{"id":6551,"date":"2025-07-08T23:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T06:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=6551"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T22:58:57","slug":"xiangdui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2025\/07\/08\/xiangdui\/","title":{"rendered":"xi\u0101ngdu\u00ec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">xi\u0101ngdu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7du\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[with] each other}; {one another}; mutually \u00b7 {facing; opposing [\u2192 [compared]]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[being] opposite each other; face to face | relative\/relatively; comparatively; vis-\u00e0-vis]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u76f8\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span style=\"color: hsl(100, 85%, 40%);\"> \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n<p>[<strong>Notes:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: hsl(100, 85%, 40%)\">Tap\/click on a <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to reveal its <\/span><span style=\"background-color: hsl(52, 55%, 87%);\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>; <span style=\"color: hsl(45, 85%, 40%)\">tap\/click on a <\/span><span style=\"background-color: hsl(52, 55%, 87%);\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"color: hsl(45, 85%, 40%)\">or its <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> <span style=\"background-color: hsl(52, 55%, 87%);\">\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>. <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <strong>Reveal All<\/strong>, <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <strong>Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \ud83d\udcd8 <strong>Reveal None<\/strong> re all the <span class=\"plusinfotransl\">\u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n<p>The <i>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng L\u00e1iz\u00ec Chu\u00e0ngz\u00e0o Ma?<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(L\u00e1i\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Came \u00b7 From<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\u81ea\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4f86\u81ea<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Chu\u00e0ng\u00b7z\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Initiating \u00b7 {Making, Creating} \u2192 [Creating]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u521b\u9020\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5275\u9020<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Ma\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\"><span style=\"font-style: normal\">[? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5417\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u55ce<\/span>)?\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Was Life Created? (lc)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> <i>(Was Life Created? (lc))<\/i> brochure and the <i>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de Q\u01d0yu\u00e1n\u2014Zh\u00edde S\u012bk\u01ceo de W\u01d4 Ge W\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(Q\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Rising \u2192 [Starting]} \u00b7 Source \u2192 [Origin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d77\u6e90\/\u539f)\u2014(Zh\u00ed\u00b7de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Worth \u00b7 Getting \u2192 [Worth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u503c\u5f97)\n\t\t\t(S\u012b\u00b7k\u01ceo\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Thinking About} \u00b7 Examining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u601d\u8003)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(W\u01d4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Five<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e94)\n\t\t\t(Ge\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\"><span style=\"font-style: normal\">[mw]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(W\u00e8n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">Asking \u00b7 Subjects \u2192 [Questions]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ee\u9898\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u554f\u984c<\/span>)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> <i>(The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf))<\/i> brochure were originally published back in 2010, but relatively recently, the English version of the <i>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure was updated to the December 2022 Printing, and the Mandarin version of it was updated to the February 2023 Printing. Also, the <i>Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure and the <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure are now in the Teaching Toolbox section in the JW Library app. So, it would be good to consider some of the expressions used in the Mandarin versions of these publications that can be so helpful when discussing whether life was created.<\/p>\n<h4>It\u2019s Relative?<\/h4>\n<p>This week\u2019s MEotW, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cxi\u0101ngdu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7du\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[with] each other}; {one another}; mutually \u00b7 {facing; opposing [\u2192 [compared]]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[being] opposite each other; face to face | relative\/relatively; comparatively; vis-\u00e0-vis]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u76f8\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> occurs in paragraph 3 of the QUESTION 2 section of the <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure, which section is entitled, in English, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102010344\" title=\"Is Any Form of Life Really Simple? \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">Is Any Form of Life Really Simple?<\/a>\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102010344#h=5\" title=\"Is Any Form of Life Really Simple? \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSince prokaryotic cells are <strong>relatively<\/strong> less complex than eukaryotic cells, many believe that animal and plant cells must have evolved from bacterial cells.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102010344#h=5\" title=\"\u201c\u7b80\u5355\u201d\u7684\u751f\u7269\u771f\u7684\u7b80\u5355\u5417\uff1f \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">WOL<\/a>, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lf\/Pinyin_Plus\/lf-q2.html#par3\" title=\"lf Q2: How Did Life Begin? - Origin of Life Br. