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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:, R% M! D" d4 E% G& E; \, Y" x- R
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:) C/ H9 U0 h6 H# O7 h1 S
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How to spell your last name?& d0 r- `# b& C3 t. N
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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 ... - p0 C5 Q* h; |" r" d. h
C& ]0 S3 i* ~+ i# a/ ]8 D9 W"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."6 y0 B. }. }& i( R4 h7 F% x
- Z# r) M9 p, ^) C"Long time no see" is from old English.# i- Z0 n; l& r0 u
N4 M, x, e! | k5 N1 h"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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