{"id":4078,"date":"2022-12-26T22:57:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T14:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2024-11-17T00:12:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T16:12:47","slug":"hekaung-let-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/hekaung-let-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Let alone&#8217; in Chinese &#8211; h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 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\/2022\/12\/26\/hekaung-let-alone\/#Structure\" >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\/2022\/12\/26\/hekaung-let-alone\/#General_statement_%E6%9B%B4_geng_%E4%BD%95%E6%B3%81%E5%86%B5_hekuang_specific_example\" >General statement + (\u66f4 g\u00e8ng) + \u4f55\u6cc1\u51b5 h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng + specific example<\/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\/2022\/12\/26\/hekaung-let-alone\/#%E9%80%A3%E8%BF%9E_unexpected_subject_%E9%83%BD_verbstatement%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%95%E6%B3%81%E5%86%B5_stronger_example\" >\u9023\u8fde + unexpected subject + \u90fd + verb\/statement\uff0c\u4f55\u6cc1\u51b5 + stronger example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/hekaung-let-alone\/#S_%E5%B0%9A%E4%B8%94_%E9%83%BD_or_%E5%B0%B1_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF_%EF%BC%8C_%E4%BD%95%E6%B3%81%E5%86%B5_Statement\" >S (+ \u5c1a\u4e14)&nbsp;+ \u90fd or \u5c31 \u22ef\u22ef \uff0c+ \u4f55\u6cc1\u51b5 + Statement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ab3939\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>The Chinese word&nbsp;\u4f55<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cc1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51b5<\/span>&nbsp;h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng is a conjunction used to introduce a stronger reason or example after making a general statement. It\u2019s similar to &#8220;let alone,&#8221; &#8220;not to mention,&#8221; or &#8220;much less&#8221; in English and is often used for emphasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Structure\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ab3939\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Structure<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_statement_%E6%9B%B4_geng_%E4%BD%95%E6%B3%81%E5%86%B5_hekuang_specific_example\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c98282\" class=\"has-inline-color\">General statement + (\u66f4 g\u00e8ng) + \u4f55<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cc1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51b5<\/span> h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng + specific example<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This expression is common in written and formal contexts. The addition of \u66f4 g\u00e8ng before \u4f55\u6cc1 h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng intensifies the emphasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d55<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053\u6b49<\/span><rt>d\u00e0oqi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7edd<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053\u6b49<\/span><rt>d\u00e0oqi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6839\u672c<\/span><rt>g\u0113nb\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9519<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I will never apologize. Besides, that is not my fault at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6750\u6599<\/span><rt>c\u00e1ili\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6750\u6599<\/span><rt>c\u00e1ili\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>This dish is too difficult to make, not to mention that we do not have the ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c3a\u78bc<\/span><rt>ch\u01d0m\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u978b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c3a\u7801<\/span><rt>ch\u01d0m\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><br>These shoes are expensive. Besides, they\u2019re too small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2<\/span><rt>l\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9060<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed8<\/span><rt>f\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><rt>b\u00f9q\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u8cbb<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9f\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb<\/span><rt>l\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fdc<\/span><rt>yu\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f4<\/span><rt>g\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed8<\/span><rt>f\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><rt>b\u00f9q\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u8d39<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9f\u00e8i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The school is too far from our home, not to mention that we can&#8217;t afford the tuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u52d5<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8dd1<\/span><rt>p\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u52a8<\/span><rt>b\u00fad\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u722c\u5c71<\/span><rt>p\u00e1sh\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>He can\u2019t even run, let alone climb a mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%80%A3%E8%BF%9E_unexpected_subject_%E9%83%BD_verbstatement%EF%BC%8C%E4%BD%95%E6%B3%81%E5%86%B5_stronger_example\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c98282\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9023<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fde<\/span> + unexpected subject + \u90fd + verb\/statement\uff0c\u4f55<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cc1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51b5<\/span> + stronger example<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The pattern of &#8220;<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9023<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fde<\/span> li\u00e1n \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7 \u90fd d\u014du \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7&#8221; usually goes with \u4f55<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cc1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51b5<\/span> h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng to indicate if the unexpected subject is true, then the following example is even more