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"minusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal None\" aria-label=\"Reveal None\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Xi\u0101ngdu\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Xi\u0101ng\u00b7du\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{one another} \u00b7 {facing \u2192 [compared]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[relatively]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u76f8\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">l\u00e1i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">coming<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4f86<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">shu\u014d<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{to say}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bf4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8aaa\/\u8aac<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">yu\u00e1nh\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(yu\u00e1n\u00b7h\u00e9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">primitive \u00b7 {pit (of a fruit) \u2192 [nucleus]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[prokaryotic]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u539f\u6838)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00ecb\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7b\u0101o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">tiny \u00b7 wombs \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[cells]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u80de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d30\u80de<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">g\u00f2uz\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(g\u00f2u\u00b7z\u00e0o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{constructings \u2192 [structures]} \u00b7 makings \u2192<\/span> [structures]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6784\u9020\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u69cb\u9020<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{compared to}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6bd4)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">zh\u0113nh\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(zh\u0113n\u00b7h\u00e9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">true \u00b7 {pit (of a fruit) \u2192 [nucleus]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[eukaryotic]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u771f\u6838)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00ecb\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7b\u0101o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">tiny \u00b7 wombs \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[cells]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u80de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d30\u80de<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u01cen\u00b7d\u0101n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{are simple} \u00b7 {are single \u2192 [are simple]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[are simple]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7b80\u5355\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(su\u01d2\u00b7y\u01d0\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{that which} \u00b7 {is the reason\/cause} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[so]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6240\u4ee5)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u01d4du\u014d<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u01d4\u00b7du\u014d\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">numbers \u00b7 many<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bb8\u591a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a31\u591a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">k\u0113xu\u00e9\u2010ji\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((k\u0113\u00b7xu\u00e9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{branches of study} \u00b7 learning \u2192 [science]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79d1\u5b66\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u79d1\u5b78<\/span>)\u2010(ji\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">-ists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bb6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[scientists]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">r\u00e8nw\u00e9i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(r\u00e8n\u00b7w\u00e9i\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">identify \u00b7 {(it) to be (that)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ba4\u4e3a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8a8d\u70ba<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">d\u00f2ng\u2010zh\u00edw\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((d\u00f2ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">moving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52a8\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u52d5<\/span>)\u2010(zh\u00ed\u00b7w\u00f9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">planted \u00b7 things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u690d\u7269)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[plants and animals]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00ecb\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7b\u0101o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">tiny \u00b7 wombs \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[cells]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u80de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d30\u80de<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">d\u014du<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">all<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u90fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00ecd\u00ecng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(b\u00ec\u00b7d\u00ecng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">certainly \u00b7 {(it) has been set}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5fc5\u5b9a)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">are<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">c\u00f3ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">from<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ece\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5f9e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00ecj\u016bn<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7j\u016bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">tiny \u00b7 bacteria \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[bacterial]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u83cc\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d30\u83cc<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00ecb\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7b\u0101o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">tiny \u00b7 wombs \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[cells]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u80de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d30\u80de<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u01censh\u0113ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(y\u01cen\u00b7sh\u0113ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{spilling over} \u00b7 {given life to} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[evolved]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u884d\u751f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">chulai<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(chu\u00b7lai\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">out \u00b7 {to come}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51fa\u6765\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u51fa\u4f86<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{\u2019s (cells)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>.