I thought you said you wouldn't be coming to school today.

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I can't get a word in.

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One of your teachers called to say you weren't in school today.

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When you speak Shanghainese with your mum, I only understand a few words, so I can't join in the conversation.

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You don't go to school on Sunday, do you?

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We don't have class tomorrow afternoon.

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He's never online.

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I'm sure I won't be of much help.

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Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance.

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The internet is not connecting.

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I don't think I can help you very much.

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His son has talent, but cannot pass the college entrance exam.

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She's been absent from school for five days.

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Those of high wisdom, when they hear the "Way", strive to practice it; those of moderate wisdom, when they hear the "Way", are half-believing and half-doubting; the ignorant, when they hear the "Way", mock it. If the "Way" is not mocked, it cannot be called the true "Way".

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I can say for certain that my mother's cooking is by no means skillful. I prefer food that is actually properly seasoned, like my wife's. Nevertheless, I want my mother to teach me how to cook. It's her flavors that I've tasted since childhood, you see.

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I’m not denying that that happened, but one example doesn’t count as evidence.

I'm not denying it happened, but one example can't be called proof.

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I don't think Tom is going to be too much help.

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Much as I pitied him, I could not help him.

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He found that the things he had studied in school were not useful in the business world.

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