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Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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发表于 2017-9-20 18:12 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.5 O) f1 ^6 k1 n& j' [

" @/ ^8 J6 C7 L- x1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
% R5 O: @, u6 ^% b2 `2 w6 Q    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.% W5 o7 V* O; N2 J' \7 Y" q

% K3 G: e* V  Q5 y- F- H$ {$ m- zThe 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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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
( i- ~4 I( t! l' q! c. l1 s! x& Z3. Please close your phone.3 O7 U+ l1 o5 {1 O
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.& F8 Z  `2 P4 D) e  ^

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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?2 q9 I. Y6 z& g! R1 U/ w4 M) T
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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5. I am a Chinese.
# \1 d$ G* {9 v' A+ t6 DI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. / q7 k9 U$ h" P. d5 r
6. He is a gay.8 F+ }& x, J) ?' r, f& A( p
He is gay. 9 o1 e/ k! q0 M+ Z/ _- @: k

( U+ v' @# o" f3 _- `7. Why? No why. $ I/ K  n1 u, |
Not no why, no reason. 9 K+ E! S( l9 }) Y' p% g8 T. L
8. Thanks! No thanks!- u$ n4 Z* L8 G( y

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