原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 * ~( P$ X4 x) t( z: v3 \8 g( t(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.* r1 k- X" D" t% B0 I) Z( A
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。' m" Q# {+ W/ [
(3) "Please be seated!"3 a- h+ r3 o# v, @7 h
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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* ^4 ^5 F8 I6 e! d3 e( y8 B! VIt's a good question = That's a good catch. 3 k9 C+ z- f0 X( k" c 8 _2 s; U8 M/ P; d8 E"Please be seated" is more formal.
9 g" X8 h& ]/ \1 h0 `As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc./ }8 J, q# l7 G) o- B4 x" N9 N
9 R# N0 w. u# k8 H1 J8 N- u$ e- DIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.* x- l& r! j3 E2 H& S
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any interests in fresh air? 3 r0 j7 C, l; P" D" s9 P0 U7 e5 F) G/ K* E' _
I lost my appertize. & ]( J: S5 ^: B, a2 a8 R4 N a9 y $ l) R5 q/ Y2 Y! p6 T1 f9 i0 ?: yfamiliy obligations=family issues& T4 h7 {$ l9 w1 r5 S
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all are very elegant expressions
6 s3 V8 f9 n8 `& ~- D) V 7 C) k& u/ b: R* O$ P1 }It's a good question = That's a good catch. $ a# A1 X8 W) ^: O; Y9 \9 d + X5 S) \. J# T! l- D8 \"Please be seated" is more formal.
I was impressed by 礼貌地在电话里问对方是谁 , sounds like "whom am I speaking/talking to?"(I don't remember the sentence, anyone can help?) 0 P) M. e' e- z0 B# e* k; u " R( j3 ?& o+ \1 Z/ h- p' p9 R[ 本帖最后由 谢长峰 于 2008-12-31 14:48 编辑 ]