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ImportantNotesPOLITEEXPRESSIONS[DAILYUSESENTENCES]POLITEEXPRESSIONS[DAILYUSESENTENCES]REMEMBRANCEWithtearsineyesandpaininheart,Weloveyoumoreeachday.Youleftbehindyourfootstepsforustofollow.Yourlossleftagapbehind,whichcanneverbefilled.Thisdayfiveyearsagoyouleftusshatteredandheartbro

en.IsendourdeepestcondolencestothelovedonesoftheUScitizenswholosttheirlives.POLITEEXPRESSIONS[DAILYUSESENTENCES]WISHESManyhappyreturns!

LovingGreetingsHeartiestGreetingsSincereGreetingsfortheRepublicDayHeartiestChristmasGreetingMyHeartiestNewYearGreetingstoYouConveyourBlessingstothenewlymarriedcouple.Bestwishesonyourtwentiethbirthday!Bestwishesonyourfifthanniversary!BestWishesforaLongandHappyMarriedLifeBestWishesforYourSuccessintheExaminationBestWishesforaSafeandPleasantJourneyWishyoubothaHappyandProsperousWeddedLife.KindRemembranceandallGoodWishesfortheIndependenceDay

CongratulationsontheDistinctionConferredonyouCongratulationsonma

ingtherightdecision!HeartyCongratulationsonYourSuccessinExamination/ElectionLongLivetheRepublic.Itisamatterofgreaterpleasureto

nowthatyouareselectedfortheNationalTeam.Givemybestwishes/regards/greetings/lovetohim.Remembermetoher.Theyexchangedcustomarygreetings.Regardtosistersandlovetochildren!Wecomplimentyouonyourchoice.Iwouldbehonored,sir.HopetoseeyouallinBeijing.

POLITEEXPRESSIONS[DAILYUSESENTENCES]THANKSManymanythan

stoyouManythan

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indmessageofgreetings.Manythan

sforyourgoodwishes,whichI/wereciprocatemostheartily.Than

sforyourhospitability.

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indvisit.Than

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indremembrance.Than

sagain.Womannoddedherthan

s.Ishallbegratefultoyou.Youhavebeenagreathelp.Sonice/

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youverymuch.Than

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goditsFriday.Than

youverymuchindeed.Than

youforcoming.Than

youforrememberingme.Than

sforinvitingustodinner.Than

sforeverything.Repliestothan

sItsisallright/ThatsquiteallrightNomention/DontmentionitItsfineMypleasureWelcome/Youarewelcome.

ThatsOKNotatall(formal)POLITEEXPRESSIONS[DAILYUSESENTENCES]SORRYExcuseme,couldyoutellmewhenlastbuscomes?Ibegyourpardon.(orPardon)Oh,sorry,didIspoilyourplan?Iam(very)sorry,Icouldntma

eitthatday/intime.Igotlittlelate.Iamsorry;youhavehadtosufferbecauseofme.

Sorrytohavedisturbedyou.Pleasebagmyapologies.Itwasallbymista

e.Pleaseexcuseme.Excusemeiftherehasbeenanymista

e.Pleaseforgiveme.IncaseofrefusalsandbadnewsafraidorafraidnotisfrequentlyusedIamafraidIcanthelpyou.IamafraidIforgottobringyouadictionary.Iamafraidtherehasbeenanaccident.Ninasnothereatthemoment,Iamafraid.CanIta

emessage?Doyouhaveanydecaffeinatedcoffee?IamafraidnotHasthelastbusgone?Iamafraidso.

TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]GENERALPHRASES

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Forenoon/afternoonNearafternoonSundaymorningAlldayTuesdayHardlytenminutesAllofasuddenAt10amsharpAtabout1pmItwas12then.UndatedtapeSaturdaytypeincidentNeverhavinghappened,beendoneorbeen

nownbeforeNever-before-seenASKING/TELLINGTIMEWhattimeisit?Whatisthetime?Haveyougotthetime?(Informal)Couldyoutellmethetime?Whattimeisitbyyourwatch?

TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]SOONAnytimesoon/hopefullysoonSoon,theirsweetrelationsturnedsour.In10-20yearsorperhapssoonerSoonaftertheincident,SoonafterthecourtonMondaycancelledhisbail,accusedTIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]

AGOAcoupleofmonthsagoTillafewyearsagoAndtillaboutawee

agoAlittleovertwowee

sagoUntilfiveyearsago,hewascursingherfate.ThisdayfiveyearsagoHewasborn100yearsagotomorrow.Heshouldhavebeenbac

hoursago.Tillaround10yearagoIhadseennocaseofit.

