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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.. f* t" k5 G( }8 j& q1 S' S, ?9 ]
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
. B; w) J9 e& z. Y My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.4 F b# r: }8 U
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The reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.( I @" L0 |7 f L1 Z2 I' R* b
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
: ~# l9 W: j" N/ t w D5 @2 @( H3. Please close your phone.9 V* Z/ b3 C9 m7 m
These 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.
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0 G1 C( |3 x$ H$ ? Q: T4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
) z1 L# ^8 \$ y+ Z9 X3 z6 ~. P3 KThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?% M$ [1 p$ _. h) \" L- J
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5. I am a Chinese. K8 z9 v+ ~2 i8 q
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
2 i+ w* C& f" n. T# E% U( k6. He is a gay.5 ~& Q8 i) y d8 W" l( g2 d( e
He is gay. 0 o0 T0 I+ i r9 D0 X
. h& V0 n5 U- w9 V+ l- B; _1 V+ }7. Why? No why.
0 z0 z; j3 z# KNot no why, no reason.
& U$ |2 L1 ?, n" t& B* m( S8. Thanks! No thanks!
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