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The novel I am reading is both educational and entertaining.

(Chinese) 我正在读的这本小说既有教育意义又有趣。

If you study hard, you can be whatever you want to be.

(Chinese) 如果你努力学习，你可以成为任何你想成为的人。

Your car keys might be on the kitchen counter.

(Chinese) 你的车钥匙可能在厨房柜台上。

The children will be at school until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

(Chinese) 孩子们今天下午3点前都会在学校。

The construction workers are building a new bridge across the river.

(Chinese) 建筑工人正在河上建一座新桥。

I have been waiting for the bus for over twenty minutes.

(Chinese) 我已经等这趟公交车超过二十分钟了。