三人行，必有我师(焉)

语法
Compound sentence patterns
https://mandarinbean.com/compound-sentence-patterns-4/

词汇
排, 安排, arrange; 排名, rank ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
地君的冠冕一旦戴上就会不死不休地工作, once you put on the king's crown you will work for ever
您要是没事的话，我就先走了, if you're all right I'll be on my way
赵处也给没安排什么人物, Chief Zhao hasn't given me any work

Me:
除非下雪我们才能放假。
她对人家的排名不感兴趣。

语法
才 and 就, here roughly "finally" and "already"
https://mandarinbean.com/cai-vs-jiu/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22cai%22_and_%22jiu%22

词汇
近期, recent; 将近, nearly; 接近, near ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我检查过没事才睡的, I didn't go to sleep until I checked that everything was okay
她母亲带着她嫁过去就去世了, her mother passed away right after marrying again
我们这次来的是想跟你就近期发生的这些凶杀案来一个彻实而深刻地探讨, we're here this time to investigate thoroughly and deeply the recent murders with you

Me:
交货期三十分钱我才做完项目，太悬了。
近期的天气太热了吧。

成语
天下太平 the world is at peace
天马行空 bold, free, unrestrained (lit. heavenly horse traveling the skies)
天诛地灭 condemned by heaven and earth
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
才能, talent; 人才, talented person ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
各位，为了庆祝最近天下太平，我决定邀请大家去搓一顿, to celebrate how peaceful things have been lately, I've decided to invite everyone out for a meal
他天马行空临阵爱出奇计, his bold style leads to unconventional plans in the face of danger
按照我的故事到出杀人，他天诛地灭呀, he is condemned by heaven and earth for killing people based on my stories
我们海星鉴实验所才是你发挥才能的地方, our Haixing Institute Lab is the only place where you can make the most of your talents

Me:
天马行空的性格又好又坏。
你那么人才，为什么不能更考虑一下？

语法
才 + time, "only X o'clock" (part c)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22cai%22_and_%22jiu%22

词汇
校园, campus/schoolyard; 校长, principal ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
[no 才 of this kind]
我希望她能尽快地调整好状态重返校园, I hope she can sort herself out and return to campus as soon as possible
我怎么跟你说的？在学校要叫校长, what have I told you? At school you have to call me Chancellor
这么长时间我都没发现原来校长是你爷爷, all this time I never realized the Chancellor was your grandfather

Me:
才六点半，你别起床，这样再睡吧。
这个校园太广了，我都迷路了。

(I went back and looked; technically I started posting-every-day on January 11, so it isn't quite two years yet. Wouldn't surprise me to have lost a number or two somewhere in there. This year artificially extended for lack-of-confusion purposes through two more days ;) )

语法
S + time word + 才 + V "X can only happen after _this_ much time" (part a)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22cai%22_and_%22jiu%22

词汇
像, resemble; 好像, be like (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
那怎么这两天碰到他呢, so why have we only met him in the last two days?
你跟我说的这些我也是今天才知道, I only learned about the things you've been telling me today myself.
人类都像你这么多疑吗, are all humans suspicious like you?

Me:
咱们结婚了这么多久，我如今才发现你喜欢这样味道。
她不用像前男友的男人。

语法
只有 + condition + 才 + outcome "only if X happens will Y (good thing) happen"
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22only_if%22_with_%22zhiyou%22

词汇
实际, actual; 实习, internship/practical study; 实现, realization (as in "making something happen for real" as opposed to "noticing something"); 实在, real/indeed (or "indeeed," as the site has it); 实在, done carefully (note the pinyin) ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
只有在跟你们说话的时候我才不会紧张, it's only when I talk with you that I'm not nervous
只有不怕死才能活下去, only by not fearing death can you live on
这次你们老师带你们是去哪实习啊, where is your teacher taking you for practical study on this occasion?

Me:
只有巧克力蛋糕她才会开心。
他努力努力终于实现了很好的工作。

语法
S + V1 + 才 + V2 "only after X, Y" (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22only_after%22_with_%22cai%22

词汇
省 (n.), province; 省 (v.), save/leave out (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
我可是排了好久的队才排到的, only after standing in line for a long time did I get to the head of the line
只有我们都活着，才能守护天下的和平, only when we all survive can we preserve peace in the world
你还是省省力气吧, save your strength

Me:
我看到那本书才发现历史那么有意思。
你有去过湖北省吗？

(comment replies to come in a day or two, sorry!)

语法
刚才...了, "has just now ... (but is not ... any more)" (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22gang%22_and_%22gangcai%22

词汇
刚，刚刚，刚才, just ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/
...how fortuitous!

Guardian:
你刚才说...说...你派小郭去地下格斗场调查情况去了, you just said...um...you sent Xiao Guo to investigate the underground fight club.
刚才说什么了, what did you just say?
我刚刚回到龙城, I've just returned to Dragon City
[Annoyingly, the Wiki says 刚才 comes with 了, lots of the Guardian examples are missing it. 太深了.]

Me:
我刚才刷牙了，不可以吃冰淇淋。
他刚刚走，你一定要来得早一点。

语法
才 + V + number, "only a small amount" (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22cai%22_for_small_numbers

词汇
午饭, lunch; also 上午, AM, 下午， PM， 中午, noon ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/

Introductory grammar, day 67

Guardian:
我才来没几个小时就看出来了, I haven't even been here a few hours and I can tell.
你这上午十点要给大二上课呢, you've got a sophomore class at 10 am, right?
今天还没吃，但喝了一下午的茶, today I haven't eaten anything yet but I had some afternoon tea.

Me:
这件工作我做了一个小时了才做完四百字...
咱们一起去吃午饭吧。