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1 Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Táng Míng huáng], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Lǐ Lōng jī], reigned 712-756

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哪来这么多火？我看没什么大不了的。我觉得中医老是故弄玄虚，扯一大堆奇奇怪怪的道理。头疼和牙疼都是神经性的，怎么可能是火？

nǎ lái zhème duō huǒ ？wǒ kàn méishénme dàbuliǎo de 。wǒ juéde zhōngyī lǎoshi gùnòngxuánxū ，chě yīdàduī qíqíguàiguài de dàolǐ 。tóuténg hé yáténg dōu shì shénjīngxìng de ，zěnme kěnéng shì huǒ ？

Where does all that fire come from? I can't see anything too special here. I think traditional Chinese medicine is always intentionally making things mysterious. It pulls together a big bunch of strange arguments. Headaches and toothaches are mental problems. How can they be caused by fire?

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没那么玄乎，我前女友是空姐我们呢也就是经人介绍，算是相亲认识的。我这人吧，特实在，旅途艳遇啦，一见钟情什么的，对我来说，那就是“特别不靠谱”化了妆的说法儿。

méi nàme xuánhū ，wǒ qiánnǚyǒu shì kōngjiě wǒmen ne yě jiùshì Jīng rén jièshào ，suànshì xiāngqīn rènshi de 。wǒ zhè rén ba ，tè shízài ，lǚtú yànyù la ，yījiànzhōngqíng shénme de ，duì wǒ láishuō ，nà jiùshì “tèbié bù kàopǔ ”huà le zhuāng de shuōfǎr 。

Nothing that incredible. My ex-girlfriend is an air hostess. We were introduced, I guess you could say it was our parents that arranged us to get together. I’m a very honest person, things like a holiday romance or love at first sight are extremely unreliable dressed-up terminology.

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话说唐玄奘自东土大唐一路西行求取真经，先后收下了孙悟空、猪八戒、沙悟净为徒。

huàshuō Táng Xuánzàng zì dōngtǔ DàTáng yī lù xī xíng qiúqǔ zhēnjīng ，xiānhòu shōuxià le Sūn Wùkōng 、Zhū Bājiè 、Shā Wùjìng wéi tú 。

Once upon a time, Tang Xuanzang was on a journey to the West, seeking out the Buddhist scriptures. One after the other, he had accepted Monkey, Pigsy and Friar Sand as his disciples.

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哦。这也太玄了，我才不相信这些。

ò 。zhè yě tài xuán le ，wǒ cái bù xiāngxìn zhèxiē 。

Oh, that's really too mysterious. I don't believe that.

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我怎么还是感觉挺玄的啊。我大概是永远无法理解哲学这种深奥的理论吧。无论人性本善也好本恶也好，我觉得更重要的还是后来的教育和培养。光靠本性这种东西，估计作用是不大的吧。

wǒ zěnme háishì gǎnjué tǐng xuán de a 。wǒ dàgài shì yǒngyuǎn wúfǎ lǐjiě zhéxué zhèzhǒng shēn ào de lǐlùn ba 。wúlùn rénxìng běn shàn yěhǎo běn è yěhǎo ，wǒ juéde gèng zhòngyào de háishì hòulái de jiàoyù hé péiyǎng 。guāng kào běnxìng zhèzhǒng dōngxi ，gūjì zuòyòng shì bù dà de ba 。

Maybe. However, philosophy can make people think. There are a lot of issues that deserve serious consideration and deep thought.

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科幻片里才有吧。好玄啊。那广义的呢？

kēhuànpiàn lǐ cái yǒu ba 。hǎo xuán a 。nà guǎngyì de ne ？

Only in science-fiction films. That's beyond comprehension. What about the general theory of relativity?

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算了算了，就按他的意思办吧，你们接着干。对了，师傅，你看我们玄关这里能不能再做个架子？下面放拖鞋，上面我想放个鱼缸。

suàn le suàn le ，jiù àn tā de yìsi bàn ba ，nǐmen jiē zhe gàn 。duìle ，shīfu ，nǐ kàn wǒmen xuánguān zhèlǐ néng bu néng zài zuò ge jiàzi ？xiàmian fàng tuōxié ，shàngmian wǒ xiǎng fàng ge yúgāng 。

Forget it, just go with his idea. You guys can keep going. That's right, sir, would it be possible to put in another shelf in the entryway? We can put slippers underneath it and I want to put an aquarium on top.

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没问题，玄关那里的地砖还没铺呢。我过会儿和木工师傅说一声，把尺寸量一下。

méiwèntí ，xuánguān nàlǐ de dìzhuān hái méi pū ne 。wǒ guò huǐr hé mùgōng shīfu shuō yī shēng ，bǎ chǐcùn liáng yīxià 。

Sure. We haven't laid the tile in the entryway yet, so it's not a problem. I'll talk with the carpenter soon and have the measurements taken.

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Ah, you've seen too many movies. Where in real life will you see such showy stuff?

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那是因为她的神经有问题。我认识她三年了，发现她的脑子不清楚。可能以前受过刺激。不过，有可能她是装的。在寂州，什么东西都玄。没什么是可信的。

nà shì yīnwèi tā de shénjīng yǒu wèntí 。wǒ rènshi tā sān nián le ，fāxiàn tā de nǎozi bù qīngchu 。kěnéng yǐqián shòu guo cìjī 。bùguò ，yǒu kěnéng tā shì zhuāng de 。zài Jìzhōu ，shénme dōngxi dōu xuán 。méi shénme shì kěxìn de 。

It's because she has a problem with her nerves. I've known her for three years, and I've found her mind isn't so clear. Maybe she's experienced a shock. But it is possible that she's faking it. In Jizhou, everything is obscure. Nothing is believable.

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