{"id":15792,"date":"2026-08-22T17:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=15792"},"modified":"2026-08-23T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T04:37:36","slug":"bu-a-er-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/bu-a-er-b\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4e0d b\u00f9 A \u800c \u00e9r B\u00a0\u2014 &#8220;B, Without A&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 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\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/bu-a-er-b\/#1_Structure\" >1 Structure<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/bu-a-er-b\/#The_Formula_%E4%B8%8D_V1_%E8%80%8C_V2\" >The Formula: \u4e0d + V1 + \u800c + V2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/bu-a-er-b\/#A_Family_of_Everyday_Idioms\" >A Family of Everyday Idioms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/bu-a-er-b\/#2_Common_Mistakes\" >2 Common Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/bu-a-er-b\/#3_%E4%B8%8D%E8%AC%80%E8%80%8C%E5%90%88%E4%B8%8D%E8%B0%8B%E8%80%8C%E5%90%88_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E7%B4%84%E8%80%8C%E5%90%8C%E4%B8%8D%E7%BA%A6%E8%80%8C%E5%90%8C_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%9F%E8%80%8C%E9%81%87%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%9F%E8%80%8C%E9%81%87\" >3 \u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408 vs \u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c\u4e0d\u7ea6\u800c\u540c vs \u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/22\/bu-a-er-b\/#4_Practice\" >4 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#f9f2f4;\n    --gold:#b8577a;\n    --gold-deep:#8a3f5e;\n    --amber:#8a3f5e;\n    --jade:#b8577a;\n    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productive slot-filler \u2014 it&#8217;s the classical template behind a whole family of everyday four-character idioms: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u52de\u800c\u7372 b\u00f9l\u00e1o\u00e9rhu\u00f2<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u52b3\u800c\u83b7 b\u00f9l\u00e1o\u00e9rhu\u00f2<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408 b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408 b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/span>, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u811b\u800c\u8d70 b\u00f9j\u00ecng\u00e9rz\u01d2u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u80eb\u800c\u8d70 b\u00f9j\u00ecng\u00e9rz\u01d2u<\/span>, and more \u2014 each one saying the same basic thing: B happened without the expected A ever taking place.<\/p>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\" style=\"margin-top:14px;\">Once you see the formula, the idioms stop being random memorization and start looking like variations on one elegant, classical shape.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid #f0dde3 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #f0dde3 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u4e0dA\u800cB.png\" alt=\"\u4e0dA\u800cB Chinese Grammar\">\n    <div style=\"flex:1;\">\n      <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;line-height:1.95 !important;\">\u4e0d + V1(the expected step) + \u800c + V2(the actual, surprising outcome) \u2014 that&#8217;s the whole formula. It&#8217;s compact classical grammar, frozen almost entirely into fixed idioms rather than living on as something you freely build new sentences with.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:12px 0 0 0 !important;line-height:1.95 !important;\">That&#8217;s also the trap: because the formula is so transparent, it&#8217;s tempting to invent your own combination. Native speakers won&#8217;t hear a home-made &#8220;\u4e0dX\u800cY&#8221; as clever wordplay \u2014 they&#8217;ll just hear a mistake.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#b8577a !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#b8577a;border:1.5px solid #b8577a;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#8a3f5e !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Formula_%E4%B8%8D_V1_%E8%80%8C_V2\"><\/span>The Formula: \u4e0d + V1 + \u800c + V2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#8a4a5e !important;\">V1 is a step you&#8217;d normally expect to happen first; V2 is the outcome that happened anyway, without it. The whole four-character unit usually functions as the predicate or an adverbial in the sentence.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u57f7\u884c\u9577<\/span><rt>zh\u00edx\u00edngzh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5373\u5c07<\/span><rt>j\u00edji\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb\u8fad<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngc\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u811b\u800c\u8d70<\/span><rt>b\u00f9j\u00ecng\u00e9rz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee4<\/span><rt>l\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u9ad4<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1nt\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54e1\u5de5<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b70\u8ad6\u7d1b\u7d1b<\/span><rt>y\u00ecl\u00f9nf\u0113nf\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6267\u884c\u957f<\/span><rt>zh\u00edx\u00edngzh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5373\u5c06<\/span><rt>j\u00edji\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7\u8f9e<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngc\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80eb\u800c\u8d70<\/span><rt>b\u00f9j\u00ecng\u00e9rz\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee4<\/span><rt>l\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u4f53<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1nt\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5458\u5de5<\/span><rt>yu\u00e1ng\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bae\u8bba\u7eb7\u7eb7<\/span><rt>y\u00ecl\u00f9nf\u0113nf\u0113n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">News that the CEO was about to resign spread like wildfire, without anyone deliberately spreading it \u2014 sparking discussion among all employees.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">\u8d70 z\u01d2u (\u8d70\u8def z\u01d2ul\u00f9\/<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50b3\u958b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f20\u5f00<\/span> chu\u00e1nk\u0101i) happened without <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u811b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u80eb<\/span> j\u00ecng (legs) \u2014 i.e. without deliberate promotion.