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Aha moments are times when you realize something, something that's been bothering you for a long time, such as a philosophical question for lack of a good choice.
If there is one thing I have learnt, be it here in China or anywhere else for that matter, it's that many people have absolutely no idea what they want to do in life or what it is they were meant to be.
"Stretch run" simply means the final part of a long race or, by extension, any other undertaking or endeavor. Obviously, the final part is crucial – as the saying goes: all's well that ends well.
Dear Hillary, Beijing huanying ni (welcomes you).
"What's the deal" is an American colloquialism. Depending on context, it may mean: What's the situation? What's happening? What's wrong? What's the problem? What's the matter?
When Zhang Yimou conceived the opening gala for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he intended that fireworks would show off one of the "four great inventions of ancient China".
That means they are twisting a story around in order to make the story appear more favorable. In other words, to put a spin on something is to lie about it.
Sparks from fireworks were suspected to have caused the fire that lasted six hours from Monday evening until the early hours of yesterday morning and nearly destroyed the newly built Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Beijing. The incident triggered a new round of argument in the Chinese capital in favor of prohibiting the practice of celebrating festivals with fireworks.
The chick-or-egg refers to the idiomatic expression: "Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?"
It means it's not easy to ask banks to start lending simply because government money is being put into them.
Premier Wen Jiabao expressed optimism about China's ability to battle the impact of the current global economic crisis and emphasized the importance for the world to maintain confidence against the crisis during his recent European tour.
The flip side means the other side, the side that's often ignored or simply unseen.
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