三人行，必有我师(焉)

语法
经过 vs 通过, passing by/through
https://mandarinbean.com/jinuo-vs-tonuo/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22through%22_with_%22jingguo%22
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22through%22_with_%22tongguo%22

词汇
考验, test (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
经过多少练习才会成为这样的你, how much practice does it take to be like you are 🎵
我没有通过神木的考验, I have never taken the test of the Sacred Branch [two for the price of one]

Me:
就算你通过了面试，也不是说你做得到工作的。
这个考验的意思是什么？

成语
喋喋不休 to chatter on endlessly
滴水不漏 rigorous, watertight (lit. not a drop of water will leak)
一丝不挂 completely naked (lit. not wearing a thread)
( ”pinyin” )

词汇
过程, process; 过去, past ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
省得那只死乌鸦在我耳边喋喋不休地报丧, that way that damn crow will stop endlessly doom-mongering in my ear
一篇检讨写得洋洋洒洒，声情并茂滴水不漏啊，the reflection document is written elegantly, resonantly and rigorously
无论什么隐私秘密，一旦被他盯上，就会被扒得一丝不挂, no matter what private secret, once he lays eyes on it, it will be laid bare
过去的事情就让它过去吧, let bygones be bygones

Me:
快递来的时候他刚刚洗澡一丝不挂。
在这样的工作上，过程比结果更重要。

语法
Adjective + 得很, "very X"
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adjectival_complement_%22de_hen%22

词汇
过, cross/pass/spend/live [also I always think of it as the present perfect tense marker, when added to verbs, although that's cheating]; 不过, but; 超过, exceed; 过来, come (here); 过年, celebrate the New Year; 过去 (as a verb), go (there); 见过, have seen; 经过, through; 难过, sorry/upset; 通过, adopt (I would say "pass," as in to pass a bill in Congress or pass an exam); 走过, walk/pass through ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
这猫有灵性得很，它有名字吗, this cat is very clever, does it have a name?
小子过来，再给你一次机会啊, come here, kid, let's give you another chance
我知道，我马上过去, I know, I'll head there right away.

Me:
这个咖喱辣得很，是正好我喜欢的。
你过来啊，我想给你个拥抱。

语法
通过, to pass a test etc. (top of page, part 2)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22through%22_with_%22tongguo%22

词汇
报名, sign up; 报纸, newspaper; 日报, daily newspaper; 晚报, evening newspaper ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Introductory grammar, day 139

Guardian:
你没有通过神木的考验, you didn't pass the sacred branch's test
他们说会在报纸上刊登寻人启事的, they say there'll be a missing persons notice in the newspaper

Me:
他想要通过汉语水平考试。
你已经报名了钢琴课吗。

语法
经过 as a preposition, "through"
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22through%22_with_%22jingguo%22


词汇
帮助, help ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Introductory grammar, day 137

Guardian:
相信经过刚才短暂的接触，你也能深刻的感受到我们特调处热情，稳重，友好, I trust that through this short contact you can deeply feel the passion, warmth, and friendliness of our SID!
经过多少练习才会成为这样的你, through how much practice could I become someone like you 🎵
那你能告诉我，你为什么要屡次地帮助他们, so can you tell me why you keep helping them?

Me:
我想要相信经过每天的练习可以把词汇记住。
我困扰的时候，他从来都帮助我。


(For the record, barring unforeseen events [knock wood] I'll go on posting through the New Year's holiday, on account of I'll be around anyway, but I expect people have various schedules; the posts will be around whenever to come back to.)