Question

我以为他母亲已去世，幸亏在我寄出吊唁信之前，我碰到了一个那天上午还在医院里见过她母亲的人，他使我避免了这场误会。 wǒ yǐ wéi tā mǔ qīn yǐ qù shì， xìng kuī zài wǒ jì chū diào yàn xìn zhī qián， wǒ pèng dào le yī gè nà tiān shàng wǔ huán zài yī yuàn lǐ xiàn guò tā mǔ qīn de rén， tā shǐ wǒ bì miǎn le zhè chǎng wù huì。

Accepted Answer

I thought his mother had died, but fortunately I met someone who'd actually seen her that morning in the hospital and he set me right before I sent off my letter of sympathy.

Expression	我以为他母亲已去世，幸亏在我寄出吊唁信之前，我碰到了一个那天上午还在医院里见过她母亲的人，他使我避免了这场误会。
Meaning	I thought his mother had died, but fortunately I met someone who'd actually seen her that morning in the hospital and he set me right before I sent off my letter of sympathy.
Reading	wǒ yǐ wéi tā mǔ qīn yǐ qù shì， xìng kuī zài wǒ jì chū diào yàn xìn zhī qián， wǒ pèng dào le yī gè nà tiān shàng wǔ huán zài yī yuàn lǐ xiàn guò tā mǔ qīn de rén， tā shǐ wǒ bì miǎn le zhè chǎng wù huì。

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