It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc. ' z- @) o5 Y0 u) J4 V* M+ T # S6 ~% S9 B4 V$ YAs a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.2 o! z6 E& j t) t$ i! g4 q* ]
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time.7 E7 C7 R# X l5 [* \5 F
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[ 本帖最后由 Crisis 于 2008-11-28 23:14 编辑 ]
原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 ; T" o& x0 |* j- |) r- W / i# a' v+ k0 B7 b5 Z# a" b0 ?0 k7 u. @% @: O9 i. R
It's a good question = That's a good catch.% s& J( w: T' F' x2 \3 y
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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?) 3 N9 S1 S5 F$ h$ N, V# |8 ?8 v# r4 Z
[ 本帖最后由 谢长峰 于 2008-12-31 14:48 编辑 ]