\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>It\u2019s Complex, Absolutely<\/h4>\n<p>In <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cxi\u0101ngdu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7du\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[with] each other}; {one another}; mutually \u00b7 {facing; opposing [\u2192 [compared]]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[being] opposite each other; face to face | relative\/relatively; comparatively; vis-\u00e0-vis]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u76f8\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d,<\/i> <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cxi\u0101ng<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{[with] each other}; {one another}; mutually<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> means \u201ceach other\u201d, or \u201cone another\u201d. <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cDu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{trained on}; {directed at}; facing; opposite; opposing; {[is] towards} [\u2192 [to | treat | [is] correct; [is] right | pair; couple [of] | comparing; checking; verifying]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> literally means \u201cfacing\u201d or \u201copposing\u201d, and can effectively mean \u201ccompared\u201d. Together, these <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morpheme\" title=\"Morpheme - Wikipedia\">morphemes<\/a> can be taken to effectively mean \u201crelative\u201d or \u201crelatively\u201d, as they are in the above example.<\/p>\n<p>The opposite of \u201crelative\u201d or \u201crelatively\u201d is \u201cabsolute\u201d or \u201cabsolutely\u201d, and the Mandarin word for that is <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ju\u00e9\u00b7du\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{being cut off \u2192 [asolutely]} \u00b7 {facing \u2192 [compared]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[is] absolute[ly]; perfect[ly]; definite[ly]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7edd\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d55\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d.<\/i> The <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cju\u00e9<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{cut off}; severed [\u2192 [exhausted; used up; finished; terminated | unique; superb; matchless | died; has become extinct]] | <span class=\"lit\">{being cut off} \u2192<\/span> [absolutely; extremely]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7edd\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d55\/\u7d76<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> used here literally means \u201ccut off\u201d, and can effectively mean \u201cabsolutely\u201d or \u201cextremely\u201d. The <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cdu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{trained on}; {directed at}; facing; opposite; opposing; {[is] towards} [\u2192 [to | treat | [is] correct; [is] right | pair; couple [of] | comparing; checking; verifying]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cju\u00e9du\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ju\u00e9\u00b7du\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{being cut off \u2192 [asolutely]} \u00b7 {facing \u2192 [compared]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[is] absolute[ly]; perfect[ly]; definite[ly]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7edd\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d55\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d<\/i> is the same one that\u2019s in <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>\u201cxi\u0101ngdu\u00ec<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101ng\u00b7du\u00ec\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{[with] each other}; {one another}; mutually \u00b7 {facing; opposing [\u2192 [compared]]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[[being] opposite each other; face to face | relative\/relatively; comparatively; vis-\u00e0-vis]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u76f8\u5bf9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u76f8\u5c0d<\/span>)<\/span><i>\u201d.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Relatively speaking, some cells are simpler than other cells, and as mentioned in the example above, some latch on to that and suggest that more complex cells must have evolved from relatively simpler cells. However, as the <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure goes on to show us, <em>any<\/em> cell is still highly, highly complex in absolute terms, when it comes to what could be formed by random chance.<\/p>\n<h4>Relatively and Absolutely \u201cFar Too Complex to Have Arisen by Chance\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>The following statement, which occurs towards the end of the QUESTION 2 section of the <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure, describes the complexity of even relatively \u201csimple\u201d cells:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/en\/wol\/d\/r1\/lp-e\/1102010344#h=37\" title=\"Is Any Form of Life Really Simple? \u2014 Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY\">English<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Fact:<\/strong> Some respected scientists say that even a \u201csimple\u201d cell is far too complex to have arisen by chance on earth.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mandarin (<a href=\"https:\/\/wol.jw.org\/cmn-Hans\/wol\/d\/r23\/lp-chs-rb\/1102010344#h=38\" title=\"\u201c\u7b80\u5355\u201d\u7684\u751f\u7269\u771f\u7684\u7b80\u5355\u5417\uff1f \u2014 \u5b88\u671b\u53f0\u7ebf\u4e0a\u4e66\u5e93\">WOL<\/a>, <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lf\/Pinyin_Plus\/lf-q2.html#review-box\" title=\"lf Q2: Is Any Form of Life Really Simple? - Origin of Life Br. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\">Plus<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plusParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal All\" aria-label=\"Reveal All\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> <span onclick=\"advParentNode(this)\" class=\"plusinfotransl\" title=\"Reveal Advanced\" aria-label=\"Reveal Advanced\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/span> <span onclick=\"minusParentNode(this)\" title=\"Reveal None\" aria-label=\"Reveal None\" role=\"button\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Sh\u00ecsh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Sh\u00ec\u00b7sh\u00ed\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">matter \u00b7 {being solid} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[fact]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e8b\u5b9e\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u4e8b\u5be6<\/span>)<\/span>:\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">Y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(Y\u01d2u\u00b7xi\u0113\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">{(there) are having \u2192<\/span> [(there) are]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span> \u00b7 some<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6709\u4e9b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00e8ish\u00f2u<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(b\u00e8i\u00b7sh\u00f2u\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">fully \u00b7 