Table 2 Samples of single sentence and passage paragraph.

Single sentence

日本要想在会上与西方国家保持协调, 必须得到美国的支持和理解。

Rìběn yàoxiǎng zài huì shàng yǔ xīfāng guójiā bǎochí xiétiáo, bìxū dédào Měiguó de zhīchí hé lǐjiě.

If Japan wants to continue to coordinate with the Western countries on the meeting, it must get the US’s support and understanding.

江苏队的核心队员是国手胡卫东, 全队的战术是以他为中心制定的。

Jiāngsū duì de héxīn duìyuán shì guóshǒu Hú Wèidōng, quán duì de zhànshù shì yǐ tā wéi zhōngxīn zhìdìng de.

The centerpiece of the Jiangsu team was the national player Hu Weidong and the team’s tactics centre on him.

有超过半数的在港德国公司表示, 会继续扩大其在亚洲地区的业务。

Yǒu chāoguò bànshù de zài Gǎng Déguó gōngsī biǎoshì, huì jìxù kuòdà qí zài Yàzhōu dìqū de yèwù.

More than half of German companies in Hong Kong said they would continue to expand their business in the Asian region.

Passage paragraph

其中, 遭受批评最严重的, 是高考千军万马过独木桥的剧烈竞争给孩子身心带来巨大压力。据了解, 虽然国家近年来每年都扩招20%以上, 但是, 高校在校学生不到同龄人总数的7%。“我觉得他们太累了”。王少华的女儿今年上高二, 已经在日以继夜地准备高考。她每天有做不完的作业, 考不完的试。大部分日子都是早晨6点起床, 晚上24时左右睡觉。

Qízhōng, zāoshòu pīpíng zuì yánzhòng de, shì gāokǎo qiānjūn-wànmǎ guò dúmùqiáo de jùliè jìngzhēng gěi háizi shēnxīn dàilái jùdà yālì. Jù liǎojiě, suīrán guójiā jìnnián lái měi nián dōu kuò-zhāo 20% yǐshàng, dànshì, gāoxiào zài-xiào xuéshēng bù dào tónglíngrén zǒngshù de 7%. “Wǒ juédé tāmen tài lèi le”. Wáng Shàohuá de nǚér jīnnián shàng gāo-èr, yǐjīng zài rìyǐjìyè de zhǔnbèi agāokǎo. Tā měi tiān yǒu zuò bù wán de zuòyè, kǎo bù wán de shì. Dà bùfèn rìzi dōu shì zǎochén 6 diǎn qǐchuáng, wǎnshang 24 shí zuǒyòu shuìjiào.

Among these factors, the most criticised one is the fierce competition of Gaokao (college entrance examination), like hordes of troops and horses crossing a single-plank bridge, which causes huge physical and mental stress on the kids. As far as we know, although the country has expanded its annual university intake by more than  20% in recent years, university students still account for less than 7% of their peers. “I think they are too tired”, uttered Wang Shaohua, whose daughter is in the second year of high school this year but has already begun preparing for Gaokao around the clock. She has countless homework and tests every day. Most days she gets up at 6 a.m. and goes to bed around 24 p.m.