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    (continuing from previous comment): So it would likely read more like this: [On December 18th, Tencent and JD will acquire Vipshop's new releasing stocks amounting to $60.6 billion and $25.9 billion. This Equates to 7% and 5.5% of Vipshops shares respectively.] -- Here "Amounting to" is a better way to communicate that the corresponding stocks cost that much money. Also, "respectively" can be used at the end of a list to compare it to the positions of items in two different lists. Example: [Here is a photo of Bob and Frank. They are 39 and 41 years old respectively] "Today, there are eight Chinese organizations completed their IPO in the American Market, while DangDang and Mcolin have dropped out. The latest Chinese company which completed its IPO is xxx" [Today, there are eight Chinese organizations have completed their IPO in the American Market, with DangDang and Mcolin have dropped out.] -- Here I would change it to "have completed" since it's possible that more companies would complete their IPO, and I would use "with" or "and" here. Hope this helps! :)
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    May 3, 2020
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    Hi Vivian, While the Grammar is technically correct, There are a few phrases which are a bit unnatural. Here are my suggestions for changes to improve the clarity of your piece: "Liu's little goal in 2018 has made a big step" This suggests that the goal did work on it's own, and that Liu had a distant relationship with the progress because "Liu's little Goal" is currently the subject of the sentence. Depending on your intention, it would be better to make Liu the subject of the sentence by changing the word order: [Liu made a big step towards her little goal from 2018.] -- This version keeps your original wording [Liu made a lot of progress towards here little goal from 2018] -- This version sounds a bit more natural "This year, at the WuZhen Internet Converence, Liu mentioned that JD's small goal in 2018 was attracted to more female customers." "Attracted to" here would mean that the goal itself (as if living) had some sort of desire or interest in women. I believe you meant to say that Liu wanted more Female customers, in which case you would write it like this: [This year, at the WuZhen Internet Conference, Liu mentioned that JD's small goal in 2018 was to attract more female customers] "Based on this strategy, JD's partnership with Vipshop is an excellent match, as, among Vipshop's 30 billion memberships, its female members overpass 80%" It might be better to write this more simply as such: [Based on this strategy, Jd's partnership with Vipshop is an excellent match because Vipshop has over 80% female members out of its 30 billion memberships.] -- If your wanting to avoid the word "because", you can replace it with "due to the fact that" and keep the same conjugation. "On 18th, December, Tencent and JD will acquire Vipshop's new releasing stocks, the corresponding acquiring amount would be $60.6 billion and $25.9 billion, which equates to 7% and 5.5% share of Vipshop." In English we generally do Month/Day/Year rather than Day/Month/Year
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    May 3, 2020
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    As Richard says, the word "peoples" has a very specific use in the English language. If you're ever unsure of which one to use, and feel unsure if this specific use applies, just use the word "people". Most native speakers of English do this anyway. Hope this helps :)
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    June 23, 2016
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    What is the context of the word? If you mean the restaurant "Lombardo's" then, it would simply be "Lombardo's".
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    June 23, 2016
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    The book will definitely challenge you a little bit, but as long as you are up for it I think it could be a good experience! Just move along at whatever pace you can, and don't give up! Good luck :)
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    June 23, 2016
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    I would likely write "I cannot come at 10 o'clock. Please change the time." The sentence would sound more natural, though, if written as: "I cannot come at 10 o'clock. Can I come at another time?" Hope this helps :)
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    June 23, 2016
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    What Eminem is likely referencing here comes from the phrase "Makin' it rain" which symbolizes men tossing money at strippers in a club. A "Rain Man" is one who is frequently "Makin' it Rain". Hope this helps :)
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    May 22, 2015
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    The Idiom "rat-race" comes from the image of lab rats running through a maze. It is when people are in a perpetually pointless struggle, encased in a system where they have little control. This is often used to describe people's career paths as they struggle to move up a ladder to the point where their lives revolve around their job/the acquisition of money. Hope this helps :)
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    April 22, 2015
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    It's not a grammatically proper thing to say, but you can say "just because" when you don't want to explain something to somebody. "It is that way just because it is." "Mommy, why do I have to go to bed? I don't want to go to bed." "Just because dear." "But why?" "Because Mommy said so. Now, go to bed." Hope this helps :)
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    April 22, 2015
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    It's an invvestment if you consider spending more money on better quality items which will last longer instead of cheap items which wont last as long and you will need to replace spending more money in the long run. A "deal" (usually meant as "good deal") means that the price is in the favor of the purchaser. This may be because the item is on sale or is cheaper at a certain vendor compared to another. Hope this helps :)
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    April 22, 2015
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