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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
! W5 ] a! C6 p* L: A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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1 i' r8 V! I4 A& Z( x- b; zHow to spell your last name?( x [ j/ P! j3 s# F
" Z# g+ i) T9 r N& P% m/ [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 ... / h+ n1 h9 g4 `6 [2 V
* @9 ~, k5 R' a) j"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." Y% m$ T% ]7 e/ q6 q
' J- s7 o' i* o' u, g: P# z; ?4 O"Long time no see" is from old English.
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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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