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次從兩岸通航以來，台商到大陸做生意。
cì cóng liǎngàn tōngháng yǐlái ，Táishāng dào dàlù zuò shēngyi 。
Ever since cross-strait shipping (Taiwan and China) opened , Taiwan businessmen have been going to China for business.

雖然我跟大伯合照過卻還是對他沒什麼印象。
suīrán wǒ gēn dàbóhé zhào guò què háishì duì tā méishénme yìnxiàng 。
Althought I took a family photo with my uncle, I still haven't got a clear impression of him.

因為他太專心，我叫他的時候，嚇了他一條。
yīnwei tā tài zhuānxīn ，wǒ jiào tā deshíhòu ，xià le tā yī tiáo 。
Because he was concentrating very hard, when I called him, he got a fright.

我的表現不算還好只是剛好到標準而已。
wǒde biǎoxiàn bù suàn háihǎo zhǐshì gānghǎo dào biāozhǔn éryǐ 。
My performance isn't reckoned to be good , just about standard only. (directly translated)

大家都說禮多人不怪，更不必說打斷別人說話多沒禮貌。
dàjiā dōu shuō lǐ duō rén bù guài ，gèng bùbì shuō dǎ duàn biérén shuō huà duō méi lǐmào 。
Everybody says politeness costs nothing, don't interrupt someone who is talking, it's very impolite.

因為我在免稅商店觀了太久，一點趕不上班機了。
yīnwei wǒ zài miǎn shuì shāngdiàn guān le tài jiǔ ，yī diàn gǎnbùshàng bānjī le 。
Because I spent (looking) too much time in the duty-free shops, I almost didn't catch my flight.

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