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Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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发表于 2017-9-20 18:12 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.8 z, N4 L; |+ R: d/ e; H

; Q4 Q- J/ m$ r( @4 n3 R  V1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
0 \- u* D$ x- r7 p& p4 `' {    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.- l! z0 D# P5 _

/ f$ Q/ u6 U+ h  pThe 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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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
0 ]7 \9 B( W0 S! t' i: Z+ J3. Please close your phone.% n  Z8 Y3 n' E
These 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.8 }7 E3 v) M* `9 E1 k1 v: j

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1 L& ]- R$ v. [+ {! L2 R4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?$ ]: Q& E+ T2 v* N+ d* i) y  E
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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5. I am a Chinese.
2 D3 |: x1 n5 a& {7 f. t% m3 sI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
7 J; _: Y0 B/ O# K6. He is a gay.
4 ?9 v1 i' l4 @$ m' c! |3 AHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why. * u: b8 d. G+ U# c8 g$ @
Not no why, no reason.
, N2 \. d0 g0 V7 R! G8. Thanks! No thanks!
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