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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:4 p8 h# x1 P, \; P: e6 f$ J8 i
中国同学遇见老外,想知道人家的姓是怎么拼的,经常脱口而出:
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- E" I4 D( M4 a, u. @- [5 mHow to spell your last name?. m; ~! ~5 H, b
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其实这种错误不光是中国同学特有的。亚非拉的同学很多都这么说。从语法的角度说,how to spell your last name ...
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$ J! V2 l! t6 y4 ^! i"how to..." is a phrase. Therefore it can't be used as a sentence like " How do you...; Since it is a phrase, it can be used as TITLE--you can use a word, a phrase or a sentence as a title. Same reason "how to..." can also be used as part of a sentence: " I am not sure how to spell your first name."$ _' D6 J( ]+ u2 D! H' \
9 x! t8 v9 M0 @0 Y6 }! }+ _) d"Long time no see" is from old English.' m. t7 F( q6 Z$ `+ r C: l
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"No problem" is short form for " I have no problem..." "There is no problem ..." so when used in answering something, it is simply expressed as "No problem". |
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