{"id":17264,"date":"2026-09-22T13:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=17264"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:14:24","slug":"chinese-marking-the-object-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/chinese-marking-the-object-dui\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Marking the Object &#8211; \u5bf9 du\u00ec"},"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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class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b28\u86cb<\/span><rt>b\u00e8nd\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">She told me I&#8217;m a fool.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b11<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The child smiled at the teacher.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d77\u9bae<\/span><rt>h\u01ceixi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e\u654f<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2m\u01d0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d77\u9c9c<\/span><rt>h\u01ceixi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7\u654f<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2m\u01d0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you allergic to seafood?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3>S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9<\/span> du\u00ec + object + adjective<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My boyfriend treats me well.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u62ff\u5927<\/span><rt>ji\u0101n\u00e1d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u6c23<\/span><rt>k\u00e8q\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0\u62ff\u5927<\/span><rt>ji\u0101n\u00e1d\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ba2\u6c14<\/span><rt>k\u00e8qi<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Canadians are polite to others.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u724c<\/span><rt>m\u00edngp\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u724c<\/span><rt>m\u00edngp\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am not interested in luxury handbags.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5931\u671b<\/span><rt>sh\u012bw\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5931\u671b<\/span><rt>sh\u012bw\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">My parents are very disappointed in me.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab2<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6eff\u610f<\/span><rt>m\u01ceny\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfe<\/span><rt>k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ee1\u610f<\/span><rt>m\u01ceny\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am satisfied with Tiffany&#8217;s class.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout point\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udccc The whole phrase comes before the predicate<\/div>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9<\/span> du\u00ec + object never moves after the main verb or adjective \u2014 the target always gets named first, then what&#8217;s felt or done about it.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span><span class=\"h2-title\">Common Mistakes<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u724c<\/span><rt>m\u00edngp\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u724c<\/span><rt>m\u00edngp\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u724c<\/span><rt>m\u00edngp\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u724c<\/span><rt>m\u00edngp\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span> x\u00ecngq\u00f9 can&#8217;t attach directly to its object \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9<\/span> du\u00ec has to introduce the object first.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>n\u00e1np\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9<\/span> du\u00ec + object always comes before the adjective, not after it.<\/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>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>My mom is very good to my dog.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>Are you interested in this book?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/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>He is not very polite to people.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79ae\u8c8c<\/span><rt>l\u01d0m\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u793c\u8c8c<\/span><rt>l\u01d0m\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>What do you think about this movie?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u6cd5<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90e8<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u6cd5<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nf\u01ce<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/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>I&#8217;m not interested in this job.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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 dog barked at the mailman.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90f5\u5dee<\/span><rt>y\u00f3uch\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90ae\u5dee<\/span><rt>y\u00f3uch\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/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>Are you allergic to peanuts?<\/div>\n    <div 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