From the early 18th to the mid 19th century, the linguistic base of Sino Western intercourse was a variety of English called "pidgin English".

从18世纪初到19世纪中叶，中西交往的语言基础是被称为“广州英语”的一种变种英语。

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The base-ten system used in modern arithmetic originates with the fingers, and linguistic traces of that fact remain in the similarity of "five", "finger" and "fist", and the dual meaning of "digit".

现代代数中使用的十进制源于人类拥有的手指数量，在语言中也存在“five”，“finger”和“fist”的相似现象以及“digit”的双重含义都提供了这样的证据。

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To have the substantial linguistic knowledge is the base of listening practice, while the relative situational knowledge can make up the disadvantages of linguistic knowledge.

具备扎实的语言功底是听力训练的基础，而具备一定的背景知识可以弥补语言上的不足。

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