When similar sounding words cause a misunderstanding, probably the best thing to do is just to laugh and learn from the mistake.

当发音相似的词引起误解时，最好的办法可能就是一笑而过，并从错误中吸取教训。

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For one thing, the market is full of eye-catching words such as "How to be an Industry's Expert in 5 Hours" and "15 Classes to Be a Master of Appreciating (欣赏) Classical Music", which sound like if you pay for it, you are sure to succeed.

一方面，市场被这些吸人眼球的话语充斥着，比如“如何在5小时内成为一个行业的专家”和“十五堂课速成欣赏古典音乐大师”。这些话听起来就像是若你为此付了钱，你便一定会成功一样。

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The family was short with me at first, and I understood enough to figure out the words for "that's the thing with Americans, they don't know how to speak.

刚开始的时候，那家人很少和我说话，我也只能模糊听到几个单词，隐约猜到他们在说：“这就是典型的美国人，他们都不懂得怎样好好说话。”

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People often use the words Sprint Cup and NASCAR as if they were the same thing.

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It's very sad,it's very sad. And I don't have words to describe this thing.

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After spending a lot of time looking at the actual data coming from the federal government, I actually wrote on the subject in 2007 after watching Bernanke on TV, and watching how his face was saying one thing and his words were saying another.

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The main thing the words Democrat and Republican told you was which side of the Mason-Dixon line a politician came from.

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Words are a powerful thing, and when we take on a title, subconsciously we also take on the characteristics we equate with the role.

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