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Some friends, especially those who are just learning English, often make the following mistakes.% t: D; Y& |9 Q' A- Y# c
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1. My husband has a good job. She makes over 100,000 dollars a year.
0 a, W9 Y( n' t2 N7 }. O" F My girlfriend did not live with me, because he is still in China.; `. a3 p% k' K. s# D9 j7 J* G2 _( H9 E
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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.( A8 f' L# x8 D
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2. I do not like big rain, I like small rain.
; ?+ S, j) x- b+ n+ X3. Please close your phone.7 p9 r% h/ J! R$ Q2 |) d2 h+ W
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.
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" E1 x0 ? Z9 {4. How to say: heavy rain, light rain, and turn off your phone in English?
/ g' t, M7 T. f* U) ~: B0 ^The correct way to ask the question is like this: how do you say... in English?" h* Z1 k$ j* L8 a/ w
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5. I am a Chinese.0 ?' Y4 r% `3 L+ R& s8 P7 P
I am a Chinese person, or I am Chinese. * N8 [( I& \5 F* I
6. He is a gay.9 v$ ~, x9 A0 `, \3 n3 I( ~, l" E7 }, C+ f
He is gay. ' c6 j, P* Z, }
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7. Why? No why. 5 @) N& {& Z4 H
Not no why, no reason.
3 A; G1 ]4 z) [/ y8. Thanks! No thanks!1 a" u8 ~+ _# z" T8 @ U2 A; l, |
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