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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

女人好像都有钻石情结，一看就晕。不过老实说，钻石确实是挺漂亮的。比那些红宝石、蓝宝石高贵多了，而且又稀有。

nǚrén hǎoxiàng dōu yǒu zuànshí qíngjié ，yī kàn jiù yūn 。bùguò lǎoshí shuō ，zuànshí quèshí shì tǐng piàoliang de 。bǐ nàxiē hóng bǎoshí 、lán bǎoshí gāoguì duō le ，érqiě yòu xīyǒu 。

It seems like girls all have a fixation on diamonds. They go gaga at the sight of one. But frankly, diamonds really are very beautiful. They're more valuable than rubies and sapphires, and much rarer.

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什么呀？这都是开采商的阴谋，故意夸大钻石的稀有，而且操控价格。其实非洲、俄罗斯有大把大把的钻石。你没看《血钻》啊？

shénme ya ？zhè dōu shì kāicǎi shāng de yīnmóu ，gùyì kuādà zuànshí de xīyǒu ，érqiě cāokòng jiàgé 。qíshí Fēizhōu 、 Éluósī yǒu dàbǎdàbǎ de zuànshí 。nǐ méi kàn 《Xiězuàn 》a ？

What? That's a conspiracy among the miners. They intentionally exaggerate the scarcity of diamonds and control the price. Actually, Africa and Russia have loads of diamonds. Haven't you seen ''Blood Diamond"?

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这可不是我说的。老话不是说嘛，" 黄金有价玉无价"。玉是稀有天然资源，买一块，少一块。肯定是保值的。

zhè kě bù shì wǒ shuō de 。lǎohuà bùshì shuō ma ，" huángjīn yǒujià yù wújià "。yù shì xīyǒu tiānránzīyuán ，mǎi yī kuài ，shǎo yī kuài 。kěndìng shì bǎozhí de 。

This isn't just my opinion. Isn't there an old saying that goes ``Gold has a price, but jade is priceless?" Jade is a scarce natural resource. Buy a piece, and there's one less. It will definitely hold its value.

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中国家具有数千年的发展历史，现在市场上主要是明清两代的家具。古董家具的价值主要取决于年代、材质、稀有性、完整性等。所以总的来说，与清代家具相比，明代家具的价值更高。

Zhōngguó jiājù yǒu shùqiān nián de fāzhǎn lìshǐ ，xiànzài shìchǎng shang zhǔyào shì Míng Qīng liǎng dài de jiājù 。gǔdǒng jiājù de jiàzhí zhǔyào qǔjué yú niándài 、cáizhì 、xīyǒu xìng 、wánzhěngxìng děng 。suǒyǐ zǒngdeláishuō ，yǔ Qīngdài jiājù xiāngbǐ ，Míngdài jiājù de jiàzhí gènggāo 。

Chinese furniture has been developing for several thousand years, and the majority of furniture on the antique market today originates from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The value of a piece of antique furniture is mainly determined by age, quality of materials, rarity, intactness of the piece, etc. So, generally speaking, if you compare Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, Ming dynasty furniture is more valuable.

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是呀。我想大多数人对稀有动物都是又爱又怕。

shì yā 。wǒ xiǎng dàduōshù rén duì xīyǒu dòngwù dōu shì yòu ài yòu pà 。

That's true. I think most people who profess affection for rare and exotic species both love and fear them at the same time.

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