原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 ; ]( t4 G; V) @( {1 A+ Z' c(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. @- Y% W' H4 Z$ M% q9 h; {
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。$ b$ {% z% p: |( z
(3) "Please be seated!"% b) g; u' A0 ]
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch. 7 B2 |2 Q* v2 u1 r7 } / W* [' I* x" X" @& Z; \+ q"Please be seated" is more formal.
+ E2 |$ C9 B/ I. \8 SAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. $ j8 K8 l5 ]; n. C ; \! G+ P2 p5 P9 WIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. 1 B7 }7 S% B; d Y7 a2 C4 H( |6 l8 a7 i8 c5 ][ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
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familiy obligations=family issues0 {1 N3 e a* r
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all are very elegant expressions
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?)) ~$ n; @1 ^+ r3 X% }/ W
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