Because so many English words sound similar, misunderstandings among English speaking people are not uncommon.
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这个中学生有许多英语单词发音不准,必须下狠工夫,学好音标,掌握标准的语音。
This middle school student can't pronounce many English words correctly. So, he has to take great effort to learn the phonetic symbols well and grasp standard English pronunciation.
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两个发音相似的英语单词也给一个想从洛杉矶飞往奥克兰的人带来了麻烦。
Two similar sounding English words also caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland.