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1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

千虑一失

qiān lǜ yī shī

1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human

千虑一得

qiān lǜ yī dé

1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.

智者千虑，必有一失

zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī

1 lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible

朝不虑夕

zhāo bù lǜ xī

1 at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
2 imminent crisis
3 living from hand to mouth

Sample Sentences

伦敦大学亚非学院中国研究专业在读硕士生陈佰彦说：“网课的录播视频可以反复收看，方便学生复习。随着不少中国留学生回国，考虑到时差，我们专业开始逐渐把授课时间集中在英国时间9时到14时，在中国的学生也可以同步学习。”

Lúndūn dàxué yà fēi xuéyuàn Zhōngguó yánjiū zhuānyè zài dú shuòshìshēng chénbǎiyàn shuō ：“wǎngkè de lùbō shìpín kěyǐ fǎnfù shōukàn ，fāngbiàn xuésheng fùxí 。suízhe bùshǎo Zhōngguó liúxuéshēng huíguó ，kǎolǜ dào shíchā ，wǒmen zhuānyè kāishǐ zhújiàn bǎ shòukè shíjiān jízhōng zài Yīngguó shíjiān jiǔ shí dào shísì shí ，zài Zhōngguó de xuésheng yě kěyǐ tóngbù xuéxí 。”

Chen Bai-Yan, a graduate student of Chinese studies in the School of Oriental and African studies of University of London said, "These pre-recorded online lessons allow us to watch them repeatedly, which comes in handy for students to review. With plenty of Chinese international students getting back to their countries, our department has started to move all class schedules to between 9 am and 2 pm (UK time) due to time difference, so that students from China are able to take the classes synchronously. "

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进一步提出了六方面的方针其中，强调在宏观大局的变化中把握好稳健中性的货币政策，充分考虑经济金融形势和外部环境的新变化，做好预调微调，但也要把握好度。

jìnyībù tíchū le liù fāngmiàn de fāngzhēn qízhōng ，qiángdiào zài hóngguān dàjú de biànhuà zhōng bǎwò hǎo wěnjiàn zhōngxìng de huòbì zhèngcè ，chōngfènkǎolǜ jīngjì jīnróng xíngshì hé wàibù huánjìng de xīn biànhuà ，zuò hǎo yùtiáo wēitiáo ，dàn yě yào bǎwò hǎo dù 。

..... further proposed six aspects of the policy, stresses that in the face of macroeconomic changes, to have a firm grasp on a sound and neutral monetary policy, fully considering the economic, financial situation and new changes in the external environment. And to make adjustments and seize opportunities when they come.

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可是，有没有考虑过工人皮埃德罗的感受，作为一个熟练的技术工人，与其说他在享受操纵、控制机器的快感，

kěshì ，yǒuméiyǒu kǎolǜ guò gōngrén píāidéluó de gǎnshòu ，zuòwéi yī ge shúliàn de jìshù gōngrén ，yǔqí shuō tā zài xiǎngshòu cāozòng 、kòngzhì jīqì de kuàigǎn ，

If we consider the feelings of Pietro, as an experienced technician, instead of saying he gains happiness from manipulating a machine,

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嗨，所谓向上管理，核心就是用更好的方式跟老板沟通而已，让工作更高效。当然了，如果公司前途暗淡，老板简直是人渣，你实力也不容小觑，还是可以考虑另谋高就的。

hāi ，suǒwèi xiàngshàng guǎnlǐ ，héxīn jiùshì yòng gèng hǎo de fāngshì gēn lǎobǎn gōutōng éryǐ ，ràng gōngzuò gèng gāoxiào 。dāngrán le ，rúguǒ gōngsī qiántú àndàn ，lǎobǎn jiǎnzhí shì rénzhā ，nǐ shílì yě bùróng xiǎoqù ，háishì kěyǐ kǎolǜ lìng móu gāojiù de 。

Come on, this idea of "upward management" at it's core, is just using better ways to communicate with your boss and therefore making your work more efficient. However, if the company has no future, the boss is a total A-hole and your talents are being overlooked and you should still consider finding a better position elsewhere.

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若干年后齐宣王过世，他的儿子齐愍王继承了王位。这位齐愍王和他爹一样也喜欢听人吹奏竽，不同的是，他喜欢听独奏。有天，他颁布了道命令，要求隔天让那三百位乐师逐一吹竽给他听。乐师们听闻命令都相当开心，大家都想要在君王面前大展身手，只有那位滥竽充数的南郭先生觉得非常心虚，十分焦虑。心想：”这可是欺君之罪，要杀头的啊！我还不得赶紧溜之大吉？”于是连忙收拾行李，有多远逃多远了。

