The difference lies in whether the project is in a sense defined and developed by the student or whether it s assigned by a teacher.

区别在于这个项目是由学生定义和开发的，还是由老师指定的。

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The plural 's' is not a free form, as it must always be attached to a noun.

表示复数的s不是自由语素，必须附着于名词。

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The experience of British business in Iran between the 1860's and the 1970's is one example of the changing importance of British enterprise in Asia as a whole.

19世纪60年代至70年代英国企业在伊朗的经历是英国企业在整个亚洲重要性不断变化的一个例子。

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The order of the list is based on how corrupt a country's government is considered by a number of international organizations.

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Somebody says, "What is a mare?" "Well, it's a female horse." "Well, it's a female horse" is the metalingual function.

有人问“什么是母马“，“母马就是雌性的马“,“母马就是雌性的马“这句话就是元语功能。

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To go to law school is very expensive or to go to get a master's degree is very expensive.

读法学院和攻读硕士学位都很昂贵。

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The yammering classes have decided that Gore's problem is a weird, deficient personality, and Bush's is a dull, incurious brain.

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Koetsu's is as new a species in spacing as Shakespeare's is a new species in drama.

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Nah, it's not a confirmation that a Galaxy S IV is en route, but it's definitely confirmation that the company has a whole lot riding on whatever it is.

ENGADGET: Samsung details Innovation Centers in San Francisco and New York, focusing hard on software + hardware marriage