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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:' u9 k# F8 T' r7 _% T3 e1 e9 I/ Z( |
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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; ^1 y+ _7 D( f7 ?5 XHow to spell your last name?
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, z" k" B9 ~! r; t& e; V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 ... . D8 H7 p( z4 p. X; B9 p z: y
( T! P6 F8 h1 l9 L, V. k"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."6 x- h4 U3 a. Z; Q9 U
0 B$ @2 E9 A6 O0 O8 w"Long time no see" is from old English., K$ F( c1 Y) {, D: X' y
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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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