{"id":5802,"date":"2023-04-04T12:07:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T04:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=5802"},"modified":"2026-07-25T14:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:40:27","slug":"medusas-annoyance-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/medusas-annoyance-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Medusa\u2019s Annoyance Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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\/2023\/04\/04\/medusas-annoyance-4\/#Story\" >Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/medusas-annoyance-4\/#English_Translation\" >English Translation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n  OneDotDot Chinese \u2014 Post Redesign\n  \"Medusa's Annoyance\" \u2014 Part 4 (\u7f8e\u675c\u838e 4)\n  Same system as Part 1. 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is a story for HSK7+ learners. Stories I share are some Chinese folk tales, and some are my own creations.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- FEATURED IMAGE -->\n  <figure style=\"margin: 30px 0; border: 1px solid var(--thread); border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; background: #f6f4ef;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u7f8e\u675c\u838e.png\" alt=\"Medusa illustration\" style=\"width: 100%; object-fit: contain;\">\n  <\/figure>\n\n  <!-- FULL STORY AUDIO -->\n  <div class=\"odd-audio-block\">\n    <p class=\"odd-audio-label\">Listen to the Complete Story<\/p>\n    <audio controls src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/\u7f8e0.wav\"><\/audio>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- STORY -->\n  <h2 class=\"odd-h2\" id=\"odd-story\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Story\"><\/span>Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"odd-parts\">\n    <a 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