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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes. k8 I3 k2 e# l' m2 V% n8 ~* W
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.# h0 M$ U' K, |' u) a" E, J, n
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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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.) E: e: w6 S5 E: B6 q
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.7 G' g- Z. Z7 L6 t' M( ~1 P
3. Please close your phone.
+ F% e0 y! m, F9 NThese 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.4 h* v4 y" ?( t. }: ^ l$ p3 n9 C" ?) _
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?* k5 H5 f L- M
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?$ c% z6 U& y% ~* k' I. H) [
" c ?) c4 a% J" h" v9 y! @; f5. I am a Chinese.+ n5 c( O+ J# I& }/ b
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
' o6 A% N" y+ I6. He is a gay.
: [9 Y) t& w# a9 F" ?) I& ^! dHe is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
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8. Thanks! No thanks!6 K$ g$ s6 {9 [3 [
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