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wele for Xi Jinping visit Closer ChinaBritish relations are weled by Chinese media as President Xi Jinping visits, although question asked if the US will allow deeper ties. 1. Alternating use of long and short statementtype sentence ? a. In the passage, there are in all 13 sentences, the longest of which has 48 words, the shortest has 20 words. The average is 31 words per sentence. This is longer than that of public speech( 24) . ? Aim: to give variety to the rhythm of the article ? The shortest: ? “ An enduring constructive atmosphere will prove more rewarding for both parties in the long run,” the newspaper said. ? The longest: ? “ How far China and the UK can go beyond their ideological divergences and how much freedom London can get from Washington in terms of maintaining a friendly relationship with Beijing, will bee the focus of attention with strategic values in future SinoBritish ties,” the editorial said. 2. Inverted sentence structure and expanded simple sentences ” the newspaper saidbeamed the newspaper(that) with with3. Heavily modified nominal groups 4. Simple verbal groups ? Aim: to