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Hello all native English speakers sorry for my disturbing again. This time I query the meaning of these two sentences: 1. Sometimes you feel pressure to speak quickly and clearly in the workplace but when you are learning a language that isgot a numbern't easy. My way to understand this sentence is: ① Sometimes you feel pressure to speak quickly and clearly in the workplace, but sometimes you don't feel pressure when you are learning a language ,even if this language is not easy. ② Sometimes you feel pressure to speak quickly and clearly in the workplace, but when you are learning a language , quickly and clearly speaking is not easy. 2. It's got a number you can call to query your bill. The way I understand this sentence is: It has got a number , you can call the number to query your bill. ( I guess the pronoun "it" here perhaps refers to a company, or water conservancy bureau.) Question: are my two ways to understand these two sentences both correct?
2025年4月4日 13:36
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For the first sentence, your second interpretation is correct. When you’re learning a language, speaking quickly and clearly isn’t easy. For the second sentence, yes, your interpretation is correct. The “it” could refer to a document like an invoice instead of to a company; in American English we more commonly say “They have a number you can call..” when referring to a company, utility, or similar entity instead of saying “it.” Also we never say query! That’s much more British. It’s not incorrect in American, just formal and unusual.
2025年4月4日 14:34
1a is correct. You need to say "quick and clear speaking". To modify the noun "speaking", you need adjectives, not adverbs. The sentence #1 could use a comma after "workplace". For 2, "it" can be just about anything except a person. You don't query a bill. You can query a person about a bill. Use the word "query" the same grammatical way you would use the word "ask". You do not ask a bill but you can ask a person about a bill.
2025年4月4日 20:35
Very Sorry for my typo on number 1: I should remove the "got a numbern't " before the "not easy".
2025年4月4日 13:43
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