Найди преподавателей языка: английский
Kai
English Grammar
Hi Friends, they are the same thing, aren't they?
A.I am practicing my translation skills.
B.I am training my translation skills.
22 авг. 2019 г., 13:39
Ответы · 6
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“Practicing” is the right word for this sentence. “Training” is usually used for something a person does to or for a person or thing in order to improve that person’s or thing’s abilities, and so the object of the verb “training” is a person, animal, or other object: Examples: I am training her to do the job. I am training my dog to sit on command. I am training Siri to recognize my voice. I am training myself how to read music.
22 августа 2019 г.
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Hello Kai!
Both of these sentences do mean the same thing, though Sentence A sounds a bit better to me.
Another option would be the verb 'to hone', which is a word we specifically use with skills:
I am honing my translation skills.
22 августа 2019 г.
Thank you Teacher Adam
24 августа 2019 г.
The nuance is a little different actually, but they are essentially are the same thing and I would also note that [A] is the more common natural phrase.
[A] refers to the idea that you have a satisfactory skill level and are keeping it at the level.
[B] refers to the idea that you are trying to get your skill level higher than it already is.
22 августа 2019 г.
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Kai
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китайский (путунхуа), китайский (кантонский), китайский (цюаньчжанский), английский, индонезийский, малайский, русский
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