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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:' H" a" Q" X- Y- k9 ^/ Y# s, h: I1 K# q
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:
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2 Y# ?) i# ?+ S2 nHow to spell your last name?
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/ M/ |- X( H$ w6 e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 ... 6 U4 S$ _ E" N; L+ X5 O* m) G
% Z" S$ ?: _2 c% n0 C"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."
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+ f! ` ?0 _$ Y5 {- f, z"Long time no see" is from old English.) y7 C0 t7 q( |3 P V4 a( x3 Q
7 T% K3 `- j. b7 l4 o* ^"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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