原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 " y4 k, E* I9 u' C W# i2 {
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. 6 t+ a/ M5 e, k! K% n(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 & U: f" L) b, y) z(3) "Please be seated!"; s" g/ w% k; `5 I; ^$ h
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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9 L: Y! E" k& _7 B! b6 i c5 i @It's a good question = That's a good catch.0 @" S4 S8 k( d4 D9 j9 m6 j
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. 9 J; C9 Y/ |7 n+ S2 ^ `# Z+ }. f0 K7 K- o3 q/ p* v
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. 5 {: D$ o g# V, t# [7 F1 V" o! u: H8 G" I; B9 y; W9 \
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.8 g Y# E1 o7 B2 q v
3 \) F# o' S. G[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
any interests in fresh air?5 O/ T, O' C6 }/ |. X# [
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I lost my appertize. ; n. o8 P1 l* C & c1 F$ D% M5 z% N/ I6 afamiliy obligations=family issues % q! W, J1 X) j& H2 V0 V o3 m7 y: _2 t0 V4 F
all are very elegant expressions
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?)0 q# h2 c! }1 E$ @2 ~7 q; {4 f
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