Brook909

@Brook909 (110)

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How could i say?go straight ahead or go straight forward?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 15 Jun 13

hi,dear mylotters: if i meet somebody who asks me for direction on the street and i want to tell him keep going on,what should i say? go straight ahead ?or go straight forward? by the what is the difference among the words of...

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what should i say if i want to invite a foreigner to take a group photo together

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 5 Apr 13

i often meet some foreign guys in china and sometimes i'd like to take a group photo with them,what can i say to invite them??'would you like to take a group photo with me??"or "Could i have a group photo taken with u?",many...

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how can i invite foreign friends to have a group photo taken with me?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 5 Apr 13

Hi,dear mylotters,i often meet foreign friends on some places and sometimes they are friendly to help me to take photos of me and my friends.and i can say " thanks" in english.but furthermore i sometimes want to invite the kind...

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what does"i think so" actuually mean?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 3 Apr 13

hi,dear mylotters,i have another question today.what on earth does 'i think so'mean?is the sentence always positive or sometimes negative? For example: A:I don't think we've met. B:I think so. so here is the question.what on...

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what's the difference between'Did you finish your work?'&'Have you finsihed your

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 2 Apr 13

hello,all dear mylotters,I have been still bothering by two sentences,because i don't konw the exact meaning of them.what's the difference between'Did you finish your work?'and'Have you finished your work?',many thanks

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what do you say when the play on dvd plays to the end?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 1 Apr 13

Hi,dear mylotters,what do you say when the film on TV or the play on DVD plays to the end?it ended,right?it finished,right?and how to ask if the play to the end.can i say: is it ended?is it finished?has it ended?has it finished?is...

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what are the differences between the 'someone' and the 'somebody' ?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 15 Mar 13

hi,dear mylotters,we almost use the word of someone and somebody,but i really don't know the exact differences between them.further more i don't know the differences between the 'anyone'and the 'anybody' either,i'll really...

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how can i access the youtube to view some good vedios in china?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 30 Jun 11

hi,dear mylotters.i've been having trouble getting on youtube web to view some useful video,of course the content has nothing to do with the politics,but the government has blocked all of it's links.do you know how can i access...

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Are all of these words the same?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 8 Mar 11

hello,my friends.Could you tell me the differenc among 'dais''podium''rostrum'?thanks

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what is the difference betwen'cloak'and'cape"?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 28 Feb 11

hi,dear,i don't know the difference betweeen'cloak'and'cape",could you help me?thanks

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what do you call this place?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 28 Feb 11

Hello, i climbed a mountain yesterday and I arrived at a place where there are many rocks,what do u call this kind of place in english? see my attached picture

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What do you call this scenery with many irregular rocks?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 27 Feb 11

Hi,mylotters!I went to climbed mountain a couple of days ago and I met a scenery with many rocks.But i don't know how to express these rocks with one word.Could you tell me what you call this scenery?rocks field?or brash rocks?or...

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what the hell does the word 'blackguard' mean? what is the difference ?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 21 Feb 11

Good Morning,Dear mylotters,i'm in trouble in distinguishing blackguard , scoundrel ,rogue ,rascal,ruffian,villain,hooligan etc.because they have the same meaning in chinese. i'm a little doubtful for the english-chinese...

what is the difference among:blackguard,rogue,ruffain and scoundrel?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 20 Feb 11

hell,dear my lotters,i'm now reading an english-chinese dictionary and i've met many words which means bad guys in chinese but i really don't know what is the difference such as blackguard,rogue,ruffain,villain and scoundrel,can...

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what is the difference among 'abusing''swearing'and 'cursing"?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 25 Jan 11

hello,dear my lotters.what is the difference among 'abusing''swearing'and'cursing'?if they are the same,which one is in common use in life?thanks

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What is the difference between 'abstention' and 'abstinence'?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 19 Jan 11

Hello,My lotters!i'm reading a english-chinese dictionary. but i meet a problem,i don't know the difference between 'abstention' and 'abstinence'.are the two the same?

what does SVS mean?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 8 Jul 10

dear mylotters,i'm translating a motor data,in which there is two different type,one is STD (standard)and the other one is SVS,I guess SVS is not standard,but i don't know what does SVS stand for on earth.do you know?

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what is the exact word to describe this direction?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 9 Jun 10

hi,guys,i failed to upload the sketch yesterday.now let me describe it in a story: long time ago,there was a man wanted to entry the city with a long bamboo pole in his hand at the citygate.First he tried to hold the pole...

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what is the exactly word to describe the direction as shown?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 9 Jun 10

hello,dear mylotters.i have a trouble in describing the directions shown as in the sketch i attached.what word is in common use to describe the direction drwan with a green line?

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What does "it weirds me out" mean?

Brook909 @Brook909 (110) 24 May 10

Hi,my freinds,what does“it weirds me out" mean exactly?Some people often use it.

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