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class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u7fd2\u8207\u601d\u7dad\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u4e60\u4e0e\u601d\u7ef4\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span> xu\u00e9x\u00ed y\u01d4 s\u012bw\u00e9i c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In ancient times, the big list was not for university admission but for government posts. After the imperial examinations (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u79d1\u8209<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u79d1\u4e3e<\/span> (k\u0113j\u01d4)), the names of those who passed were posted on a big list called a \u699c (b\u01ceng), and being <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9304\u53d6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f55\u53d6<\/span> (l\u00f9q\u01d4) for an official position (\u5b98\u4f4d (gu\u0101nw\u00e8i)) meant your name was on it. Today the results are online and the list is for university admission, but people still say \u653e\u699c (f\u00e0ngb\u01ceng, &#8220;the results are out&#8221;) when admission results are announced. This lesson takes you from school life, like credits, dorms and papers, to the big ideas you meet when you study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">School life<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"School_and_Study_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"School_and_Study_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>School and Study Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u6559\u6750<\/td><td>ji\u00e0oc\u00e1i<\/td><td>Teaching materials; textbook<\/td><td>\uad50\uc7ac<\/td><td>\u6559\u6750<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8ad6\u6587<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bba\u6587<\/span><\/td><td>l\u00f9nw\u00e9n<\/td><td>Paper; thesis; essay<\/td><td>\ub17c\ubb38<\/td><td>\u8ad6\u6587<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9304\u53d6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5f55\u53d6<\/span><\/td><td>l\u00f9q\u01d4<\/td><td>To admit; to accept (to a school)<\/td><td>\ud569\uaca9\uc2dc\ud0a4\ub2e4; \uc785\ud559\uc744 \ud5c8\uac00\ud558\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u5408\u683c\u306b\u3059\u308b; \u5165\u5b66\u3092\u8a31\u53ef\u3059\u308b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8003\u5377<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bd5\u5377<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">k\u01ceoju\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00ecju\u00e0n<\/span><\/td><td>Exam paper; test paper<\/td><td>\uc2dc\ud5d8\uc9c0<\/td><td>\u8a66\u9a13\u7528\u7d19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5bbf\u820d<\/td><td>s\u00f9sh\u00e8<\/td><td>Dormitory<\/td><td>\uae30\uc219\uc0ac<\/td><td>\u5bee<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u5206<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u5206<\/span><\/td><td>xu\u00e9f\u0113n<\/td><td>Credit (academic)<\/td><td>\ud559\uc810<\/td><td>\u5358\u4f4d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u79d1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u79d1<\/span><\/td><td>xu\u00e9k\u0113<\/td><td>Subject; academic discipline<\/td><td>\ud559\uacfc; \uacfc\ubaa9<\/td><td>\u5b66\u79d1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u6b77<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u5386<\/span><\/td><td>xu\u00e9l\u00ec<\/td><td>Educational background; academic qualifications<\/td><td>\ud559\ub825<\/td><td>\u5b66\u6b74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u5e74<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u5e74<\/span><\/td><td>xu\u00e9ni\u00e1n<\/td><td>School year; academic year<\/td><td>\ud559\ub144<\/td><td>\u5b66\u5e74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u8853<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u672f<\/span><\/td><td>xu\u00e9sh\u00f9<\/td><td>Academic; scholarly<\/td><td>\ud559\uc220<\/td><td>\u5b66\u8853<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u8005<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u8005<\/span><\/td><td>xu\u00e9zh\u011b<\/td><td>Scholar<\/td><td>\ud559\uc790<\/td><td>\u5b66\u8005<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e7c\u5152\u5712<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e7c\u513f\u56ed<\/span><\/td><td>y\u00f2u\u2019\u00e9ryu\u00e1n<\/td><td>Kindergarten<\/td><td>\uc720\uce58\uc6d0<\/td><td>\u5e7c\u7a1a\u5712<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a66\u5377<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bd5\u5377<\/span> (sh\u00ecju\u00e0n) vs \u8003\u5377 (k\u01ceoju\u00e0n)<\/h4><p>Both mean &#8220;exam paper.&#8221; Mainland China says <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8a66\u5377<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8bd5\u5377<\/span> (sh\u00ecju\u00e0n), while Taiwan more often says \u8003\u5377 (k\u01ceoju\u00e0n).<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8 ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u5e74<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341\u500b<\/span><rt class=\"\">\u00e8rsh\u00ed ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u5206<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e1i y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u7bc7<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ec pi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ad6\u6587<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u00f9nw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8 ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u5e74<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fee<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8c\u5341\u4e2a<\/span><rt class=\"\">\u00e8rsh\u00ed ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u5206<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e1i y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u7bc7<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ec pi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bba\u6587<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u00f9nw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">This school year I need to take twenty credits and also write a paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u6240<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u00e0 su\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5b78<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9304\u53d6<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u00f9q\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt class=\"\">su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u9032<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0101n j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bbf\u820d<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u00f9sh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u6240<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u00e0 su\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5b66<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f55\u53d6<\/span><rt class=\"\">l\u00f9q\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt class=\"\">su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u642c\u8fdb<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u0101n j\u00ecn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bbf\u820d<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u00f9sh\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">He was admitted to that university, so he will move into the school dorm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Big ideas<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abstract_Concept_and_Thinking_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abstract_Concept_and_Thinking_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Abstract Concept and Thinking Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u672c\u8cea<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u672c\u8d28<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">b\u011bnzh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">b\u011bnzh\u00ec<\/span><\/td><td>Essence; nature (of something)<\/td><td>\ubcf8\uc9c8<\/td><td>\u672c\u8cea<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u6982\u5ff5<\/td><td>g\u00e0ini\u00e0n<\/td><td>Concept<\/td><td>\uac1c\ub150<\/td><td>\u6982\u5ff5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89c0\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c2\u70b9<\/span><\/td><td>gu\u0101ndi\u01cen<\/td><td>Viewpoint; opinion<\/td><td>\uad00\uc810<\/td><td>\u89b3\u70b9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89c0\u5ff5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c2\u5ff5<\/span><\/td><td>gu\u0101nni\u00e0n<\/td><td>Idea; notion; mindset<\/td><td>\uad00\ub150<\/td><td>\u89b3\u5ff5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u503c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u503c<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u00e0zh\u00ed<\/td><td>Value; worth<\/td><td>\uac00\uce58<\/td><td>\u4fa1\u5024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7406\u8ad6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7406\u8bba<\/span><\/td><td>l\u01d0l\u00f9n<\/td><td>Theory<\/td><td>\uc774\ub860<\/td><td>\u7406\u8ad6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u908f\u8f2f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u903b\u8f91<\/span><\/td><td>lu\u00f3j\u00ed<\/td><td>Logic<\/td><td>\ub17c\ub9ac<\/td><td>\u8ad6\u7406<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u601d\u7dad<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u601d\u7ef4<\/span><\/td><td>s\u012bw\u00e9i<\/td><td>Thinking; way of thinking<\/td><td>\uc0ac\uace0<\/td><td>\u601d\u8003<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u601d\u60f3<\/td><td>s\u012bxi\u01ceng<\/td><td>Thought; ideology<\/td><td>\uc0ac\uc0c1<\/td><td>\u601d\u60f3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u610f\u7fa9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u610f\u4e49<\/span><\/td><td>y\u00ecy\u00ec<\/td><td>Meaning; significance<\/td><td>\uc758\ubbf8<\/td><td>\u610f\u7fa9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u539f\u5247<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u539f\u5219<\/span><\/td><td>yu\u00e1nz\u00e9<\/td><td>Principle<\/td><td>\uc6d0\uce59<\/td><td>\u539f\u5247<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u667a\u6167<\/td><td>zh\u00echu\u00ec<\/td><td>Wisdom<\/td><td>\uc9c0\ud61c<\/td><td>\u77e5\u6075<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89c0\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c2\u70b9<\/span> (gu\u0101ndi\u01cen), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89c0\u5ff5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c2\u5ff5<\/span> (gu\u0101nni\u00e0n) and \u6982\u5ff5 (g\u00e0ini\u00e0n)<\/h4><p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89c0\u9ede<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c2\u70b9<\/span> (gu\u0101ndi\u01cen) is a point of view or opinion about a specific matter. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89c0\u5ff5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u89c2\u5ff5<\/span> (gu\u0101nni\u00e0n) is a deeper idea or mindset that someone holds, such as a belief about family or money. \u6982\u5ff5 (g\u00e0ini\u00e0n) is a concept, a general idea you can define, such as a basic concept in science.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u601d\u60f3 (s\u012bxi\u01ceng) vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u601d\u7dad<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u601d\u7ef4<\/span> (s\u012bw\u00e9i)<\/h4><p>\u601d\u60f3 (s\u012bxi\u01ceng) is a system of thoughts or ideas, like the thought of a philosopher. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u601d\u7dad<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u601d\u7ef4<\/span> (s\u012bw\u00e9i) is the way or process of thinking, like logical thinking.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u610f\u7fa9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u610f\u4e49<\/span> (y\u00ecy\u00ec) vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u503c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u503c<\/span> (ji\u00e0zh\u00ed)<\/h4><p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u610f\u7fa9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u610f\u4e49<\/span> (y\u00ecy\u00ec) is meaning or significance, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u610f\u7fa9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u610f\u4e49<\/span> (y\u01d2u y\u00ecy\u00ec) means &#8220;meaningful.&#8221; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u503c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u503c<\/span> (ji\u00e0zh\u00ed) is value or worth, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u50f9\u503c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u4ef7\u503c<\/span> (y\u01d2u ji\u00e0zh\u00ed) means &#8220;valuable.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u500b\u4eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">m\u011bi ge r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt class=\"\">du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c0\u9ede<\/span><rt class=\"\">gu\u0101ndi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9 y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcf\u4e2a\u4eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">m\u011bi ge r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt class=\"\">du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00e8 ji\u00e0n sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt class=\"\">de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c2\u70b9<\/span><rt class=\"\">gu\u0101ndi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4e00\u6837<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9 y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Everyone has a different point of view on this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8b80\u66f8<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u53ea\u662f<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9 zh\u01d0sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u00e8ile<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8a66<\/span><rt class=\"\">k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f\u662f<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u011b sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u00e8ile<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6703<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u908f\u8f2f<\/span><rt class=\"\">lu\u00f3j\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u601d\u7dad<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u012bw\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u57f9\u990a<\/span><rt class=\"\">p\u00e9iy\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u667a\u6167<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00echu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bfb\u4e66<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00fash\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u53ea\u662f<\/span><rt class=\"\">b\u00f9 zh\u01d0sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u00e8ile<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8003\u8bd5<\/span><rt class=\"\">k\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f\u662f<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u011b sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4e86<\/span><rt class=\"\">w\u00e8ile<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u4f1a<\/span><rt class=\"\">xu\u00e9hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u903b\u8f91<\/span><rt class=\"\">lu\u00f3j\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u601d\u7ef4<\/span><rt class=\"\">s\u012bw\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u57f9\u517b<\/span><rt class=\"\">p\u00e9iy\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u667a\u6167<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00echu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Studying is not only for exams; 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