so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e2c\u9a57<\/span><rt>c\u00e8y\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9023<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u570b\u4e2d\u751f<\/span><rt>gu\u00f3zh\u014dngsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6703<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b78\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoxu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d4b\u9a8c<\/span><rt>c\u00e8y\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fde<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56fd\u4e2d\u751f<\/span><rt>gu\u00f3zh\u014dngsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4f1a<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b66\u751f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceoxu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><br>This test is too hard for junior high school students, let alone for elementary students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9023<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u554f\u984c<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u570b<\/span><rt>ch\u016bgu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u884c<\/span><rt>l\u01dax\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fde<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95ee\u9898<\/span><rt>w\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u56fd<\/span><rt>ch\u016bgu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65c5\u884c<\/span><rt>l\u01dax\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>You can barely even buy your own food, much less travel by yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9023<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fde<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5305\u5305<\/span><rt>b\u0101ob\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>He bought a super expensive house; besides, this just a small bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9023<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98ef<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fde<\/span><rt>li\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u676f<\/span><rt>b\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u996d<\/span><rt>f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>There\u2019s not even a glass of water, much less food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E5%B0%9A%E4%B8%94_%E9%83%BD_or_%E5%B0%B1_%E2%8B%AF%E2%8B%AF_%EF%BC%8C_%E4%BD%95%E6%B3%81%E5%86%B5_Statement\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c98282\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S (+ \u5c1a\u4e14)&nbsp;+ \u90fd or \u5c31 \u22ef\u22ef \uff0c+ \u4f55<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cc1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51b5<\/span> + Statement<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When&nbsp;\u4f55<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6cc1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u51b5<\/span> h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng is combined with&nbsp;\u5c1a\u4e14 sh\u00e0ngqi\u011b + \u90fd d\u014du \/&nbsp;\u5c31 ji\u00f9, it highlights how unlikely or impossible something is by comparing two scenarios. The comparison makes it clear that if the first situation is true, the second one is even more obvious. This adds a rhetorical effect to emphasize the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6703<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4f1a<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>People can&#8217;t even learn it, let alone dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcd\u8a9e<\/span><rt>m\u01d4y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8005<\/span><rt>zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c1a\u4e14<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngqi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7e5e\u53e3\u4ee4<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ok\u01d2ul\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u570b\u4eba<\/span><rt>w\u00e0igu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6bcd\u8bed<\/span><rt>m\u01d4y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8005<\/span><rt>zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c1a\u4e14<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngqi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed5\u53e3\u4ee4<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ok\u01d2ul\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u56fd\u4eba<\/span><rt>w\u00e0igu\u00f3r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Native speakers can&#8217;t even say this tongue twister well, let alone foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u6642<\/span><rt>p\u00edngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u611b<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e73\u65f6<\/span><rt>p\u00edngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7231<\/span><rt>\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He usually doesn&#8217;t eat much; besides, he doesn&#8217;t like this kind of food anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u52d5\u7269<\/span><rt>d\u00f2ngw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c1a\u4e14<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngqi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b77<\/span><rt>h\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b50<\/span><rt>z\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u6cc1<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u52a8\u7269<\/span><rt>d\u00f2ngw\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c1a\u4e14<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngqi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a4<\/span><rt>h\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b50<\/span><rt>z\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f55\u51b5<\/span><rt>h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Even animals know to protect their young, let alone you as a mother.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/c1-grammar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" style=\"width:150px;height:43px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammar Point:The Chinese word&nbsp;\u4f55\u6cc1\u51b5&nbsp;h\u00e9ku\u00e0ng is a conjunction used to introduce a stronger reason or example after making a general statement. It\u2019s similar to &#8220;let alone,&#8221; &#8220;not to mention,&#8221; or &#8220;much less&#8221; in English and is often used for emphasis. 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