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Spend, Focus, and Draw a Conclusion例 · 他刚工作两年就买了三辆车

他们花钱大手大脚，看来该做预算了. 大手大脚 describes careless spending, while 一心一意 means giving one thing your full attention. 看来 introduces the conclusion you draw from the clues.

他刚工作两年就买了三辆车，还常请朋友去高级餐厅，花钱真是大手大脚。
tā gāng gōngzuò liǎng nián jiù mǎi le sān liàng chē, hái cháng qǐng péngyou qù gāojí cāntīng, huāqián zhēnshi dàshǒudàjiǎo.
He bought three cars after only two years at work and often takes friends to expensive restaurants; he really spends carelessly.
想通过这次考试，就得一心一意复习，别总看手机。
xiǎng tōngguò zhè cì kǎoshì, jiù děi yìxīnyíyì fùxí, bié zǒng kàn shǒujī.
If you want to pass this exam, focus completely on studying instead of checking your phone all the time.
门口停着救护车，护士也都赶来了，看来有人受伤了。
ménkǒu tíngzhe jiùhùchē, hùshi yě dōu gǎn lái le, kànlái yǒu rén shòushāng le.
An ambulance is parked outside and the nurses have hurried over; it looks like someone has been hurt.
Hint · 힌트
A大A大 and 一A一B are fixed combinations, so learn them as complete expressions. 看来 is not part of those patterns: it signals your inference, often based on what you can see or hear.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
dàshǒudàjiǎo
to spend carelessly
yìxīnyíyì
wholeheartedly
kànlái
it seems; apparently
gāng
just; only just
gōngzuò
to work; job
liǎng nián
two years
sān liàng chē
three cars
gāojí
high-grade; upscale
cāntīng
restaurant
huāqián
to spend money
tōngguò
to pass; get through
kǎoshì
exam
fùxí
to review
zǒng
always; all the time
shǒujī
mobile phone
ménkǒu
doorway
jiùhùchē
ambulance
hùshi
nurse
gǎn lái
to hurry over
shòushāng
to be injured

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