{"id":10890,"date":"2024-05-21T14:39:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T06:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10890"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:46:01","slug":"as-soon-as-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/as-soon-as-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4e00 y\u012b\u2026 \u5c31 ji\u00f9\u2026 As soon as"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;display:block!important;border-radius:6px!important;margin:0!important;}\n  .odc-post .ex-main{flex:1 1 0!important;min-width:0!important;}\n  .odc-post .ex-main .odc-ex{margin:0!important;}\n  @media (max-width:600px){\n    .odc-post .ex-row{flex-direction:column!important;gap:12px!important;}\n    .odc-post .ex-img{flex:0 0 auto!important;width:100%!important;max-width:130px!important;margin:0 auto!important;}\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"odc-post\">\n\n  <div class=\"odc-hero\">\n    <span class=\"odc-eyebrow\">Grammar Point<\/span>\n    <h1>\u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> &hellip; \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span> &hellip;: As Soon As<\/h1>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587.jpg\" alt=\"\u7576\u4ee3\u4e2d\u6587 Contemporary Chinese\" class=\"odc-hero-img\">\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p style=\"color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;\">\u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span>&hellip;\u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span>&hellip; links two actions: the moment the first one happens, the second one follows right away. 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If both subjects are the same person, you can drop the second one.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n    <div class=\"ex-row\">\n      <div class=\"ex-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/webp.net-gifmaker-1.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ex-main\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u82f1\u6587<\/span><rt>Y\u012bngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">As soon as I start reading an English book, I want to sleep.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>Zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">As soon as I spoke Chinese, my friend laughed.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">Two different people, so the second subject (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u670b\u53cb <span class=\"py\">p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u670b\u53cb <span class=\"py\">p\u00e9ngyou<\/span><\/span>) goes before \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span>.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u73ed<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0b\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Mom goes home as soon as she gets off work.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u898b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u89c1<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nji\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2\u958b<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb\u5f00<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">He left the moment he saw her.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u805e\u5230<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u95fb\u5230<\/span><rt>w\u00e9nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u81ed\u8c46\u8150<\/span><rt>ch\u00f2u d\u00f2ufu<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5410<\/span><rt>t\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The second he smells stinky tofu, he feels like throwing up.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\"><span class=\"fyi-title\">Stinky tofu<\/span>Let&#8217;s talk about one of the most famous (and most divisive) foods in Taiwan: stinky tofu! Why is it so stinky? It&#8217;s soaked in a special fermented brine, and that&#8217;s what gives it its famous smell and flavor. Some people can&#8217;t get enough of it.<br><br>The smell can be a lot at first, but trust me, it&#8217;s worth a try. Be bold! You might find your new favorite snack. And even if you hate it, at least you&#8217;ll have a great story about the time you ate one of the smelliest foods in the world. \ud83d\ude06<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 2 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"order\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%8C_The_Order_Cant_Change\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e8c<\/span> The Order Can&#8217;t Change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">In English, &#8220;as soon as&#8221; can go at the start or in the middle of a sentence. In Chinese, the order is fixed: \u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> part first, \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span> part second.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"compare-cols\">\n      <div class=\"compare-col drop\">\n        <h4>English: either order<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\">I&#8217;ll go home as soon as I finish work.<br>As soon as I finish work, I&#8217;ll go home.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"compare-col keep\">\n        <h4>Chinese: one order only<\/h4>\n        <div class=\"compare-word\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c\u6210<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">The \u4e00 part always comes first.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c\u6210<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c\u6210<\/span><rt>w\u00e1nch\u00e9ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">You can&#8217;t flip the two halves around like in English.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"use-note-box\"><span class=\"fyi-title\">Tone change on \u4e00<\/span>Heads up: \u4e00 changes its tone depending on the next syllable. Before a 4th-tone syllable it&#8217;s said <span class=\"py\">y\u00ed<\/span> (\u4e00\u770b <span class=\"py\">y\u00ed k\u00e0n<\/span>), and before 1st, 2nd or 3rd tones it&#8217;s said <span class=\"py\">y\u00ec<\/span> (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u8bf4<\/span> <span class=\"py\">y\u00ec shu\u014d<\/span>). The pinyin in the examples on this page shows the tone as it&#8217;s actually pronounced.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 3 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"every-time\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%B8%89_Every_Time\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e09<\/span> Every Time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">\u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span>&hellip;\u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span>&hellip; can also mean <strong>&#8220;every time.&#8221;<\/strong> The first part is a condition, and the second part is what always happens because of it.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n    <div class=\"ex-row\">\n      <div class=\"ex-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/webp.net-gifmaker-2.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ex-main\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u5fc3<\/span><rt>k\u0101ix\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Every time my dog sees me, she gets so happy.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u62c9\u809a\u5b50<\/span><rt>l\u0101 d\u00f9zi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Every time Dad eats spicy food, he gets diarrhea.