（中英文对照）你为什么喜欢中国？系列之二（长文）
重点摘要:
商业机会。中国拥有世界上任何一个国家都没有的商业机会，特别是从生产和市场规模的角度来看。如果你知道如何向中国客户销售，市场是巨大的。如果你想创立自己的品牌，同样，中国是个好地方——你可以很容易地找到一家工厂，完成你的产品。
Jasur Mavlyanov, lives in China (2012-present)居住在中国(2012年至今)
After living in China since 2012, here are my reasons why I like it so much:
自2012年在中国生活以来，我非常喜欢中国的原因如下:
1. Safety. I have lived in a few other countries, and visited 16 countries as a tourist so far. Comparatively, from a safety perspective, China tops the list. Here, especially in Shanghai, you don't worry about safety at all. Be it midnight, or even 2–4 am in the morning, if you feel like going out, it's pretty much safe to just walk outside without any worries.
安全。我曾在其他几个国家生活过，到目前为止，我以游客的身份访问了16个国家。相比之下，从安全角度看，中国位居榜首。在这里，尤其是在上海，你根本不担心安全。无论是午夜，还是凌晨2点到4点，如果你想出去，在外面走就很安全，没有任何担心。
2. Friendly people. I haven't experienced any racism towards foreigners here. What most foreigners mistake as "racism" in China, is actually a misunderstanding - 99% of the time - because of cultural differences and language, and another 1% of the time is because of the foreigners' fault - most of the people come here with their "foreign" attitude, and start demanding stuff, do not respect the local culture, disrespect the Chinese and etc. For those type of foreigners, maybe life is hard here.
友好的人。我在这里没有经历过任何针对外国人的种族歧视。大多数外国人的误解中国人是"种族主义者",实际上是一种误解——其中99%因为文化差异和语言,另外1%是外国人的错——大多数人带着他们的"外国"的态度来这里,并开始要求的东西,不尊重当地文化,不尊重中国等。对于那些外国人来说，也许这里的生活很艰难。
3. Technology. Again, I've been to many countries, and China is definitely one of the most technologically developed countries. I can go cashless months here. In fact, I don't carry cash at all nowadays. Everything is possible through apps.
技术。我去过很多国家，中国无疑是技术最发达的国家之一。我可以在这里几个月不用现金。事实上，我现在根本不带现金。通过应用程序，一切皆有可能。
4. Food. Chinese cuisine is diverse and it's simply awesome, and it's totally different and tastier than the food you have in "China towns" outside China.
食品。中国菜是多种多样的，简直棒极了，它完全不同，比你在中国以外的"中国城"吃的食物更美味。
5. Guanxi. It's hard to understand it if you haven't lived in China. But once you discover it's meaning and use, it's one of the greatest things in building relationships here. Guanxi is stronger than an ordinary friendship. When it comes to solving problems, no questions asked.
关系。如果你没有在中国生活过，这很难理解。但一旦你发现它的意义和用途，它就会成为在这里建立关系的最重要的东西之一。关系比普通的友谊更强大。当涉及到解决问题的时候，不要问任何问题。
EDIT: I'm talking about strictly in business contexts here, among private parties/individuals - NOT involving government officials, hence, corruption is out of the picture. In business, to me guanxi has always been a positive experience - it's something you don't see in other parts of the world. It makes transactions smooth.
（我这里说的是严格的商业环境，在私人政党/个人之间——不涉及政府官员，因此，腐败是不可能的。在商界，对我来说，关系一直是一种积极的体验——这在世界其他地方是看不到的。它使交易顺畅。）
6. Nature and travel. China is massive, and full of travel spots. This goes without saying, but it's one of the reasons why I've been living here. Traveling around China gives you the most amazing experiences you can imagine.
自然和旅游。中国幅员辽阔，到处都是旅游景点。这是不言而喻的，但这也是我一直住在这里的原因之一。环游中国给你带来了你能想象到的最美妙的体验。
7. Police. I lived in the UK for many years in the past, and although UK police are famous with their professionalism, they are NOT as friendly and welcoming as the police in China towards foreigners. I can say the same about the police forces I've seen in many other countries too. Chinese police are very friendly, helpful and welcoming. Of course, if you break the law and being disrespectful, that's an issue in every country. I'm just talking about the general attitude towards foreigners living and working in China, not the criminals. For example, when I was a student in the UK, and one early morning I was helping a friend to move his stuff to a new apartment, we were stopped by the police, and they lined us against the wall. For no reason. They were very disrespectful, blamed us for working illegally, which we were not! And interrogated us like we were criminals. I often got stopped by the police on London underground and my oyster card was checked to see where I was coming from like I was some sort of criminal. I understand they were doing their job, but it doesn't mean to be disrespectful. You don't experience this in China.
警察。我过去在英国生活了很多年，虽然英国警察以专业著称，但他们对外国人不像中国警察那样友好和欢迎。我也可以这样说我在其他许多国家看到的警察部队。中国警察非常友好、乐于助人、热情好客。当然，如果你违反法律，不尊重他人，这在每个国家都是一个问题。我只是在谈论对在中国生活和工作的外国人的普遍态度，而不是罪犯。例如，当我还是一名英国学生的时候，一天清晨，我正在帮一个朋友把他的东西搬到一个新公寓里，我们被警察拦了下来，他们让我们靠墙站成一排。毫无理由。他们非常无礼，指责我们非法工作，而我们没有!像审问罪犯一样审问我们在伦敦地铁上，我经常被警察拦下，他们检查了我的牡蛎卡（译者注：伦敦乘车所需的公交卡，出行利器！），看我是从哪里来的，就好像我是个罪犯一样。我知道他们在做他们的工作，但这并不意味着不尊重。在中国你不会有这样的经历。
8. Government Officials. Just like the police, the officials in the government offices - tax, immigration and etc. departments are very friendly and welcoming. They don't go over their duties for no reason, and be skeptical and overly suspicious about you/your business if you approach them with questions etc. No offense, but it happens a lot in the US and UK, especially when you're extending your visa.
