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要想更好地使用英语交流，就应该掌握不同国家的英语习惯，以下是一些中国人与美国人想表达同样意思的不同表达方式。4 ]1 F" u. g) ?. z- [0 J" t
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. - G5 {1 y' @0 u
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. , `/ O2 f0 K9 E/ i' Z
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American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.7 N2 e% r& a4 F |! s# { Z2 ]
American Style: Let me help you with your work. % Q" l, Y9 w* X; ?9 V+ i! j0 g
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway. w: f! [& y3 b, e" D
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 9 G2 u [2 X& A5 A/ [ C& m
3 M4 `& {3 M7 a% A- xChinese Style: He becomes better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
, B$ D }8 H! r' Z1 ZAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 8 _1 F) J* z) W T2 V: s
! P) |. |( R9 Y$ E1 j% AChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !$ n; w* V& D- B
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. o0 e: G6 b, o! E3 ~ l
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people." s7 F& w2 D7 m2 `0 S0 a$ n. X# H
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. / A o) t4 e" R* K0 C0 \9 K8 ^. m
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
4 W! I- L% `* w6 R8 _# D" IAmerican Style: Any place will do. ; _. }- a3 }. U5 p; Q
! H4 {" Q. H% R4 S0 |" ~Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.# \( M+ |; ]" I+ ]5 `; ]
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. % t! y( P# L% ?% G
( Z+ n, j5 k9 F) J: G6 t9 i" R9 @Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.+ T4 b% i) z7 M8 I& [( P3 H; M
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.& l9 N; i8 K5 c2 s9 ?: e
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. % V# @3 k' E) _8 F. ]6 B
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?7 T$ T. C5 [4 f8 o1 ]
American Style: Who made this salad ? 4 j& y$ b, c$ A) ~. q
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
+ u! r4 @, O6 J7 f% f- SAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. % r3 h. k- s6 C8 n; z# p$ K
4 |; q' V) F6 ZChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
- `7 ?. w: ~, _ y2 S ^+ DAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
G6 h+ C/ z$ G# a! I2 W# l( rAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
4 L& V8 W, _: a) aAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. # e% n9 q6 j* O$ z( h4 s
0 T A a, o+ g, M2 yChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
9 v6 `5 u8 E- m; cAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
4 `" b7 C' v# @7 }. V1 t+ CAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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{/ ^4 }* t9 g9 pChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. $ b4 l( ~+ |5 A5 p" S5 z6 h" |" S7 _
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. . ^* n: @* D2 k. Y
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. - L ?+ X; u4 S" U! U
American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
+ o( }0 m: `3 y, \1 n& v; e4 gAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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7 U' r7 i: _: O" j$ C# }8 L Q3 E) ZChinese Style: I know his face. , ~, O5 ]" J7 `3 p) w! X
American Style: I know him by sight. ) S- [8 ]6 R: m
' f1 K: n* _+ E0 p R" CChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.' [8 h1 h( O- a/ [
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 4 _+ E" M2 G; b$ l; n. f# y8 r
3 h7 F- j6 B7 C, T4 dChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
" F: `+ j8 f( p9 s$ t/ a( VAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin % b. A) c: g3 z) ^; R2 C: c; }: d
1 e( Q) B- S- B7 U+ H) RChinese Style: I have a free time.
0 d7 _" V4 @+ l9 mAmerican Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.$ z& O& J$ D" A5 I% C
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?, i2 v; ]0 w* Z; `/ e; u( L* W
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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" x' m7 R- S* XChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
; E; g: @$ h8 V4 Z$ F5 Q9 MAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 7 }9 `$ |7 i' `1 Q, O! R) T4 n2 c: N
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
" @3 H. K4 m5 j6 v& A; PAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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4 _; r$ ]! r. ~) T yChinese Style: I am going back my home.
7 J8 q/ ?6 W0 m* RAmerican Style: I am going home.0 k0 O3 D5 b& H8 i* h) B4 J
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. # d- ] U" o& |$ j' i4 v
American Style: I like green.
