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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。( z2 ^% M4 U( P% Y) t) ~) Y
希望大家喜欢!9 s: J9 J" f; e' z
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 1 |5 |1 Q) L% j' i; c
American Style: Your coat is torn.% h8 b9 p! g4 n u
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.2 y5 S$ G% a. I: z" a k9 P, [
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.% I/ d" C/ {1 C6 y- [! P
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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5 a& X9 L6 |8 ^Chinese Style: He becomes better.
2 I; z. `( c9 n! s! k* ~, TAmerican Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation., Q& N$ o" M: R, s6 E9 t
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !& k) l, R" i( Z3 g. T0 p
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ! S: k4 z) j- q7 j
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American Style: It was still light outside. % U+ G; a. K V+ Q
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.! U. M( p) Q3 Z J3 M; _) Y0 ?" E
American Style: Any place will do. I/ D b( Y! E# O9 A7 A c) n8 Z
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.# E2 T9 B k. L. B: l/ z/ c
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. # o6 K& t$ w- J9 D! q j
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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. |1 z, Q1 G+ i4 g3 MChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.3 n/ x: ~6 ]5 u0 B5 v4 K% c% \3 i
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 9 f3 g% W9 s6 W. w, M
. E9 ]( ^+ q) `% S( iChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?9 k. I+ ^2 T3 e% m/ O5 R l
American Style: Who made this salad ? 4 i. l6 Y! A( c. ?$ {& X8 Z) o n
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.9 R; |7 \8 U+ {/ B
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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$ ~0 k* u1 `7 t6 w) S% J8 l [Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
, _4 _9 ^1 X. MAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.* z5 A" Q4 H S, {: q
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.# X5 P6 M- A$ a1 \0 F9 v' G% e
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
B) j ?1 G+ m- QAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.2 O# s6 ^) u) U
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. % R" a2 n, w% k b6 N' Q/ p Y/ ?& _1 U
# R; M A3 D) C7 m/ R) kChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? . G0 d3 t1 E T& a# p+ B) e
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 0 Y) T% B/ i3 `$ ?) C! t
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
# b* \( f" x! Y+ cAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
; z, Z& p5 h7 E6 a O. l+ a/ D8 iAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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5 B" p) S# a' r. o$ U, C& gChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 4 d- K- O i& Q5 b5 d; R. I6 X
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. ) @7 L) p' Q0 B7 `( e' \
8 U+ {1 K3 D# Q# {Chinese Style: I know his face.
- j# s" z! l0 z- M3 x8 EAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.4 }3 n9 }8 ~. p0 x! [" }
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 4 P9 p3 z$ d9 Z1 Z
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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American Style: I am free.
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; H# I; z ^& L& f: bChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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" N+ j& a# U8 {/ [, KChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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8 Z7 Q# f4 Z e' I# H6 n3 QChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
6 h. y; D! @; T4 V, `7 uAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. $ ^9 P* g% x' X7 ]! ~
; \# u: r, j. L/ AChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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# ]1 s2 B# p S9 k% K, ZChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 9 }# [) ~3 _2 |0 R
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 4 u( }, l F8 ^$ C$ Z0 I
8 W" m8 I/ M$ n2 F k( l* U9 BChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 1 B/ E' W. D0 ^5 t- m7 {
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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& w t3 j V A8 ^1 Q) ?Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
4 v# ]/ J1 x! s6 E7 mAmerican Style: I am going home.
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% b& _' r( P6 sChinese Style: His temperature went down.
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American Style: I like green.
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* @. ?: T z) g' b. r" R+ KChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
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5 V5 ~1 y$ b, |! [* B* |2 C+ R& KChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. : A& K3 U7 J! u# F6 f6 R( \
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.7 O# Y2 M5 V0 x
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.: [. r" z$ k- B, r9 B) |; ?5 g$ p
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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& J2 _# t: ]3 s0 QChinese Style: Where is here.' X- Q' u7 x9 B
American Style: Where are we.
