{"id":17165,"date":"2026-09-18T21:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17165"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:27:42","slug":"now-and-then-shier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/now-and-then-shier\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Now and Then&#8221; &#8211; \u6642\u800c sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r"},"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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 <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span> sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r is most at home in its doubled form, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span> A\uff0c<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span> B, painting a picture of something alternating back and forth.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Adverbs-of-Frequency.png\" alt=\"\u6642\u800c sh\u00ed'\u00e9r \u2014 At Times, Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">\u6642\u800c sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r can stand alone to mean &#8220;occasionally,&#8221; but its signature move is describing two states that keep alternating.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Structure<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span> sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r A\uff0c<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span> sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r B<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">Describes something switching back and forth between two states \u2014 repeat \u6642\u800c before each one.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6674\u6717<\/span><rt>q\u00edngl\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u96f2<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6674\u6717<\/span><rt>q\u00edngl\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u4e91<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The weather is sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u596e<\/span><rt>x\u012bngf\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6cae\u55aa<\/span><rt>j\u01d4s\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60c5\u7dd2<\/span><rt>q\u00edngx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a69\u5b9a<\/span><rt>w\u011bnd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u594b<\/span><rt>x\u012bngf\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6cae\u4e27<\/span><rt>j\u01d4s\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60c5\u7eea<\/span><rt>q\u00edngx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a33\u5b9a<\/span><rt>w\u011bnd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s sometimes excited, sometimes dejected \u2014 his mood is very unstable.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u689d<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6cb3<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e4d\u6025<\/span><rt>tu\u0101nj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u7de9<\/span><rt>p\u00ednghu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6761<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6cb3<\/span><rt>h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e4d\u6025<\/span><rt>tu\u0101nj\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u7f13<\/span><rt>p\u00ednghu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This river is sometimes turbulent, sometimes calm.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531\u6b4c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ngg\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ow\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3b\u6f51<\/span><rt>hu\u00f3p\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5531\u6b4c<\/span><rt>ch\u00e0ngg\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8df3\u821e<\/span><rt>ti\u00e0ow\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3b\u6cfc<\/span><rt>hu\u00f3p\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She sometimes sings, sometimes dances \u2014 very lively.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c71\u8def<\/span><rt>sh\u0101nl\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5761<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngp\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5761<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0p\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c71\u8def<\/span><rt>sh\u0101nl\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5761<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngp\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5761<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0p\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The mountain road goes uphill at times, downhill at others.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8d77<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6545\u9109<\/span><rt>g\u00f9xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8d77<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6545\u4e61<\/span><rt>g\u00f9xi\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He occasionally thinks of his hometown. <em>(standalone use)<\/em><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50b3\u4f86<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1nl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u8072<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0osh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f20\u6765<\/span><rt>chu\u00e1nl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u58f0<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0osh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Laughter can be heard here from time to time.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Common_Mistake\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistake<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6674\u6717<\/span><rt>q\u00edngl\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u96f2<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fan<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6674\u6717<\/span><rt>q\u00edngl\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u4e91<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fan<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6674\u6717<\/span><rt>q\u00edngl\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u96f2<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fan<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6674\u6717<\/span><rt>q\u00edngl\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u4e91<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fan<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">The alternating pattern needs \u6642\u800c repeated before each item \u2014 swapping the second one for \u53c8 breaks the parallel structure.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Practice<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !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 lake is sometimes calm, sometimes stormy.<\/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\">\u6e56\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00fami\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u975c<\/span><rt>p\u00edngj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d36\u6e67<\/span><rt>xi\u014dngy\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6e56\u9762<\/span><rt>h\u00fami\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u9759<\/span><rt>p\u00edngj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c79\u6d8c<\/span><rt>xi\u014dngy\u01d2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>My grandfather sometimes tells jokes, sometimes dozes off.<\/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\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u723a\u723a<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b1b<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u8a71<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ohu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u778c\u7761<\/span><rt>k\u0113shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7237\u7237<\/span><rt>y\u00e9ye<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bb2<\/span><rt>ji\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11\u8bdd<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ohu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u778c\u7761<\/span><rt>k\u0113shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>The signal is sometimes strong, sometimes weak.<\/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\">\u8a0a\u865f<\/span><rt>x\u00f9nh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f37<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f31<\/span><rt>ru\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4fe1\u53f7<\/span><rt>x\u00ecnh\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f3a<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f31<\/span><rt>ru\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>She occasionally calls to check on me.<\/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\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8a71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc\u5fc3<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6253<\/span><rt>d\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u8bdd<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173\u5fc3<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nx\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>The road is sometimes crowded, sometimes empty.<\/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\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u689d<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def<\/span><rt>l\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64c1\u64e0<\/span><rt>y\u014dngj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7a\u66e0<\/span><rt>k\u014dngku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6761<\/span><rt>ti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8def<\/span><rt>l\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62e5\u6324<\/span><rt>y\u014dngj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a7a\u65f7<\/span><rt>k\u014dngku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>The children were sometimes laughing, sometimes crying.<\/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\">\u5b69\u5b50\u5011<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u7b11<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u54ed<\/span><rt>d\u00e0k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50\u4eec<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izimen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u7b11<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6\u800c<\/span><rt>sh\u00ed&#8217;\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u54ed<\/span><rt>d\u00e0k\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/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>His health is sometimes good, sometimes poor.<\/div>\n    <div 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