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1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
2 to trust completely
3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity

措置裕如

cuò zhì yù rú

1 to handle easily (idiom); effortless

本末倒置

běn mò dào zhì

1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
3 to put the cart before the horse

漠然置之

mò rán zhì zhī

1 to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent
2 cold and uncaring

Sample Sentences

特朗普声称，两国贸易不平衡“大到难以置信”，美方将谈判削减对日贸易逆差并消除贸易壁垒。

Tèlǎngpǔ shēngchēng ，liǎng guó màoyì bù pínghéng “dà dào nányǐzhìxìn ”，Měi fāng jiāng tánpàn xuējiǎn duì Rì màoyìnìchā bìng xiāochú màoyìbìlěi 。

Trump claims that the trade imbalance between the two countries is "unbelievable" and the US will negotiate to cut the trade deficit with Japan and eliminate trade barriers.

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盘活了闲置的床位资源，为养老院增添了活力和人气，还有助于补上养老服务的短板。

pánhuó le xiánzhì de chuángwèi zīyuán ，wèi yǎnglǎoyuàn zēngtiān le huólì hé rénqì ，hái yǒuzhùyú bǔ shàng yǎnglǎo fúwù de duǎnbǎn 。

Revitalise idle beds, liven up nursing home and also help to relieve the shortcomings of nursing home services.

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引年轻人入住，一方面盘活了闲置的床位资源，另一方面，混龄居住，为养老院增添了活力和人气，有利于养老机构自身进一步发展。

yǐn niánqīngrén rùzhù ，yīfāngmiàn pánhuó le xiánzhì de chuángwèi Zīyuán ，lìngyīfāngmiàn ，hún líng jūzhù ，wèi yǎnglǎoyuàn zēngtiān le huólì hé rénqì ，yǒulì yú yǎnglǎo jīgòu zìshēn jìnyībù fāzhǎn 。

Inviting young people to stay, on the one hand, better utilities unused bed resources, on the other hand, living in mixed ages environment, injects vitality and life to the nursing home. These are beneficial to the further development of the old-age homes.

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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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到了汉代，皇宫里夏季便有了“清凉殿”，内有多重降温装置，以石头为床，用玉晶盘装冰块，还有人站在一旁对着扇扇子，清凉无比。

dào le Hàndài ，huánggōng lǐ xiàjì biàn yǒu le “qīngliáng diàn ”，nèi yǒu duōchóng jiàngwēn zhuāngzhì ，yǐ shítou wèi chuáng ，yòng yù jīng pán zhuāng bīngkuài ，háiyǒu rén zhàn zài yīpáng duì zhe shān shànzi ，qīngliáng wúbǐ 。

In the Han Dynasty, the palace had a "cool hall" in the summer, with multiple cooling devices inside, such as a stone bed, plates made from jade crystals to store ice cubes and people using fans. The coolness was incomparable.

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家里的闲置物品我现在会去闲鱼交易，但是像旧手机、旧家电这类，以前真的不知道正规的处理渠道在哪里，随意丢弃的话对环境污染真的蛮厉害的。

jiālǐ de xiánzhìwùpǐn wǒ xiànzài huì qù xiányú jiāoyì ，dànshì xiàng jiù shǒujī 、jiù jiādiàn zhè lèi ，yǐqián zhēnde bù zhīdào zhèngguī de chǔlǐ qúdào zài nǎlǐ ，suíyì diūqì dehuà duì huánjìngwūrǎn zhēnde mán lìhai de 。

For idle tems in the house, I use an application by Taobao to resell. But for old mobile phones and other old home electrical appliances, I did not know the proper channels to dispose in the past. Improper disposal can cause serious environmental harm

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你说对了！历史上，国际有许多港口城市也曾因其地理位置优越而发展起来，但随着经济、社会、科技的发展推移，今时今日，人才汇聚及产业群聚才是推动城市持续发展的关键因素。

Nǐ shuō duì le ！Lìshǐ shàng ，guójì yǒu xǔduō gǎngkǒuchéngshì yě céng yīn qí dìlǐwèizhi yōuyuè ér fāzhǎn qilai ，dàn suízhe jīngjì 、shèhuì 、kējì de fāzhǎn tuīyí ，jīnshí jīnrì ，réncái huìjù jí chǎnyè qúnjù cái shì tuīdòng chéngshì chíxù fāzhǎn de guānjiàn yīnsù 。

Yes, you are absolutely correct! Historically coastal cities have flourished as a result of their geographic position. With the passing of time, economic expansion, social and technology advances, today, greater collaboration and coordination of financial, material and human resources (clustering effect) are the critical factors for further growth of cities.

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对！接着，一只手放在三点钟、另一只手放在九点钟位置，利用拉胚机的离心力，这样就能把陶土往上拉高了，你们试一试。

duì ！jiēzhe ，yī zhī shǒu fàng zài sān diǎnzhōng 、lìng yī zhī shǒu fàng zài jiǔ diǎnzhōng wèizhi ，lìyòng lāpēijī de líxīnlì ，zhèyàng jiù néng bǎ táotǔ wǎng shàng lā gāo le ，nǐmen shìyīshì 。

Yes! Next, put one of your hands at a 3 o’clock position and the other at a nine o’clock position, and use the centrifugal force of the pottery wheel. That way you can pull the clay upwards. Try it for yourselves.

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专注力是最重要的，你这里要是想做一个缩口，塑成花器的话，两手置于膝盖上才能稳定不动，现在将拉胚机速度调快一点，顺势一往上，就好了！

zhuānzhùlì shì zuì zhòngyào de ，nǐ zhèlǐ yàoshi xiǎng zuò yī ge suō kǒu ，sù chéng huā qì dehuà ，liǎng shǒu zhì yú xīgài shàng cái néng wěndìng bù dòng ，xiànzài jiāng lāpēijī sùdù tiáo kuài yìdiǎn ，shùnshì yī wǎng shàng ，jiù hǎo le ！

Concentration is the most important thing, if you want to make a mouth here, and form it into a vase, rest your hands on your knees so that you can keep them steady. Now speed up the pottery wheel a little, and then just follow it on up and you’ll be fine!

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这确实是关键，没有定点停放位置，也没有人管理，乱停或是毁损后不能骑的，最后成了城市垃圾，想处理还挺麻烦的。

zhè quèshí shì guānjiàn ，méiyǒu dìngdiǎn tíngfàng wèizhi ，yěméiyǒu rén guǎnlǐ ，luàn tíng huòshì huǐsǔn hòu bùnéng qí de ，zuìhòu chéng le chéngshì lājī ，xiǎng chǔlǐ hái tǐng máfan de 。

This really is the key. There's no fixed place to put them, and there's no-one managing them. If you park them incorrectly or damage them, you can't ride them, so they became city garbage, and it's a real hassle to deal with it.

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