原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 3 P6 i4 e! H b# _(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. 7 s0 X9 O+ I$ i7 z! l6 g(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 ) R& Q2 E" Q- @: {* y9 l(3) "Please be seated!" ' O+ G& c9 C% d1 L9 r" t4 i8 TIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
: x" e! `1 ?! { h/ e 6 C4 \+ w: g8 K/ s- fIt's a good question = That's a good catch. - o5 [% w3 U3 e. x# S8 O: [ 3 a A+ D' U7 G% R' F9 U"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. 2 m, u: c5 ~* {( h ( R! A0 h; ^! t1 nAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.+ ?* X9 x2 ~( u( v( @4 r0 m% f# z
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. $ U1 {1 D# R3 e% B# [9 O: i: Y# j2 e8 B( e8 t: Q- c/ B: O
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: N' p# U) }% S* u( V; ?8 o7 t4 FIt's a good question = That's a good catch. ) S9 R0 J3 }7 P- ?$ q n3 S: j; C; I. v: v/ ]
"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?). H* e# E, T8 ?; q! ^+ @