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Mr Yang,
Please tell me if there is any difference between:
1. He is in the office.
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2. He is in office.
Is the "Mr" here unnecessary? "Please contact Senior Engineer Mr Tai-man Chan ..."
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1. means he is inside his office room , or in the place where he works .
2. means he is still occupying his office job - eg , in office as manager, as the department head , in office as prime minister .
3. "Senior Engineer Tai Man Chan" or "the senior engineer Mr Tai Man Chan".
If you use Capital Letters S and E , you refer to Chan's title already , so no need for "Mr" which is another title.
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Dear Mr Yang,
I would like to ask you a question about tense.In the sentence "You worsen the problem that you want to relieve before",should I use the present tense "want" or the past tense "wanted"? Could you tell me why?
Thanks for you help!
Yours sincerely,
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It depends on when it is that you "want" . Do you want now or did you want before ?
1. "you worsen the problem you want to solve" - ( relieve is not a good word here ) .
2. "you worsen the problem you wanted to solve" - ( no need to say "before" because "wanted" already indicates it was "before".
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Dear Mr Yang,
I would like to study some English poetry this summer. Someone suggest reading Byron's or Milton's poetry. However, as a beginner, I don't know whose or which kind of poetry I should read first. And I also wonder if reading the poetry could improve my English. Can you give my some suggestions?
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1. Byron and Milton are very difficult . I suggest you start with Shakespear's short sonnets (very romantic) and Tennyson's short poems (musical and rhythmic)
2. Go to a book shop and ask if they have a small book comprising a selection of poems by different poets . this is your best chance .
3. You'll need guidance . It is difficult to understand and appreciate poetry on your own .
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Dear Yang sir,
"In such a system, currying favour, political correctness, second-guessing and shoe-shining will not get you very far." In above sentence,what is meaning of "currying favour", "secound-guessing"?
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Curry - 拍馬屁,奉承( 是貶辭)
second guess - 猜測,預測(目的在於討好,奉承)
Please check oxford Advanced Dictionary ,這是一本必備的書.
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