回答问题的基本功在于平常积累，每天在报纸上看到与中国有关的新闻都尽量搞清楚，这些问题很可能会在日后的场合出现。

Dig deeper into the news about China you read every day in the newspapers. It is very likely that they will come back to you on some later occasions.

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每天都有越来越多的水被蒸发掉，最后池塘基本上都干了。

Every day some more water evaporated, until the pond had almost dried up.

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首先,我基本上不会每天都清洁浴室.....而是每2-3天一次.当我发现灰尘积累起来了,或者有需要清理一下的时候我会清洁一下.

First, I don’t actually clean the bathroom every single day … but every 2-3 days is about right for me. I clean when I notice a little dirt building up, or if I notice something needs cleaning.

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