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Old 14-Jun-2006, 13:50
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Default Do they sound natural?
Today I realize it is a long process to make me well understand English.

Today I realize it will take too much time to master English.

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Old 14-Jun-2006, 14:20
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Originally Posted by Alanmo
Today I realize it is a long process to make me well understand English.
Today I realize it will take too much time to master English.
Thank you
I realise it is a a long process for me to understand English well. (Is 'today' necessary since you are using present tense?)

I realise it will take much time for me to master English.
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To me, the past tense or the present perfect would make more sense in both sentences. In the second I'd use 'too long' instead of 'too much time'.
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