{"id":7085,"date":"2025-10-11T23:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T06:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:39:07","slug":"qia%e2%80%90dao%e2%80%90haochu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2025\/10\/11\/qia%e2%80%90dao%e2%80%90haochu\/","title":{"rendered":"qi\u00e0\u2010d\u00e0o\u2010h\u01ceochu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tqi\u00e0\u2010d\u00e0o\u2010h\u01ceochu<\/span>\n\t\t\t((qi\u00e0\n\t\t\tjust; exactly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6070)\u2010(d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t{[is] having arrived at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230)\u2010(h\u01ceo\u00b7chu\n\t\t\tgood \u00b7 places; points [\u2192 [benefits; advantages | gain; profit]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d\u5904\n\t\t\t\u597d\u8655<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [[is] perfect; just right]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n

[Notes:<\/strong> Tap\/click on a P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to reveal its <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>; tap\/click on a <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> or its P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>. \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> Reveal All<\/strong>, \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \ud83d\udcd8 Reveal None<\/strong> re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n

At the time of this writing, the Teaching Toolbox in the JW Library app had recently included the No. 3 2021 issue of Awake!<\/i> magazine<\/a>. While it is not currently in the Teaching Toolbox, this question considered in this issue, \u201cShould You Believe in a Creator?\u201d, remains an important one for Mandarin field language learners to pay special attention to. Many of the Mandarin-speaking people in the field especially need help with this matter, because their cultural background tends to cause them to not<\/em> believe in a Creator. At the same time, though, whether the Creator exists remains the first major question that needs to be settled before they can make real further spiritual progress. Another important factor is that the worldwide Mandarin field continues to be huge, probably the language field with more people in it than any other language field in history.<\/p>\n

For us Mandarin field language learners, though, using Mandarin to discuss the question of the Creator\u2019s existence is especially challenging and requires special effort from us, because of the particularly deeply technical concepts and vocabulary involved. And, this is in addition to the usual unusual challenges presented by Chinese characters, the general misinformation<\/a> and disinformation<\/a> present in the world about the Chinese languages, etc.<\/p>\n

Finely Tuned to Be Just Right<\/h4>\n

This week\u2019s MEotW, \u201cqi\u00e0\u2010d\u00e0o\u2010h\u01ceochu<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t((qi\u00e0\n\t\t\tjust; exactly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6070)\u2010(d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t{[is] having arrived at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230)\u2010(h\u01ceo\u00b7chu\n\t\t\tgood \u00b7 places; points [\u2192 [benefits; advantages | gain; profit]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d\u5904\n\t\t\t\u597d\u8655<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [[is] perfect; just right]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> occurs in the No. 3 2021 issue of Awake!<\/i> magazine in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of the article \u201cWhat the Universe Tells Us\u201d:<\/p>\n

English<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nThe universe is fine-tuned<\/em> to support life. <\/strong> Consider what scientists call the weak force. It keeps our sun burning at a steady rate. If the force were weaker, the sun would never have formed. If it were stronger, the sun would have disappeared long ago.<\/p>\n

