The mandarins, which belong to a different species, are often incorrectly referred to as oranges.

桔子常常被人误认为是与橙同类，其实它是一个不同的种。

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Liverpool, twinned with Shanghai, boasts of having Europe's oldest Chinese community (though it was started by Cantonese traders rather than Mandarins from the north).

与上海结合的利物浦号称具有欧洲最古老中国社团，该社团是由广东商人而来自中国北方说普通话的人们发起的。

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Sitting around a table with its 30-something mandarins is more like meeting junior partners at Goldman Sachs or McKinsey than the cast of "Yes, Minister".

同一桌30多岁的新加坡高级官吏坐在一起就像会见高盛或麦肯锡的次级合伙人，而不是见《是，大臣》的演员。

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Whatever plans they have for Mr Koizumi, the mandarins cannot escape that uncomfortable truth.

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On the contrary, the mandarins are not even prepared to admit there is anything wrong.

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With the LDP's blessing, the mandarins made policy, to be rubber-stamped by the cabinet.

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