Elaborate 精心的 preparations were being made for the Prime Minister’s official visit to the four foreign countries.
This local evening paper has a circulation 发行量 of twenty-five thousand.
Susan loves chocolate so much that she can hardly resist its temptation 引诱
On the local market, exotic 外来的 fruits and vegetables are now commonly sold.
If your normally 平时 lively pets become passive, they might be ill.
John seldom drinks coffee because he doesn’t care for 不喜欢the taste.
I’d like to take this opportunity to extend （express）my heart-felt gratitude to the host .
我想借此机会向东道主表示衷心的感谢。
Chinese farmers are mostly living a simple and thrifty life as it is today.
Many of the local residents left homes to ward off the danger of flooding.
The State Council will lay down new rules that aim to make management compatible with internationally accepted conventions.（practices）
国务院将制定旨在使管理与国际公认惯例相适应的新规则。
Personality in Americans is further complicated by successive （uninterrupted）waves of immigration from various countries.
来自不同国家的移民潮使得美国人的性格更加复杂。