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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
I. w# e/ Z; w8 R3 t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:
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2 T* D* ]; \1 ]% ZHow to spell your last name?- [; n' x1 j" J
& c! A; P1 t* n9 Q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 ... * p+ D! y: l6 N. l1 V1 Y8 j5 Z7 j
+ g8 B0 f5 T3 k7 e2 h"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."' J F) H7 W' p) }9 t; H! z/ j
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"Long time no see" is from old English.
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7 k1 i7 v3 @2 U% O0 Q& p"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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