Two Days or Today?

H
Happyyl
楼主 (文学峸)

Some years ago, I needed to send an Express mail.   I took the package to our secretary requesting the mail to arrive the next morning.

"No problem!  I will drop in the FedExpress box Tu Day!"

After returned to my office, thinking over the words she spoke "Tu Day", I got a little irritated.  If she sends the package to the FedExpress box in two days, how can the mail arrive tomorrow morning?  I went back to the secretary.

"Did you mean that you will send it today or in two days?"

"Tu day!"

Quickly checked her English grammer in my head.  If she means "Two Days", she missed a "s".  She must mean "Today".  However, since it was such an important mail, I could not afford any mistake.  I had to ensure it to be sent on time.

"Today or in two days?"

"Tu day!", the secretary seemed to get a little irritated too.

At this time, another secretary jumped in the conversation.  "She said today."

"My God!" I said in my mind.

The following sign in front of our school greenhouse reminded me about this old story.  It seems our Chinglish is not that bad after all!

 

移花接木
还算幸运,如果秘书是个aussie, 你就要 Tu Die 了
H
Happyyl
Then she must be an ISIS member.
移花接木
但我觉得无论什么口音,今天与两天发音节奏都有很大差别, 一个重音在前,另一个在后,还会有单复数区别
H
Happyyl
She has some Appalachian accent in which Today is pronounced tha
似曾相識
你已經同她講要 arrive the next morning, 再蠢的秘書也不會send it in two days吧
H
Happyyl
Sometimes, they are lazy. No chance to take.
禅心禅意
你是理科生了,看出来有些语法问题, 譬如After returned to my office
移花接木
艹,理工科的快来灭他,我虽然竟错别字,语法还是杠杠地
孤独的千年
呃,净~~~表灭偶,偶先闪,去泛个舟儿~~~~~~~~~回见~~
移花接木
我觉得也未必错,如果认为这个状语是短语,语法就是错误的; 但非要抬杠这是状语从句的省略式它就是对的

完全的句子可以是这样的, After I returned to my office, I .... ....; 状语从句的主语,谓语如果与主句相同则都可省略。省略后就叫状语从句的省略形式,但仍然是从句,过去时是正确,而非被动语态。  如果这个状语被认为是短语,

则After returning .. ... 这样看着更自然流畅。 从句就很别扭是真的。 

 

紫色海洋
英文不好的飘过~~~
麻辣咖啡
好的好的,我飘飘飘
5
500miles
这个应该去问 冲浪潜水员
5
500miles
你是tu-day飘呢,还是飘tu-day呢?
移花接木
留着男的问题去问他,
紫色海洋
飘two day~~~
移花接木
要弄清楚是tǔday 还是tū呃,day
a
atravel
雪花飘飘,北风萧萧
晒太阳的花栗鼠
套用我们老师的句式:“when I was in america,这是口语,口语”
晒太阳的花栗鼠
内谁谁,过节啦~~~
紫色海洋
一般来说,我加手势~~~~
晒太阳的花栗鼠
手势?是那样,两手平伸、手心向下、胳膊弯曲、上臂贴身体,然后上下忽闪双手么?~灰呀灰的~
a
atravel
啥节?
移花接木
O8 called me buddy
晒太阳的花栗鼠
卡~~~~~~~灰~~~~~~~周末:)))))

主人公大概不在~~~