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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.+ m& B9 L" C2 k+ h
7 |; a5 Z' l1 W5 q' ^5 H p( d9 H1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
8 g3 H. y3 ?0 w$ D* v- Q My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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) O' C8 J' |& s7 v) S( {The reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese." m b! g0 B" a
3 V; l# e+ Q% C5 Z" }2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.7 x7 M9 [. g) n# B: ?
3. Please close your phone.' Q7 l' c0 P1 B* T, |! x8 n7 f
These mistakes are made because of direct translation. Another similar mistake is: I very like Canada. You really like Canada, or you like Canada very much.! D5 b& g! n! z4 E' W
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?8 P* K1 Z+ j! e$ e9 g" \0 H& R
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?) A- A0 q) E+ _9 A5 v& _( R" z
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5. I am a Chinese.
& o: M/ \4 {! T: TI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
- }) c' F" t7 i+ u: p" v1 Z6. He is a gay.6 Y3 K9 M5 h% ?* \) i3 ^4 G# W
He is gay. 1 L' |5 b0 J! G7 _" n7 ~' T+ ?
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7. Why? No why. & x0 K& B; s, _. w+ C2 M- w
Not no why, no reason.
' G; c% G9 t5 K7 P$ L: [" e8. Thanks! No thanks!
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