原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 - V' w9 T. _0 a) t, t
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.7 ]8 D$ R8 x. P& r, ~' ?0 d/ W
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。; g# J# b z0 {
(3) "Please be seated!"$ g0 @, c& ]$ x5 }% W ~- M4 a; |
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.% G) d9 F, n. @
2 s4 v$ G2 R0 k r"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.! b& r5 ?, i/ w4 k( z
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.' L* m$ G+ F+ H: b- z9 }. |
1 {3 Z; X5 N# P& XIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. 2 t* v* X: c8 X" n7 z! ]1 O 6 h4 g& _2 Z0 w. u, F* v[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
any interests in fresh air? P9 c* C X7 ~& y3 Q8 Q* }* X: i# g3 g" N6 C& E/ `! k3 B) V
I lost my appertize. : |3 u, I5 u E D # Y v' _4 m1 e- }$ _familiy obligations=family issues) p# h& I5 Y( f( u; ]3 y
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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?) % U- T9 |$ n. q3 _ ) a6 ` k1 U4 L- j. p0 {[ 本帖最后由 谢长峰 于 2008-12-31 14:48 编辑 ]