原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 2 s1 B' D) g Y- T2 f
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.% y8 ^. {' l: e8 F0 p
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。3 @# u% e6 J- X7 N* R8 w
(3) "Please be seated!"/ z" r9 n) e0 {) N5 r; k
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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, Q+ M5 p3 I9 `! L3 S"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. 3 F5 _- e( o; y9 O) t" Y4 Z; y1 J
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.& M& P, O" Q& L
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time./ u9 t9 Z: z7 ~, ^% L, d0 w
any interests in fresh air?* y' f/ e e9 X. ]1 o5 b
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I lost my appertize. . I( K3 T' I- F6 L5 c( [7 O! Y2 o- ^( h% T# K) s' E/ F, C! Y% w+ V
familiy obligations=family issues, k3 p! }; L2 B* u4 v
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all are very elegant expressions
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 7 q. d. t/ S L% j " c1 P( o7 ?: v, U , n) y; m6 ^0 m3 zIt's a good question = That's a good catch. h) H# C8 v& z' O% d
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
I was impressed by 礼貌地在电话里问对方是谁 , sounds like "whom am I speaking/talking to?"(I don't remember the sentence, anyone can help?) ' N9 K8 o( X. U: K n6 K" `) i% g7 l% J
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