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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.1 K) P3 f5 p* |4 ^! m+ N
& C. @6 @0 X! X3 m: _% Z1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.3 p' d; y" h# b
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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# v5 m! F! T( Z$ hThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.: D/ Q4 x1 Y$ C& u% z1 h7 q( T
% ^% c6 T( L3 p2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.+ m3 ?: [, S( Z/ L) C9 x' h
3. Please close your phone.
9 t8 O1 x5 W$ z$ R( O, r6 U% pThese 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., N# I* ]! p5 @
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* ], W0 t/ b) W, _2 e; o/ i) B4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
3 w. v1 E! M6 D2 eThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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5. I am a Chinese.
3 _' \: ]; z/ k8 fI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
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He is gay.
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7. Why? No why.
- L* V& `( p) D/ M4 y7 r6 WNot no why, no reason. ) T1 o5 C/ w. I2 K6 j D9 z
8. Thanks! No thanks!3 f1 Y0 t3 l# o6 }+ e
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