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inthe80s,Irememberpic

ingupsomeliterature.Tillafewdecadesbac

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edvisionofherdsofanimals.Somesevenyearsbac

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[DAILYUSESENTENCES]BEHINDShearrivedaround12noon,anhourbehindschedule.Trainswererunningthreetoeighthoursbehindschedule.TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]EARLY/EARLIERIntheearlyhoursofWednesday,EarlyonTuesdaymorning,Earlythiswee

,Earlierintheday,hevisitedtheaccused.Ithadpouringjust15minutesearlier.Adayearlier,hetoldEarliertootherehavebeencasesofdengue.TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]LATE/LATER/LAST

Latethatnight,Latelastyear,ateamvisitedtheregion.Laterintheevening,Momentslater,Alittlewhilelater,Exactly40yearslaterMinuteslater,FromWeduntilThursorlaterForthelasttwoyears,hehasbeenill.Ihadfeverlastnight.Forthelastyearandahalf,Ihavebeenlearningwebdesigning.Thedeceasedhadafighttheprecedingnightovertheissue.

TIME-'PHRASES'[DAILYUSESENTENCES]AFTER/BEFOREAfterbeingwo

enupinmorning,Afterdecadesofwaiting,Shortlyafternoon,Shortlyafterthenewschannelairedthis,Alittleafter12:30PM,Tenyearsafterbeingchargedwith,Alittlebeforemidnight

Justbefore11amTIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]TILLTillrecentlyhedidnot

nowit.Tilldate,100peopleweresee

ingcompensation.Tillnow,thegovernmentspositionhasbeenthatitwillsettleallmigrants.

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AbiggestaccidenttodateoccurredonAug.15.TIME-'PHRASES'[DAILYUSESENTENCES]PAST/NEXTOverthepastfewdaysThispastwee

PastaboutsevenyearsForthepastmorethanadecade,Itwaspast3ocloc .(i.e.after03:00)Unionshaveoverthepastfewmonthsbeencampaigning.Unli

einthepast,theroadsareopen.Sometimenextmonth,OnSept.14next,SpendnextSundaywithus.TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]FOR

Formonths,hehadbeentryingtosolvethecase.Foraboutamonthnow,10hoursofoutageshavebecomearegularfeatureForhowlonghashebeenill?TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]FROMNOWAhundredyearsfromnowhistoryboo

swillrecountit.Youwillseeontheroadsinexactlyayearfromnow.Shehas

nownhimforsomeyearsnow.

TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]TOOHemetherfiveyearstooearly.Yourwatchis5minutestooslow.TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]TIME

TimezonehalfanhouroffLan

atimeThetimeis7ocloc

a.m.Bombwastimedtoexplodeat10:34pm.Wehavehadfightstwoorthreetimes.Atonepointoftime,hecriedloudly.Itishightimetheattitudechange.Howtimeflies!

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TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]MORESETENCESThree-quartersofanhour/quarterofanhourBarelysixyearsbac

,colonyremainedabuzz.Sixyearshence,youwouldfailtofindany.Mywatchgainstwominutesdaily.TheinterveningnightofSept30andOct01Amonthon,tsunamitoll280000.Throughoutthisepisodeofsuffering,hedidntcomplaintoanyone.20yearsdowntheline(infuture)Forfirsttimesince91,themuseumisopenedforthepublic.Wehireataxibythehours.Heispunctualtotheminute.Thethrice-postponedbi-annualmeetingMetalgongstri

esatfive.Setthealarmatfive.Wa emeupatfiveocloc .Itisonlytenminuteswal

.Thenextclearanceisdueat4P.M.Officeremainsopentwenty-fourhours.Eightmonthsgonebyyet.

Icamehereat7amandleftonlyat10pmonSunday.Programwasonbetween1amto2am.TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]NUMBERSINTIMEEleventhirty--11:30halfpasteleven--11:30halfeleven(informal)--11:30Halfanhourtomidnight--11:30pm

Its(a)quartertoeight(Brit)--07:45Itssevenforty-five(Brit)--07:45Its(a)quarterto/ofeight(US)--07:45Itsfive(minutes)tofour(Brit)--03:55Itsthreefifty-five(Brit)--03:55Itsfiveto/offour.(US)--03:55Its(a)quarterpastone.(Brit)--1:15Itsonefifteen.(Brit)--1:15Its(a)quarterafterone.(US)--1:15Itsten(minutes)pastsix.(Brit)--6:10

Itssixten.(Brit)--6:10Itstenaftersix(US)--6:10AlsoNoteAGEEarlythirties(31-33)Midthirties(34-36)Latethirties(37-39)