In the course of English communication, because of the impact of Linguistic Competence and Pragmatic Competence, the communication may come to a block or even stagnation.

能否进行顺畅的英语交流是英语学习效果的重要衡量手段之一。

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Of course, all they got was inflation -- and continued economic stagnation.

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Over the course of the recovery, truckers had been powered by sustained strength in manufacturing, even while stagnation in employment and a plateau for consumer spending threatened to derail the shipping segment.

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