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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:+ v) S8 D7 x) E$ ~0 |% A. F8 L
中国同学遇见老外,想知道人家的姓是怎么拼的,经常脱口而出:% a0 @& [! } t
2 E% C; y* ^) ]& qHow to spell your last name?' Y8 W; }' r: Q7 ` U3 O: L
! b6 E/ e n: E' e0 K% G其实这种错误不光是中国同学特有的。亚非拉的同学很多都这么说。从语法的角度说,how to spell your last name ... ( f/ h0 a. E% u. U. b0 k
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"how to..." is a phrase. Therefore it can't be used as a sentence like " How do you...; Since it is a phrase, it can be used as TITLE--you can use a word, a phrase or a sentence as a title. Same reason "how to..." can also be used as part of a sentence: " I am not sure how to spell your first name."' S1 E9 Z, E7 n
# ~! Q& p; t! }, [* N! G" P"Long time no see" is from old English.! d6 b& f; i& W- G7 O
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"No problem" is short form for " I have no problem..." "There is no problem ..." so when used in answering something, it is simply expressed as "No problem". |
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