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American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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: l' U1 v+ H2 q6 q: _Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. # S* }& B' W; B6 z+ ^
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.# k. Z a) W# L
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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7 r- y% `! E* O7 |9 A, }+ RChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 5 V6 g/ n& v% N' n) m. P
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. ; W, M( q0 K5 h/ G) I$ E
American Style: He cannot read or write. 6 p8 J, \- S/ ?2 ?6 J/ S
% f4 A. L! _4 {Chinese Style: Where is here.
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1 h: p; j' F$ y# Z' i: Q cChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
7 L% ]3 u2 G! M/ i0 q6 u6 J. E) WAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. - X0 D1 g/ d2 y6 o; I
American Style: He was talking loud.# S- C- x4 F/ u7 O; Q* @1 g
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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2 Y. c' N( i9 P" TChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 9 j3 H5 d. j( ^ L% l- B) p7 m+ X
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.. _' A- F# R8 T+ a
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
& |9 m: Y% P' b: {9 pAmerican Style: What does she look like ? . p. d; h0 z6 f5 ]& N/ ~& J
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
9 P; {( G# U V, l* H3 sAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. / i) \) r4 [0 G: h
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.+ {2 F2 D; h6 ^! L
2 {2 O7 ?* c# X2 S- }: m4 {Chinese Style: How can I do ?
1 l, U3 ^8 a+ mAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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* r# j) |6 j! _: SChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"1 P$ ?1 O( _, ?
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" How about Chinese food ?"& T8 u; }& }: h1 g: \. ~, |
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
. {) Q' Y. r8 l% W; ?9 E* Z" Six months "
; H% v, D( V! F" ?0 I" \" Do you like Chinese food ?"8 H0 p* a* }4 X, @- o3 n
9 L8 @+ C2 o6 k' ~! I& y5 M1 h! DChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.) K- E0 s" _* b I/ }
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. # i' I+ f2 p. P9 L/ A: h
5 I! c z" Y1 R c' O& vChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
( R1 q! c+ z" b1 AAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. * M [7 t7 H8 W8 b+ h
& E* x9 \# H9 n" G! T! C: mChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
+ O% i' Y" h: W Y+ ^American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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1 k& Y! Q0 h3 A3 x: n0 U& D' E. _Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?- v& }7 x; X" g$ k* j3 C
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 9 x- v1 o3 W) m& h7 K. b: h2 v6 b
4 Q" Z* Z1 Q/ b$ |6 oChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !2 V3 W- T. i4 Y- F( C
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
7 J* g9 h( ]7 l" ~; N. s$ vAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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9 K1 x% Y, }7 h5 ?& Z6 `& W3 dChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
' I, a$ ? H# p# d9 SAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 2 _& V. y- X9 A4 x- R
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.) L) z& d# I6 p5 ~3 z
7 x. ?$ V/ L2 t3 i7 oChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
6 s! _4 f/ Q9 L ~. ]8 vAmerican Style: Keep to the right. $ ]0 c& c/ y7 e2 {% K3 u f9 O2 X$ d
3 X& J6 D! o' o* J0 XChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
. D. C$ _1 r7 oAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.! Z6 R: K% r% ~1 k. M1 y# S
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
& f8 V- `% S; YAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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8 t5 B9 x# j4 F$ U7 VChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. & w- G- H5 t! g5 h, [3 V
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 6 q/ Z t4 T7 B. h. Y2 w
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
; p1 q7 z$ `0 ] v& V8 `$ PAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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8 m }3 v1 p/ ~! XChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.5 W/ E4 X. x% b" z3 B! ?* B3 Y1 g' l/ v6 m
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. * p8 r; H: U0 N, S; C
" a: V; u3 ^: S+ B& h. AChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
, y2 `# i$ ~8 X$ {American Style: Why do you say that. " j3 v3 E! K5 `6 N
' A2 _8 U( Y* r( y& X9 j% YChinese Style: I have no house to live.* B% T7 s0 w( W5 K
American Style: I have no house to live in. B, I) a S/ S D3 i/ E- `$ s
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.8 L( R2 s* W+ Y* x
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. , ]% u6 [7 v. x3 u% h+ K3 E
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]+ v% N5 {1 o A
American Style: He set a world record.
