原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 5 s6 b, V+ O. ]2 n& m' J7 R(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.! ?) ~4 @3 t5 M- }8 u2 t" {# K
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。$ K( Q2 W% @3 O. d
(3) "Please be seated!"/ l- l! u) o5 s- {, {, C1 u2 v# G
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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. L; E+ l4 @. s9 ZIt's a good question = That's a good catch.6 i/ M# U6 {2 r# j9 W
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. ' u6 J; X; P# e: n! E% z! ]0 R' ?4 @) n2 ~
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.5 b4 e, J+ n( g u1 H1 P
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. : v2 s$ i3 S- l. A$ J5 o3 q+ Q; j+ p* U% N3 ]9 p- n
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any interests in fresh air?) n* b# W6 _1 Y6 C3 J: j
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I lost my appertize.$ r) a2 o% O1 G+ [) d/ \4 I, H) T
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familiy obligations=family issues5 c. G# _+ l$ x* y- H6 E
1 [. x2 z* }% w7 l& Yall are very elegant expressions