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Originally posted by Wonton at 2004-10-12 10:46 AM:6 ]8 e4 E+ t6 v* Z& [% q, G+ i
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:1 F3 D z' f* X+ W* U, h# Q9 u* ~
4 ? i! |' _- r2 g# k9 u9 KHow to spell your last name?: J1 u4 D2 a+ G9 N% i- v) g
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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 ... ) G/ C% Z" p. U$ l3 W4 o+ g
0 \0 J5 S. S- Z"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."* k7 S! z" p1 {* O( Q/ q; K1 o
, T$ X5 V; F2 G8 @7 [. o" @5 L! o"Long time no see" is from old English./ W2 j1 T r- w' y/ {
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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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