原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 $ z+ x; X" R% V/ I(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. # w- M- B& F# E! U, b6 L8 {# c+ W+ R(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 * I$ V" V, t) r9 j5 ^(3) "Please be seated!"7 c$ t) t: W+ E: {
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. ' w" y- W2 A" v& w2 W3 {/ n! ^8 q2 s+ w5 O+ z" p- A3 k, K5 M, g
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. 4 u' @& L3 g! Y/ g * [2 |" c" L6 d, E2 XIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. C) W- |# c5 J* @
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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?)! Z$ P! F/ o$ m$ g' m
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