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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.9 N- F& \% M# b2 F5 X
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
# s8 F+ f, z% B% N& r1 S0 C My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.8 k2 M. c5 S+ k0 _* G4 {2 N/ C
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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.4 `( }9 e/ f4 ]8 i! t4 P
) [, B" d |* c v; v; _2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.. H: h# o& b/ L% F6 N7 G) a
3. Please close your phone.% f6 F( Z0 l: B. c
These 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.4 [2 x6 v/ M6 e
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% p' g4 z: o% d% T( I7 X4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
% B$ X: q& H; g6 c# C/ ^0 TThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?
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5. I am a Chinese.
0 f8 o7 _9 N* _8 N& K' Z0 }I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. ! A9 o, ]( O7 w
6. He is a gay.
2 i+ {2 v6 x1 ?He is gay. * }7 p9 B: a' F9 c) q; \
7 ?, Z. a4 r6 c" e- n2 Y7. Why? No why.
_" N2 H! ^# f, t4 y9 D* tNot no why, no reason. / {" N J& M, |9 n- L
8. Thanks! No thanks!* g; J8 q- e+ S1 ~/ |; q/ T
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