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2 ], | Y$ R6 X2 j* w& XChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
- F7 h( L2 E/ U8 o: M6 TAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.. p& Q, f* [- _1 z. f. H
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T; h0 }. H1 J- W2 d" r. _- kChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
7 U2 ?0 L# `+ z+ M" p; S& u& f& EAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.; x8 {, x1 Z& b3 ], `
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ( ~4 O! N' C! B" Y8 |3 j
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.7 D+ M. h% o# B3 Z: D4 L: h
: E6 s7 W2 `' F4 Z) J9 UChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
7 i5 i; \$ x! S2 s+ w$ S5 bAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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8 u1 a5 X% e, T/ CChinese Style: I felt good mood. ! N1 S% j7 [8 e" P
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ( ~/ F. ^0 G7 M4 s; \
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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1 h, l7 B" j2 n U6 PChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
* Y0 A8 C0 y3 E0 ^1 K3 i+ I1 @American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. " _5 d$ ~3 ]' U, I. C3 V0 @6 B6 Q
, a6 D; t- M: [" l! JChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
: E( }, _; L& H$ z: fAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. " Z0 a' j4 Y& B- P. h' W# Z9 o
/ K' b. W2 H5 F% ^% ]3 f KChinese Style: He is our common friend.
( V: I7 e* J8 o7 t& o5 YAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. 8 i' G7 y% y1 D" {* v. s
6 L) ]8 L. @4 D' K. }, R# y1 hChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
& p0 y3 O. M) P; |6 l# M! zAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 2 A8 p" O, |; a. a3 I
8 P9 R) T$ O, h+ e3 [6 l" RChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. ) c3 o/ q7 S( b3 f( }7 s$ l
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.; _: O' j* q3 v0 Q& @
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.8 d. N3 [ [6 Z
American Style: My room is small.
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- m) P% J- T" W CChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.7 C b) i4 s+ u. }4 y) t5 b
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer., g' }$ x# S. g7 P
7 F8 B0 ?0 P* p( }Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. # O5 U1 V; c; n
American Style: Is this seat taken. & l4 U$ }6 q# k
0 @. l6 y2 R$ u( M/ p+ y6 ?6 uChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
; }/ J5 ]3 J6 u7 mAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
0 f& M u1 a# Y$ T1 E/ L( qAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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* h" ?% V" U4 J) [7 g9 g! o$ F( UChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. : _3 e$ I- O. X e) D5 X& n
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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' w+ q% t0 G- p8 J! l4 q4 vChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 5 p* K) I I* Z7 p
American Style: This is the key to my room. ! s" l6 ~3 d2 E( g9 j( C0 k# e
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. / g* {' w Q7 p3 \* D6 w
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.) G2 M. ?9 j! v
2 X# h. b2 v% n# E# tChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ( _; A# M" X( N- ?5 W9 A
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. # l6 r3 F: y1 `7 q1 Y, @/ Z, y
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 1 b0 l) S/ Q v* ~
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 0 @6 \0 F k( v( e: k! K, q5 T
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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2 s. M% w# j# G0 Y# I/ H/ gChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
- E# l" L% A" a1 C A8 EAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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/ ]1 L! S2 ?/ x* r/ m( _8 z7 uChinese Style: She married old. & H6 L% o$ \: j& A# H1 O4 d
American Style: She married late in life.
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( `5 H4 x. x* y6 G3 Y2 `5 d5 FChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
4 a+ Q9 y% q$ P. A5 OAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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2 y; F" l! O, h; _) TChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 4 m8 \, x& O* n" n5 R
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. . R. N; V' ~" z, D5 D! e9 T7 Y
. V# i( v0 D: \# ~0 y& \* F" pChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. i6 u6 @; T* P
American Style: Open your books to page 20. / I+ g T4 v* l1 o; v9 W( k0 ~& a
# y* k9 p# t: f( p5 u, x& H- ^Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
0 w" M4 r) ^+ gAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. * J5 V; l- _! }" { H* l
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. / \" q& a$ R* v4 x2 `: t# @# p& w
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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4 i& i$ n, q9 FChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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4 _, v$ g% t- n! wChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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