原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 * n4 s ^7 x! J H7 k& J(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. ( e; d/ _* Y0 H: ?3 O9 d4 D# `# ^(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。, m( K& }+ V; y) w _
(3) "Please be seated!"4 Z; k Q8 W7 P; l7 _4 S
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch. & ^1 B n7 E$ g: i. P6 h. N1 h- ~/ X; }2 R
"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.3 m% \" H9 K2 Y
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. % i9 Z: [. I$ v& g" M; @3 c3 I . h' r/ I; R& `& K* TIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. 5 t7 r" X7 C5 U3 k( ?% w2 d7 F2 X+ N4 h4 r; B6 ]" ?; Q: M4 p3 i( Q& h3 H
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any interests in fresh air? ; ^1 V& R* b, {* v3 D) G6 X1 h# u$ m7 ?! e
I lost my appertize.* `, B+ x4 J, s7 L. p
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familiy obligations=family issues0 q/ t& ]$ Z6 n! k& p' ?
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all are very elegant expressions
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 6 a# M. ]9 B: Z% u. ]
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It's a good question = That's a good catch." c$ K( q- k* q1 o3 Y! U
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
' P2 m) J# V: X% Y. v - r( Z& V. O) ?6 J. P, X哈哈,是啊,好多都是深受中国英语其害。
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?)0 |+ d' r2 a1 J; T9 [
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