词汇对比研究有助于人们掌握词义并能恰当准确地利用词汇。

Contrastive studies of words help to master words in their true meanings and to use proper words in proper places.

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“笑死我了(LOL)”(很可能会坚持存在一段时间)和“海滩燃烧者(beachburner)”(辞典摆上书架之前这词就已经不再使用了)的对比，说明收录新词汇其实是项艰难的工作。

Between "LOL" (probably around to stay for a while) and "beachburner" (dead before the dictionary hit the shelves) there are tough calls to make about new words.

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更有可能的是，当我们试图就西方和东方力量进行相对比较的时候，我们将会执着于已过时的词汇。

More probably, while we try to compare the relative power of the West and the East, we are clinging to an obsolete vocabulary.

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