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8 }3 G7 G% K# {5 n4 q. Z! K7 _Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?; a3 g: G* c6 i4 ?
American Style: How much do you weigh ? & @+ s* _" h" J" D) N. e7 a& |
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' c. |' s4 e7 }. GChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses. k* F% }4 I) W" A$ }7 K! O6 F
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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! `0 o: K+ x1 k* v$ \! w' eChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
4 Q8 ?' S& B p5 ]/ jAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 3 j, [5 Q6 ~1 P; ^: ]
American Style: What does she look like ?
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2 t8 w6 a7 \% ]" f$ x+ }' W% kChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ) h+ c# `% E5 |1 N9 R( _( g; F
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.' C2 \% ^7 V4 J( Z4 z# K* L4 F2 ?
! \- t% w( e3 |+ c: hChinese Style: How can I do ?
: { @% H( t; P% e6 W: _9 YAmerican Style: What can I do ? ! j) q4 r) ~# T* h; ^& v
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
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" How about Chinese food ?"
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" Six months "0 x% X0 |6 w) H: Y9 d# E! E
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
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$ N) x8 j( ?2 b" W6 j4 i0 mChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.: C: O4 Q1 t; `. {# u$ `/ f
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. / G; d" p! l5 l* S A* L, @
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !0 r8 G/ Z( ]0 ^) t, ]% c% q
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 4 Q W) L* D, ^, s- { H! e; _
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.3 t; k0 B. R. C+ {9 G) _
American Style: She took first prize.
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0 k: \' U+ ]+ p1 E f+ B' _Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it ./ T4 P8 \; `4 }1 \* v$ G
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 2 N" C' n, f+ z/ O5 K' R3 R
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
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& `% l, B4 H' H0 ~# f" zChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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7 x$ F) Z. g5 @8 H: R- u/ IChinese Style: Keep the right.
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" X! l0 w/ S' eChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary. Q" a" F2 F2 x) k6 x
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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! g1 M# D h4 _$ x9 sChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
& t. n2 Z5 S6 S8 P- ~5 C+ dAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.- p4 d: {+ B7 S) a6 ]3 Q' L. `
6 p4 n. T5 P) E5 [2 |; U- a5 IChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. * @ j' K, u2 K6 X9 a' M2 d1 v6 a
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.2 z* n% f- m' G. J' q3 F
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. / g8 u% x# e) W8 O' L# g
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. * d7 l; @; I' G+ N! K8 _/ J
2 D( i# S/ q9 UChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?" F4 C4 Z: w: k2 A$ h
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? " G% }* w; e; P0 {- V7 `( O
}: ~9 S0 I5 u, v: Q# fChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.7 s- D! q) T5 n: n* k7 B2 a
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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7 I9 A E# A/ i& F1 t7 l" _Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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0 C& O; }9 {( \. n0 _9 w RChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.- N+ K+ ] _/ ]! u
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. , ^7 y8 C4 s2 _# I8 o
5 L0 ]$ s; |' oChinese Style: He lost conciousness 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 ]4 v0 [. M+ P; W# D" _) t! L
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 9 T# Q f- e1 T* i F$ }6 g
American Style: Her married life was happy.2 m% t6 O* |/ [7 X/ X, ]6 V. U" H2 a
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
1 v8 U/ t4 l1 Z) y& y0 j, GAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
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& {5 I6 C8 M: |" j6 O+ ]Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. : G4 F; n& Z* a! h
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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9 m* }5 g. [2 X3 D* V: S; r- p/ lChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
- h$ L" m2 f- l2 PAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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% H0 c$ p' K" ? lChinese Style: I felt good mood.
- P1 M# Z2 D& }8 K. [American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 2 J; L) E( _2 H2 h
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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9 ]$ ~. ^2 X7 b4 N% GChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. ; ]! e. X) |; E7 @& p
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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3 h" T+ _& R0 cChinese Style: He is our common friend.