The weak force is just one of several finely tuned<\/strong> features that we depend on. \u2026\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tY\u01d4zh\u00f2u<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Y\u01d4\u00b7zh\u00f2u\n\t\t\tuniverse \u00b7 {all time, past, present, and future} \u2192<\/span> [universe]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b87\u5b99)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u014dng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(within<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tg\u00e8zh\u01d2ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(g\u00e8\u00b7zh\u01d2ng\n\t\t\teach \u00b7 {type of}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5404\u79cd\n\t\t\t\u5404\u7a2e<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tl\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\td\u014du<\/span>\n\t\t\t({each one of them}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u90fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tqi\u00e0\u2010d\u00e0o\u2010h\u01ceochu<\/span>\n\t\t\t((qi\u00e0\n\t\t\texactly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6070)\u2010(d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t{is having arrived at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230)\u2010(h\u01ceo\u00b7chu\n\t\t\tgood \u00b7 place<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d\u5904\n\t\t\t\u597d\u8655<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [is just right]<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tsu\u01d2y\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(su\u01d2\u00b7y\u01d0\n\t\t\t{that which} \u00b7 {is the reason} \u2192<\/span> [thus]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6240\u4ee5)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u0113ngm\u00ecng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tc\u00e1i<\/span>\n\t\t\t({only then}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u624d\n\t\t\t\u624d\/\u7e94<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tn\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t({is able}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tc\u00fanz\u00e0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(c\u00fan\u00b7z\u00e0i\n\t\t\t{to exist} \u00b7 {to be present}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b58\u5728)<\/span>.\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\tL\u00e1i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(come<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\n\t\t\t\u4f86<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tk\u00e0nkan<\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u00e0n\u00b7kan\n\t\t\t{look at} \u00b7 {look at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u770b\u770b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tk\u0113xu\u00e9\u2010ji\u0101<\/span>\n\t\t\t((k\u0113\u00b7xu\u00e9\n\t\t\t{branches of study} \u00b7 learning \u2192 [science]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79d1\u5b66\n\t\t\t\u79d1\u5b78<\/span>)\u2010(ji\u0101\n\t\t\t-ists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5bb6)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [scientists]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsu\u01d2<\/span>\n\t\t\t({that which (they)}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6240)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tshu\u014d<\/span>\n\t\t\t({speak of}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8bf4\n\t\t\t\u8aaa\/\u8aac<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tru\u00f2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(weak<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f31)<\/span>\u2010h\u00e9l\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(h\u00e9\u00b7l\u00ec\n\t\t\t{pit (of a fruit) \u2192<\/span> [nuclear]}<\/span> \u00b7 force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6838\u529b)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tzh\u00e8i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(this<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd9\n\t\t\t\u9019<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u01d2ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t({type of}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79cd\n\t\t\t\u7a2e\/\u79cd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tl\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tr\u00e0ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(allows<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8ba9\n\t\t\t\u8b93<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tt\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(t\u00e0i\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\thighest \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u2192<\/span> [sun]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u592a\u9633\n\t\t\t\u592a\u967d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(at<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4ee5)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tw\u011bnd\u00ecng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(w\u011bn\u00b7d\u00ecng\n\t\t\tsteady \u00b7 set<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7a33\u5b9a\n\t\t\t\u7a69\u5b9a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ts\u00f9d\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(s\u00f9\u00b7d\u00f9\n\t\t\t{being fast \u2192 [speed]} \u00b7 degree \u2192<\/span> [rate]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u901f\u5ea6)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tr\u00e1nsh\u0101o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(r\u00e1n\u00b7sh\u0101o\n\t\t\t{to be ignited} \u00b7 {to burn}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u71c3\u70e7\n\t\t\t\u71c3\u71d2<\/span>)<\/span>.\n\n\t\t\tR\u00fagu\u01d2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(R\u00fa\u00b7gu\u01d2\n\t\t\tif \u00b7 {fruit \u2192<\/span> [if indeed]}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5982\u679c)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u00e8i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(this<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd9\n\t\t\t\u9019<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u01d2ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t({type of}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79cd\n\t\t\t\u7a2e\/\u79cd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tl\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tru\u00f2<\/span>\n\t\t\t({was weak}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f31)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u00ec\u00b7di\u01cenr\n\t\t\ta \u00b7 bit (more)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u70b9\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u9ede<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tt\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(t\u00e0i\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\thighest \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u2192<\/span> [sun]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u592a\u9633\n\t\t\t\u592a\u967d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tji\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(then<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c31)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tw\u00faf\u01ce<\/span>\n\t\t\t(w\u00fa\u00b7f\u01ce\n\t\t\t{would not have had} \u00b7 way \u2192<\/span> [would have been unable]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e0\u6cd5\n\t\t\t\u7121\u6cd5<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u00edngch\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00edng\u00b7ch\u00e9ng\n\t\t\t{form (n)}<\/i> \u00b7 {to come to be} \u2192<\/span> [to form]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f62\u6210)<\/span>;\n\n\t\t\tr\u00fagu\u01d2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(r\u00fa\u00b7gu\u01d2\n\t\t\tif \u00b7 {fruit \u2192<\/span> [if indeed]}<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5982\u679c)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u00e8i<\/span>\n\t\t\t(this<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8fd9\n\t\t\t\u9019<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u01d2ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t({type