{"id":9185,"date":"2023-08-10T19:55:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9185"},"modified":"2026-08-15T19:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T11:51:55","slug":"guoran-as-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"As expected &#8211; gu\u01d2r\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 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 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/#1_Structure\" >1 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\/2023\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/#S_%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6_guoran_V_O\" >S + \u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n + V + O<\/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\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/#%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6_guoran_Clause\" >\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n + Clause<\/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\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/#2_Other_Common_Phrases\" >2 Other Common Phrases<\/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\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/#%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6%E5%A6%82%E6%AD%A4_guoran_ruci\" >\u679c\u7136\u5982\u6b64 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n r\u00fac\u01d0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/#3_Common_Mistakes\" >3 Common Mistakes<\/a><\/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\/08\/10\/guoran-as-expected\/#4_Practice\" >4 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  :root{\n    --ink:#2b2620;\n    --ink-soft:#5a5248;\n    --paper:#ffffff;\n    --paper-deep:#f4f7fb;\n    --gold:#3b6ea5;\n    --gold-deep:#2f5c8c;\n    --amber:#2a5f8f;\n    --jade:#3568a0;\n    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5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\">\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\">\u2014 &#8220;As Expected&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n is an adverb of confirmation \u2014 it signals that a result matched what you expected. In English it usually comes out as &#8220;as expected,&#8221; &#8220;sure enough,&#8221; or &#8220;just as I thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/As-expected-\u679c\u7136-guoran.png\" alt=\"As expected \u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\">\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n works two ways: sitting inside a sentence right before the verb, or standing on its own at the start of a new clause to confirm a prediction just made.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"S_%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6_guoran_V_O\"><\/span>S + \u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n + V + O<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\">\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n sits right after the subject, confirming that the result lines up with what was expected.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You really learn quickly, just as I expected.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6536\u5230<\/span><rt>sh\u014dud\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u77e5<\/span><rt>t\u014dngzh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6536\u5230<\/span><rt>sh\u014dud\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u901a\u77e5<\/span><rt>t\u014dngzh\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Sure enough, she didn&#8217;t receive the notification.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4eba<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ur\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u990a<\/span><rt>y\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4eba<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ur\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u517b<\/span><rt>y\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">This cat is indeed someone&#8217;s pet.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u50f9<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ca0\u64d4<\/span><rt>f\u00f9d\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u5317<\/span><rt>T\u00e1ib\u011bi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u4ef7<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d1f\u62c5<\/span><rt>f\u00f9d\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The property prices in Taipei are indeed beyond what I can afford.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u6c92<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u670b\u53cb<\/span><rt>p\u00e9ngyou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u6ca1<\/span><rt>h\u00e1im\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You&#8217;re truly a friend \u2014 you knew even before I said it.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6_guoran_Clause\"><\/span>\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n + Clause<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\">\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n can also stand alone at the start of a new clause, confirming a prediction that was just made \u2014 often after a comma, as a beat of its own.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6a23<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6837<\/span><rt>y\u00edy\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Indeed, just as you said.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceosh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u7a7a<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nk\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70cf\u96f2<\/span><rt>w\u016by\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u96e8<\/span><rt>d\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u4e0a<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u7a7a<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nk\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e4c\u4e91<\/span><rt>w\u016by\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u5348<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0w\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u96e8<\/span><rt>d\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">In the morning, there were many dark clouds in the sky. As expected, it rained heavily in the afternoon.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80a1\u7968<\/span><rt>g\u01d4pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7\u8ce3<\/span><rt>m\u01ceim\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8907\u96dc<\/span><rt>f\u00f9z\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80a1\u7968<\/span><rt>g\u01d4pi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70\u5356<\/span><rt>m\u01ceim\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590d\u6742<\/span><rt>f\u00f9z\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Sure enough, stock trading is too complex.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e16\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u6c7a<\/span><rt>ji\u011bju\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4e86<\/span><rt>b\u00f9li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e16\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89e3\u51b3<\/span><rt>ji\u011bju\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u4e86<\/span><rt>b\u00f9li\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Sure enough, there&#8217;s nothing money can&#8217;t solve in this world.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ce1\u9eb5<\/span><rt>p\u00e0omi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u662f<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ish\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><rt>T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b9\u4fbf\u9762<\/span><rt>f\u0101ngbi\u00e0nmi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700<\/span><rt>zu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u5403<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Sure enough, Taiwanese instant noodles are the most delicious.