政府官员。就像警察一样，在政府办公室的官员-税务，移民等部门是非常友好和热情。如果你向他们提出问题等，他们不会毫无理由地越过他们的职责，并且对你/你的公司持怀疑和过度怀疑的态度。无意冒犯，但这种情况在美国和英国经常发生，尤其是在你延长签证的时候。
9. Transport. It's well developed and organized. Especially in Shanghai and other major cities.
交通工具。它发展得很好，组织得很好。尤其是在上海和其他一线城市
10. Living costs. China is not the cheapest country, but relative to what you earn/can earn here, it is cheap. If you know how, you can buy products designed and produced for export very cheap online. I'm not talking about fake products. It's no secret that most of the famous brands' products are made in China, and it's possible to purchase those products online from the same manufacturers which produce for the brands.
生活成本。中国不是最便宜的国家，但相对于你在这里赚到的钱，它很便宜。如果你知道怎么做，你可以在网上买到为出口而设计和生产的产品，价格非常便宜。我说的不是假货。大多数知名品牌的产品都是在中国制造的，这已经不是什么秘密了，你可以在网上从为这些品牌生产产品的同一家制造商那里购买这些产品。
11. Business opportunities. China has so many business opportunities like no other country in the world has, especially from a production and market size point of views. If yo figure out how to sell to Chinese customers, the market is huge. If you want to start your own brand, again, China is the place - you can easily find a factory and get your product done.
商业机会。中国拥有世界上任何一个国家都没有的商业机会，特别是从生产和市场规模的角度来看。如果你知道如何向中国客户销售，市场是巨大的。如果你想创立自己的品牌，同样，中国是个好地方——你可以很容易地找到一家工厂，完成你的产品。
12. Language and the Chinese characters (Hanzi 漢字). I love Chinese language and the characters. They are unique, and beautiful. Also, from a business point of view, if you speak Chinese, you have access to the biggest market in the world.
语言和汉字(汉字漢字)。我喜欢中文和汉字。他们是独特的，美丽的。另外，从商业的角度来看，如果你会说中文，你就可以进入世界上最大的市场。
Stuart Morgan, MIT Education Council (Volunteer) (2014-present)
斯图尔特·摩根，麻省理工学院教育委员会(志愿者)(2014-至今)
I've lived here for 6 years, and yes, I do love China. Please recognize that ALL my comments reflect that of a foreigner in China - not natives. Here are my top reasons why I (and my wife) love living in China:
我在这里住了6年了，是的，我爱中国。请认识到，我所有的评论反映的是一个外国人在中国-而不是本地人。以下是我(和我妻子)喜欢住在中国的主要原因:
#1 - The people are great and the friendliest I have known in my world travels and international residencies. And, people are HAPPY!
在我我全世界的旅行和居留中，（中国）人们非常棒并且最友好。人们是幸福的!
#2 - The food is fantastic, fresh, and incredibly cheap! I especially enjoy buying fresh produce, at least 10 types of mushrooms at about 10% of USA prices. Our average precooked takeout 3 course dinner is around $3.00-$4.50 per person. Sometimes it is only about $2.00 per person (again, this is for fresh pre-cooked takeout, not for making our own dinner!).
食物非常棒，新鲜，而且非常便宜!我特别喜欢买新鲜的农产品，至少10种蘑菇，价格大约是美国的10%。我们预定的三道菜的晚餐平均每人3美元到4.5美元。有时每人只需2美元(同样，这是为新鲜的预煮外卖，而不是为我们自己做晚餐!)
#3 - There is no violent crime in Beijing, a city of 22 million people. Our teenage daughter attending high school here could be out until 2AM with friends, doing karaoke or whatnot, and we had no worries for her safety!
拥有2200万人口的北京没有暴力犯罪。我们十几岁的女儿在这里上高中，她可以和朋友一起出去玩到凌晨2点，唱卡拉ok什么的，我们不担心她的安全!
#4 - Incredible public transportation. Never need a car. My occasional city bus ride costs $.15! The high speed inter-city trains are amazing! This weekend I'm travelling by train from downtown Beijing to downtown Hefei - 1,000 KM by fast train - 4Hrs23Min. You could never make that time by plane!
不可思议的公共交通。从来不需要车。我偶尔坐城市巴士要花15美分!高速城际列车太棒了!这个周末我要坐火车从北京市区到合肥市区- 1000公里的高速火车- 4小时23分钟。这些时间你坐飞机也搞不定！
#5 - The career opportunities are excellent, with salaries comparable or higher than the USA while cost of living is about 35% the cost of the USA. That's why Chinese are able to save - not because they are so frugal! And, no age discrimination in employment!!
工作机会非常好，薪水和美国相当甚至更高，而生活成本大约是美国的35%。这就是为什么中国人能够储蓄，而不是因为他们很节俭!而且，在就业上没有年龄歧视!!
#6 - Vibrant, lively, and endlessly entertaining. Even after 6 years, walking down our street in Beijing is like attending "Cirque du Soleil."
充满活力的，活泼的，无穷无尽的娱乐。即使6年过去了，走在我们北京的大街上，感觉就像在看"太阳马戏团"(Cirque du Soleil)。(译者注：太阳马戏团是加拿大娱乐演出公司，也是世界最大的戏剧制作公司)
#7 - Thousands years old and ultra modern Art, culture, history, architecture - FANTASTIC!!
拥有几千年历史的超现代艺术、文化、历史、建筑——太棒了!!
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