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1. More on Rain Check
2. Doop 这个字
3. 看电视学英语& 托福准备
4. 关于 Casual 的用法
5. 吃醋怎么说?
6. 何者孰高怎么说?
7. 嘴巴破洞英文怎么说?
8. 英文难学怎么办?
9. 祝你有好胃口?
10. There you go.
11. Knowledge is Power 的起源?
12. Knock yourself out?
13. 双关语
14. For crying out loud.
15. For the greater good.
16. Speak of the Devil.
17. 介绍好的英文字典
18. 介绍好的文法书
19. 如何增强自己的听力?
20. 说到.. 关于?
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MORE ON "RAIN CHECK"
Say, a Sony TV formerly tagged $30,000 at SOGO is now sold as $20,000 though it is not a "clearance sale". You visit the store before the sale ends, but you're late: all products are gone. You file a complaint to the manager, " There is no restriction such as 'While quantity lasts' in your advertisement." "All right, my friend," replied the manager, "you can take a RAIN CHECK." Actually, it is not a check but a little piece of paper, on which you are promised to get that kind of TV at the sale price when more products arrive. Even if the sale is over, you still get the sale price.
In the movie "Working Girls" (starring Louise Smith, 1987 ; not to be confused with "Working Girl", starring Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith, 1988), a man was looking for sex and visiting a brothel in New York. When the man learned the woman he was going to have sex with had had children, he immediately changed his mind by saying, "I'll take the RAIN CHECK." What he really meant was "I'll pass this time." or "May be some other time."
(By the way, "Working Girls" , directed by Lizzy Borden, is a critically acclaimed docurama.)
在电视上看到 doop 这个字...查字典也查不到....
According to Dictionary of American Slang by Robert Chapman
doop = whoop-de-do, hoopty-doo, hoopty-do, hoop-de-doo, hoop-a-doop, hoop-de-doop, whoop-de-doo, whoop-de-doodle
(1) n. Raucous confusion; noisy celebration; jolly fuss:...a gay sense of flossy whoop-de-doo --- Esquire/...but, in spite of this whoopp-de-doo --- Time/Cowboys and soldiers created a deafening hoop-a-doop --- New York Times
(2) adj. The racketeering, gossiping, whoop-de-doodle thing, it is a piece of stinking fish ---Thomas Wolfe
(3) n. A series of ruts or bumps in a road: A department analysis of the ripples, called whoopdedoos by engineers... ---Milwaukee Journal
You know the black comedienne Whoopi Goldberg, do you?.......
whoopi = whoopee = whoop-de-do
whooper-dooper: a carouse; a wild party
看电视学英语 & 托福准备
你说多看电视可以学英文,我觉得蛮认同的,
可是我现在人在英国念书,明年要准备申请研究所,可是他们的电视及电影竟然
都没有字幕,所以根本没多大帮助,另外想请问你有考TOFEL吗,如何准备才能得
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高分,有没有 academic vocabulary 啊,要不然在这边要背的单字实在太广泛
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了,THANKS A LOT!!
1. TV programs without caption: Rent videos of American releases. Most American videos come with closed caption, unless they are B-movies or they are produced by small independent production companies. Of course you must have a built-in or a stand-alone closed caption decoder When you view the video for the first time, do not turn on the caption. Try your best to pick up the dialogues. Don't worry if you miss part or most of them. Next time, you turn the caption on and copy down and study the words, phrases, or sentences you have missed. In thr third-time viewing, turn the caption off and see if you have improved.
2. TOEFL: There's no short cut in building up vocabulary. If you have a long word list, it'll be very hard to remember all of them just by memorizing. The most effective way to increase your word power is read comprehensively and regularly. Read articles you are interested in from magazines, newspapers, and so on. However, the most useful readers are the articles in the Reading Section of TOEFL preparation books. The reasons are: (a) Almost perfect writing, out of which you can learn writing, too. (b) The contents cover a variety of subjects, including history, science, arts, just to name a few. (c) You can test yourself in reading .
You can improve your listening ability by watching TV, listening to radio or language tapes. Moreover, you must build an abundant vocabulary so that it'll be easier to pick up what people say. When you practice conversation dialogues, you should read out loud and train yourself to be able to respond to other's talk intuitively.
Thoroughly study a good grammar book. My personal favorite is Longman English Grammar by L. G. Alexander. Its Chinese edition is available, but I suggest that you keep one copy each of both Chinese and English editions.
Try to write something in English everyday. When writing e-mail, use English. To write essays well, you still need to learn the rules for composition.
