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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:
1 k0 [) f( E2 ^* p5 |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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6 N* Q8 j' A$ I% ~( ?6 E% ]% v" CHow to spell your last name?3 e4 w$ Y# E9 A, E
5 R6 W5 d% S3 G( 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 ...
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"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."9 B6 a# O8 e, J+ q+ x1 Z
. @3 A: X' m2 M2 C3 O; }, [( F# I"Long time no see" is from old English.$ r2 r. q1 m8 Q% N+ f& z9 X/ x
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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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