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">Cultural Note: Taiwanese Instant Noodles<\/div>\n    <p>Taiwan&#8217;s instant noodle scene is a genuine point of pride, and its variety has earned a following well beyond the island. Spicy fans usually reach for beef-noodle or chili-oil styles, while milder palates lean toward seafood cup noodles or vegetarian versions. Most packs come loaded with extras \u2014 dehydrated vegetables, bits of meat, tofu, seasoning packets \u2014 which is part of why locals treat trying a new brand or flavor as a small adventure in itself.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Other_Common_Phrases\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Other Common Phrases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%9E%9C%E7%84%B6%E5%A6%82%E6%AD%A4_guoran_ruci\"><\/span>\u679c\u7136\u5982\u6b64 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n r\u00fac\u01d0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:10px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;color:#3d5a75 !important;\">This phrase means &#8220;just as expected&#8221; or &#8220;as I thought&#8221; \u2014 a compact way to say the outcome matched what you&#8217;d already predicted. It&#8217;s common in casual conversation.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><span class=\"speaker\">A\uff1a<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d\u8aaa<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c\u8bf4<\/span><rt>t\u012bngshu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u738b<\/span><rt>W\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Have you heard? Teacher Wang isn&#8217;t teaching anymore.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><span class=\"speaker\">B\uff1a<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u6b64<\/span><rt>r\u00fac\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5982\u6b64<\/span><rt>r\u00fac\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Just as expected.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><span class=\"speaker\">A\uff1a<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101ox\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539\u7248<\/span><rt>g\u01ceib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d88\u606f<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">HSK<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539\u7248<\/span><rt>g\u01ceib\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The news today says HSK is going to be revised.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><span class=\"speaker\">B\uff1a<\/span><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136\u5982\u6b64<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1nr\u00fac\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u904e<\/span><rt>shu\u014dgu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136\u5982\u6b64<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1nr\u00fac\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb\u5e74<\/span><rt>q\u00f9ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">Tiffany<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8fc7<\/span><rt>shu\u014dgu\u00f2<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Just as expected \u2014 I heard Tiffany mention that last year.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Common_Mistakes\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Common Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:16px !important;\">\u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n confirms a prediction \u2014 it&#8217;s easy to reach for \u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n or \u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n instead, but those mark surprise, the opposite feeling.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-block\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5c31<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/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\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5c31<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/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\">\u5c45\u7136<\/span><rt>j\u016br\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right-row\">\n      <span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span>\n      <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5c31<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/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\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5c31<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/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\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">The speaker already expected rain, so the result should be confirmed with \u679c\u7136 gu\u01d2r\u00e1n, not marked as a surprise with \u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">4<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">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>After I finished using the restroom, the cake on the table was gone, as expected.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7576<\/span><rt>d\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5ec1\u6240<\/span><rt>c\u00e8su\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u4e0a<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5f53<\/span><rt>d\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b8c<\/span><rt>w\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5395\u6240<\/span><rt>c\u00e8su\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u684c\u4e0a<\/span><rt>zhu\u014dshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u88ab<\/span><rt>b\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u5b8c<\/span><rt>ch\u012bw\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>I looked at the floor, and as expected, there was a lot of whipped cream on the ground.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9bae\u5976\u6cb9<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nn\u01ceiy\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u591a<\/span><rt>h\u011bndu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9c9c\u5976\u6cb9<\/span><rt>xi\u0101nn\u01ceiy\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u4e0a<\/span><rt>d\u00ecshang<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>The one who sneakily ate the cake, as expected, is now hiding behind the couch \u2014 my dog.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u5403<\/span><rt>t\u014duch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5147\u624b<\/span><rt>xi\u014dngsh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eb2<\/span><rt>du\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c99\u767c<\/span><rt>sh\u0101f\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f8c<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5077\u5403<\/span><rt>t\u014duch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u86cb\u7cd5<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ng\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51f6\u624b<\/span><rt>xi\u014dngsh\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8eb2<\/span><rt>du\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c99\u53d1<\/span><rt>sh\u0101f\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540e<\/span><rt>h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>The experts&#8217; prediction was right \u2014 housing prices sure enough kept rising.