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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes. a8 A5 J( o( p) c. D
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My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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3 _2 w' x& _# s' d8 E' I. _The reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.
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7 H9 ~. T/ m& ~$ i) I8 {: w2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
: f! z% v5 q- P4 f/ f H- N7 j, `3. Please close your phone.
' h5 J- h8 n V* rThese mistakes are made because of direct translation. Another similar mistake is: I very like Canada. You really like Canada, or you like Canada very much.! A- I" | P' p1 e9 i
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7 z4 D3 K: z: @2 S' F6 s4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
# q! `- ]3 `) b0 F7 L" b3 kThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?# Z5 ^5 w8 n, r1 R
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5. I am a Chinese., I4 d7 L$ W- @$ {3 S4 b
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
& ]7 u5 n5 D6 r: y6. He is a gay.
, e5 r0 d0 D2 r4 ^. tHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
, b% V1 h {% U, R! nNot no why, no reason.
1 w; r7 x$ E, c l8. Thanks! No thanks!1 `" g% I, Z" U2 K
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