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: & \; D6 f4 Z2 l 0 m. U1 E' H: y: y4 cHow to spell your last name? ! D% H5 L `) p- Q$ n) w4 s2 p- s, X, U/ B8 l# y' @' j& I
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 是一个词而不是一句话。正确的说法是: 8 Y4 V. l- `. Q/ A3 _8 K! m/ J
How do you spell your last name? 1 A, A9 }5 U# m1 ?+ ~' C2 a' h" W) b3 k, |& |
Could you please tell me how to spell your last name?( U% ]# ]# z' Y; O0 I1 B8 O m: N0 q
' @4 b1 x# P% o4 N. q1 D如果你写文章,就可以大大方方地用“How to Drive in Winter”,“How to Run a Business"等等作为标题。可是如果你在标题后面又加个问号,就是画蛇添足,大错特错了。 2 t% E8 L' N- A* n1 X . [1 @* p0 {' `/ ~8 J5 U. G4 O4 o不过从另一个角度讲,语言是不断变化的。早先年,中国人发明诸如“No problem”,“Long time no see”之类的说法之初,老外肯定也认为别扭。不过,后来它们都成了人们日常的口语。也许若干年后,“How to spell your last name?”也会成为一种被认可的说法。
Originally posted by Juliane at 2004-10-15 03:14 PM: 0 t5 R, g2 o' d7 xlong time no see 是好标准的英文啊,谁说是从中文来的?/ E" v/ W, ]4 f" Y5 t% F
还有no problem 也是吗? ' B) f& f& ?9 k; h楼主可以给出肯定的答复吗?
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说实话,我也是道听途说来的。2 a" ^+ N/ G' _; Y/ r
: Z' } U- K F1 a7 E不过,你真的觉得“long time no see”很符合语法吗?
Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM: " A" R$ p9 |7 j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:7 Y; g I- z) o5 e. K% z3 r
; i9 K$ D2 ?& l, [9 UHow to spell your last name? E+ ^5 G$ T5 v9 Y$ |# b5 A( B3 R- W$ j9 n0 l2 e5 P5 s
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 ...
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8 ~4 N( S9 w) ]1 u* k3 G( n"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."% p) o& r( `3 n
$ | o6 c) I# W2 }"Long time no see" is from old English. " G: `+ p" B$ L1 J2 q. @8 r - p* I$ B8 i) g6 a* F3 Z"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".