Consult dictionaries constantly. Take the advantage of the features of a dictionary. For example, if you use English
Learners Dictionary, which is published by Collins Cobuild, make sure you fully understand the usage notes beside the entries. They'll help you improve tremendously in understanding grammar more clearly and writing more idiomatically.
关于 Casual 的用法
Q1: WHAT DOES "CASUAL FRIEND" MEAN IN OUR LANGUAGE?
Q2: WHAT DOES "CASUAL ATMOSPHERE" MEAN IN OUR LANGUAGE?
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(1) Here "casual" means"without clear any clear aim or serious
interest". casual friend 亦即"普通朋友", 见过面,讲过话,平常没什么
来往,只是认得这样的"相识"者(acquaintance)
(2) Here "casual" means "being without formality" or "relaxed".
"casual atmosphere" 亦即"轻松的气氛"或"非正式(严肃)的场合" .
(3) casual clothes 便服
(4) casual remark 随口说的话
(5) casual sex 逢场作戏(露水姻缘)的性行为
(6) casual manner 随便(不认真,无所谓)的态度
(7) casual observer 无心(注意)者
(8) casual visitor 稀客
(9) casual computer user 平常很少使用计算机的人
(10) casual employee 临时雇员(工),短工
(11) casual meeting 临时(非定期)会议
(12) casual look 不经意地看了一眼(眼神),一般的衣服款式(便服)
吃醋怎么说?
I would just say, "I am jealous."
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另外 green 这个字也有"jealous"的意思,语出 Mary McCarthy "The Group" "...her roommates were green with envy"
但16世界时 envy 却是与黄色相关(黄色后来才演变成代表"懦弱") 莎士比亚的 "威尼斯的商人" 中提到过"green-eyed jealousy";稍后在 "奥赛罗" 中有这样的句子
"O beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-ey'd monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on"
后来就以the green-eyed monster 来比喻 "嫉妒"
Jerry Corbetta 的合唱团 Sugarloaf 在1970年有一首 Green-eyed Lady 得到 Billboard 排行榜第三名
请问"何者孰高"如何说?
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It depends. 要看"高"的定义如果你是指谁的"身高"比较高,那么可以说
Who's taller?
Which one of them is taller?
(them 也可是其它表示复数的字,如 you, his sisters, the bears...)
如果你是指谁的"本事"比较高,那么可以说
Who's better?
Which one of them is better?
不过有一种情况不用比较级的型式. 有两位拳王单挑.赛前其中一位对另一位放狠话说
Let's see who's the best.
这里为什么不用比较级的better而用最高级的 best 呢?因为他意思是说 who's the best in the world. 谁赢了就是世界第一拳王!
请问嘴巴破洞的英文怎么说啦 ?
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请问是怎么个破法呢?是在口腔内,还是口腔外呢?
一般所谓嘴巴破洞大概是口角溃疡(发炎),有底下几个字:
1. stomatitis (医学名词,说了可能洋人也不会.多半只有在你的病历表或医学报导中见到. 口语中不用此字. stoma-是表示"口腔"的前缀, -itis是表示"发炎"的字根)
2. canker, canker sore ("溃疡",尤指"口腔的溃疡",也可以指马的疾?quot; 马蹄疮)
3. ulcer (一般的溃疡,如 peptic ulcer "胃溃疡",duodenal ulcer "十二指肠溃疡"
###### 其它的相关字 #####
1. herpes (一般的"ㄆㄠ(四声)疹") [字型中缺此字]
2. blister (一般突出于皮肤表面的小ㄆㄠ(四声);水ㄆㄠ(四声))
3. inflammation ("发炎",非医学名词,一般人不是医生也认识这个字)
英文难学怎么办?
l am a F.5 student,l live in hong kong, l think learning english is very diffcult,what can l do it ?
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It's a huge question. You may not get completely satisfactory
answers, but some tips are offered here.
(1) Learn the pronunciation rules. They help you memorize words. Get you familiar with word forms (noun form, adjective form, verb form, and adverb form), too. Make sure you pronounce each word correctly and fluently. Watch for the accentuation (stress) for multi-syllable words. In the case of idioms, you read them with one breath; in other words, do not articulate. Ditto for the entire sentence. Once you build up your vocabulary, you'll pick up listening a lot more easily. Good vocabulary also helps you with speaking. You'll reduce stuttering significantly.
(2) Thoroughly study a good grammar book. Longman English Grammar by A.G. Alexander is a good choice. Keep a good reference book such as Practical English Usage by Michael Swan at hand.
