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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.; D. c( E, H. H4 z/ C8 X
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year. V$ v: |4 p/ h
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.1 Z# e5 m) q% Q1 b( |
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The reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.
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# w2 m: U- O( Z" z2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.4 f, u0 X4 U# S/ d3 Q# g
3. Please close your phone.8 L; k$ Z6 h* f L& K7 ~+ q1 A
These mistakes are made because of direct translation. Another similar mistake is: I very like Canada. You really like Canada, or you like Canada very much.
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) o/ S; Z* b+ {" u. A" c( t4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
& v8 v1 [9 e% ?1 L& [* G8 QThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?7 C7 f% \' f$ X" @7 B9 ~5 {! \! l- i
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5. I am a Chinese./ y% e0 v% Q' R6 n
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. 2 a9 } @+ l* D' e" J! [
6. He is a gay.- F( p4 f& |& s* h/ R; C
He is gay. s, i! s {3 [4 b8 B. d" V
. E) I8 q* T7 B) B! P0 t7. Why? No why.
3 w& O4 I- _' ~5 @' N; zNot no why, no reason.
6 O, T& g9 i& } y+ L9 u8. Thanks! No thanks!9 R! \ u- j. f' B
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