三人行，必有我师(焉)

本周的部首
一, part 3
专, special/dedicated; 且, and/also; 世, world/generation; 业, business ( ”pinyin” )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=1

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

Guardian:
专业的事就得由专业的人来做, professional things have to be done by professionals
最近案子明显很多，而且和这个沈教授有关的, lately we clearly have a lot of cases, plus they're connected to this Professor Shen
我到这儿来当然是为了搭建我们两方之间的友谊的桥梁, naturally the reason I'm here is to build the bridge of our friendship

Me:
他是世界上唯一无二的人。
我是走过赤川铁桥来的。

语法
二 vs 两 (two ways of saying two)
https://mandarinbean.com/er-vs-liang/
(Re the mandarinbean site, it's not super intuitive, but after you do the exercises you get a little column of explanation for the usage in each one)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22er%22_and_%22liang%22

词汇
并, also, and, equally, at the same time, together; 并且, also (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
你们虽然走了短短两天，但形势又恶化了, you may've only been gone two days but the situation has gotten worse again
第一，把这些东西给我收拾干净了，第二，回家, number one, get these things cleaned up, number two, go home.
就像之前冯去病他突然获得了治病救人的黑能量，并且他在使用黑能量的时候，我无法感知到, it seems that Feng Qubing suddenly acquired the dark energy power to heal, and also that I never sensed it when he used dark energy

Me:
那咱们两点在咖啡厅见吧。
他的工作很慢，并且他不努力。

语法
不但/不仅 + V1 + 并且 + 也/还 + V2 "X, and also Y" (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22moreover%22_with_%22bingqie%22

词汇
漂亮, beautiful/pretty (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
[no 并且 of this kind]
你们这些臭男人都是这样，一看到漂亮的女人魂都飞走了, you goddamn men are all the same, you see a pretty woman and your soul leaves your body
干得漂亮, nice work

Me:
他不仅不抽烟，并且他也不喝酒。
你不用染白发，现在这样足够漂亮。

语法
V1 + 并且 + V2 "do X and do Y" (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22moreover%22_with_%22bingqie%22

词汇
便宜, cheap; 方便, convenient; 方便面, instant noodles; 随便, whatever ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/
便 annoys me by having two different pronunciations, Chinese isn't supposed to 背叛 me like that. CQL/MDZS fans will of course be familiar with 随便.

Guardian:
圣器就可以完全融合，并且搭建跨越时空的视频通话, the Hallows can fuse completely and set up a video call across time and space.
水果都便宜, all the fruit is cheap.

Me:
我们先要理解并且分析这个问题，再行动。
我知道这个餐厅更便宜，但是我不喜欢。

语法
除了 X, ...也（还）Y "in addition to X, also Y" (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22except%22_and_%22in_addition%22_with_%22chule%E2%80%A6_yiwai%22

词汇
而且, and, also (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
除了他自己，还有谁可以证明这些? in addition to him, who else is there who can prove this?
除了你自己，四名新NPC也会受到殃及, as well as you yourself, four new NPCs will be roped in
是人，而且和你们一样会喜怒哀乐, they're people, and they laugh, rage, grieve, and love like you do

Me:
除了咖啡，还有茶，橙汁，和牛奶，你们要喝什么？
今天很忙，而且我头疼。