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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:7 R" {9 }6 \ S" F! m
中国同学遇见老外,想知道人家的姓是怎么拼的,经常脱口而出:5 {5 Q+ X3 [" u9 N: d
% l$ ]% e7 h: S2 ~- I vHow to spell your last name?" l9 `; M; O# u. Z! ?
: m+ r8 g, i. ]- D5 D其实这种错误不光是中国同学特有的。亚非拉的同学很多都这么说。从语法的角度说,how to spell your last name ... 0 i5 \" w. b* f8 s+ |+ |
+ p" R, K1 ?' K- \3 [& B9 H+ c"how to..." is a phrase. Therefore it can't be used as a sentence like " How do you...; Since it is a phrase, it can be used as TITLE--you can use a word, a phrase or a sentence as a title. Same reason "how to..." can also be used as part of a sentence: " I am not sure how to spell your first name."; O8 k7 X- z; J- K9 x; ^
4 d2 u! ^/ t4 L' s5 b! x1 a% n"Long time no see" is from old English.4 U7 B9 B, T& a+ F) {3 k
# r }( e# z4 C4 j1 h"No problem" is short form for " I have no problem..." "There is no problem ..." so when used in answering something, it is simply expressed as "No problem". |
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