This involves knowing the structure and rules of the language and not just the words within it (for example it is not possible to learn a language simply by studying a dictionary).

这包括了解这门语言的结构和规则，不仅仅是其中的单词（例如仅通过研究字典就学会一门语言是不可能的）。

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Reading is a skill that demands much more than knowing the rules of the language, and the only way to improve is to do more of it.

阅读的技能不光是了解语言的规则，提高阅读技能的唯一方法就是多读。

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Since translationese violates the rules of the language of the present readers and blocks comprehension, it should be removed.

翻译腔违背了读者的语言规范，导致理解障碍，必须清除。

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Teachers need to make sure students understand the uses and rules of language.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

How can it activate the rules of a language from within and thus give rise to the designs which are properly own--its own?"

它又是如何使语言的规则发生作用,并且导致适当的属于自己的设计的？，“

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While the Internet's use of language might change rapidly over the next few years, Johnson,Crystal and Jansen all point out that educators need to ensure that students maintain an academic understanding of the use and rules of language.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

Source words were then replaced by target words selected from a dictionary, and their order rearranged so as to comply with the rules of the target language.

ECONOMIST: A gift of tongues

Steve Jenner, from the Plain English Campaign, said punctuation, including the apostrophe, was one of the basic rules of language and he described the council's decision as "nonsensical".

BBC: Apostrophe ban on Devon council's new street names

Despite the concerns over language, MEPs were broadly supportive of the rules on mutual recognition and called for the time taken to recognise the qualifications of EU professionals such as doctors and engineers applying to work in another member state to be sped up.

BBC: Call to strengthen language rules in EU single market