原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 3 p+ w" `4 m) Z6 B) w
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.6 G: ~5 g1 P- E) f* q! n6 U
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。9 g2 {( D3 U) F u
(3) "Please be seated!" 0 H! r7 S$ ~7 p( y. P WIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.7 W9 K, [1 j4 Y$ b7 R
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. 3 Q) f: g+ Y/ k% {/ r, w* P9 }/ F; w9 k$ i9 T+ A
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. 0 L% H* w: b% Q/ V8 ]0 a+ x0 z; s- Z& c4 t
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.. E3 m. z" a7 g# e3 Q. x6 l& P( F( C- S
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?) 7 E. _" t# J( D% D1 L1 `8 I" I( Z! O8 ^0 v
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