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9805<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u798f\u5229<\/span><rt>f\u00fal\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653f\u7b56<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngc\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82e5<\/span><rt>ru\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a2d\u8a08<\/span><rt>sh\u00e8j\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7576<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a9\u9577<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9zh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u52de\u800c\u7372<\/span><rt>b\u00f9l\u00e1o\u00e9rhu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u614b<\/span><rt>x\u012bnt\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u9879<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u798f\u5229<\/span><rt>f\u00fal\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653f\u7b56<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngc\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u82e5<\/span><rt>ru\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bbe\u8ba1<\/span><rt>sh\u00e8j\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5f53<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6050\u6015<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ngp\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a9\u957f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9zh\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u52b3\u800c\u83b7<\/span><rt>b\u00f9l\u00e1o\u00e9rhu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u6001<\/span><rt>x\u012bnt\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">If this welfare policy is poorly designed, it risks fostering a mentality of getting something for nothing.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7372<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u83b7<\/span> hu\u00f2 (gaining) happened without <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u52de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u52b3<\/span> l\u00e1o (labour).<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#8a3f5e !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Family_of_Everyday_Idioms\"><\/span>A Family of Everyday Idioms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#8a4a5e !important;\">Once you know the shape, you&#8217;ll spot it everywhere. Here are a few more members of the family.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9805<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a08\u756b<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981\u6027<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8a00\u800c\u55bb<\/span><rt>b\u00f9y\u00e1n\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u9879<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba1\u5212<\/span><rt>j\u00echu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91cd\u8981\u6027<\/span><rt>zh\u00f2ngy\u00e0ox\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8a00\u800c\u55bb<\/span><rt>b\u00f9y\u00e1n\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The importance of this plan has long gone without saying.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u60f3\u8d77<\/span><rt>hu\u00edxi\u01cengq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7576\u6642<\/span><rt>d\u0101ngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96aa\u5883<\/span><rt>xi\u01cenj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81f3\u4eca<\/span><rt>zh\u00ecj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecd<\/span><rt>r\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5230<\/span><rt>g\u01cend\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5bd2\u800c\u6144<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u00e1n\u00e9rl\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u60f3\u8d77<\/span><rt>hu\u00edxi\u01cengq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f53\u65f6<\/span><rt>d\u0101ngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9669\u5883<\/span><rt>xi\u01cenj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81f3\u4eca<\/span><rt>zh\u00ecj\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecd<\/span><rt>r\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5230<\/span><rt>g\u01cend\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5bd2\u800c\u6817<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u00e1n\u00e9rl\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Recalling the dangerous situation at the time, he still shudders even now.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7559\u4e0b<\/span><rt>li\u00faxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5f35<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57\u689d<\/span><rt>z\u00ecti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fad\u800c\u5225<\/span><rt>b\u00f9c\u00ed\u00e9rbi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5411<\/span><rt>q\u00f9xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7559\u4e0b<\/span><rt>li\u00faxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5f20<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b57\u6761<\/span><rt>z\u00ecti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540e<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8f9e\u800c\u522b<\/span><rt>b\u00f9c\u00ed\u00e9rbi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5411<\/span><rt>q\u00f9xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She left a note, then departed without saying goodbye \u2014 no one knew where she&#8217;d gone.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u4f4d<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u8005<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96d6\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86\u81ea<\/span><rt>l\u00e1iz\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9818\u57df<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ngy\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u9805<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b70\u984c<\/span><rt>y\u00ect\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u6cd5<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u537b<\/span><rt>qu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4f4d<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u8005<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u867d\u7136<\/span><rt>su\u012br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765\u81ea<\/span><rt>l\u00e1iz\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9886\u57df<\/span><rt>l\u01d0ngy\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u9879<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bae\u9898<\/span><rt>y\u00ect\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u6cd5<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5374<\/span><rt>qu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Though the two scholars come from different fields, their views on this issue coincided without any prior discussion.