原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 x \7 j1 l/ d6 i7 b: X
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question.; _0 K! G0 k% T# @- q7 R% m
(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。: O7 q9 G+ N( F2 ]6 r9 A4 B
(3) "Please be seated!") U w7 v8 y2 A1 Y+ o# C
In China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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& H. H# e( J2 g6 a4 C8 vIt's a good question = That's a good catch. 8 k' _3 T2 C" Z $ r* w+ u. [, z% J3 w0 b, `9 U"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. 1 w+ m/ `6 a: O& p* K ?$ Q: ^" P+ m& X
As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc. ! P7 R; c/ A. [3 P3 e, p" Z1 t3 ?$ F3 z3 c) K
It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. 2 s, g4 k9 ]% n, o5 ` `9 y + b7 A7 ~# m6 b0 I8 F[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
( T+ C" C5 K0 E+ I1 l1 AI lost my appertize.% S6 k) m$ I: G2 Z0 D- _2 ]
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all are very elegant expressions