原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 6 ?& A- m1 S+ V" C
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. X. N% H7 v. ^, `* T(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 : x$ l3 @; K% {# P+ U(3) "Please be seated!" g c5 S9 h% g4 ` _ q' l$ ^8 q' @! A
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch. 0 ^9 W) w+ c9 d" T9 ]0 ]& }9 F7 Z1 D9 l# i2 @" x6 T# A
"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.9 Z L& m6 v) q# V* v4 W
& g$ U- u" D0 N7 v$ q0 GAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.. x/ @6 M4 k' E/ g! |6 Y
" k& e" ?; z; ~( D, HIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. : q3 M8 T9 U" @0 y' O' E' F/ n% r; c1 S; j# F+ L
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I was impressed by 礼貌地在电话里问对方是谁 , sounds like "whom am I speaking/talking to?"(I don't remember the sentence, anyone can help?) / H) r F4 s! r; t5 S) H; O* y( Q" w ^* _9 Q
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