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Expansion

的确

去大公司实习很忙很累，但的确能学到很多东西。
Interning at a big company is busy and tiring, but you really are able to learn many things.
我感觉化妆以后，的确显得人更漂亮，更精神。
I think after putting on make-up, it really makes someone appear more beautiful, more energetic.
那个地方的确很值得去，天很蓝，海水很干净，非常适合度假。
That place is really worth going to. The skies are blue; the sea is clean; it's really appropriate for
a vacation.

误差

这些数据都是手工测量的，可能会有一点儿误差。
This data is all measured by hand. It's possible there will be a few errors.
两家医院的检查结果误差怎么这么大？难道是哪个医院的机器有问题？
How can there be such a large error between two hospitals' examination results? Can it be that
one of them has problems with their equipment?
做出来的零件跟图纸上的数值只有一点点误差，但是这些零件没法用。
The components being produced are only a little bit in error with the values of the blueprint, but
there's no way these components can be used.

衡量

用什么指标可以衡量一个国家是不是发达国家？
What indicators can be used to measure whether or not a country is a developed country?
男人和女人想法不一样，你不要用自己的标准去衡量别人。
Men and women's thoughts are different. Don't use your own standards to measure others.
难道我们的爱情，可以用钱来衡量吗？
Is it possible that you can use money to measure our love?

判断

最了解你的人是自己，别什么都听别人的，要相信自己的判断。
The person who understands you the most is yourself. Don't listen to anybody else; trust your
own judgment.
根据我的判断，这个行业的前景会很好。
By my reckoning, this industry's prospects are very good.
怎么判断一个男人是不是真的爱你？
How can you determine whether or not a man loves you?

暗示

我暗示过很多次了，他还是装糊涂，可能他对我没兴趣。
I've hinted at it many times, but he still acts confused. Maybe he's not interested in me.

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我发现老师进来以后，暗示你别说话了，你还是说个不停。
I realized that after the teacher came in, he hinted to you to stop talking. You still kept on talking.
如果你喜欢一个男孩子，给他点儿暗示就行了，不用特意去追求他。
If you like a boy, giving him a bit of a hint is enough; you don't need to purposefully pursue him.

Grammar

- 的确 (díquè)

的确 (díquè) means "indeed." It expresses absolute certainty and carries an emphatic tone. When
used at the beginning of a sentence, it is followed by a pause.

Sample Sentences

他的确是个人才。
He's definitely a talented person.

一百万的确不是一个小数目。
One million is definitely not a small number.

的确，办签证很麻烦。
Getting a visa is certainly a big hassle.

的确，每个女人都喜欢钻石。
Every woman definitely likes diamonds.

我的的确确是昨天才收到信的。
I definitely only got the letter yesterday.

- 其实 (qíshí)

其实 (qíshí) acts like the English word, "actually". It comes before the verb or before the subject.

Sample Sentences

其实我并不认识她。
Actually, I really don't know her.

其实事实并不是这样的。
It isn't actually that way.

他说话像北方人，其实他是南方的。
When he talks, he sounds like a Northerner. But he's actually a Southerner.

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他看起来挺成熟的，其实刚二十出头。
He looks really mature. But he's actually just over twenty years old.

这些花儿看起来像真的一样，其实是假的。
These flowers look real, but they're actually fake.

Choose the best answer from the choices given.

1. 这些数据都是手工测量的，可能会有一点儿_____。

A. 误会

C. 后者

B. 贬义

D. 误差

2. 去大公司实习很忙很累，但_____能学到很多东西。

A. 暗示

C. 后者

B. 的确

D. 表现

3. 我感觉化妆以后，_____显得人更漂亮，更精神。

A. 真正

C. 判断

B. 误差

D. 的确

4. 最了解你的人是自己，别什么都听别人的，要相信自己的_____。

A. 理论

C. 判断

B. 后者

D. 表现
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5. 两家医院的检查结果_____怎么这么大？难道是哪个医院的机器有问题？

A. 暗示

C. 判断

B. 误差

D. 衡量

6. 用什么指标可以_____一个国家是不是发达国家？

A. 理论

C. 衡量

B. 判断

D. 推荐

7. 难道我们的爱情，可以用钱来_____吗？

A. 衡量

C. 暗示

B. 判断

D. 后者

8. 如果你喜欢一个男孩子，给他点儿_____就行了，不用特意去追求他。

A. 误差

C. 暗示

B. 理论

D. 衡量

9. 男人和女人想法不一样，你不要用自己的标准去_____别人。

A. 的确

C. 判断

B. 衡量

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 D. 推荐

10. 我发现老师进来以后，_____你别说话了，你还是说个不停。

A. 真正

C. 衡量

B. 暗示

D. 理论