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Part 1 As my essay is so long that there isn't enough room for it to be placed, l have to divide it to three parts. This is a Chinese article that l ever read. l think it is a good article. So l translated some of its content into English. Could you please help me revise my essay? Thank you! Why do native English speakers think chinese are impolite when they communicate with chinese in English? English in China is world-famous for Chinglish. The biggest problem about English pronunciation is that there is no continuation. However, all above are not the mainest problem of language. What foreigners always talk about is that it sounds impolite when chinese speak English. As a matter of fact, it is not chinese themselves are impolite, but they are not used to or don't know the polite way to express themselves in English. For example, when in restaurants or coffee shops, chinese will say, "l want to have a hamburger." or "l want to have a coffee." Native English speakers think it is impolite of chinese to say so. Of course, foreigners will not tell you the fact.But when these sentences are translated literally into chinese from English, it is polite in China. So chinese think they are polite if they say so. While in the West, the locals will say, "Could l have a hamburger please?" or "Can l have a coffee, please?". For another example, when refusing an invitation to a luncheon or a dinner, chinese will say, "sorry, l can't. l have another appointment." If you say so, people would not invite you for the second time. Facing this situation, locals will say, "That's a good idea! l would like to join in but l have another appointment today."

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As my essay is so long that there isn't enough room for it to be placed, l have to divide it into three parts.

This is a Chinese article that l ever ('ever' is a common mistranslation of Chinese - it is the wrong word, usually it is used in a question - 'have you ever ...?' 'ywa once', or 'no never') once read. l think it is a good article, so l translated some of its content into English. Could you please help me revise my English translation essay? Thank you!

Why do native English speakers think Chinese are impolite when they communicate with Chinese (people) in English? Chinese-English in China is world-famous for jokingly called Chinglish. The biggest problem about with the English pronunciation of Chinese speakers is that there is no continuation(?)/fluency (what was the Chinese phrase?). However, all none of the above are not the mainest language problem of language. What foreigners always talk about say is that when Chinese speak English it sounds impolite when Chinese speak English. As a matter of fact, it is not that Chinese themselves are impolite, but they are not used to or don't know the polite way to express themselves in English. For example, when ordering in restaurants or coffee shops, Chinese will say, "l want to have a hamburger." or "l want to have a coffee." Native English speakers think it is impolite of Chinese to ask in this manner say so. Of course, foreigners will not tell you the fact (yes they will!), but when these sentences are translated literally from English into Chinese from English, it is polite speech in Chinese. So Chinese think they are being polite if they express themselves in such terms say so, whereas While in the West, the locals will say, "Could l have a hamburger please?" or "Can l have a coffee, please?". For another example, when refusing an invitation to a luncheon or a dinner, Chinese will say, "sorry, l can't; I'd love to but l have another appointment." If you were to refuse in that way say so, people would not invite you a for the second time. (yes they would) Facing this situation, locals will say, "That's a good idea! l would like to join in but l have another appointment today."

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