原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 8 r1 u' ^/ s0 m# _" W- v/ O
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. o4 g! H" r! U(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 / x( y, t5 g' z0 E0 }% Q(3) "Please be seated!" / n( e! i# X3 y1 w7 j6 b4 uIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.8 s" D$ }; Y, y$ X1 W1 k* m
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. * c; L3 a O. H; ~! N / `' M0 L8 N) `6 X( u7 k0 \" ZAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.& p9 W" O/ ~: W b! V
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.; u3 a; m4 \" D' g
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any interests in fresh air? , K9 n3 h4 ]* {9 x' C6 Q8 L$ A) ^* O U7 V) V. @" A
I lost my appertize. " y, I# U% w+ K }7 o7 t2 | H* D) \; F$ @9 p
familiy obligations=family issues1 U) [" P0 T1 H/ t3 ^
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all are very elegant expressions
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 ; u+ c) g9 X) p1 E5 ^0 g3 t# c2 L/ W+ k
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.0 d. D/ j) i! r6 H0 }( c9 P7 y
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"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?) . J0 c& g$ G# C* I% m: g # w# A& t" `( f[ 本帖最后由 谢长峰 于 2008-12-31 14:48 编辑 ]