The Secret of True Happiness Condensed from Redbook

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综上所述我认为very简单易用大家用得比较多这是很自然的。但是如果一味地使用very句子就会显得单调缺乏表现力。如果我们能根据不同的情况选用不同的副词来说明形容词的程度我们的语言将会变得更加绚丽多彩而富有情调。

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