原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 * T) i# h ]3 y
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. * F- ? q }4 c( T; P" w S(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 $ }* Q E( H2 a( I/ z: ](3) "Please be seated!", D4 }, t* F3 X; h
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. ! s. e. s/ Z3 a 6 t! ~7 t* V; Z) ^2 |" {- EAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc." H- p: `% B4 X Z
* H" y+ ?$ I3 Q, EIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.! J! ~8 t3 d) j& p
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 . [9 t$ P7 k" u i9 d
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.3 D. c/ g! W2 T7 f
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
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哈哈,是啊,好多都是深受中国英语其害。
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?)1 L& D. K1 h) y- L) n. K( q2 r, L
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