(3) Read in a wide variety of subjects. Study the grammar and usage in the reading while you learn new words. This will also help you with essay writing.
(4) Get yourself involved in an English environment by listening
to English news or songs, watching English video tapes, movies or
TV programs, practicing spoken English with anyone who can help
you, and reading and writing English articles constantly.
(5) Build up your cultural knowledge in English.
(6) Take good advantage of dictionaries. Keep at hand a few dictionaries that have different features. Collins-Cobuild
English Dictionary is good for those who use English as a second language. When any question arises, consult dictionaries. Don't be lazy.
(7) Keep notes regularly. Write down all questions, answers, findings, observations, or any other ideas about English in a
notebook. Who knows when you'll publish your own Notebooks some day.
(8) Visit this web site regularly.
How to say "祝你有好胃口?" in English?
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Literally, you say, "Have a good appetite!" Many waiters/waiteresses will say, "Enjoy your meal!" At higher social
level, a French phrase is commonly heard,"Bon appetit!" Please look it up in your dictionary for its French pronunciation.
关于 There you go!
I am not sure how to translate "there you to" into Chinese. I often hear the DJ said this sentence.
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When the DJ said, "There you go.", he might mean, "Coming up!" [来了]
Eg. Supposing the DJ was looking for a CD before he played a song requested by a listener. When he found the CD and was ready to play the song, he might say, "There you go.", and
played it. [(接下来)这就是您所点播的歌曲]
Generally speaking, what "There you go!" means really depends. According to NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang (Richard A. Spears, 1997), the phrase can be used in the following situations
(A) Encouragement. It means, "Hooray! You did it right!" [对!就 (像)这样!]
Eg. (1) There you go! [完全正确!] That's the way.
Eg. (2) Good shot, Chuck! There you go! [就(像)这么办!]
(B) Reality. It means, "That is the way things are, just like I told you."; "Isn't this just what you would expect?" [你看吧
(早就料到了)]
Eg. (1) There you go. [你看看] Isn't that just like a man!
Eg. (2) There you go [我就料到你...], acting rude and ugly!
(C) Scolding. It means, "You are doing it again." [你又来了]
Eg. (1) There you go! [你看你又来了] You said it again!
Eg. (2) I just told you not to put that junk on the table,
and there you go. [你又给我这样搞]
Knowlege is power 的起源
Can you tell me: Who is the originator of the everyboby-knows-it"Knowledge is power"?
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It was Francis Bacon, the Englsih philosopher and essayist (1561~ 1626).
Originally, it was written in Latin as "Nam et ipsa scienta postesas est." in De Haeresibus (1597) In English, it was
"Knowledge is itself power."
Sir James Murray, first editor of what became the Oxford English Dictionary wrote "Knowledge is power." (in English) on the flyleaf of his copy of Cassell's Popular Educator -- quoted in Elizabeth Murray,"Caught in the Web of Words." (1977)
Source: p. 69, Cassell Companion to Quotations, Nigel Rees, 1977,
Cassell Book
Knock yourself out 或 Knock out yourself?
It should be "knock yourself out" instead of "knock out yourself".
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Could you find out about it?
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Phrasal verbs in the form of VERB + PARTICLE (such as OUT, OFF, AWAY, UP...) are commonly seen in English. Some of them are transitive, others are intransitive. For a transitive phrasal verb an object is required. Among these transitive phrasal verbs, some of them are separable, which means you can put the object before or after the PARTICLE. However, if the object is a pronoun, it always comes before the PARTICLE. Therefore, "knock yourself out" is correct.
双关语
请问有哪些词是有两种意思的...例如
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Nurses are patient people
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就是护士是照顾病人的...
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但另一方面，讽刺护士必须要多一点耐心照顾病人....
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像诸如此的用法呢？？
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双关语(puns)并不罕见；它的形成至少有两种方法．第一种就如你的例子， "Nurses are patient people." patient 既当作形容词作"有耐心的"意思（护士是有耐心的人），又当作名词"病人"解（护士是是照顾病人的人）．另一种是将字词字面的（literary）意思，用来做为比喻的（figurative）意思，或倒过来(or vice versa)．例如某人在市立交响乐团担任副团长又兼任第二小提琴手．当别人问他在在市立交响乐团担任什么职务时，他就可以说：I play the second fiddle.（既担任"副"团长｛figurative的用法｝，又担任第二小提琴手｛literary｝的用法．）像这样的用法"I play the second fiddle"可以同时有两种意思，就是双关语了．如果他兼任的是第一小提琴手，他可以说，"I play the second fiddle, but I also play the first fiddle."由于"play the first
fiddle"并不是成语(idiom)，它并没有"当家做主"的意思，因此听者自然就会明白他是既担任"副"团长｛figurative的用法｝，又担任第一小提琴手．如果他担任某公司的副总经理，他也可以说"I play the second
fiddle."．不过，最后两个例子就只有figurative的用法，而不成为双关语了．
:For crying out loud 要怎么翻成中文?
