We set up--this is not a new idea, this goes back to China thousands of years ago, but it started to be widely done-- So you had a Civil Service exam that established your competence.

我们建立了，这不是什么新主意，可以追溯到几千年前的中国，但这次开始广泛地实施开来-,你得参加公务员考试来考核你的能力。

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Well, the organic food, it's coming from originally, from many thousand years back.

有机食物可以追溯到几千年前。

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