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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.
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1 y2 _7 c( K& x9 D$ K. x3 F$ g: y1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
- ?" K7 ]# ^# O8 v. D5 H My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China./ ]; V W9 M9 a2 L( f3 u5 `. y7 c
) u2 m- l# q( m: x9 o( D; N# IThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.: M9 o# z* s$ \$ n* ^0 @7 y. t
* p9 `+ R' T# S2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.! Z' A1 V2 N q, _6 [8 X) z7 D
3. Please close your phone.
. ~! J2 u X+ V6 [: d* a! eThese 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. q( Q; T# ^% b- G! K3 K/ O
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. L$ |3 y5 d* q: g4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?7 f- Y3 @! }$ _" ~
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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" ]) r2 s- [6 Y5. I am a Chinese.1 {4 L. |. S( _1 |# s
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
$ s4 h! T- r1 o/ y- `; t( d6. He is a gay.+ `8 h& O# d: ?4 Z; c
He is gay. $ H! M# B2 P0 D. L, ~, n
+ T( L4 r# R) @% }! l/ r7. Why? No why. " i4 e1 u( Q# g2 O/ \+ M; y3 y
Not no why, no reason.
0 f8 u- A2 l) z; V1 Q2 \. P; d. u8. Thanks! No thanks!* P4 D0 i9 V. F1 r
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