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6703<\/span><rt>b\u00fa hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4f1a<\/span><rt>b\u00fa hu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5<\/span><rt>ji\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Once he starts working, he won&#8217;t answer the phone.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u5230<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e00<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edy\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6b7b<\/span><rt>s\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Whenever I think about tomorrow being Monday, I just want to die.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"note\">Just a joke! \ud83d\ude05<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 4 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"negative\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%9B%9B_With_a_Negative\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u56db<\/span> With a Negative<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-struct\">Subject + \u4e00 + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c92<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ca1<\/span> + Verb\uff0c\u5c31 + \u22ef<\/div>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">The first part can be negative too: &#8220;every time [something] <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em> happen&hellip;&#8221;<\/p>\n    <div class=\"odc-card\">\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5496\u5561<\/span><rt>k\u0101f\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u982d\u75db<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ut\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5934\u75db<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ut\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Whenever I don&#8217;t drink coffee, I get a headache.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"odc-ex\">\n        <div class=\"zh\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u98fd<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecb\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u9971<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecb\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u813e\u6c23<\/span><rt>p\u00edq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u813e\u6c14<\/span><rt>p\u00edqi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927<\/span><rt>d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n        <div class=\"en\">Whenever he doesn&#8217;t get enough sleep, he&#8217;s in a terrible mood.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 5 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"mistakes\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BA%94_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u4e94<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">\u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> goes <em>after<\/em> the subject, right before the verb.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u8a71<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ohu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u8bdd<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ohu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u8a71<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ohu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u8bdd<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ohu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">When the second subject is different, it goes <em>before<\/em> \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odc-mistake\">\n      <p class=\"wrong\">\u274c <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"right\">\u2705 <ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n      <p class=\"why\">Don&#8217;t forget \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span>! \u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> and \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span> work as a pair.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <!-- Section 6 -->\n  <div class=\"odc-section\" id=\"practice\">\n    <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%85%AD_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"odc-seal\">\u516d<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-gist\">Tap the words below in the right order to build the sentence, then check your answer. If it&#8217;s wrong, you can try again as many times as you like, or hit &#8220;Show answer&#8221; if you get stuck. Careful: some tiles are traps and are not needed!<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"wo-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"wo-progress\" id=\"woProgress\">Question 1 of 10<\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q1 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card active\" data-correct=\"2,4,3,1,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Every time I bring up the boss, I get angry.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u5230<\/span><rt>shu\u014dd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u5230<\/span><rt>shu\u014dd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u5230<\/span><rt>shu\u014dd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u5230<\/span><rt>shu\u014dd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>&#8220;Every time&#8221; meaning: the boss always leads to anger.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q2 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,3,2,5,4,0;3,1,2,5,4,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Every day, he goes to bed as soon as he gets home.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u011biti\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u5bb6<\/span><rt>hu\u00edji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\">Starting with \u6bcf\u5929 <span class=\"py\">m\u011biti\u0101n<\/span> is also correct.<\/p>\n          <p>Time words like \u6bcf\u5929 <span class=\"py\">m\u011biti\u0101n<\/span> go before \u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q3 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"4,3,0,1,2\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;I get nervous whenever I see a foreigner.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>w\u00e0igu\u00f3 r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>w\u00e0igu\u00f3 r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u5230<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>w\u00e0igu\u00f3 r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>w\u00e0igu\u00f3 r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Same person in both parts, so no second subject is needed.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q4 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"3,4,1,2,0;4,1,3,2,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;As soon as class ended, the students ran out.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u8ab2<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u8bfe<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u8ab2<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u8bfe<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0k\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u53bb<\/span><rt>ch\u016bq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p class=\"also-note\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u751f\u4e00\u4e0b\u8ab2\u5c31\u8dd1\u51fa\u53bb\u4e86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u751f\u4e00\u4e0b\u8bfe\u5c31\u8dd1\u51fa\u53bb\u4e86<\/span> is also correct.