TheYeti - 2008-10-11 6:01:00
The first example in the widely quoted article on many Chinese "Learn-English" websites: "看看地道的美语是如何秀出来的, 用十句简单英语激活你的口语" is #1. Do you have any pet peeve? 你有什么样的怪毛病吗?pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
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That's incorrect.pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
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"Pet peeve"= favourite complaint. pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
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E.g. One of my favourite pet peeves is that people don't cite their sources when reprinting articles.pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
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One of women's pet peeves is that men do not put the toilet seat down after they are done.pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
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Note: Some people, I for one, write "pee" as a shorthand for "peeve", but that can be confusing as "pet pee" could mean the urine of your pet!pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
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Dictionary Definition: (AHD)pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
Informal.pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
Something about which one frequently complains; a particular personal vexation.pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^
雨天 - 2008-10-12 16:28:00
I saw this sentence on some website ! Thanks !Uncle The Yeti! Nice to see you again!pÿ·V`5È8bbs.veduchina.coma }Ì«V^