In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.
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Sir Lancelot (l) and the Dalai Lama (赖) have been trapped in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) for several weeks now. The only food they have is an opossum (负) once in a while, but because the Dalai Lama is not allowed to kill them, he depends on (赖) Lancelot to do it for him. Once the opossum is dead they grill it on a bundle of firewood (束).
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Sir Lancelot (l) and the Dalai Lama (赖) have been trapped in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) for several weeks now. The only food they have is an opossum (负) once in a while, but because the Dalai Lama is not allowed to kill them, he depends on (赖) Lancelot to do it for him. Once the opossum is dead they grill it on a bundle of firewood (束).
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
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Mnemonic symbol: prepositions (in, at, on, to, ...) are what glue the sentence together. Honey is as sticky as glue, so I'll represent 于 by a honey jar.
Yu the Great (于) was assigned to repair the electronics of the space station's kitchen (Ø2), but instead he was snacking honey from a honey jar (于). Unfortunately his capacitor (二) got stuck in the honey and now he has to use a crowbar (亅) to lever it out.