8. What he said was a word for word translation from Chinese, but even if he had phrased his idea more idiomatically, you still would have misunderstood him.
他是从中文逐字译成英文的。不过即使他的英语表达得更地道，你还是会误解他的。
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9. It referred to a performance in which one person played all or most of the roles, idiomatically, it has come to describe an activity in which one person does almost everything '.
本指独角戏或者由人扮演大角色的表演，后来，它渐渐演变成比喻某项由单人筹办或者几乎独力的活动。
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10. It referred to a performance in which one person played all or most of the roles, idiomatically, it has come to describe an activity in which one person does almost everything '.
