Great Expectations: Part 1 《美好的前途（上）》

Great Expectations:《美好的前途》 by Charles Dickens is a graded reader designed for low-intermediate learners of Chinese, divided into two parts: Part 1 (上) and Part 2 (下).

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Chapter 1

• "It seems" with "haoxiang"
• A 跟 B （没）有关系
• 挺+adj.+的
• Expressing "not only… but also"
• Expressing earliness with "jiu"
• Using "dui"
• "If… then…" with "yaoshi"
• Expressing "much more" in comparisons
• Comparing "yihou" and "houlai"
• "No matter" with "buguan"
• Again in the past with "you"
• 差不多+verb
• Comparing "chao" "xiang" and "wang"
• Aspect particle "zhe"
• Again in the future with "zai"
• A softer "but"
• Result complement "-qilai"
• "Ba" sentence
• 千万别/不要+verb
• Directional complement "-guolai"
• Resultative complement "kai"
• "If…, then…" with "ruguo…, jiu…"
• Causative verbs

Chapter 2

• Events in quick succession with "yi... jiu"
• Doing something more with "duo"
• Rhetorical questions with "nandao"
• Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
• Expressing "more and more" with "yue… yue…"
• "Not at all"
• "Except" and "in addition" with "chule… yiwai"
• "Bei" sentence
• "一下子"

Chapter 3

• Verb+不了
• Expressing "almost" using "chadian"
• Assessing situations with "kanlai"
• "Never again" with "zai ye bu"
• 像···一样
• "Must" modal "dei"
• 在+sb.+看来

Chapter 4

• Appearance with "kanqilai"
• "Although" with "suiran" and "danshi"
• "Adj.的是"
• "Already" with "dou…le"
• Verb+下去
• Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
• 那么+Verb

Chapter 5

• Sequencing past events with "houlai"
• Comparing "benlai" and "yuanlai"
• Expressing "even if…" with "jiusuan"
• "In addition" with "zaishuo"

Chapter 6

• Expressing purpose with "weile"
• "As long as" with "zhiyao"
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