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[口语] (感叹词)(用以强调请求或命令) 唉呀!我的天啊!
[口语] (感叹词)("真是的!"(表示惊愕,意外,轻蔑等意)
For crying out loud! Who did this? 唉呀!这是谁干的好事?!
[口语] (感叹词)(表恼怒,不耐烦)
For crying out loud, stop nagging me about it!
拜托你不要老跟我咕哝那件事!
什么是 For the greater good?
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英国法学家及哲学家 边沁 Jeremy Bentham
〔倡导 功利主义 utilitarianism 〕
功利主义之原则即是：为了 the greatest good of the greatest number 因此， "It's for the greater good." 意思应是：
"为了(大)多数人的幸福〔好处，利益等〕"
～～～Thanks for providing the context.
关于 Speak of the devil
Dear小笨霖:
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这句成语我之前有在联合报上读过(马耳扣梁), 上面是写 :
Speaking of the devil, the devil appeared.(我记得是这样) 这两种说法应该没什么差异,不过我觉得在说的当时,应该是这句比较顺一点...因为是说曹操,曹操到.所以应该是现在进行式吧?
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这句之前在 "魔鬼代言人" 里面 艾尔帕西诺也有说过喔! ^_^
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Speak [talk] of the devil, and he will [is sure to] appear. 此句中 Speak [talk] of the devil 本来是 If you speak [talk] of the devil 而在口语中把if you 省略掉了．(你注意到逗点后的子句有一个 and 吗？这表示前面应该也有一个完整的子句．) 如果是在文章里的话，的确应该使用分词构句 Speaking of the devil 才算严谨．(speaking 是进行式的动词型式没错，但此处不是作为进行式来用而是作为分词构句中的现在分词来用；用作进行式的话前面必须要有 be 动词．) 不过本句已经成为习语，连字典也这样写，那就不必太追究文法啦．
Speaking of the devil, the devil appeared. (毋需连接词 and) 本句在文法上有一点小瑕疵．分词构句中提到主要子句的主词the devil之后，主要子句的主词应该使用代名词 he．还有，成语中句子的时态不可以随意改变，因此 appear 不可用过去式 appeared，何况这一句用的是假设语气．另一个例子是 习语 Curiosity killed the cat. 中的 killed 也不能改成 kills.
介绍好的英文字典
Hi ~ 你英文好好喔...可不可以请你介绍一本好的英文字典....中英 或是
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英英的都可以...谢谢 ~~~~~~~~~
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谢谢 ! 您过奖啦! 不好意思．．．
个人认为英汉字典较好的有
(1)文馨英汉活用词典(一定要买有"活用"两字的版本)
(2)五南英汉活用词典
(3)牛津高级英汉汉英双解词典(第四版)
以上三本对"用法""语法"交代详细
如果只想要字多的字典，就要算"远东"和"东华"的英汉辞典
英英字典以Collins Cobuild 及 Longman 这两家(英国人编)最新版字典最
好（专为英语非本国语的外国人而编的）；以上两本字典对"用法""语法"也是交代详细, 如果只想要字多的字典，就要算"Random House"和"Merriam-Webster"两家(美国人编)的英英辞典, 不管那本字典买回来后，务必先把说明体例先仔仔细细，完完全全读一遍，英文马上就有很大进步喔！
p. s.几乎每家书店都会有「文馨英汉活用辞典」；「五南英汉活用辞典」则不一定，台北市重庆南路应该有许多家书店会有．
介绍好的文法书
which grammar reference book is good, i am a form 3 student in hongkong. R.S.V.P.
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For students at intermediate to advanced level, any of the following three very good English grammar books is strongly recommended here.
(1) Longman English Grammar, L.G. Alexander, Longman.
(2) English Grammar, John Sinclair (editor-in-chief), Collins Cobuild.
(3) A Practical English Grammar, A.J. Thomson & A.V. Martinet, Oxford.
There are workbooks for all books. Also, all books have Chinese translation; for (1) it is published by 朗文出版社 (of Hongkong), for (2) is published by 商务印书馆 (of Hongkong), and for (3) it is published by 东华书局 (of Taiwan).
