原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 + }6 M/ b0 Z/ t# D1 H0 _- ?' a
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. 4 Q Q& x. B k% R9 c! G(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。8 f6 ]! {: h' u( E" x! Q. T
(3) "Please be seated!" ' e) J. ?3 C! M( gIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.5 K8 X, r+ y$ G, ~& H2 G3 E
0 M7 o0 i* [% I* {"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.) y( w! p: D) r0 D1 f
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.1 c# a0 x% _: D( ~ u. p
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. , V" F' \$ o2 a% ^) o' \5 U2 s* S- h+ h
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any interests in fresh air? ; \7 Z0 B7 a4 @+ r$ P& k 1 M- n+ G" E7 ]# T5 zI lost my appertize.5 g4 B% |3 I: B3 a) t
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" [ }; j5 c% F: K3 T7 E/ K, nall are very elegant expressions
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?) 5 ^5 A2 ^* k; }4 F ; E5 [: O- O7 v! U' L[ 本帖最后由 谢长峰 于 2008-12-31 14:48 编辑 ]