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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes. W( U! ^( M6 _, \4 U
, A$ O: ~4 v, H. W( z9 X5 C/ \1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.4 D6 u8 F9 M- I; C8 R
My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.% x' ?7 w2 K: R8 p* E
! t3 P$ \. Y/ L+ F& U* R2 M" hThe reason to make this mistake is not due to grammar knowledge. One reason might be she and he have the same pronunciation in Chinese.0 S: e; R" n0 Z) x
' s8 Y+ s* o% l5 _' U. O: Z0 v8 e2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain. T9 |) P$ R) T0 c$ f
3. Please close your phone.* U* Y/ b, j8 \- Q8 }
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.# `5 u5 @$ X8 }6 `0 N% \
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" P8 b% W, C" s# c' F& B4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
' u/ m$ K( m2 n& zThe correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?& T9 O" O0 T" G0 g$ t) J q
* V- \7 R+ K& b3 Q# V2 T5. I am a Chinese.
+ w( D$ |. @+ P0 ?6 }- fI am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese.
+ \" T" p# T- ^2 K3 R6 t6. He is a gay., Z% H/ g/ \( h. W+ W3 W
He is gay. : {) F z2 ]& i4 R
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7. Why? No why. + k2 t2 w- H, @( [ x) F- K
Not no why, no reason.
- ?" P/ S4 l. Q4 ?$ F& P* Z8. Thanks! No thanks!
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