ruògān nián hòu QíXuānwáng guòshì ，tā de érzi QíMǐnwáng jìchéng le wángwèi 。zhèwèi QíMǐnwáng hé tā diē yīyàng yě xǐhuan tīng rén chuīzòu yú ，bùtóng de shì ，tā xǐhuan tīng dúzòu 。yǒu tiān ，tā bānbù le dào mìnglìng ，yāoqiú gétiān ràng nà sān bǎi wèi yuèshī zhúyī chuī yú gěi tā tīng 。yuèshī men tīngwén mìnglìng dōu xiāngdāng kāixīn ，dàjiā dōu xiǎngyào zài jūnwáng miànqián dàzhǎnshēnshǒu ，zhǐyǒu nà wèi lànyúchōngshù de Nánguō xiānsheng juéde fēicháng xīnxū ，shífēn jiāolǜ 。xīnxiǎng ：”zhè kěshì qījūnzhīzuì ，yào shātóu de a ！wǒ hái bùdé gǎnjǐn liūzhīdàjí ？”yúshì liánmáng shōushi xíngli ，yǒu duō yuǎn táo duō yuǎn le 。

Some years later, the King passed away and his son, the King Min, inherited the throne. The King was similar to his dad in that he also loved listening to the yu. The difference was that he preferred solo performances. One day, he enacted an order, asking the 300 musicians to play the yu for him one by one. The musicians were quite happy to hear this order since they all wanted to show their talent in front of the King. However, Nan Guo, who has been pretending to play the yu, felt very guilty and anxious about this order. He thought “This is a crime of deceiving the King, people are decapitated over this! I must escape right this moment!” So he urgently packed his luggage and fled as far as he could.

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仿佛一夜之间，夸夸群突然火了，有人为寻求认同，有人为取悦伴侣，“收费夸人”的服务亦应运而生，多个电商平台已上线“在线夸人服务”。但在业内看来，夸夸群终究只是一时的产物，并不能真正解决焦虑、缺乏认同的话题，难以形成常态，其目前的一些盈利模式也难以实现规模性放大。

fǎngfú yīyèzhījiān ，kuākuāqún tūrán huǒ le ，yǒurén wéi xúnqiú rèntóng ，yǒurén wéi qǔyuè bànlǚ ，“shōufèi kuā rén ”de fúwù yì yìngyùnérshēng ，duōge diànshāng píngtái yǐ shàngxiàn “zàixiàn kuā rén fúwù ”。dàn zài yè nèi kànlai ，kuākuāqún zhōngjiū zhǐshì yīshí de chǎnwù ，bìng bùnéng zhēnzhèng jiějué jiāolǜ 、quēfá rèntóng de huàtí ，nányǐ xíngchéng chángtài ，qí mùqián de yīxiē yínglì móshì yě nányǐshíxiàn guīmó xìng fàngdà 。

Overnight “praising groups” became hot among Chinese netizens. Some people sought recognition and some people wanted to please their partners. Such paid praising services took off and many e-commerce platforms were launched online. However, in the industry's view, after all, these services for exaggerated or over the top compliments are only temporary. They can't really solve the problem of anxiety and lack recognition. Therefore it’ll be difficult to become a norm, with some of its current profit models to achieve scale expansion.

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只是，在鲸肉逐步淡出日本民众餐桌的背景下，业者认为商业捕鲸前景难料，日本媒体忧虑招致反对捕鲸的国家更多批评。

zhǐshì ，zài jīng ròu zhúbù dànchū Rìběn mínzhòng cānzhuō de bèijǐng xià ，yèzhě rènwéi shāngyè bǔjīng qiánjǐng nánliào ，Rìběn méitǐ yōulǜ zhāozhì fǎnduì bǔjīng de guójiā gèng duō pīpíng 。

However, as Japanese consume less whale meat, the industry believes the future of commercial whaling is uncertain and may trigger criticism from countries who object commercial whaling.

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谢谢老板，请给我一点时间，让我考虑考虑。

xièxie lǎobǎn ，qǐng gěi wǒ yīdiǎn shíjiān ，ràng wǒ kǎolǜ kǎolǜ 。

Thank you, boss. Please give me some time. Let me think about it.

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哪个公园？我考虑看看。

nǎge gōngyuán ？wǒ kǎolǜ kànkan 。

Which park? I will consider it.

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有业内人士指出，一些公共场所，尤其是娱乐场所和休闲服务场所，出于经济利益考虑，纵容场所内的吸烟行为；相关执法部门也存在职责不清、人员不足等问题。

yǒu yènèirénshì zhǐchū ，yīxiē gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ ，yóuqí shì yúlè chǎngsuǒ hé xiūxián fúwù chǎngsuǒ ，chūyú jīngjì lìyì kǎolǜ ，zòngróng chǎngsuǒ nèi de xīyān xíngwéi ；xiāngguān zhífǎ bùmén yě cúnzài zhízé bùqīng 、rényuán bùzú děng wèntí 。

People with knowledge have pointed out that some public places, especially entertainment and leisure places, for the sake of economic interests have allowed smoking. Law enforcement departments also face problems from unclear responsibilities and insufficient staff.

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