原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 4 U# O2 ?2 x# L& F- z/ r; s" m(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. - }3 r+ k$ x' Z) B$ T* X' }(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 + |7 Q" f* b% M( j(3) "Please be seated!"% ~3 D0 c! U0 g3 R }
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.6 e3 I+ M, Z3 r# c! W
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc.& g% j3 \8 E; w0 L) @
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. 7 {; }0 E# R ^; z+ Y& ^3 n; C# A8 G
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. ' G) ?) D/ e1 Y9 E' A/ }+ Z2 u6 a3 Y- D% J/ r( y: h; @6 A4 `2 o
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any interests in fresh air? N) I7 O: |5 l: _+ j. g. S# `: n0 a( v9 C5 F2 [3 N6 S
I lost my appertize.. v7 T6 T, ^1 l2 u5 B
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familiy obligations=family issues - ~! `' m, S% ?+ p8 S ' [9 G. j2 d& A1 m& |9 ~+ \all are very elegant expressions
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 ; V- @% v! e" \4 q 8 O* D$ y# b" c# N a 3 M( J( j& ]" \6 fIt's a good question = That's a good catch. 8 b0 A, `( b- J- P' ?9 R, w( _$ n; L r. K
"Please be seated" is more formal.
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哈哈,是啊,好多都是深受中国英语其害。
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?)1 p3 ?7 S; R! d0 j5 \, ?