原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 " k% }7 u5 r. {+ H
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. # t- Y. Q p7 g- b9 L( y(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。4 V9 q8 K: ^& j; ]0 [
(3) "Please be seated!"2 c0 G8 y' B9 P
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch. ; N/ E* Z( _: E' u! X 2 X4 H% [$ ~0 y& P# h"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. : Z: Q: h+ j" ^: `6 b% J$ N8 h: d- Y, L! p
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. 1 [) a1 _* y& g% q8 t5 ? e/ [9 G9 `3 x# L. zIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.% C3 M- Z- F2 B
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any interests in fresh air? 6 |+ f& m# i# k : r7 v% V/ a _/ L- D: j, `I lost my appertize.8 o8 ^9 ]2 j! `9 x+ @3 N8 q" o9 s
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familiy obligations=family issues/ N m& E. E' h. ^5 Q2 a
' }3 K% j. x* `/ Aall are very elegant expressions
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 4 x$ i$ X( N. R) V$ g
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It's a good question = That's a good catch. 9 t' O: D$ [7 z3 { y/ ~, Q; J' z4 x"Please be seated" is more formal.
2 F/ m; Y5 z' M 6 [0 i# [& n/ M2 r) g哈哈,是啊,好多都是深受中国英语其害。
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?) ' O( N+ w' R/ {; C- ^ D; {# B) q( r6 f0 n) a2 e! d
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