原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 * f$ C2 M4 s3 j) a O7 f+ Y( C(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.- `5 E* f; [% E1 \2 t+ \, ~) x
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 ' ^* a% P) E' R" ?- E(3) "Please be seated!" * x# s e- h7 M( zIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch.$ X9 e# r+ a' d3 u9 t" U# l) m3 j
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
上周,我朋友告诉俺,他第一天工作听工头讲话,什么也没听懂,就记住了工头反复说到的一个词“法克!”,心想可能是什么重要的设备名称吧,后来才知道原来是“FUCK”! 1 y: T% v: d, o K. `+ e2 Y( u9 V X* j+ A+ G: \* s
唉!现在俺朋友开车的时候,张口闭口都是离不了“FUCK!”了~~~
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. : @: K8 o( v+ n z / `" F% J E2 _# N( d2 {* JAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. # ~) n% Q1 X/ _& ~% Y9 ]# ~ - a/ G, N# |1 wIt really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. ( C. k& R- O: ] Y" @9 p9 d9 S3 Z0 x8 r2 v" K- g2 L! D
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9 |" ?7 g( L! B D# KI lost my appertize. ; c; u. M7 Q# A' K" V" a: ~4 p , S5 |, c+ V; r! y* Nfamiliy obligations=family issues( r* l1 j1 X7 n+ V% W" @
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all are very elegant expressions
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 2 b4 y) w, {. J, p( \+ r
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It's a good question = That's a good catch." @) D) N5 l$ U
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"Please be seated" is more formal.
I was impressed by 礼貌地在电话里问对方是谁 , sounds like "whom am I speaking/talking to?"(I don't remember the sentence, anyone can help?)# k: B+ g% |4 L) E( j# O