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Hi,
1) Yes, please. ( When someone offers you something and you want it, you
have to say this.)
2) No, thanks. ( If you do not want the thing that person offers you, you may say this.)
3) So am I . ( when someone says to you that " He is a student.", say " So am I" if you are a student too.
4) same here. ( you may use this as" so am I " too)
A: I am a student.
B: Same here. / So am I.
5) What do you do for a living? ( When you want to ask someone about his job, you may then ask this question.)
6) I work as ( what kind of job you do here) in a trading company.
7) How have you been? ( To ask someone how he is recently)
8) How are you doing? / How are you doing? / Howdy?
Note: They are of the same meanings.
" Howdy " is American slang for " How are you?".
9) Catch you later = see you later = see you later alligator
( You say this while you are saying good-bye to someone.)
" see you later alligator" is kind of slang . It just means " see you later"
and some natives English speakers just like to say it this way (the word " later" and " alligator" rhyme)
10) It's got your name on it. ( When you ask someone if you can have/ eat something, you should know that you may take it if you hear that person says this to you.)
Example:
A: May I have the pie on the table, Miss Wong?
B: It's got your name on it.(Miss wong means you can eat it-- It is all yours now.)
A: Thanks.
B: You are welcome.
11) We have a lot in common. ( It means you and the person who you are talking to have the same interests and things like that.)
Example:
A: I love swimming, drawing and singing.
B: Me too.
A: really? We have a lot in common then.
12) Right on. ( It just means " you are correct".)
Example:
A: This picture is yours , right?
B: Right on. ( you are correct. The picture is mine.)
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13) Well put! ( You praise someone after he or she says something really meaningful and correct.)
Example:
A: I do not like my English teacher who doesn't know much about English
and everything he says is always so unclear.
B: Well put!
2008-10-24 01:14:43 補充:
I do not like him either.( " either" is used for negative sentences.)
I do not = I don't <------------ negative here, so you have to use " either"
NOT " too".
2008-10-24 01:14:58 補充:
14) To go see someone off ( To send someone to the airport or something and say bye bye to him there.)
A: I am leaving for London at 2 pm.
B: I am free today. let me go see you off at the airport okay?
A: Sure, why not?:)
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15)You can say that again. ( It means" you are right")
Example:
A: You are a teacher , right?
B: You can say that again. ===( You are right. I am a teacher.)
2008-10-24 01:15:42 補充:
16) I wasn't born yesterday.( I am not that stupid.)
Example:
A: I ate 100 apples today.
B: Come on! You liar! I wasn't born yesterday.
2008-10-24 01:15:58 補充:
17) Okie dokie ( It means" okay" /" ok".)
Example:
A: May I eat your apple?
B: Okie dokie.
Good luck to you!
:)
Until then, good bye.