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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:" P8 C. ^' z2 W$ k9 W
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?3 |4 G9 b6 ]. J! L, r- r& v
x) j7 T7 E- D0 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 ...
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% `" ^ V; E6 z$ M$ ]2 C' T4 G"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.") I T0 [: |. e
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"Long time no see" is from old English.' T; }2 F3 t! a1 O, l1 l
4 G6 o! P! D6 j% p- a6 D"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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