原帖由 Xbfeng 于 2008-9-21 13:59 发表 ( X8 G9 w( B' Q2 Z' L- |* ^" [
(1) "it is a good question"! when you have to answer a difficult question. : X" V: ^) B6 T4 c0 R7 l(2) "You know"...... 讲话中作为转折语。 4 U5 ^ Y a% c6 i3 d(3) "Please be seated!" : \" ^ U& T! y% H( @" @& d, w6 BIn China, English teachers always taught us "Sit Down Ple ...
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It's a good question = That's a good catch. ; V$ c# q0 w1 x( \& n Z4 [+ t4 [; G1 W* V, T0 T& \% G4 k- W
"Please be seated" is more formal.
It's done. I'm done. He's done. They're done. etc." |, G* C* Z& N, Z' m* D2 S/ L! A& m
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As a student in China, I was taught to speak as "It is finished", "I finished.....", etc.- D1 o7 X4 X e6 E' r
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It really surprised me when I heard those for the first time. / Q& G- d+ m# a) Y a: ]8 l8 f Z; X6 @5 A' W! U; a
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原帖由 Cold_Beer 于 2008-9-29 10:16 发表 , y, F! N- ]/ g0 f9 r0 O2 t$ u $ {8 A+ c. r4 z/ d# y: z& C+ E3 o, O. m7 p% }$ w+ V8 J
It's a good question = That's a good catch. % r3 O% d0 i. h1 o8 S4 Z6 W | : I$ F0 h) h4 N"Please be seated" is more formal.
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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?): C+ K R2 o$ R/ {
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