WoWo.....It's cool. I get much benefit from it.
Thanks for Anu.
---Henson
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to
be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you
want to do.
2008/11/24 Elham Moazzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> A: Oh, Your coat is torn !
> B: Are you sure?
> A:Yup, I don't make a mistake.
> B: Would you mind mending it for me?
> A: Of course not.
> B: Thank you very much.
> A: But I can't do it tonight because I have a listening test tomorrow.
> B: I recommend that you practice well tonight.
> You've nearly just 6 hours to practice. Hurry up!
> A: I will go home later.
> B: No, Come here, Look at the outside through the window. It is still light
> but it's getting dark. You have to go home right now.
> A: But the average staff don't leave at this time.
> B: Come on!
>
> A at home: Mummy who made this salad?
> Mummy: your sister!
> A: Unlike me, she is proficient in preparing the food.
>
> Elham ;) ;)
>
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 7:39 AM, anurag barthwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>>
>> Common English Mistakes made by Chinese Speakers (I):
>>
>> Chinese Style It's seven *twenty o'clock*. American Style
>>
>> It's seven *twenty*.
>>
>>
>> Chinese Style Your coat is *broken*. American Style
>>
>> Your coat is *torn*.
>>
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> Susan didn't make a *fault* anyway.
>> American Style Susan didn't make a *mistake* anyway.
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> Would you mind posting this letter for me ? *Yes, certainly*.
>> American Style Would you mind mailing this letter for me ? *Of course
>> not*. OR* ( Not at all )*
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> He *becomes* better.
>> American Style He *got* better.
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> We'll have a *hearing* test tomorrow.
>> American Style We'll have a *listening* test tomorow.
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> I recommend you * to* take a long vacation.
>> American Style I recommend *that* you take a long vacation.
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's *about* eleven now, Hurry up!
>> American Style The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's *nearly* ( *
>> almost* ) eleven now, Hurry up!
>>
>> Chinese Style It was still *bright* outside. American Style It was
>> still *light* outside.
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> Come *to here*.
>> American Style Come *here*.
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> *Common* students in US don't wear a uniform.
>> American Style The *average* students in US don't wear a uniform.
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> Who *cooked* this salad ?
>> American Style Who *made* this salad ?
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> *Different from* me, she is proficient in English.
>> American Style *Unlike* me, she is proficient in English.
>>
>> Chinese Style
>>
>> *Little children are difficult* to understand that.
>> American Style *It is difficult for children* to understand that.
>> {Courtesy : Online TESL Journal}
>>
>>
>
> >
>
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