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Bonus: More of the Family<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u5ba3\u800c\u6230 b\u00f9xu\u0101n\u00e9rzh\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u5ba3\u800c\u6218 b\u00f9xu\u0101n\u00e9rzh\u00e0n<\/span> \u2014 launch an attack (or, in business journalism, a competitive move) without a formal declaration. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u85e5\u800c\u7652 b\u00f9y\u00e0o\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u836f\u800c\u6108 b\u00f9y\u00e0o\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/span> \u2014 recover without any medication. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u6559\u800c\u8a85 b\u00f9ji\u00e0o\u00e9rzh\u016b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u6559\u800c\u8bdb b\u00f9ji\u00e0o\u00e9rzh\u016b<\/span> \u2014 punish someone who was never warned or taught better first.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#b8577a !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#b8577a;border:1.5px solid #b8577a;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Both mistakes come from treating this classical shape as more flexible than it really is.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u610f<\/span><rt>x\u012bny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u770b\u800c\u77e5<\/span><rt>b\u00f9k\u00e0n\u00e9rzh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u610f<\/span><rt>x\u012bny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u770b\u800c\u77e5<\/span><rt>b\u00f9k\u00e0n\u00e9rzh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u610f<\/span><rt>x\u012bny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7528<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u7684<\/span><rt>t\u0101de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u610f<\/span><rt>x\u012bny\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7528<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">\u4e0dA\u800cB isn&#8217;t a freely productive formula in modern Chinese \u2014 it survives only in a closed set of inherited idioms. Coining a new combination like \u4e0d\u770b\u800c\u77e5 won&#8217;t read as clever; it just sounds like an error. Stick to a real \u6210\u8a9e, or plain phrasing.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9f13\u638c<\/span><rt>g\u01d4zh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9f13\u638c<\/span><rt>g\u01d4zh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9yu\u0113&#8217;\u00e9rt\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9f13\u638c<\/span><rt>g\u01d4zh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7ea6\u800c\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9yu\u0113&#8217;\u00e9rt\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9f13\u638c<\/span><rt>g\u01d4zh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408 b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9 describes matching ideas, opinions, or plans \u2014 not a shared physical action happening at the same moment. For people doing the same thing at once without prior arrangement, \u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c b\u00f9yu\u0113\u00e9rt\u00f3ng (usually with \u5730 de + verb) is the right choice.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#b8577a !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E4%B8%8D%E8%AC%80%E8%80%8C%E5%90%88%E4%B8%8D%E8%B0%8B%E8%80%8C%E5%90%88_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E7%B4%84%E8%80%8C%E5%90%8C%E4%B8%8D%E7%BA%A6%E8%80%8C%E5%90%8C_vs_%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%9F%E8%80%8C%E9%81%87%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%9F%E8%80%8C%E9%81%87\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#b8577a;border:1.5px solid #b8577a;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u7ea6\u800c\u540c<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Three idioms from the same family, all about things lining up without prior arrangement \u2014 but not interchangeable.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <tbody><tr>\n      <th><\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408<\/span><br>b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u7ea6\u800c\u540c<\/span><br>b\u00f9yu\u0113&#8217;\u00e9rt\u00f3ng<\/th>\n      <th><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span><br>b\u00f9q\u012b\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Picture<\/td>\n      <td>Two parties&#8217; ideas, plans, or judgments align without ever having discussed them<\/td>\n      <td>Two or more people take the same action, or react the same way, at the same moment<\/td>\n      <td>People run into each other by chance, with no arrangement to meet<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Subject<\/td>\n      <td>Opinions, strategies, conclusions<\/td>\n      <td>People&#8217;s actions or reactions<\/td>\n      <td>People (an encounter)<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Position<\/td>\n      <td>Usually the main predicate \u2014 A\u8207B\u7684\u770b\u6cd5\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408<\/td>\n      <td>Adverbial before a verb \u2014 \u5927\u5bb6\u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c\u5730 + V<\/td>\n      <td>Main predicate describing a meeting<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>Tone<\/td>\n      <td>Neutral to positive; occasionally ironic if the aligned plans are unsavoury<\/td>\n      <td>Positive, communal \u2014 a pleasant surprise of shared reaction<\/td>\n      <td>Positive, often nostalgic or fateful-feeling<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Little secret<\/div>\n    <p>All three describe something lining up &#8220;by coincidence&#8221; \u2014 which is exactly why learners mix them up. The fastest fix: ask what&#8217;s doing the lining-up. Ideas \u2192 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408<\/span>. Actions \u2192 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u7ea6\u800c\u540c<\/span>. People themselves \u2192 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#b8577a !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#b8577a;border:1.5px solid #b8577a;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>The rumor that the merger had fallen through spread like wildfire across the industry.