 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:7 P6 d/ e* n2 ?: g( j. x
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:
! W) I |1 Y* i' \! j1 I; y# x, l* x
How to spell your last name?! P6 x U- `, ?8 D" g9 D: v1 g
0 \: J c& ~. q4 j4 B% j. Q7 t" |0 b
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 ... ( R+ |9 U% i6 |. x, y* K+ Y
0 M2 G; L* H& ~$ h& ~! I"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.". B) r" B) e. x5 I* T% }
7 Z( X) V, [8 Q8 B l" p' v, T"Long time no see" is from old English./ c- d1 m8 ~0 n# z1 l' R2 O
- m O* ~8 _2 R) Y" F
"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". |
|