原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 ; r: l2 C( v' I6 x1 K9 j
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.3 c' F; d, x3 a% G* `
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。: l" d) B; O3 I7 `2 U
(3) "Please be seated!" p9 d! ~: [2 U' pIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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9 k; }7 W* y9 u7 N( Q& P2 Z1 _It's a good question = That's a good catch.* J" q! ]: S5 O6 T
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.! J! a. s$ @8 P0 {4 O
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.2 D; P2 S4 Z) ^' [/ ^2 n
6 [' w! o7 w6 k9 z- _3 U/ kIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.8 u, Z$ a/ V% G0 q: U
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% w( h0 g; b) ]8 w3 ^& t) U' QI lost my appertize.( {& m- [% T3 y
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familiy obligations=family issues A) ]& G% e, G( I , `4 d9 [0 |5 U0 Iall are very elegant expressions
2 Y" o! c2 c; Y1 }1 V4 f+ rIt's a good question = That's a good catch. # p$ L! C+ N6 {: C) e: u : O2 \! e. E# @: m% F"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?)3 S F7 M# _2 Z, P- `5 f( j
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