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===I. 靠 to rely on, by means of=== | ===I. 靠 to rely on, by means of=== | ||
* 靠 without another verb means "to rely upon" | |||
* 靠 + verb means "through <verb>" | |||
===II. 即…又… not merely..., but ...as well=== | ===II. 即…又… not merely..., but ...as well=== | ||
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===IV. 占 to constitute=== | ===IV. 占 to constitute=== | ||
占 + percentage or rank | |||
===V. (在) NP上 regarding NP=== | ===V. (在) NP上 regarding NP=== | ||
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===VI. 給…帶來 to bring... to...=== | ===VI. 給…帶來 to bring... to...=== | ||
給 <recipient> 帶來 <something> | |||
===VII. 結果 consequently, in the end=== | ===VII. 結果 consequently, in the end=== | ||
A 結果 B: B is the result of A. Emphasis on B. B is an undesirable, non-ideal, or unexpected result of A. B typically is an undesirable or negative situation. | A 結果 B: B is the result of A. Emphasis on B. B is an undesirable, non-ideal, or unexpected result of A. B typically is an undesirable or negative situation. | ||
=Chapter 10= | =Chapter 10= | ||
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===安定=== | ===安定=== | ||
Often 「安定下來」：to marry, settle down | Often 「安定下來」：to marry, settle down | ||
===暫時=== | |||
Adv. meaning "temporarily". Often used with 一陣子 (a time word meaning "a while", same grammatical usage as eg. 一個月). | |||
「我暫時會住在這裡一陣子」 "I will live here temporarily for a while" | |||
===退休=== | |||
To retire. | |||
Note: Cannot take an object, 退休+obj. is incorrect! | |||
===義務=== | ===義務=== | ||
Duty, obligation | Duty, obligation. | ||
Note: the textbook definition "to volunteer, on a voluntary basis, to do something gratis" is not commonly used with 義務. The textbook definition is better suited to 志願 (zhìyuàn). | |||
===辭掉=== | |||
To quit, resign. | |||
Usage examples: 「辭掉工作」，「把工作辭掉了」 | |||
Compare with 辭職，離開： both 辭職工作 and 離開工作 are more positive sounding than 辭掉工作. | |||
===儘可能=== | |||
To do one's best in spite of external factors that may arise (eg. leaving early in case there's a traffic jam on the way) | |||
Compare with 儘量, meaning to do one's best (work faster, harder, etc.) | |||
==Additional Vocabulary== | ==Additional Vocabulary== | ||