Often imitated, never duplicated. The original is always the best.

常常模仿，却无法复制。原本的总是最好的。

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Some people dressed as ogres3, the traditional witch, and, as always, multiple poorly imitated Frankensteins4.

有些人把自己打扮成吃人的魔鬼、传统的女巫，而且，总有许多人会蹩脚地模仿弗兰肯斯坦。

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An editorial in China's People's Daily - the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party - said Japan has "always slavishly imitated the US" and that its frequent visits to Asean countries were "to maintain unanimity with the US' 'return to Asia' strategy".

BBC: Japan PM Shinzo Abe begins South East Asia push in Vietnam