receive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5907\u53d7\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u5099\u53d7<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">z\u016bnzh\u00f2ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(z\u016bn\u00b7zh\u00f2ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">respecting \u00b7 {(viewing as) weighty}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c0a\u91cd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">k\u0113xu\u00e9\u2010ji\u0101<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t((k\u0113\u00b7xu\u00e9\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{branches of study} \u00b7 learning \u2192 [science]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79d1\u5b66\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u79d1\u5b78<\/span>)\u2010(ji\u0101\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">-ists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bb6)\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">\u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[scientists]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">shu\u014d<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">saying<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bf4\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8aaa\/\u8aac<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ji\u00f9su\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u00f9\u00b7su\u00e0n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">{even if} \u00b7 <span class=\"lit\">{figuring \u2192<\/span> [considering]<span class=\"lit\">}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c31\u7b97)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{(it) is}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ge<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t<i>(<\/i><span class=\"mt\"><i>[mw]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\u201c<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">ji\u01cend\u0101n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(ji\u01cen\u00b7d\u0101n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">simple \u00b7 {single \u2192 [simple]} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[simple]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7b80\u5355\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7c21\u55ae<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00ecb\u0101o<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7b\u0101o\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">tiny \u00b7 womb \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[cell]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ec6\u80de\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u7d30\u80de<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">y\u011b<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">(it) also<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e5f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00edf\u0113n<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(sh\u00ed\u00b7f\u0113n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">ten \u00b7 portions \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[very much]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5341\u5206)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">f\u00f9z\u00e1<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(f\u00f9\u00b7z\u00e1\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{is turned around \u2192 [is complex]} \u00b7 {is mixed} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[is complex]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u590d\u6742\n\t\t\t<span class=\"trad\">\u8907\u96dc<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">b\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">not<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(k\u011b\u00b7n\u00e9ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\"><span class=\"lit\">maybe \u00b7 {being able} \u2192<\/span> [possibly]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53ef\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">sh\u00ec<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{had been}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">p\u00e8ngqi\u01ceo<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo a\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(p\u00e8ng\u00b7qi\u01ceo\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{having bumped into} \u00b7 {being coincidental} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[by chance]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u78b0\u5de7)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">z\u00e0i<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">on<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5728)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">d\u00ecqi\u00fa<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(d\u00ec\u00b7qi\u00fa\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mt\">earth \u00b7 globe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5730\u7403)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">shang<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">upon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e0a)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">x\u00edngch\u00e9ng<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(x\u00edng\u00b7ch\u00e9ng\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{form <i>(n)}<\/i> \u00b7 {came to be} \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[formed]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f62\u6210)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span onclick=\"plus(this)\">de<\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(<span class=\"mt\">{\u2019s (thing)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>.\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let us, then, continue to do what we can to help Mandarin-speaking people to get acquainted with the abundant evidence that life was indeed created, and let us help them to get to know our loving Creator.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>For convenience:<\/p>\n<p>The direct link for the current-generation <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resource for the <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lf\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Origin of Life Br. (P\u012bny\u012bn Plus, Web)\"><i>Origin of Life<\/i> Br. (<i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i> Plus, Web)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The short link for Chinese field language-learning links for the <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tiandi.info\/lf\" title=\"Origin of Life Brochure Links - tiandi.info\"><i>Origin of Life<\/i> Brochure Links (<strong>tiandi.info\/lf<\/strong>)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> and <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus web material based on the Mandarin <i>Origin of Life<\/i> brochure will be made available in the <span onclick=\"plus(this)\"><i>P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span><span class=\"plusinfo\" onclick=\"minus(this)\">\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lit\">{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> <span class=\"mt\">[Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/lf\/Pinyin_Plus\/index.html\" title=\"Origin of Life Br. 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