221 HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO A PLACE
MEANING: HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED TO ARRIVE AT A PLACE
SENTENCE: A:"HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO KLUANG FROM PENANG?"
B:"IT TAKES ABOUT 10 HOURS."
222 WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO
MEANING: THIS IS A POLITE REQUEST.SAY THIS WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW IF
SOMEONE CAN HELP YOU.
SENTENCE: "WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR ME TO SEE YOUR MANAGER TODAY?I
DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT."
223 FIND OUT
MEANING: GET A PIECE OF INFORMATION
SENTENCE: A:"IS THE RESTAURANT STILL OPEN?"
B:"I'M NOT SURE.I'LL FIND OUT."
224 HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THIS PLACE
MEANING: ASK THIS TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN THE PLACE
SOMEONE IS NOW
SENTENCE: A:"HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKS IN THIS HOTEL?"
B:"I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 3 MONTHS."
225 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
MEANING: NOT WHAT MEAN THIS;NOT THIS MEAN WHAT
SENTENCE: A:"WHAT DOES 'BIG' MEAN?"
B:"IT MEANS 'LARGE'."
226 AWAY ON BUSINESS
MEANING: IN ANOTHER CITY OR COUNTRY ON A BUSINESS TRIP
SENTENCE: A:"ARE YOU FREE TOMORROW?"
B:"NO.I'LL BE AWAY ON BUSINESS."
227 SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN SOMETHING WAS A GOOD IDEA ,BUT YOU DIDN'T DO IT.
YOU MADE A MISTAKE AND NOW IT'S TOO LATE
SENTENCE: "THE PHOTOCOPIER IS BROKEN BECAUSE YOU PUT TOO
PAPER INSIDE.YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE PUT IN SO MUCH PAPER. "
228 SOMEONE IS BACK
MEANING: SOMEONE HAS RETURNED FROM SOMEWHERE
SENTENCE: "MY BROTHER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A FEW WEEKS,BUT NOW
HE'S BACK HOME."
229 BY THE WAY
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO
TOPIC YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
SENTENCE: A:"ARE YOU READY TO GO TO DINNER?"
B:"YES.LET'S GO.BY THE WAY,YOUR SISTER CALLED."
230 SHORT BY
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.THIS SHOWS HOW MUCH
YOU NEED
SENTENCE: "WE NEED 5 PLAYERS FOR HANDBALL GAME.NOW,WE 'RE SHORT
BY TWO."
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