2010年12月23日星期四

Some English cannot fail to know _ ice lolly antiquata

An apple of love tomatoes (not the fruit of "love"), an American beauty rose, known as the "United States beauty" (not "United States Belle") be taken in deception, taken (not "accepted") to bring down the house won the audience cheered (not "tear down the House"), black tea, black tea (not "dark tea"), the black art of a Wizard (not a "black art") black stranger perfect stranger (not "strange black") on the Office busboy restaurant (not "bus conductor") busybody busybody (not "busy people"), the blue stocking female academics, bluestocking (not the "blue stockings") blind date (arranged by a third party) men and women met for the first time (not the "blind date" or "blind date") capital idea good idea (not "capitalist ideology") China policy on China policy ("policy") of the Chinese dragon Kirin (not "Chinese Dragon") confidence man cheats (not "trustworthy") criminal lawyer criminal lawyer (not "criminal lawyer") dead president of u.s. currency (bear the Fillmore) (not "dead Presidents") dry goods (United States) textiles; (British), cereals (not "dry") dressing room dressing room (not the "dressing room" or "locker room") eat one's words back preface (not "break") English disease rickets (not "United Kingdom disease") eleventh hour last time (not "eleven") familiar talk vulgar conversations (not "familiar conversation") French chalk powder (not "France chalk") Greek gift others gifts (not a "gift" Greece) green hand newbie (not a "green hand") handwriting on the wall writings (not "halls") have a fit rage (not "try") have the heart to do (for negative sentences) have the heart to do ... Do not "interested" or "prospective") heartman hearts (not "people") horse sense of common sense (not the feeling of "Ma") Indian summer pleasant quiet old (not "India summer") in one's birthday suit buff (not "wearing birthday dress") lover lover (not "love") mad doctor psychiatrist (not "mad doctor") personal remark personal attacks (not the "comments") to pull up one's socks courage (not "put on socks") bureaucratic red tape (not "red tape") rest room toilets (not the "lounge") sporting house brothels (not "sports room") sweet water fresh (not "syrup" or "sweet water") service station filling station (not the "service"), the Spanish athlete boast of one (not "Spain players") think a great deal of importance to oneself or high see themselves (not "for himself wish to have many") white coal (for power source available) water (not "white coal") white man loyal reliable person (not a "person" skin white) yellow book Yellow Book (France Government report, taking the paper letter) (not "yellow books") pull one's leg joke (not "pulling back") to make one's hair stand on end chilling �� fear (not "heinous, angry"), What a shame! pity it! it's a shame! (not "more shameful") You don't say! it! (not the "you don't say"), You can say that again! say! (not "you can say it again") I haven't slept better. I slept great. (Not the "I have never slept better sleep"), You can't be too careful in yourwork. your work can never be too careful. (Not the "you cannot be too careful") It has been 4 years since I quit smoking I smoked. 4 years. (Not "my smoking 4 years") and All his friends did not turn up his friend didn't fully. (Not "his friends not to") People will be long forgettingher. There is a long time will remember her. (Not "people will never forget her") He was only too pleased to let themgo. He would be happy to let them go. (Not "he so glad, not willing to let them go"), It can't be less interesting-it boring. ("It is not possible to have fun")

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