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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:1 ^+ T! P |6 e/ p2 _; }+ |( o
中国同学遇见老外,想知道人家的姓是怎么拼的,经常脱口而出:; P/ n" H! K7 n, X- d. u
1 a$ Y# O7 U2 M9 w" l6 B+ nHow to spell your last name?
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# d7 m: \( F4 z* m2 x其实这种错误不光是中国同学特有的。亚非拉的同学很多都这么说。从语法的角度说,how to spell your last name ...
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"how to..." is a phrase. Therefore it can't be used as a sentence like " How do you...; Since it is a phrase, it can be used as TITLE--you can use a word, a phrase or a sentence as a title. Same reason "how to..." can also be used as part of a sentence: " I am not sure how to spell your first name."( r" Q& V$ V+ U
1 ?0 b, O5 J8 r- U2 D/ F0 U5 E2 P) W"Long time no see" is from old English.: \+ {3 j9 ?! Y
+ Y3 Y0 ?5 ^0 [( j0 F- d/ p"No problem" is short form for " I have no problem..." "There is no problem ..." so when used in answering something, it is simply expressed as "No problem". |
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