{"id":8900,"date":"2023-07-18T17:49:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T09:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=8900"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:59:17","slug":"before-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/","title":{"rendered":"Before and After in Chinese"},"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\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/#%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D_yiqian\" >\u4ee5\u524d y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/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\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/#Time_or_Verb_%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D_Before\" >Time or Verb + \u4ee5\u524d (Before)<\/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\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/#S_%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D_V_O_In_the_past\" >S + \u4ee5\u524d + V + O  (In the past)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/#%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E5%90%8E_yihou\" >\u4ee5\u5f8c\u540e y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/#Time_or_Verb_%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E5%90%8E_After\" >Time or Verb + \u4ee5\u5f8c\u540e  (After)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/#S_%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E5%90%8E_V_O_In_the_future\" >S + \u4ee5\u5f8c\u540e + V + O  (In the future)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/18\/before-after\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4f7e6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>The terms \u4ee5\u524d y\u01d0qi\u00e1n (before) and \u4ee5<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e<\/span> y\u01d0h\u00f2u (after) are Chinese expressions used to indicate time references. Here&#8217;s an explanation of their grammar and usage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D_yiqian\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4f7e6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u4ee5\u524d y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u4ee5\u524d y\u01d0qi\u00e1n means &#8220;before&#8221; or &#8220;in the past.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is used to refer to a point in time or a period that occurred prior to the present moment or a specific reference point. And it is often followed by a time phrase or a specific event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_or_Verb_%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D_Before\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Time or Verb + \u4ee5\u524d (Before)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">8<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc5\u9808<\/span><rt>b\u00ecx\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u660e\u5929<\/span><rt>m\u00edngti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">8<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc5\u987b<\/span><rt>b\u00ecx\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5230<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>You must arrive at the company before 8 o&#8217;clock tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u5922<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2m\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e0c\u671b<\/span><rt>x\u012bw\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">50<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b72<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9000\u4f11<\/span><rt>tu\u00ecxi\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u5922<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2m\u00e8ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e0c\u671b<\/span><rt>x\u012bw\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">50<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c81<\/span><rt>su\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9000\u4f11<\/span><rt>tu\u00ecxi\u016b<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I know I&#8217;m dreaming, but I hope to retire before the age of 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Did you learn Chinese before coming to Taiwan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>w\u01d2z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u5a5a<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9h\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>w\u01d2z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Before getting married, I was being myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E4%BB%A5%E5%89%8D_V_O_In_the_past\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S + \u4ee5\u524d + V + O<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> (In the past)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Subject can be placed either in front ot \u4ee5\u524d y\u01d0qi\u00e1n or right after it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97d3\u570b<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ngu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5169\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u97e9\u56fd<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ngu\u00f3<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e24\u5e74<\/span><rt>li\u01cengni\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I used to live in Korea for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u88e1<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1ny\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u91cc<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8l\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u5b50<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngzi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4fbf\u5b9c<\/span><rt>pi\u00e1nyi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f46\u662f<\/span><rt>d\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d85<\/span><rt>ch\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The houses here used to be cheap, but now they&#8217;re very expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167\u7247<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0opi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e25<\/span><rt>shu\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7167\u7247<\/span><rt>zh\u00e0opi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e05<\/span><rt>shu\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>Your old photos are soooo handsome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6a23<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6837<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8y\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He has never been like this before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E5%90%8E_yihou\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4f7e6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u4ee5<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e<\/span> y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u4ee5<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e<\/span> y\u01d0h\u00f2u means &#8220;after&#8221; or &#8220;in the future.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is used to refer to a point in time or a period that occurs after the present moment or a specific reference point. And it is often followed by a time phrase or a specific event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Time_or_Verb_%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E5%90%8E_After\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Time or Verb + \u4ee5<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e<\/span><\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> (After)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e94<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u00edw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u7a7a<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uk\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u661f\u671f\u4e94<\/span><rt>x\u012bngq\u012bw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u7a7a<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uk\u014dng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I will be available after Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1981<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u751f<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8349\u8393\u65cf<\/span><rt>c\u01ceom\u00e9iz\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">1981<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u751f<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b69\u5b50<\/span><rt>h\u00e1izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8349\u8393\u65cf<\/span><rt>c\u01ceom\u00e9iz\u00fa<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Many people say that children born after 1981 are the &#8220;strawberry generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#63925a0f;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#576d4d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>\u8349\u8393\u65cf c\u01ceom\u00e9i z\u00fa is a slang term in Chinese that is often used to describe the younger generation, specifically those born after 1981. It is derived from the idea that strawberries are delicate fruits that bruise easily, implying that this generation is seen as fragile or easily affected by setbacks and challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u8ab2<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u8bfe<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0k\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8981<\/span><rt>b\u00fay\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>After class, would you like to have a meal with me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u96e2\u5a5a<\/span><rt>l\u00edh\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u79bb\u5a5a<\/span><rt>l\u00edh\u016bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u627e<\/span><rt>zh\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u56de<\/span><rt>hu\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>After the divorce, I found myself again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E4%BB%A5%E5%BE%8C%E5%90%8E_V_O_In_the_future\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">S + <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u4ee5<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540e<\/span><\/mark> + V + O<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#87a57f\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> (In the future)<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> <\/rt><\/ruby><br>What do you want to do in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d55\u5c0d<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u6703<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1\u5e97<\/span><rt>h\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7edd\u5bf9<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4f1a<\/span><rt>b\u00fahu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bb6<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ed1\u5e97<\/span><rt>h\u0113idi\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I will definitely not come to this shady store again in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#63925a0f;font-size:15px\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#576d4d\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FYI<\/mark><\/strong><br>\u9ed1\u5e97 h\u0113idi\u00e0n (black store) is a Chinese slang term that refers to an establishment, usually a restaurant or business, that operates in an unfair or deceptive manner. These businesses often take advantage of customers through practices such as overcharging, providing poor-quality products or services, or using misleading advertising. The term can be translated as &#8216;shady establishment&#8217; or &#8216;blacklisted business.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I will definitely miss you a lot in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ab0<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c01<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>No one knows what will happen in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4f7e6b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Practice<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><span class=\"mobile-only\">Touch<\/span><span class=\"non-mobile\">Hover over<\/span> the space to see the answers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f It will rain after noon today, remember to bring an umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a18\u5f97<\/span><rt>j\u00ecd\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8\u5098<\/span><rt>y\u01d4s\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u5348<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bb0\u5f97<\/span><rt>j\u00ecd\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e8\u4f1e<\/span><rt>y\u01d4s\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f I have learned a little bit of Spanish before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904e<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u897f\u73ed\u7259\u6587<\/span><rt>x\u012bb\u0101ny\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u524d<\/span><rt>y\u01d0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fc7<\/span><rt>gu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u70b9\u513f<\/span><rt>y\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u897f\u73ed\u7259\u6587<\/span><rt>x\u012bb\u0101ny\u00e1w\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Will you want to adopt a Taiwanese dog in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"highlight-text\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u990a<\/span><rt>y\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u96bb<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063\u72d7<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101ng\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> <\/span><rt>\uff1f<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u517b<\/span><rt>y\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u53ea<\/span><rt>y\u00eczh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e\u72d7<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101ng\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt> 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