 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
( X- E( G. X7 _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:
! y) n! f/ i h9 t9 i3 q3 J) A) e
% X, A, n2 M! J! P/ A) H uHow to spell your last name?; A4 j# ], V5 r9 _0 m5 t7 d
3 w$ X# ?; ]6 {+ J; r' W! q7 G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 ...
2 }( N! L5 ]; O2 T7 k- H
: z+ T. k5 F p! L2 F s4 p"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."3 V# k d% d* }6 k: a
8 r: a) c+ f' @$ z5 a
"Long time no see" is from old English.
; T8 R t P- C8 X, l- y @8 M; D d C5 z" K) L O" h
"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". |
|