7 G, ^' S: w: n9 ` e3 v. @3 LAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. % i1 w; R8 l: C. k: Z8 f) F& r2 n
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ( W) i, }. W5 ~8 L
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ( m; A1 @0 q# h: p5 t
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. ( G& m( M5 k$ J) ^, W6 f7 e5 d
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.) e$ ~' v. u* t/ b4 X# _) p8 U
- z X( }. `7 u, N5 W/ QChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
5 [$ C9 N" U9 g6 I" ^* xAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 7 f& a/ q; r9 e7 t7 f6 ?! V! z% H* P
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow." R6 P6 h6 Y! |/ K+ J/ m
American Style: My room is small.
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( `: S* [, m/ e& EChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.8 o: D( [# Y# b2 N- N f+ @
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 4 \! G: }5 ]: R2 E
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 6 S* p5 W8 L7 j
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
! u9 [5 j) Q' R7 @3 o7 \; ?American Style: Is this seat taken. # U5 k8 z0 z0 A
; i. c/ v5 u P% SChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 7 Y0 n$ l a7 t2 Z0 z
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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5 t! X9 L" V4 m$ S, R+ k, }7 xChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. & Y$ J( f* R5 _# z+ _" }5 q: I
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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/ d4 W' a+ G/ g, \& T, o4 S$ iChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 0 `3 P. j6 Q; W2 h
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.' @/ F8 v" h" X9 S t# o
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
6 c2 w( `/ f6 g0 N+ c# H d2 |, YAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. I" G9 K; C% U* G3 H0 g
! x* ?, Q8 W! X4 y- ]" GChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 4 W6 t" r0 V: h
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. # v5 h" m2 W# @- ^& Z8 V
$ a6 [9 m/ R; b" z* e* cChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 4 Q) U+ c. o% s
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.# l/ F& @8 d5 B/ g: l$ i' X
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Chinese Style: She married old. % _* d* z! P' M: h
American Style: She married late in life.
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" K6 e6 @+ w4 |" T( r4 OChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. * a% N: m- {8 d
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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" |& t" R! v* A. X' A( aChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
3 y( |# B, m+ Y% F9 l9 o3 KAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ~0 i5 N. D( p/ v1 L
/ Q, p! ^% m! x/ T3 A$ `Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
$ O4 G' V9 Q7 i6 jAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
' q8 P: ~4 X6 [/ ~American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 9 ]3 O3 |) D/ v7 E# N! M6 _
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2 Y, y5 u- O: ]/ l" ~% lAmerican Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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9 C9 R, d( m9 J7 V7 ]+ CChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
8 d8 f# i. W7 P% ^' }6 rAmerican Style: This book deserves to be read several times.
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, N4 E& M) s+ k7 HChinese Style: I like red tea.
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1 Q4 a6 a$ x( g8 ]1 R6 RChinese Style: History repeats.
1 ]3 h+ n4 ]. xAmerican Style: History repeats itself.
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3 V8 }- q: z2 }* M$ cChinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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% Y. k* L2 V; PChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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6 Y6 P5 B! Q, p+ CChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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3 B: P% \2 s x7 XAmerican Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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% Z; X+ T; q7 T" m- m; aChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
8 S3 j- l7 d+ V! w2 v) x# j0 ]American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 2 S& } `& O' C
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. * Z+ G! l$ Z1 a1 f
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9 W& H( t n8 M8 f% f/ |: T7 tAmerican Style: It's hot today.
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9 K6 d. _8 T& l2 d2 ?American Style: My father will be home this afternoon.
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! s T. R' r/ _$ V5 l5 hAmerican Style: I don't know what he said./ R: M8 [6 ?6 x7 b; e) S
9 p2 K! Q" [# G: VChinese Style: What do you feel now ?" D7 x: ]1 a+ `
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