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Minor but significant mistakes you may have made in speaking English

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发表于 2017-9-20 18:12 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.+ v( z- o6 o- l' T8 b) c

6 b8 \$ W8 i$ {" @  Z+ y- n  S# h1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.9 Y* H. y/ I+ @: ?" R3 d# T
    My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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: _, l. E2 z( u6 e* j8 OThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.7 M3 L; ]& v6 R- d: t+ p
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.6 |' }/ s* L0 B: `$ _
3. Please close your phone.
+ F. U* u0 `" }" P" j* B9 ^/ wThese 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.9 o6 k  _! f6 w2 [
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
+ r, u3 m0 I% HThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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5. I am a Chinese.
! i3 {- l: U/ V! T7 {+ UI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
' Q# t! q0 V/ [* k* b6. He is a gay.5 n. y' ?5 X) Z
He is gay. ( {' u# ?; v9 H! E# h
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7. Why? No why. 7 a; A* L" H4 d
Not no why, no reason.
4 U5 b+ {$ F) s2 I8 ]8. Thanks! No thanks!' E* P# o  ^1 s6 ]" b* r7 h" \* \
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