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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:) q% f$ K9 g& K8 ^) ^' ]$ X
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:- c$ f8 J$ |9 `7 s# ?
& u& O7 Q; Y& [7 i! BHow to spell your last name?
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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 ... # j- m9 c& L. X9 D0 l
/ O9 _8 n5 k. R2 C1 d$ V"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."
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"Long time no see" is from old English.! b" s, E8 P0 Y7 E" C: K
( f% E5 k# M' a5 P, _3 T+ m"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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