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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.) U$ e) Q9 V; k
1 E: P5 a8 }0 c$ ]; p& X1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
, \- m# n! v: f6 r My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.
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The reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.9 E7 W! R1 s: {. g0 |
3. Please close your phone.
2 y% v5 L) X' L, u A3 L$ sThese mistakes are made because of direct translation. Another similar mistake is: I very like Canada. You really like Canada, or you like Canada very much.# P! w9 m: W# v8 Z& S. F. P
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4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?6 X" D4 r8 U9 c4 Q* f
The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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- p1 Y3 j |0 \. b' f5. I am a Chinese.
/ K# L* v, f) M# GI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. & J: e* ~7 i- ?
6. He is a gay.7 c0 i$ M- G. r% @% @9 z0 d
He is gay.
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7. Why? No why. 6 G" R3 P. e1 u: x; @
Not no why, no reason.
$ A$ s! h; w0 |7 W, [ s8. Thanks! No thanks!
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