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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.& L# ]4 @5 D5 s3 V; x3 C8 h, G
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.8 H" S; q3 }. L% [
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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! ?% y; z o6 r( i/ _3 [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.7 S3 D" ^9 u7 S% U9 }+ @
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.6 e0 T* y% ~4 z, n/ [2 x+ H
3. Please close your phone.# \0 }; D( t5 O% R
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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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?# Z' p; M1 q8 R- w/ [
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?8 D& _: L" W5 Z9 Q
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5. I am a Chinese.3 Q% |' X7 W* L6 b0 D+ n" y
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
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' r' p ~1 u# q9 EHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why. 5 l/ C0 J/ g) r3 y: Z0 G5 b) ~
Not no why, no reason. ! S1 [0 Z. E* u1 V. ?
8. Thanks! No thanks!% D1 |( x: y+ B7 ?& P2 F
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