Because so many English words sound similar, misunderstandings among English speaking people are not uncommon.

由于许多英语单词发音相似，讲英语的人之间的误解并不少见。

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Maybe they have similar sounds and words that correspond to one another that have the same meaning and that sound similar.

"也许它们有相似的发音和词汇，彼此对应，意思相同，且发音相似。

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There's a reason soda and sodium sound similar.

苏打和钠听起来颇有渊源，的确如此。

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The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound.

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was published in nineteen thirty. It is similar to "The Sound and the Fury" in the way it is written and in the way it deals with loss.

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In some ways the two issues sound similar but are very different, as everyone knows.

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Many companies have risk management programs which might sound similar, but really address just part of the challenge.

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Sometimes scammers use names that sound similar to well-known charities.

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