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Yanx Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Counterpart
Hi,
Could you please explain which of the following is better? Why?Thank you!
1. The Chinese government stands ready to make joint efforts with its counterpart of the Central African Republic towards that end.
2. The Chinese government stands ready to make joint efforts with the government of Central African Republic towards that end.
(Although, in fact, I understand the above two sentences, I have no idea which one I should use especially when I need to put something in wrting. I don't know if it is because of the rule of repetition avoidance, either...)
Could you please explain which of the following is better? Why?Thank you!
1. The Chinese government stands ready to make joint efforts with its counterpart of the Central African Republic towards that end.
2. The Chinese government stands ready to make joint efforts with the government of Central African Republic towards that end.
(Although, in fact, I understand the above two sentences, I have no idea which one I should use especially when I need to put something in wrting. I don't know if it is because of the rule of repetition avoidance, either...)
Top answer
2 looks better. Counterpart is usually used for an individual. Alternately, you could say: China stands ready to make joint efforts with the Central African Republic towards that end.
- 2 looks better.
- Counterpart is usually used for an individual.
- Alternately, you could say: China stands ready to make joint efforts with the Central African Republic towards that end.
- In AmE, we commonly use the capital's name instead of the country's name.
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2 looks better. Counterpart is usually used for an individual.
Alternately, you could say: China stands ready to make joint efforts with the Central African Republic towards that end.
In AmE, we commonly use the capital's name instead of the country's name. "Beijing stands ready..."
Alternately, you could say: China stands ready to make joint efforts with the Central African Republic towards that end.
In AmE, we commonly use the capital's name instead of the country's name. "Beijing stands ready..."
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Vorpar2 looks better. Counterpart is usually used for an individual. Alternately, you could say: China stands ready to make joint efforts with the Central African Republic towards that end. In AmE, we commonly use the capital's name instead of the country's name. "Beijing stands ready..."Thank you Vorpar, what you told me above is useful, but could you please
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