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f75\u8cfc<\/span><rt>b\u00ecngg\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7834\u5c40<\/span><rt>p\u00f2j\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50b3\u805e<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1nw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u696d\u754c<\/span><rt>y\u00e8ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u811b\u800c\u8d70<\/span><rt>b\u00f9j\u00ecng\u00e9rz\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5e76\u8d2d<\/span><rt>b\u00ecngg\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7834\u5c40<\/span><rt>p\u00f2j\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f20\u95fb<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1nw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e1a\u754c<\/span><rt>y\u00e8ji\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u80eb\u800c\u8d70<\/span><rt>b\u00f9j\u00ecng\u00e9rz\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>Without any prior communication, the two research teams&#8217; conclusions coincided exactly.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u500b<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7814\u7a76<\/span><rt>y\u00e1nji\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5718\u968a<\/span><rt>tu\u00e1ndu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u5148<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecxi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6beb\u7121<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ow\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e9d\u901a<\/span><rt>g\u014dut\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u8ad6<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9l\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u537b<\/span><rt>qu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8b00\u800c\u5408<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4e2a<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7814\u7a76<\/span><rt>y\u00e1nji\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56e2\u961f<\/span><rt>tu\u00e1ndu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b\u5148<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecxi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6beb\u65e0<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ow\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c9f\u901a<\/span><rt>g\u014dut\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u8bba<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9l\u00f9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5374<\/span><rt>qu\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8c0b\u800c\u5408<\/span><rt>b\u00f9m\u00f3u\u00e9rh\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>When the results were announced, everyone in the room gasped in unison.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5e03<\/span><rt>g\u014dngb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u5834<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1nch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7d04\u800c\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9yu\u0113&#8217;\u00e9rt\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012\u62bd\u4e00\u53e3\u6c23<\/span><rt>d\u00e0och\u014duy\u00eck\u01d2uq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u5e03<\/span><rt>g\u014dngb\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u573a<\/span><rt>qu\u00e1nch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7ea6\u800c\u540c<\/span><rt>b\u00f9yu\u0113&#8217;\u00e9rt\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5012\u62bd\u4e00\u53e3\u6c14<\/span><rt>d\u00e0och\u014duy\u00eck\u01d2uq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Relying on insider information to profit is essentially getting something for nothing.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9760<\/span><rt>k\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5167\u7dda<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ixi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7372\u5229<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c\u8cea\u4e0a<\/span><rt>b\u011bnzh\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u7a2e<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u52de\u800c\u7372<\/span><rt>b\u00f9l\u00e1o\u00e9rhu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9760<\/span><rt>k\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5185\u7ebf<\/span><rt>n\u00e8ixi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83b7\u5229<\/span><rt>hu\u00f2l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c\u8d28\u4e0a<\/span><rt>b\u011bnzh\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31\u662f<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u79cd<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u52b3\u800c\u83b7<\/span><rt>b\u00f9l\u00e1o\u00e9rhu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Given how thoroughly he prepared, his eventual promotion goes without saying.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e96\u5099<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u5168<\/span><rt>zh\u014duqu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5ea6<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngd\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86\u770b<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ik\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>r\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5347\u9077<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8a00\u800c\u55bb<\/span><rt>b\u00f9y\u00e1n\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51c6\u5907<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4nb\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5468\u5168<\/span><rt>zh\u014duqu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a0b\u5ea6<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngd\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765\u770b<\/span><rt>l\u00e1ik\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e5\u540e<\/span><rt>r\u00ech\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5347\u8fc1<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngqi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5df2<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoy\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8a00\u800c\u55bb<\/span><rt>b\u00f9y\u00e1n\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Even years later, recalling that near-miss on the highway still makes her shudder.