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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.

平易近人

píng yì jìn rén

1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
2 modest and unassuming
3 (of writing) plain and simple
4 easy to understand

急功近利

jí gōng jìn lì

1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

言近旨远

yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn

1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)

贵远贱近

guì yuǎn jiàn jìn

1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

Sample Sentences

没错，我也看过这两个版本的电影，不仅是在内容上，从演员的表演上来说，日本版本的，也更贴近作品的人物性格。

méicuò ，wǒ yě kàn guò zhè liǎng gè bǎnběn de diànyǐng ，bùjǐn shì zài nèiróng shàng ，cóng yǎnyuán de biǎoyǎn shàng láishuō ，Rìběn bǎnběn de ，yě gèng tiējìn zuòpǐn de rénwù xìnggé 。

That's right, I've seen both film versions too. It's not just content-wise, in terms of the actors' performance, the Japanese version is closer to the personalities of the characters in the book.

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我觉得中国字还是活生生的，也是最贴近生活的艺术。

wǒ juéde zhōngguózì háishì huóshēngshēng de ，yě shì zuì tiējìn shēnghuó de yìshù 。

I think that Chinese characters are still so alive and they are the closest form of art to everyday life.

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对啊。我觉得韩剧最大的魅力就在于它贴近生活，即使像《大长今》这样严肃的历史题材都丝毫没有沉闷的感觉。还有像《看了又看》和《人鱼小姐》这些肥皂剧，即使长达几十、上百集，观众仍是忠心耿耿追看，伴随剧情始终。我和我妈妈就是其中两个“死忠粉丝”。我们家还有一堆的DVD，全是韩国流行偶像剧。

duìā 。wǒ juéde hánjù zuìdà de mèilì jiù zàiyú tā tiējìn shēnghuó ，jíshǐ xiàng 《dàchángjīn 》 zhèyàng yánsù de lìshǐ tícái dōu sīháo méiyǒu chénmèn de gǎnjué 。háiyǒu xiàng 《 kànleyòukàn 》 hé 《 Rényǔ xiǎojiě 》 zhèxiē féizàojù ，jíshǐ chángdá jǐshí 、shàngbǎi jí ，guānzhòng réng shì zhōngxīngěnggěng zhuī kàn ，bànsuí jùqíng shǐzhōng 。wǒ hé wǒ māma jiùshì qí zhōng liǎng ge “sǐ zhōng fěnsī ”。wǒmen jiā háiyǒu yīduī de DVD ，quán shì Hánguó liúxíng ǒuxiàngjù 。

Right. I think the most attractive thing about Korean soap operas is that they stay close to real life. Even a show with such a serious historical topic as ''Da Chang Jin," isn't at all depressing or somber. And then there are soap operas like ''Look and look again" and ''Little Fisherlady." Even though they go on for dozens or even hundreds of episodes, the audience still watches them loyally. They follow the story from beginning to end. My mom and I are two die-hard fans like that. We have a big pile of DVDs at home. They're all Korean dramas.

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