原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 ) R% L R% V# n8 L(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. v) H D$ h( S* q# p$ {) t
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。) K3 f( L+ n6 s; T @
(3) "Please be seated!"3 M p, v7 T. O7 Q" a
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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$ b. z# X% C6 E$ s- o/ `2 I XIt's a good question = That's a good catch. & y4 \5 u1 E3 L! o/ |2 X & J" ?! x U+ ?$ t) [; ~"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. # q5 X' ~! T, K- L# ~! c P. |" p . `! a I) V' p/ d" |2 v+ JAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. ; _- X' q) B) }3 J# W- O5 z# U* B% A a6 k
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.! f- K' A( y# |: G% k! v# y. {2 S
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[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
any interests in fresh air? 2 n+ Y. T, e, I, B0 }# R- i+ T }) h$ |2 m
I lost my appertize.6 ~& d0 ~2 E, B. x! @4 {# f
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familiy obligations=family issues 4 _. D( y9 a1 _ s. m9 ]" r2 W0 N* s- M$ r7 ^. g0 t0 X6 V' g. T1 G( L
all are very elegant expressions
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 + {" J8 f7 _# r " v% N5 \0 x% A6 j$ j) G 3 h0 f w G3 j/ I! }5 qIt's a good question = That's a good catch. , h/ S0 K0 N1 x* T) y 5 i& i6 O& E8 X3 G"Please be seated" is more formal.
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哈哈,是啊,好多都是深受中国英语其害。