When there was only one telephone company, what Ma Bell did defined how things were.

那时只有一个电话公司，贝尔公司自己的所作所为就是事情的规范。

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I assume that he may say “Shi’er (Things)” at least. If you are female, he would say “Shi’er Ma, the mother of things”, no matter how old you are.

我估计他最起码要说你“事儿”，假如你是女的，他还会说你“事儿妈”，不管你有多大岁数，够不够做他妈。

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"He can use his experience, resources and influence to do many things," says ma Jian, who works as a sports newscaster and promotes a high school-level league.

“他拥有非常的经验，资源和影响力来完成很多事情”Ma Jian说。

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This week at the All Things Digital Conference in California, Ma was quoted as saying that he would love to buy Yahoo if someone would lend him the money.

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Mr. MA: I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

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