三人行，必有我师(焉)

部首
工 part 1 gōng
工, work; 左, left; 巧, coincidental/skillful ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=48

语法
1.8 是...的 sentences
https://www.digmandarin.com/hsk-1-grammar

词汇
百货, department store (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/

Guardian:
沈教授也喜欢吃甜食啊？巧了，我也喜欢吃 you have a sweet tooth? What a coincidence, so do I
我是代表特调处来的, I've come to represent the SID
[no department stores in Dragon City]

Me:
他会用左手做工作。
不要去百货店买，都太贵了。

部首
讠 part 5
证, certificate/proof; 评, to comment; 识, knowledge ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrads=149

语法
是...的 vs 了
https://www.chineseboost.com/grammar/shi-de-vs-le/

词汇
香, fragrant; 香蕉, banana ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
有照片视频为证, I have photos and video as proof
你妻子发生这样的事情是谁也预料不到的, no one could have predicted that such a thing would happen to your wife
花很美，很香, flowers are lovely and fragrant

Me:
用你评价吗？
他为早饭平常会吃香蕉和酸奶。

部首
人 part 6
代, substitute/generation; 令, order/make; 以, by means of ( ”pinyin” )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=9

语法
Chapter 3 quiz: 是，在，有
https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138651142/quizzes.php

词汇
商品, commodity; 商业, business ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
咱们就以水代酒, we'll drink water instead of alcohol
你是龙城市商业圈的龙头, you're a leader of the Dragon City business community

Me:
那部电影令人很感动。
这仅仅是一个商品，没有那么重要。

语法
还是 ("or" in questions) vs 或者 ("or" in non-questions)
https://mandarinbean.com/haishi-vs-huozhe/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22haishi%22_and_%22huozhe%22

词汇
房东, landlord; 房屋, houses/buildings; 房租, rent ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
你的意思是你不是人还是我不是人啊, do you mean you're not human or I'm not?
游戏失败或者中途拆除，都会引发爆炸, if you lose or abandon the game, it will lead to an explosion
房租一拖就是三个月, he owes three months of rent

Me:
出去吃饭的时候，你想去中国菜还是日本菜？
我们的房东很喜欢钓鱼。

语法
是不是 in questions
https://mandarinbean.com/the-interrogative-sentence-with-shibushi/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Tag_questions_with_%22bu%22

词汇
单元, unit; 简单, simple ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我是不是真的特别没用, am I really especially useless?
你看看，是不是这个人, take a look, is it this person or not?
单元小品净是写一些脑洞大开的杀人故事, the stand-alone stories are unusual murder mysteries

Me:
你是不是以为是我？
你用的单元是什么？

语法
是...的, "it's...that"
https://mandarinbean.com/shi-de/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22shi..._de%22_patterns:_an_overview

词汇
曾经, once (as in "upon a time," not "on a single occasion") (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
那些伤都是谁弄的, so who was it who made those injuries?
你是怎么知道的, how is it that you know?
我曾经说过，这个孩子可能是改变世界的关键, I said once this child could be the key to changing the world.

Me:
我是为了买晚饭的东西去超市的，不是为了买零食。
他曾经对我很善良。

（评论回复明天，不好意思啊！）

语法
是 as predicate/copula
https://mandarinbean.com/shi-sentence/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Connecting_nouns_with_%22shi%22

词汇
部, unit/department/part/ministry/section; 部门, department; 部长, department head; 北部, north; 东部, east; 南部, south; 西部, west; 中部, central part ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
我是个普通人, I am an ordinary person
我相信你已经完全适应我们部门的工作强度了, I believe you are already perfectly suited to the intensity of our department's work
高部长您怎么在这儿啊？, Director Gao, what are you doing here?

Me:
这个小镇是我老乡。
我们部门不管这样问题，你还是问问别的。

语法
别说 + X， 连/就是 + Y + 也/都 + V “forget X, even Y..."
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22let_alone%22_with_%22bie_shuo%22

词汇
习惯, habit; 复习, review; 练习, practice; 实习, internship ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
到时候别说你爸是星督局局长，就是天王老子他都救不了你, when the time comes, never mind if your father is head of the Bureau of Supervision, even God himself won't be able to save you
别说他的地址了，我连他是男是女是圆是扁我都不知道, forget his address, I don't even know if he's male or female, or what he looks like.
不好意思，我...这种长篇大论，我不习惯用钢笔, I'm sorry, I...for long texts like this, I'm not in the habit of using a pen.

Me:
别说中文，我这么累连英语也不会。
要复习复习练习练习好习惯。

语法
不管 + 是 + X + 还是 + Y + S + 都
不管 + V + 不 + V + S + 都
"no matter whether it's X or Y, Z" (middle of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22no_matter%22_with_%22buguan%22

词汇
太太, ma'am; 不太, not too; 太阳, sun (three completely unrelated usages) ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
我有义务让所有的人知道，不管是明星，企业家，还是你们这帮所谓的公众人物，最真实的一面！ I have a duty to let everyone know the truth, whether about celebrities, entrepreneurs, or so-called public figures like you.
不管你是猫还是人，你是我唯一的亲人, whether you're a cat or a human, you're my only relative.
沈老师，外面太阳大，喝口水吧, Professor Shen, it's so sunny out here, have some water.

Me:
不管现在下不下雨，以防万一你带个伞吧。
夏天的太阳真折磨人。

语法
要是 + S1 + V1 + S2 + 就 + V2 "if X, then Y" (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22if%E2%80%A6_then%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22yaoshi%22

词汇
说明, explain; 比如说, for example; 听说, hear about; 小说, novel ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
你要是帮我解决了这个麻烦，我写个角色给你, if you help me resolve this trouble, I'll write you a role [in my novel]
你要是不愿意的话，就当我什么都没说, if you don't want me to, I won't say anything
那是不是就说明我是你唯一适应的人, does this explain I'm the only person who's right for you?

Me:
要是不下雨的话，我们就去见你。
你能不能说明这个情况？