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c08\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9810\u6e2c<\/span><rt>y\u00f9c\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u932f<\/span><rt>m\u00e9icu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u50f9<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6301\u7e8c<\/span><rt>ch\u00edx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6f32<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngzh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e13\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9884\u6d4b<\/span><rt>y\u00f9c\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u9519<\/span><rt>m\u00e9icu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u623f\u4ef7<\/span><rt>f\u00e1ngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6301\u7eed<\/span><rt>ch\u00edx\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u6da8<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngzh\u01ceng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>He&#8217;s never been reliable, and sure enough, he stood me up again this time.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5411\u4f86<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ngl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7b97\u8a71<\/span><rt>b\u00fasu\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6b21<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9d3f\u5b50<\/span><rt>g\u0113zi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5411\u6765<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0ngl\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u7b97\u8bdd<\/span><rt>b\u00fasu\u00e0nhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6b21<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c8<\/span><rt>y\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9e3d\u5b50<\/span><rt>g\u0113zi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>This movie has such high reviews \u2014 it sure lives up to its reputation.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u90e8<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a55\u50f9<\/span><rt>p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u4e0d\u865b\u50b3<\/span><rt>m\u00edngb\u00f9x\u016bchu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u90e8<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc4\u4ef7<\/span><rt>p\u00edngji\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ad8<\/span><rt>g\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540d\u4e0d\u865a\u4f20<\/span><rt>m\u00edngb\u00f9x\u016bchu\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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>I had long suspected he was lying, and sure enough, the investigation confirmed my suspicion.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5c31<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u61f7\u7591<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1iy\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8b0a<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8abf\u67e5<\/span><rt>di\u00e0och\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b49\u5be6<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u731c\u6e2c<\/span><rt>c\u0101ic\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u5c31<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6000\u7591<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1iy\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8c0e<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c03\u67e5<\/span><rt>di\u00e0och\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bc1\u5b9e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngsh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u731c\u6d4b<\/span><rt>c\u0101ic\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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\">08<\/span>This phone had great buzz before launch, and sales sure enough hit a new high.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u6b3e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ku\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u6a5f<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5e02<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53e3\u7891<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ub\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u92b7\u91cf<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5275\u4e0b<\/span><rt>chu\u00e0ngxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u9ad8<\/span><rt>x\u012bng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u6b3e<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ku\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624b\u673a<\/span><rt>sh\u01d2uj\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a\u5e02<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ngsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53e3\u7891<\/span><rt>k\u01d2ub\u0113i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9500\u91cf<\/span><rt>xi\u0101oli\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u521b\u4e0b<\/span><rt>chu\u00e0ngxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0\u9ad8<\/span><rt>x\u012bng\u0101o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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\">09<\/span>The doctor said more exercise would improve sleep, and after trying it, I really did sleep better.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u904b\u52d5<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539\u5584<\/span><rt>g\u01ceish\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u7720<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecmi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a66<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u5f8c<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f03<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd0\u52a8<\/span><rt>y\u00f9nd\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u80fd<\/span><rt>n\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6539\u5584<\/span><rt>g\u01ceish\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u7720<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecmi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bd5<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ee5\u540e<\/span><rt>y\u01d0h\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761<\/span><rt>shu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8f83<\/span><rt>b\u01d0ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/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\">10<\/span>Everyone thought he&#8217;d win, and the match result was sure enough just as everyone expected.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6703<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d0f<\/span><rt>y\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/span><rt>b\u01d0s\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d50\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5982<\/span><rt>r\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u6599<\/span><rt>su\u01d2li\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f1a<\/span><rt>hu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d62<\/span><rt>y\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8d5b<\/span><rt>b\u01d0s\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7ed3\u679c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e9gu\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u679c\u7136<\/span><rt>gu\u01d2r\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5982<\/span><rt>r\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u6599<\/span><rt>su\u01d2li\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/jingran-and-juran\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">\u7adf\u7136 j\u00ecngr\u00e1n \u2014 &#8220;Surprisingly&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 4)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/20\/jingran-and-juran\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">\u5c45\u7136 j\u016br\u00e1n \u2014 &#8220;Surprisingly&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 5)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/ran-chinese\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\">All different \u7136 r\u00e1n in Chinese<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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