Due to cultural differences, most artists find it hard to ______ Chinese crosstalks to westerners.
You may not understand what they have done, because they ____ a younger generation.
-- Alice, have you heard that the grocery store down the street was ____, and nearly all the things there were stolen? --- God! Really? That’s horrible!
____ a more comfortable life, the poor couple worked hard and took on more part-time jobs.
--- It is too cold for January this year. --- Yes, but it was still ____ when I first moved to the city years ago.
The hotel wasn’t particularly good, but I _____ in many worse hotels.