原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 ' x' P: _6 _: | G4 ?3 V6 K& ^
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. - r! Z# E3 [- K(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。5 X& ]2 }- l* Y" }8 a2 |/ h+ x
(3) "Please be seated!" $ i: g- o" J' g% ]+ l* oIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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7 |& s; e5 a3 ~" K' XIt's a good question = That's a good catch.1 w5 m( |* ]/ [& Z) O
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.3 d ]( t6 q1 W: I5 {
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.6 `) _$ Z5 I7 j8 Q. R+ M
/ E7 P* M) H: T3 ^It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. . @* U; Y& v6 h/ \8 T% N! Q; P4 P" F6 o5 E6 z
[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
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?)( s) M8 e8 g/ ?( V! j7 R