption of red meat to 70 grams per day.

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拥有丰富水电资源和新能源开发资源的丽水市，正在加快发展风电、光伏发电、生物质发电等新能源，构建以电为中心的现代能源消费体系，让绿色资源转变为绿色能源，推动区域经济转型升级发展。

yōngyǒu fēngfù shuǐdiàn zīyuán hé Xīn néngyuán kāifā zīyuán de Líshuǐshì ，zhèngzài jiākuài fāzhǎn fēngdiàn 、guāngfú fādiàn 、shēngwùzhì fādiàn děng Xīn néngyuán ，gòujiàn yǐ diàn wèi zhōngxīn de xiàndài néngyuán xiāofèi tǐxì ，ràng lǜsè zīyuán zhuǎnbiàn wèi lǜsè néngyuán ，tuīdòng qūyù jīngjì zhuǎnxíng shēngjí fāzhǎn 。

Lishui City, which has abundant hydropower resources and new energy development resources, is accelerating the development of wind power, photovoltaic power generation and biomass power generation. It is building a modern energy consumption system centered on electricity, transforming green resources into green energy and promoting the regional economy's transformation and change.

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但是，粗放式的发展模式已不能满足日益多元的养老需求，老年人的赡养不能仅停留在满足物质养老的阶段，更精细化和人性化的服务成为需求导向。

dànshì ，cūfàngshì de fāzhǎn móshì yǐ bùnéng mǎnzú rìyì duōyuán de yǎnglǎo xūqiú ，lǎoniánrén de shànyǎng bùnéng jǐn tíngliú zài mǎnzú wùzhì yǎnglǎo de jiēduàn ，gèng jīngxì huà hé rénxìng huà de fúwù chéngwéi xūqiú dǎoxiàng 。

However, the model can no longer meet the increasingly diverse needs of the elderly. The welfare of the elderly cannot remain at the stage of just meeting material needs, but more refined and humanized services are needed.

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我听说广义相对论一直备受争议，因为牵涉到质量极大的物质啊，因此理论很难被证实吧，虽然类似“星际效应”这样的电影，都试图借着电影特效让一般人来理解这高深理论背后的概念。

wǒ tīngshuō guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn yīzhí bèishòu zhēngyì ，yīnwèi to implicate dào zhìliàng jídà de wùzhì ā ，yīncǐ lǐlùn hěn nán bèi zhèngshí ba ，suīrán lèisì “xīngjìxiàoyìng ”zhèyàng de diànyǐng ，dōu shìtú jiè zhe diànyǐng tèxiào ràng yībānrén lái lǐjiě zhè gāoshēn lǐlùn bèihòu de gàiniàn 。

I hear that there has always been a lot of controversy surrounding the general theory of relativity, because it deals with matter with an extremely high mass, and therefore it is very difficult to prove the theory. Although films like Interstellar have tried to use special effects to give the general public an understanding of the concept behind this incredibly profound theory.

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话可不能这么说啊，“仓廪实而知礼节，衣食足而知荣辱”。物质条件丰沛了，就应该开始培养知识文化素质，光是会花钱买机票有啥意义？

huà kě bùnéng zhèmeshuō ā ，“cānglǐn shí ér zhī lǐjié ，yīshí zú ér zhī róngrǔ ”。wùzhì tiáojiàn fēngpèi le ，jiù yīnggāi kāishǐ péiyǎng zhīshi wénhuà sùzhì ，guāngshì huì huāqián mǎi jīpiào yǒu shá yìyì ？

I don't really think that's fair. The saying goes, "It's only when the granary is full that you can come to understand etiquette, and when you have food to eat and clothes on your back that you know the difference between honor and shame." When you have abundant material resources, you should start to accumulate wisdom, become civilized and more classy. Just having the money to buy airplane tickets doesn't mean anything.

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我断章取义？难道管仲这么说，不是期待人能够从物质的满足进步到文化精神层面？你瞧那些来自穷苦家庭的人，有了钱就会花，这根本还是处在贫穷的心态下，缺乏精神文明呐。

wǒ duàn zhāng qǔ yì ？nándào Guǎnzhòng zhèmeshuō ，bùshì qīdài rén nénggòu cóng wùzhì de mǎnzú jìnbù dào wénhuà jīngshén céngmiàn ？nǐ qiáo nàxiē láizì qióngkǔ jiātíng de rén ，yǒu le qián jiù huì huā ，zhè gēnběn háishì chù zài pínqióng de xīntài xià ，quēfá jīngshénwénmíng na 。

I'm taking his words out of context? So you think Guan Zhong wasn't hoping that people would progress from material satisfaction to the spiritual and cultural level? Just look at those people from poor families. They spend money as soon as they get their hands on it. That's pretty much still being trapped in an impoverished mentality, which is uncivilized.

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你这也太武断了吧？物质条件优越确实相对地能促进精神文明，却不是要人们去用知识的积累来相互比较，这种比较带来的歧视也不显得比较文明吧。

nǐ zhè yě tài wǔduàn le ba ？wùzhì tiáojiàn yōuyuè quèshí xiāngduì de néng cùjìn jīngshénwénmíng ，quèbù shì yào rénmen qù yòng zhīshi de jīlěi lái xiānghù bǐjiào ，zhèzhǒng bǐjiào dàilái de qíshì yě bù xiǎnde bǐjiào wénmíng ba 。

You're really very subjective on this, no? The better off you are in terms of material wealth does in fact allow you to progress spiritually and become more civilized, but it's not that he wants people to compare themselves against others through the accumulation of knowledge. This prejudice that these kinds of comparisons bring don't make you any more civilized, do they?

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那你看啊，物质条件优越的人们，机会是不是比普通人多得去了，按照你的相对理论，他们当然相对比普通人更有见识更优秀啊！

nà nǐ kàn ā ，wùzhì tiáojiàn yōuyuè de rénmen ，jīhuì shìbushì bǐ pǔtōngrén duō de qù le ，ànzhào nǐ de xiāngduì lǐlùn ，tāmen dāngrán xiāng duìbǐ pǔtōngrén gèng yǒu jiànshi gèng yōuxiù ā ！

Can't you see that people who are materially better off have far more opportunities than ordinary people. Even according to your relativist outlook, of course they have more knowledge and experience than ordinary people!

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那还不是一样，物质条件优越的家庭，父母素质一定也相对较高啊，你再看，在不健全的畸形家庭中长大的失足青年犯罪率是不是很高？

nà hái bùshì yīyàng ，wùzhì tiáojiàn yōuyuè de jiātíng ，fùmǔ sùzhì yīdìng yě xiāngduì jiàogāo ā ，nǐ zài kàn ，zài bù jiànquán de jīxíng jiātíng zhōng zhǎngdà de shīzú qīngnián fànzuì lǜ shìbushì hěn gāo ？

Isn't that just the same - families which are materially better off, in which the parents are of a higher class. And then look at those who grow up in less robust, abnormal families. Aren't these mixed up young people more prone to crime?

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有常识的人都知道，物质基础不是决定人思想素质的唯一因素，父母的言传身教以及个人后天的自我修养更是关键。

yǒu chángshí de rén dōu zhīdào ，wùzhì jīchǔ bùshì juédìng rén sīxiǎng sùzhì de wéiyī yīnsù ，fùmǔ de yánchuán shēnjiào yǐjí gèrén hòutiān de zìwǒ xiūyǎng gèng shì guānjiàn 。

It's commonly understood that material things don't decide a person's ability to think. Parents teach by example and self-cultivation is also key.

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