1. Word Choice and academic language: Use of vocabulary, academic language and idioms approximates that of native-speaking peers.
词汇选择和专业术语：像母语一样自如的使用各种词汇，专业术语和俚语。
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2. I tried speaking to her in her native tongue.
我试着用她的本族语和她说话。
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3. The result is that they may sound foreign when speaking their native language.
结果就是，说母语时，他们听起来可能像外国人。
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4. If you're working outside your native country and not speaking your native language, consider taking classes in accent reduction and American business etiquette.
如果你在国外工作，日常语言也不是母语，那就考虑参加有关消除口音以及美国商务礼仪的课程。
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5. He's never even visited Ireland, but when Chris Gregory came round from brain surgery he reportedly started speaking like a native.
克里斯乔治从来没有去过爱尔兰，但是据说他从脑手术醒来之后，他的口音就象是爱尔兰本地人。
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6. No matter what point of view a native speaker has, the speaking and writing habits of newcomers to the language are bound to have affect on it.
一种语言在使用过程中必定会入乡随俗、受到使用者的影响，不管其母语使用者是否同意。
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7. The sites below will help you hook up with a native speaker — usually over VoIP — to practice speaking.
下面介绍的这些站点能帮助你认识母语使用者，并通过VoIP练习口语。
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8. He thrilled the home audience by speaking in his native Tamil, closing his second acceptance speech with the evocation: "God is great."
他用自己的母语泰米尔语结束了自己的第二次获奖感言，“上帝是伟大的”的欢呼，振奋了观众们。
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9. As I was debating whether I should get the Gucci sunglasses, I overheard some women speaking my native tongue, Mandarin.
正在我纠结要不要买这幅Gucci墨镜的时候，偶然听到有人在用我的母语——中文讲话。
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10. I find that non-language-obsessives split to the extremes; some think that it "speaking x" means speaking as well as you speak in your native language, which is impossible without years of immersion.
11. Scientists and academics who want their work published in international journals have to adhere to the grammatical rules followed by the native English-speaking elites.
科学家和学术人员如果想要国际刊物上发表文章，就必须坚持英语母语精英人士遵循的语法规则。
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12. On the other hand, when jokes work, they can be a huge success with a non-nativespeaking audience.
而另一方面，当笑话起作用时，它们会为你在英语非母语人中带来巨大的成功。
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13. English is not my native language, so I wasn't sure if I even had the authority to question my English-speaking clients' writing.
因为英语不是我的母语，所以我也不确定自己是否有权力去质疑那些英语客户的文字。
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14. I like writing English sentences, speaking English to native speakers, reading books and the Web, watching American movies, and so on.
我喜欢用英语写作，喜欢同以英语为母语的人交谈，喜欢阅读英语书籍，浏览英语网站，看美国电影等等。
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15. Known for his plain speaking style, Gates, a native Kansan, gives old-fashioned speeches about service and duty and exudes a sense of calm.
18. Legal immigrants to the country are more likely to have failed to finish high school than either native-born Americans or immigrants to other English-speaking countries.
美国合法移民比土生土长的美国人或去其他英语国家移民更有可能在高中阶段辍学。
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19. Classes typically last 45 minutes and are taught by a native English speaker, certified in teaching English as a foreign language, and a Chinese-speaking assistant.
课程按传统设计为45分钟，由拥有外语教学执照的英语国家的老师和一个中文助理一起授课。
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20. Make sure your non-native speaking colleagues have the chance to talk; they will often be paraphrasing your words in an attempt to satisfy themselves that they have grasped what you said.
让非母语同事有机会说话，他们常常会重复你说过的话，以此肯定自己已经理解了你表达的意思。
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21. LiveMocha: This site combines lessons, with an online community allowing you to practice speaking with native speakers, which dovetails nicely into the next set of sites.
