Before hand? 事先
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> "<span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="infer">infer</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="early">early</span>.</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="sought">sought</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="desk">desk</span>.</p><p><span word="Question">Question</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="what">what</span> "<span word="hand">hand</span>" <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>"?</p><p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="definitive">definitive</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definitive">definitive</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conjecture">conjecture</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="poker">poker</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>, "<span word="hand">hand</span>" <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>" <span word="may">may</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="different">different</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="BEFORE">BEFORE</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HAND">HAND</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p>
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