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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:. n; Z, d+ b* n9 Z: A1 U$ ]( J
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:
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How to spell your last name?8 U6 n- D3 k/ V K; q
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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 ...
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' ~+ U7 K8 ]' K% _: U ?- v"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."
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, l4 j. Z. @/ ~0 p) A"Long time no see" is from old English.- u2 k: s9 t8 ?4 x! w( j
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"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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