of}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u79cd\n\t\t\t\u7a2e\/\u79cd<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tl\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tqi\u00e1ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t({was strong}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f3a\n\t\t\t\u5f37\/\u5f4a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ecdi\u01cenr<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u00ec\u00b7di\u01cenr\n\t\t\ta \u00b7 bit (more)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u70b9\n\t\t\t\u4e00\u9ede<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tt\u00e0iy\u00e1ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(t\u00e0i\u00b7y\u00e1ng\n\t\t\thighest \u00b7 {positive\/active\/male principle in nature (Chinese philosophy)} \u2192<\/span> [sun]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u592a\u9633\n\t\t\t\u592a\u967d<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tji\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(then<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c31)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\thu\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(would<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f1a\n\t\t\t\u6703<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tr\u00e1nsh\u0101o<\/span>\n\t\t\t(r\u00e1n\u00b7sh\u0101o\n\t\t\tignite \u00b7 burn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u71c3\u70e7\n\t\t\t\u71c3\u71d2<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(getting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f97)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tt\u00e0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t({too much}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u592a)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tku\u00e0i<\/span>\n\t\t\t({to be quick}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5feb)<\/span>,\n\n\t\t\tz\u01ceo<\/span>\n\t\t\t({early on}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e9)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tji\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(then<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5c31)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\txi\u0101osh\u012b<\/span>\n\t\t\t(xi\u0101o\u00b7sh\u012b\n\t\t\t{would have disappeared} \u00b7 {would have been lost}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6d88\u5931)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tle<\/span>\n\t\t\t(<\/i>[(at the end of a phrase\/sentence) indicates a change]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e86)<\/span>.\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tRu\u00f2<\/span>\n\t\t\t(weak<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5f31)<\/span>\u2010h\u00e9l\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(h\u00e9\u00b7l\u00ec\n\t\t\t{pit (of a fruit) \u2192<\/span> [nuclear]}<\/span> \u00b7 force<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6838\u529b)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tqi\u00e0\u2010d\u00e0o\u2010h\u01ceochu<\/span>\n\t\t\t((qi\u00e0\n\t\t\texactly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6070)\u2010(d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t{is having arrived at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230)\u2010(h\u01ceo\u00b7chu\n\t\t\tgood \u00b7 place<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d\u5904\n\t\t\t\u597d\u8655<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [is just right]<\/span>)<\/span>,\n\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\n\t\t\td\u00e0n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(but<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4f46)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tt\u0101<\/span>\n\t\t\t(it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5b83)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tzh\u01d0sh\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(zh\u01d0\u00b7sh\u00ec\n\t\t\tonly \u00b7 is<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53ea\u662f)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tw\u00e9ich\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t(w\u00e9i\u00b7ch\u00ed\n\t\t\tmaintaining \u00b7 {holding \u2192 [sustaining]} \u2192<\/span> [sustaining]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7ef4\u6301\n\t\t\t\u7dad\u6301<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tsh\u0113ngm\u00ecng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tq\u00edzh\u014dng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(q\u00ed\u00b7zh\u014dng\n\t\t\tthem \u00b7 among<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5176\u4e2d)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t(one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e00)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tge<\/span>\n\t\t\t(<\/i>[mw]<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u012bns\u00f9<\/span>\n\t\t\t(y\u012bn\u00b7s\u00f9\n\t\t\tcause \u00b7 {raw silk \u2192 [basic element]} \u2192<\/span> [factor]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u56e0\u7d20)<\/span>. \u2026\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the above examples, \u201cqi\u00e0\u2010d\u00e0o\u2010h\u01ceochu<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t((qi\u00e0\n\t\t\tjust; exactly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6070)\u2010(d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t{[is] having arrived at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230)\u2010(h\u01ceo\u00b7chu\n\t\t\tgood \u00b7 places; points [\u2192 [benefits; advantages | gain; profit]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d\u5904\n\t\t\t\u597d\u8655<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [[is] perfect; just right]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> is used to correspond with the English expressions \u201cfine-tuned\u201d and \u201cfinely tuned\u201d. While much cruder than the exquisite systems found in the natural world, many systems produced by human technology can help us to understand the need for certain factors to be finely tuned before an even moderately complex system can function properly. For example, a phone number that\u2019s off by just one number is a wrong number, and older readers will remember radios that needed to be tuned to a certain frequency before the desired radio station could be heard clearly. Speaking of readers, anyone reading this post first had to follow a link (or manually type in a URL<\/a>) that had to be coded just right\u2014if the web address requested was not within a narrow margin of error, this post would not have loaded!<\/p>\n

Let us, then, remember this week\u2019s MEotW, \u201cqi\u00e0\u2010d\u00e0o\u2010h\u01ceochu<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t((qi\u00e0\n\t\t\tjust; exactly<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6070)\u2010(d\u00e0o\n\t\t\t{[is] having arrived at}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5230)\u2010(h\u01ceo\u00b7chu\n\t\t\tgood \u00b7 places; points [\u2192 [benefits; advantages | gain; profit]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u597d\u5904\n\t\t\t\u597d\u8655<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [[is] perfect; just right]<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> so that we can be helped to be able to talk to Mandarin-speaking people about how the universe, the sun, the earth, our own bodies, etc. are tuned to be just right, so that we can live, ponder how we got here, and get to know our Creator.<\/p>\n

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A P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span> (P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn {Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span> \u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resource for the No. 3 2021 issue of Awake!<\/i> magazine, which discusses the question \u201cShould You Believe in a Creator?\u201d, is in the works. For updates on the P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span> (P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn {Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span> \u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resources that are available, keep an eye on this blog, on the Links News<\/a> blog, and on the related account on the social network of your choice listed on this blog\u2019s Contact<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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