原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 ; y+ N; j$ ~. x" N/ ]* j(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. , E6 e( }7 {" P. z6 a(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 + z" d4 [/ W& e4 r1 {# I! k(3) "Please be seated!", e U0 g+ y6 c( i- \1 k. Z e& c
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.$ h$ S7 R/ ?1 h! n; g, _6 D
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. " U7 K, L' `9 o2 I4 b4 B! j8 _+ I2 X- x8 _8 V6 s0 I+ [9 c
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.; Q. S1 P7 J+ r9 C+ m9 c: ~
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.3 L' P) T2 u: m. f
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# u2 }0 ]6 Y+ O \9 q# a9 _I lost my appertize. + D$ s2 h5 l0 {0 K% k6 `+ o2 y' x( M: @* }2 Y; I, t- x4 T
familiy obligations=family issues& w. S" e! ]. P
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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?) 8 u2 s) J! N# U ; w1 {5 B; T. p" m6 W& A; s" w! w% a[ 本帖最后由 谢长峰 于 2008-12-31 14:48 编辑 ]