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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
sforyour
indmessageofgreetings.Manythan
sforyourgoodwishes,whichI/wereciprocatemostheartily.Than
sforyourhospitability.
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Than
sforyour
indvisit.Than
youforyour
indremembrance.Than
sagain.Womannoddedherthan
s.Ishallbegratefultoyou.Youhavebeenagreathelp.Sonice/
indofyouThan
you.Than
salot.Than
youverymuch.Than
sverymuch.Than
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.
TIME[DAILYUSESENTENCES]BACKBac
inthe80s,Irememberpic
ingupsomeliterature.Tillafewdecadesbac
,mentionofIndiainvo
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)