There are quite a few grammar books in a series for students at basic level. For example, the series of (A) Basic English Grammar (B) Fundamentals of English Grammar, and (C) Understanding and Using English Grammar by BettySchrampfer Azar is very popular and widely received. If you are looking a reference book on English grammar, any of the following three books is strongly recommended.
(1) Basic English Usage, Michael Swan, Oxford.
(2) Practical English Usage, Michael Swan, Oxford.
(3) Oxford Guide to English Grammar, John Eastwood, Oxford.
The first two books have Chinese translation and they are
published by 东华书局(of Taiwan).
如何增强自己的听力?
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一直以来我都有一个疑问,听别人说刚开始学英文就要多听,但我觉得很因
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惑.我根本就听不懂.一次不懂,同样二次也不懂,不明白为什么英文会进步,
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我在想是不是要在听的同时也要做一些其它的功课,例如查单字,查翻译..
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可是如果我听的是ICRT这类的节目,根本就不知道他会说什么,更别说如何
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去查单字了,所以我真不知如何是何,还有我查了很多的单字但日子一久又
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全都忘,真的快要疯了,救命啊!
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真不好意思写那么多,但这是我一直都不解的疑惑,烦请各位能帮我解答,真
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的非常感谢大家.
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听力的培养非一朝一夕之功．以下心得必须配合使用．
(1) 对于英文句型结构要熟悉．以英文气象报告为例，每天都在重复相同的句型，只不过把mostly sunny sky 改成 mostly cloudy sky 罢了．
(2) 对于单字词组成语要熟悉．阅读要广泛才能学到许多单字词组成语．
(3) 学了单字词组成语以后，自己去想一个情境来使用它(自问何时何地会用得上)，并模仿单字词组成语出处或字典里的例句，自己先造句．一但遇到类似情境，不但别人讲马上就听得懂，而且自己也会自然而然地用出来(好象native speaker一样)．这样学来的单字词组成语非常难忘记．
(4) 多听电视广播英语发音的节目，使耳朵熟悉适应于英语发音．练习{学习}从听到发音就把单字拼出来．
(5) 先从新闻开始．看过重要中文(国语)新闻后，先找出关键词(可参考英文报纸)，熟悉其单字词组成语及其发音(自己先多念几遍)，集中精神听英文新闻就容易跟的上．
(6) 利用店视字幕机(closed caption decoder)学习[台湾国际牌Panasonic大型电视有此功能，日立Hitachi可能也有某种机型有此功能，据说美国13吋以上彩色电视机必须有此功能]．如果你时间多可以这么做．(1)观看有字幕的英语节目或影带仔细听英文，同时不启用字幕机功能但把节目录下来，(2)回放此段录像带，此时启用字幕机功能查询刚才听不懂的地方，(3)再回放此段录像带，此时关闭字幕机功能，测验一下自己，一定马上就发现自己有进步．
(7) 广播电台新闻稿有时可在网络上找到．
(8) 「英语900句型」虽老旧，但是可以让你熟悉英文句型结构．读听「空中英语教室」也很不错．如果只想靠课本学习，就不容易使耳朵熟悉适应于英语发音，也不容易学习正确的发音及音调．最好不要用不讲求句型只有free talk的课本．文桥出版社的「英语口语会话辞典」以情境分门别类，运用了多种英语教学技巧，是一本好书，如有录音带陪伴学习就更为理想了．
(9) 查字典时，除了名词必要知道中文怎么样外，尽量使用英英字典，并且要看用法及例句．除为了方便，学习英文时最好不要用电子字典或翻译机．
说到.. 关于?
Is there any other better or common way to say 说到..关于..?
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There are a few more ways for 说到...关于...
(1)about: a book about animals
(2)of: stories of his travels
(3)on: an article on crime
(4)re: re your letter of the 2nd
(5)concerning: What is the article concerning?
(6)regarding: a footnote regarding sources
(7)related to: science related to chemistry
(8)relative to: consult a person to the subject
(9)with regard to: with regard to a person
(10)in regard to: = (9)
(11)in regard of: = (9)
(12)in one's regard: in my regard
(13)in this regard: = in regard of this
(14)with respect to: with respect to your recommendation
(15)in relation to: having nothing to say in relation to the
project
(16)as respects: as respect the origin
(17)as regards: I cannot agree with you as regards that.
(18)as concerns: = (16) = (17)
(19)as far as ... be concerned: as far as education is concerned
(20)speaking of ...: Speaking of his music talents, he has won
first place in a music composition contest.
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