The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey
阴阳的含义 - John Bellaimey
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翻译人员: Wu Jim
校对人员: Zhiting Chen
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You might have seen this symbol before,
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你们或许以前见过这个符号,
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whether it's as a temporary tattoo
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无论它作为临时纹身
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or at a Chinese temple.
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还是在中国寺庙里,
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It's called the yin-yang symbol.
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被叫做阴阳符号。
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It comes from Taoism,
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它来自道教,
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a religion born in China
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一个诞生于中国的宗教,
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and it has far more meaning than you probably realize.
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比你可能意识到的意义更深远。
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The yin is the dark swirl,
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阴是黑色漩涡,
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and the yang is the light one,
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阳是白色漩涡,
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and each side has a dot of the opposite color,
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每一边有一个相反色的点,
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which gives a clue to the meaning of yin and yang.
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给出了阴阳含义的线索。
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Everything contains the seed of its opposite.
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任何事情包含其对立面的种子。
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Darth Vadar has the seed of goodness,
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黑武士有善良的一面,
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and Luke has the potential to follow
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而路加也带有
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his father to the dark side.
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追随其父亲阴暗面的潜在可能。
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Like Luke and his father,
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就像路加和其父一样,
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yin and yang are not total opposites,
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阴阳不是完全对立的,
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they are relative to each other.
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它们彼此是相对的。
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Taoists believe that the universe is made up
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道家认为宇宙是由
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of energies, vibrations, and matter,
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能量、振动和物质组成的,
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which behave differently
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在不同的情况下
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in different contexts.
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表现不同。
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Something can be yin or yang
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事物可以是阴的或阳的
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depending on,
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取决于,
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well, depending on lots of things.
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取决于许多事情。
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So, while wheat that's growing is yang,
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因此,小麦生长是阳,
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when it's being reaped, it's yin.
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收割小麦是阴。
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A wave's crest is yang,
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波峰是阳,
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and the trough is yin.
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波谷是阴。
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Villages on the sunny side of a valley in China
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在中国的山谷向阳面的村落
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have names like Liuyang or Shiyang,
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名字叫浏阳或石羊,
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but on the shady side, for example,
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但例如,
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of the Yangtze River Valley,
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在长江流域的背阴面,
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there's Jiangyin.
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有江阴。
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The brake is yin to the gas pedal's yang.
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刹车相对油门踏板这个阳来说就是阴。
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An eggshell is yang,
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蛋壳是阳,
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the egg inside is yin.
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里面的卵就是阴。
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You think you're getting it?
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你认为你明白了吗?
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Yang is harder,
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阳更硬、
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stronger,
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更强、
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brighter,
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更亮、
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and faster,
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更快,
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but one can turn into the other
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但一方可以转变成另一方
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or are two sides of the same coin.
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就像同一枚硬币的两个面。
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The sunbeams are yang
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阳光与阴影相比
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in comparison to the shadows.
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是阳。
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The pitch is yang,
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投球是阳,
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the catch is yin.
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接球是阴。
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The yang starts an action,
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阳开始这个动作,
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and the yin receives it,
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而阴接受这个动作,
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completes it.
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并完成它。
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Yin is the inside space of a cup;
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阴是一个杯子的内部空间;
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it wouldn't be a cup without it.
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没有内部空间就成不了杯子。
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Yang is the cup.
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阳是杯子。
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The coffee's heat, however, is yang,
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然而,咖啡的热量是阳,
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and its blackness is yin.
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咖啡的黑色是阴。
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Yang goes berserk sometimes,
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阳有时是发狂的,
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but there's some very powerful yins, too,
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但也有一些非常强大的阴,
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if they don't quite go berserk.
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前提是如果阳不发狂。
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Yin is the darker swirl, the female,
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阴是较暗的漩涡,是女性,
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but there is a white dot in it.
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但里面有一个白点。
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And yang is the lighter, the male,
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阳是较亮的漩涡,男性,
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but it has a black dot.
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但有一个黑点。
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Water flowing calmly in a river is yin,
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在河里温和流动着的水是阴,
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but when it goes over the waterfall,
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但当水流过瀑布时,
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it's very yang.
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它就非常“阳”。
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Toothpicks are yin
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和一根电线杆相比,
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compared with a telephone pole.
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牙签是阴。
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The back of a person is more yang
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人的后背比前胸
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than the front.
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代表的阴更多。
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The top of a person is the yang end.
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人的顶部是阳性的一端。
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Taoism teaches that there is a power in the universe.
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道教说在宇宙中存在一种能量。
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It's higher, deeper, and truer than any other force.
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它比任何其它的力更高、更深、更真实。
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They call it the Tao.
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他们称之为“道”。
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It means the way.
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“道”的含义是方式、方法。
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Like the Force in Star Wars,
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就像星球大战中的力量,
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the Tao has two sides.
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“道”具有两面性。
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Unlike other religions where the higher power is all good,
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不像其它的宗教权力更大的都好,
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and perhaps has an all-evil rival,
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而或许有一个非常邪恶的对手,
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Taoism teaches that we need to learn
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道教教导我们需要
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from both yin and yang.
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同时学习阴和阳。
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And unlike religions with gods that are personal,
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而不像有神的宗教是个人的,
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the higher power in Taoism is not.
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道教中权力较大的却不是这样。
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Taoists believe that living in harmony with the way,
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道家认为与道和平共处,
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a person will not have to fight
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人将不必
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against the universe's natural flow.
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与宇宙大自然的“气”相对抗。
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So, for example, listen more,
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那么,比方说,多听,
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argue less.
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少争论。
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Be ready to back up or undo something,
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备份好需要复原的东西,
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and you will make even faster progress.
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你就会取得更快的进步。
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Don't worry about being the best,
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不要担心做不了最好,
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be who you are.
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做你自己就行。
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Live simply.
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生活简单点。
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Complications take you away from the Tao.
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杂念会使你偏离“道”。
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"The wise person is flexible," Taoists say.
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道家说:“智者柔”
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Learning to use the Tao
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学习使用“道”
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is what Taoism is all about,
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是道教的一切内容,
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and that's why you should know
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这就是你应该知道
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your yin from your yang.
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你的阴和阳。
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