原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 ! m7 N- _# J9 H- h( k B
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.; U% }3 v) m- X5 \0 f
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。. }5 L7 a+ v: H9 j1 H
(3) "Please be seated!"* r; J) @5 D% T* A" W) g/ I
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch. d, D; L5 {& ]4 u, I5 g f* V3 }* \( A' u ?* k3 s$ i+ V+ h* N
"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. 9 ^ i/ r8 { [) G: j/ G! \0 R: F2 j2 a$ E5 m' {/ I; g; E
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. ( ]" Y2 w* t3 I" G$ _5 e/ r0 s1 U4 g) g4 {; i& t0 B/ [1 m) }
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. # F9 a4 L) W- S0 I: v U/ f0 d4 ^% g7 k( S+ J2 e* `
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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?)5 [; X/ k9 o# c& r! M# j% ^( k
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