原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 1 z7 v; s. O7 G
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. 5 d# s& B5 m" y& ~(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。! X1 @. \0 J3 \
(3) "Please be seated!"9 e) p8 e& q6 ~2 H' a6 f
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.. j! Z" R- i3 x# M0 i# G; G' y. m
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. % j7 K; D8 K; `! k' |& l; V1 h% q [" X0 r
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. . g& z% P" {! ]) Z1 m8 u& ~/ u" }2 H& a8 `2 l0 P0 }" E: ^5 O
[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
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?) ( A2 ?3 n* f1 U- M8 n9 i& ]. n4 j; N0 Z! e6 p" `, Q3 G
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