“Long time no see”is a very interesting sentence.When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed.I thought it was a perfect 1 of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a 2 English grammar and structure!Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American 3 .I was too thrilled(震惊的)to believe her.Her words could not 4 me at all.So I did a 5 on google.com.To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages 6 “Long time no see”.This sentence has been 7 used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place.Though it is 8 informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. 9 , if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the 10 will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the 11 of this Chinglish sentence.Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies.In 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 12 a world wide famous Chinese detective named“Charlie Chan”on wide screens.Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 13 quoting(引用)Confucius.“Long time no see”was his trademark.Soon after Charlie Chan,“Long time no see”became a 14 phrase in the real world 15 the popularity of these movies.
Some people 16 America to a huge melting pot(大熔炉).All kinds of culture are 17 in the pot together, and they 18 the color and taste of each other.American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少数的)group in the United States, is also 19 some changes to the stew!(混杂物)Language is usually the first thing to be 20 in the mixed pot.
People often fall ill because of me. 1 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 2 .A tired person may get 3 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air.A sudden change in 4 is another factor.In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home.They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student.After school, he played football hard for two hours.Though 5 .He still went to the cinema.Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to 6 him.He reacted, trying to 7 me, but I was already 8 deep in his throat.He kept sneezing(打喷嚏)and his nose was running. 9 he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us.Besides, his sore throat kept 10 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 11 .
The next day he couldn't go to 12 .He had lost his appetite and was not as 13 as before.His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 14 .
For two days he was 15 by his mother.As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began lo feel the 16 .I knew I had to 17 him before long.But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 18 , it was my turn to feel 19 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me.I became 20 and finally my time was over.