Because of this linking, the words in a sentence do not always sound the same as when we say them individually.

因为这种连读，一个句子中的词语才不会听起来总是像我们一个一个地将它们说出来一样。

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A predicate is something that is said about an argument or it states the logical relation linking the arguments in a sentence.

谓词谈及的是论元，或者说它说明的是句子中联系论元的逻辑关系。

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