Why is it "less" obvious, not "more" obvious....? ~This is a paragraph Individualistic Americans naturally see themselves as being in competition with others. Competitiveness pervades the society. It is obvious in the attention given to athletic evens and to star athletes, who are praised for being "real competitors." It is also obvious in schools and extracurricular activities for children, where games and contests are assumed to be desirable and beneficial. <<<Competitiveness is less obvious>>> when it is in the mids of people who are persistently comparing themselves with others: who is faster, smarter, richer, better-looking; whose children are the most successful; whose husband is the best provider or the best cook or the best lover; which salesperson sold the most during the past quarter; who earned his first million dollars at the earliest age; and so on. People who are competing with others are essentially alone, trying to maintain their superiority and, implicitly, their separateness from others.I don't know why it was deleted....!!! :O It was..... >>"Competitiveness is less obvious"

不及格的占多少？。。 这次题出得有点儿偏，大家都没考好，我们班60分以上的占47%，70分以上的占32%，90分以上的才占13%。 问题：不及格的占多少？ 答案：53% 为什么53%？我不理解。请给我说明一下。

“戒”和“戒掉”之间的区别 “戒”和“戒掉”之间的区别是什么？ 例如“快点戒烟”或“快点戒掉烟”。 这两个词的意思是一样的吗？

却经常？ 我不知道“却”的意思。 “有能力的人可以把复杂的事情变简单，而没能力的人却经常把简单的事情变复杂。” 为什么用“却”在前面的“经常”？ 这个词是什么意思？ 它的意思是“但是”或“可是”？

Stripped book. What kind of books are called "stripped books"? Is it illegal to sell/buy them? Why do people make stripped books? Thanks. :)

我可能已经做出了很多错误的句子，很抱歉。。 我是光云大学的三年级学生。我主修国际合作。我真的不喜欢上学，因为我的学习是非常难，并我有很多其他的事情做在我的生活中。所以，我只希望时间会很快，这样我就可以快毕业。我毕业后，我会尽力，尽快找到一份工作，赚钱养我的家人。 我平时周末都休息在家，学习，做我的爱好，或朋友见面。我每星期天去教堂。除了这一点，我通常要留在家里休息，因为我平日来回奔忙。 我要努力学习汉语和英语，因为我们的学校的毕业考试。我应该参加考试，并取得好成绩可能毕业。我的汉语不是那么好，所以我觉得我应该使集中汉语。我也学电脑。在教堂，作为一名记者，我已经开始工作，所以我必须要善于使用电脑。我真的不擅长使用电脑，但我要努力学习，因为它是我的决定为它工作。 我想要学科目我可以享受，所以明年，我要选择我可以好好学习。如果我不这样做，这些科目只是给我一个很大的压力。我不希望出现这种情况。明年，我要读书尽可能多。我认为阅读是一个真正的好东西。阅读让我们很聪明，所以我认为这是必要的。如果我读了很多书，它可能使科目少下功夫学习。

What do you call... What do you call the little memo cards that TV MCs hold and host their shows?

Dialects of English In English-speaking Countries People from English-speaking countries have their own accents. The accents basically vary depending on which country you live in, but they can also be different in one country region by region. The ways you say things with your accent are so different from others' that you sometimes don't understand what they say or think that they have pretty funny accents. So, I'm going to tell you some example questions and the answers. First, what is the bubbly carbonated drink called? It's called "soda", "pop", "coke", or "fizzy drink". Americans call it "soda", Canadians call it "pop", and Britons call it either "fizzy drink" or "coke". Second question, what do you call gym shoes? Americans call them either "sneakers" or "tennis shoes", Canadians call them either "running shoes" or "runners", and Britons call them either "trainers" or "plimsolls". Third question, what do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? Americans and Canadians call it either "shopping cart" or "grocery cart", and Britons call it "trolley". It's also called "buggy" but considered as a unique accent. And the last question is, what is the thing you change the TV channel with? People call it "remote" or "remote control" in common, but there are so many ways to call it such as "controller", "channel changer", "clicker", "zapper", or "buttons". You can call it whatever you want. I've found it pretty fun and interesting to learn English accents and talk about them. So, if you're interested too, you can do the same.

Is this a correct sentence? I can't take the written test but the speaking.