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1.       In potential food value, however, plankton far excel that of the land grasses.  In potential food value, however, plankton far outweighs that of the land grasses  Which sentences is better? Why? P129fficeffice" />

2.       While grasses produce  about 49 billion tons of valuable carbohydrates each year, the plakton generates more than twice as much .   While grasses produce  about 49 billion tons of valuable carbohydrates each year, the plakton generates more than twice of that.   Which is correct ? Why? P129

3.       Whats the differences between accent and dialect?  P135

4.       This means that while local elites , foreign communites and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those who lives depend on access to the information are denied it.

What does access mean in this sentence? P173

 

Re:qingjiao

If someone excels in or at something, they are very good at doing it.
If one thing outweights another, the first thing is of greater importance, benefit, or significance than the second thing.
Now, you can see which is the right answer.
 
Someone who speaks with with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from. You can say that a man has a slight American accent.
A dialect is a form of language that is spoken in a particular area. In chinese, “方言”。
I don't think the two words can be confusing. We can even differentiate them in Chinese without referring to the English interpretations.
 
The structure of the sentence 4 you gave is much confusing. You may check it. 'access to the information', in my opinion, means 'have opportunity to know about or use the information'.
 
 
 

Re:qingjiao

 

About the question 1?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />

 It seems that excelalso have the meaning better than others,isnt  it? If so , when it means better than others, whats the differences between excel and outweight?

About question 3o:p>

  Im sorry that maybe I looked up dictionary not carefully enough, so that I put up a question which is too simple. I will try my best not to this again.

About question 4o:p>

  Im sorry again that I made a mistake , the correct one is o:p>

  This means that while local elites , foreign communites and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it.What does access mean in this sentence? P173

About question 2o:p>

  Why don’t you give the answer? Is the question too simple that you even don’t want to answer it? I’m afraid of thatJ

 

Re:qingjiao

In my former post, I explained that if someone excels in or at something, they are very good at doing it. So you can say that excel means 'better than others', though I don't encourage such a substitution. But as I have explained, if one thing outweights another, the first thing is of greater importance, benefit, or significance than the second thing. This does not equal to 'better than others' as you implied. For example, 'I can always excel in Physics at school.' This means 'I am always good at Physics at school; I can study Physics better than others at school.' To make a sentence with 'outweigh' maybe will explain the difference. 'The benefits of x-rays outweigh the risk of having them.' This means that though having x-rays may cause some risk, but the benefits are greater. You can not say that the benefits are 'better than' the risks. That makes no sense. You See?
So, never try to compare a pair of synonyms by referring to its Chinese translations. And consult the dictionary more often. A English-English dictionary may be the best instructor.
 
As to 'access', I think I have explained.
 
Sorry that I skipped your second question. To be frank, I don't know how to explain. : )
 
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