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5373\u4f7f<\/span><rt>j\u00edsh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u4e86<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5e74<\/span><rt>du\u014dni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u60f3\u8d77<\/span><rt>hu\u00edxi\u01cengq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u6b21<\/span><rt>n\u00e0c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u901f\u516c\u8def<\/span><rt>g\u0101os\u00f9g\u014dngl\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a5a\u96aa<\/span><rt>j\u012bngxi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ac\u9593<\/span><rt>sh\u00f9nji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecd<\/span><rt>r\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5bd2\u800c\u6144<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u00e1n\u00e9rl\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5373\u4f7f<\/span><rt>j\u00edsh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u4e86<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u5e74<\/span><rt>du\u014dni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de\u60f3\u8d77<\/span><rt>hu\u00edxi\u01cengq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u6b21<\/span><rt>n\u00e0c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8\u901f\u516c\u8def<\/span><rt>g\u0101os\u00f9g\u014dngl\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60ca\u9669<\/span><rt>j\u012bngxi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77ac\u95f4<\/span><rt>sh\u00f9nji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ecd<\/span><rt>r\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5bd2\u800c\u6817<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u00e1n\u00e9rl\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>He left the company without any formal resignation, leaving his colleagues bewildered.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8fad\u800c\u5225<\/span><rt>b\u00f9c\u00ed\u00e9rbi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2\u958b<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b93<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u4e8b\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngsh\u00ecmen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u982d\u9727\u6c34<\/span><rt>y\u00ect\u00f3uw\u00f9shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8f9e\u800c\u522b<\/span><rt>b\u00f9c\u00ed\u00e9rbi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb\u5f00<\/span><rt>l\u00edk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba9<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u4e8b\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngsh\u00ecmen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5934\u96fe\u6c34<\/span><rt>y\u00ect\u00f3uw\u00f9shu\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>The two old classmates ran into each other by chance at a conference overseas.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u4f4d<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u540c\u5b78<\/span><rt>l\u01ceot\u00f3ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d77\u5916<\/span><rt>h\u01ceiw\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5834<\/span><rt>y\u00ecch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7814\u8a0e\u6703<\/span><rt>y\u00e1nt\u01ceohu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span><rt>b\u00f9q\u012b\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u4f4d<\/span><rt>li\u01ceng w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u540c\u5b66<\/span><rt>l\u01ceot\u00f3ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d77\u5916<\/span><rt>h\u01ceiw\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u573a<\/span><rt>y\u00ecch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7814\u8ba8\u4f1a<\/span><rt>y\u00e1nt\u01ceohu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u671f\u800c\u9047<\/span><rt>b\u00f9q\u012b\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>The company launched the product without any formal announcement, catching competitors off guard.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5ba3\u800c\u6230<\/span><rt>b\u00f9xu\u0101n\u00e9rzh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u51fa<\/span><rt>tu\u012bch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7522\u54c1<\/span><rt>ch\u01cenp\u01d0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b93<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7af6\u722d\u5c0d\u624b<\/span><rt>j\u00ecngzh\u0113ngdu\u00ecsh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63aa\u624b\u4e0d\u53ca<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2sh\u01d2ub\u00f9j\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u5ba3\u800c\u6218<\/span><rt>b\u00f9xu\u0101n\u00e9rzh\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a8\u51fa<\/span><rt>tu\u012bch\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ea7\u54c1<\/span><rt>ch\u01cenp\u01d0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba9<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ade\u4e89\u5bf9\u624b<\/span><rt>j\u00ecngzh\u0113ngdu\u00ecsh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63aa\u624b\u4e0d\u53ca<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2sh\u01d2ub\u00f9j\u00ed<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>His recovery without any medication surprised the entire medical team.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u85e5\u800c\u7652<\/span><rt>b\u00f9y\u00e0o\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6062\u5fa9<\/span><rt>hu\u012bf\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b93<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngg\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u7642<\/span><rt>y\u012bli\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5718\u968a<\/span><rt>tu\u00e1ndu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5230<\/span><rt>g\u01cend\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9a5a\u8a1d<\/span><rt>j\u012bngy\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u836f\u800c\u6108<\/span><rt>b\u00f9y\u00e0o\u00e9ry\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6062\u590d<\/span><rt>hu\u012bf\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba9<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6574\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u011bngg\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u7597<\/span><rt>y\u012bli\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56e2\u961f<\/span><rt>tu\u00e1ndu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611f\u5230<\/span><rt>g\u01cend\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60ca\u8bb6<\/span><rt>j\u012bngy\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/xinghao-haozai\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e78\u597d x\u00ecngh\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e78\u597d x\u00ecngh\u01ceo<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u5728 h\u01ceoz\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u5728 h\u01ceoz\u00e0i<\/span> \u2014 &#8220;Fortunately&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 7-9)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a 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