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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.1 R h6 \2 a- K7 `9 n0 A
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.1 H+ k/ N) o( H5 H9 l2 f
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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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.
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( W+ Z& _0 H/ K+ _2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.0 j' i4 z& W% p$ u# j
3. Please close your phone.
6 h7 l+ N; T0 @$ OThese 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.4 t7 k3 D& H' s3 L' w9 `6 ~! ^
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* P) A6 X/ F0 t5 B/ ]' R4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?, _; B3 K) f- j# j
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?* `* a1 w3 f& F' y- U% [1 ]
0 H* l' m% `- a2 Y/ X5. I am a Chinese.8 m4 S- ?2 l8 P3 V# B7 _/ r9 ]# ]
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
# {. Y9 A) X% j8 C _( I( R6. He is a gay.
% \1 ] R! O4 X+ LHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
9 s+ d0 i7 _& k% ^* q$ ]9 G6 O1 GNot no why, no reason.
: ^$ E1 C8 s" D8. Thanks! No thanks!
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