原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 # Z4 @: m$ c% H) }: e$ ]$ o4 N
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. |% N7 q, N- ^7 N3 E
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。. Q' ?( b7 a7 i) U
(3) "Please be seated!"4 V7 i, h6 H. V0 ~0 X! x
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.9 y* e( `% K0 R6 e% M
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. 4 t; T1 y l. ~' j0 l+ w; E% ^( d1 M& X9 b" u; c2 ]* T
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.. j; A: H. o6 Y6 V1 c& f; k
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[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
any interests in fresh air? 7 q0 `7 y, B5 i9 c2 g# T5 j0 e q: ^0 \+ Q% R& O- B
I lost my appertize. , ?; t! m/ @6 R9 Z: C' y5 y $ b" m' a1 X+ h d" Dfamiliy obligations=family issues5 l: b, K) \3 g. t* G! r M
; D' ]- T! B% z+ e, o1 rall are very elegant expressions
, |9 ]- X6 k9 z! r( m4 v: ^It's a good question = That's a good catch. ' x" L& ` Z( L3 n7 ^5 W# x, a . q' Y' b) w2 @. Y0 Y"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。
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?) 7 k* I5 q8 [* _! N9 o " @- d2 _9 q+ F5 \ L6 \[ 本帖最后由 谢长峰 于 2008-12-31 14:48 编辑 ]