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Could you please tell me which one of these sentences in correct? A. 飞机下午一点就起飞,上午十点他们才去机场了。 B. 飞机下午一点才起飞,上午十点他们就去机场了。

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A. 飞机下午一点就起飞了,上午十点他们才去机场。√ If you decide to go to the airport at 10:00 am and you live far away from the ariport, and it would take you nearly about 2 to 2 and a half hours there, you can say like this. It often means that 'they start going there too late.' B. 飞机下午一点才起飞,上午十点他们就去机场了。√ If you decide to go to the airport at 10:00 am and you live close by the airport, and it would take you only 10 minutes to 20 minutes there, you can say like this. It's a different tone to the first sentence.
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Both Ok,but different meaning. A. 飞机下午一点就起飞,上午十点他们才去机场了。(语气有点责怪他们太晚去机场候机了) B. 飞机下午一点才起飞,上午十点他们就去机场了。(讲话的人觉得他们去机场过早了)

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