<\/p>\n          <p>Here the first part has no subject, just \u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> + event. The students go before \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q5 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"4,3,2,1,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;As soon as I got on the bus, it started to rain.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt>g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u8eca<\/span><rt>g\u014dngch\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66<\/span><rt>g\u014dngji\u0101och\u0113<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>The rain started the moment I got on. Typical! \u2614<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q6 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,4,5,2,3,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Every time my cat hears the fridge open, she comes running.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u904e\u4f86<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u8fc7\u6765<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u958b<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5f00<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8072\u97f3<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngy\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u58f0\u97f3<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngy\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u5230<\/span><rt>t\u012bngd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u5230<\/span><rt>t\u012bngd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u7684<\/span><rt>w\u01d2de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u5230<\/span><rt>t\u012bngd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u5230<\/span><rt>t\u012bngd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span><rt>b\u012bngxi\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u958b<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u5f00<\/span><rt>d\u01cek\u0101i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8072\u97f3<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngy\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u58f0\u97f3<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngy\u012bn<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u904e\u4f86<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1\u8fc7\u6765<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo gu\u00f2l\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>A long object is fine: it all comes between \u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> and \u5c31 <span class=\"py\">ji\u00f9<\/span>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q7 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"3,1,2,4,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;As soon as you get to the airport, call me.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u96fb\u8a71\u7d66\u6211<\/span><rt>d\u01ce di\u00e0nhu\u00e0 g\u011bi w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9\u6211\u6253\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>g\u011bi w\u01d2 d\u01ce di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6a5f\u5834<\/span><rt>j\u012bch\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u673a\u573a<\/span><rt>j\u012bch\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6a5f\u5834<\/span><rt>j\u012bch\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u673a\u573a<\/span><rt>j\u012bch\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6253\u96fb\u8a71\u7d66\u6211<\/span><rt>d\u01ce di\u00e0nhu\u00e0 g\u011bi w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed9\u6211\u6253\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>g\u011bi w\u01d2 d\u01ce di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>The \u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> part always comes first, even though English can put &#8220;as soon as&#8221; in the middle.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q8 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"4,2,0,3,1\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;Whenever she skips breakfast, she has no energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u9910<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoc\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529b\u6c23<\/span><rt>l\u00ecq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529b\u6c14<\/span><rt>l\u00ecqi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u9910<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoc\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529b\u6c23<\/span><rt>l\u00ecq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u529b\u6c14<\/span><rt>l\u00ecqi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>\u4e00 <span class=\"py\">y\u012b<\/span> + negative condition = &#8220;every time [she] doesn&#8217;t&hellip;&#8221;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q9 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"1,4,3,2,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;He falls asleep as soon as he gets on the plane.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u8457<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u7740<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98db\u6a5f<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98de\u673a<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98db\u6a5f<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u98de\u673a<\/span><rt>f\u0113ij\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u8457<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u7740<\/span><rt>shu\u00eczh\u00e1o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>A habit: every time he flies, the same thing happens.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Q10 -->\n      <div class=\"wo-card\" data-correct=\"5,2,3,1,4,0\">\n        <p class=\"wo-prompt\">&#8220;As soon as the teacher came in, everyone stopped talking.&#8221;<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-answer-zone\"><span class=\"wo-placeholder\">Tap words below to build the sentence<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-pool\">\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"0\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"1\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"2\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"3\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9032\u4f86<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb\u6765<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"4\"><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-token\" data-order=\"5\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"wo-retry\">\u274c Try Again<\/p>\n        <div class=\"wo-actions\">\n          <button class=\"wo-check\">Check<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reset\">Reset<\/button>\n          <button class=\"wo-reveal\">Show answer<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wo-feedback\">\n          <p class=\"verdict\"><\/p>\n          <div class=\"correct-answer\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9032\u4f86<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdb\u6765<\/span><rt>j\u00ecnl\u00e1i<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n          <p>Two different subjects: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5e2b <span class=\"py\">l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5e08 <span class=\"py\">l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/span><\/span> before \u4e00 <span 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