Articles (2) – 幾時用a, 幾時用the?

試下記住:
a/an –> 某一個種類既其中一分子
the –> 你擺明就知道講緊指定一樣野
又睇下面example:
A doctor must like people (= 任何一個醫生, 指係醫生呢個職業任何一人)
My brother is a doctor (= 佢係醫生呢個職業其中一份子)
I’m going to see the doctor (= 擺明就知道要睇邊個醫生)
都係唔明/唔記得? 話比我知再教你啦

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Email (3)

今日個email係講IT team交代bug/issue同安排fixing schedule. 
After our investigation, the issue (bug) was caused by ………  As discussed with you, we will enhance the system to ………, so that user can………  Below please find the schedule and resource required.
Schedule
Programming 26 Nov 07 – 27 Nov 07
SIT  28 Nov 07
UAT  29 Nov 07 – 30 Nov 07
PROD  14 Dec 07
Resource Required
10 md
Should you need further information, please feel free to [...]

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Example (2) – Resign Letter

呢封係我真係用過既resign letter, 當然我唔係想咁快又要用啦
只係知道書到用時方恨少
3 July, 2007
XXX Company Limited
Attention: (Your boss / HR)
Resignation
After serious consideration, I regret to inform you that I will resign from the position of XXX officer starting today, please take this letter as a one-month notice. My last day of employment will be 31 July 2007.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you [...]

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Email (2)

今日幫老細draft 一封reminder email, 一如以往老細都會修改一下
今次佢為我既email加左句我成日都唔記得用而又好重要既句子, 大致上提番收件人上次mail已經講左既事情
在此記低番應該點寫:
Further to our mail on 21 Dec 2007
Please refer the previous mail on 21 Dec 2007
如果關於口頭 / 電話內容, 可以咁寫:
As discussed,
As per our phone conversation,
如果想叫人refer番某一事情, 頭一句可以寫:
Referring to issue xxx,
再加埋solution同叫人睇睇:
Referring to issue xxx of the action list about the revised field length of customer information, please find the proposed structure below for your [...]

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Example (1) – Complaint letter

收到客人投訴, 內部要求處理:
Complaint letter from business to business
Dear Mr Thompsen,
I recently received a letter from a Mr Robinson, a valued customer of ours. He purchased an Italian coffee table and four French dining-room chairs from us which your company delivered to his residence.
He has written to complain that the purchases arrived damaged. We pride ourselves in [...]

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Conjunction – After (1)

今日講after既問題
For the case that user …… (省略) after complete a task
當after作為一個conjunction (連接詞), 其中一個較formal既用法就係
after + -ing
以上句子可以寫成
For the case that user …… (省略) after completing a task
當然唔係次次見after都係咁, 因為after有其用途
但係如果見到呢d case, 簡單咁記住, after / before 之後既動詞幫佢加 ing
e.g.
After completing this form, return it to the Director’s office.
He wrote his first book after visiting China.
遲d再講after其他用法

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Email (1)

有時候發現一d英文問題唔關乎grammar錯, 而係寫出黎俾人感覺好naive, 例如:
Here is the screen capture about the solution:
當然如果平日我都會咁寫, 但係用於work-related communication就好似太簡單、直接
個人會將佢寫做:
Please find the screen capture of the solution below:
又或者係,
Below please find the screen capture of the solution:
當然本人寫既英文都係好幼稚, 遲d有機會下post其他人包括老細既大作

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Header Pic

特別嗚謝我既前同事借出佢既靚相比我做header pic
因為我特別鍾意日落, 所以借左, thx le
佢既photo site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/onionex/

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Articles (1) – Introduction

試下睇下面既句子有咩問題:

There were some problems with the deflection results. When deflections were measured with ruler or travelling microscope, results showed errors.
用中文照解係冇問題的
英文黎講, 句子上既articles (冠詞) 用得不合切
articles分開 indefinite article (不定冠詞) 同definite article (定冠詞)正確既句子應該寫做:

There were some problems with the deflection results. When the deflections were measured with a ruler or a travelling microscope, the results showed errors.
indefinite article
簡單黎講indefinite article就係指 [...]

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Able / Unable to (1)

係尋日既checking當中發現左以下既句子:
“User unable to have …”
先講able (unable只係佢既相反意思)
able係一個形容詞 (adjective), 用黎形容有能力
佢既用法要係 subject + be + able + infinitive
                             主腳 + 助動詞 + able + to
就以上句子, user 係主腳, 跟住係(un)able + to, 好明顯少左個be
通常able / unable 俾人以為就係一個動詞, 咁就錯喇….佢只係一個形容詞
中文d人會解做 “user 冇能力去……”
而英文就一定要寫成 “user 係 冇能力去……”
所以成句要寫成
“User is unable to have a consolidate view of…”

其實is able to 同 can/could 既用途一樣, 你可以講成
“User cannot consolidate view of…”
用be [...]

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