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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。
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. # t H! |' ?, `2 f) f1 o# d8 h
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
; r; K% j: v8 y2 T8 jAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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! h: Q; E3 ^1 P ]2 OChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
3 ]* V9 r* g+ f* g" EAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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. k7 o8 s1 P5 w: f* t: ^0 aChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
- Y& z- ]$ c d. BAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. . n7 C; u m) t' @
+ R8 v+ p: b, H# q, C& tChinese Style: He becomes better.1 T' I/ f$ q! J% w: v
American Style: He got better.
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, e+ G( |" @8 |/ ]7 DChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation. u) Y& \. R7 s
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 !
$ X. w5 y9 {) E V1 Y' gAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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C8 b) r$ f" u# n7 C) [2 ZChinese Style: It was still bright outside. - p9 U; @1 U1 D$ |- z
American Style: It was still light outside. * ]' v" d6 H1 Z) A& G) d
: O/ A$ D H! W' l" M0 ^5 ~Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.; m. D f+ p1 ]
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ' h1 {' S. j `
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do." e" C8 v1 A' w
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.9 h- M* p6 s" ~
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.+ g& K# m+ G+ h- t2 R5 V- H
American Style: I don't feel well. - A, _. d1 i4 f6 O) _
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform., M4 X2 P5 S! e2 H. a; G
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
9 g0 _3 H3 _! c$ {' Q2 m3 gAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.( I+ t* X' b, K! {& R7 R$ w n
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. $ g0 j) a/ I# [. ^
5 o, @6 L& V, X0 s/ t0 F) B8 I' qChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.1 Y& I1 T. M- F) `" }3 I; x1 _. ?
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ) I& a6 l% `2 p! n- x
8 b; m: b( t' q% GChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English./ y6 y4 `$ c x4 }2 b% L! n
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.! `$ T6 a# q/ z. `
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. - K" Y4 ^7 M; s
American Style: Keep off the grass. + z0 f5 }: ~! `( I9 Y& b3 g
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
7 e8 w7 A8 w! Q2 j, S# `, y$ a+ kAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. - i# ~ j" c( Z( G
- M- X8 ]( N5 }5 i+ ^Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
3 u6 y i' ?, `' Y# Y+ y& M2 zAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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2 h0 K3 F+ c- M6 s9 |4 y. ~# m: lChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. - a9 t- i% ?: H' p( J
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. ' n" o% U: K. V: C# R: |
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. " x+ x1 k7 S8 D& C
American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
5 T% r& J& \, X( t6 G2 L4 _+ P. R' mAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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( W! i; r y# z: u( AChinese Style: I know his face. : n+ _4 X3 _7 f% m/ \* P- V" S
American Style: I know him by sight.
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8 q* x) s* I; U: K; u5 M) MChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
2 {4 |% f# H8 `; u& eAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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# X8 }0 L% ?' D2 i$ D3 q! c' mChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin) o+ d2 C1 S* _: l* A
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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& J# i) Z" n* f, Z4 s/ G! zChinese Style: I have a free time.
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& C, ^6 ?" G# v* P+ w; }Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.; h2 Q/ d9 K9 V8 g' G) W( g
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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9 F0 f# P, M, W$ LChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.7 ]! z; Y* ~% }# o7 J9 y
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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- s0 m/ s v+ j+ a! T3 |5 LChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
6 i$ |: W3 J7 g/ s3 c2 d1 vAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 6 f7 k! Q5 J4 z/ o. Z) @
4 f% @7 ]) z8 U+ A/ T7 jChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
$ o! }; r8 ]) B! e1 {8 A2 CAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
4 Q& j; x' t: \) S4 ]American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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0 n% g8 i) Q: O0 E, rChinese Style: I am going back my home. 4 {6 U& A8 R5 C2 b) r4 @0 a: r
American Style: I am going home., N" d2 ^& t8 P
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. : {0 B3 H1 B( K3 g& d
American Style: His temperature came down.8 I K: N7 W: ^5 P$ ~
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Chinese Style: I like green color. + r8 w5 g+ M: b; I1 e( _) |2 L
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 1 \* W7 L: A* s$ r
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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, R$ |2 a: w& l0 r! QChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
8 J. G5 |. q( z! ]4 g- ^7 F, IAmerican 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.7 n* l- k, U) I6 e0 h
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. . b" N+ @8 @/ L7 M9 [
+ ?' `4 F- {/ b" D: y" W* HChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
" ?2 _5 B) ?6 r8 i w5 i1 WAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. - j' I/ x$ p; u) u
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.' K0 D; g7 W: f: g
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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3 I$ }) k8 ~: B3 H2 W* N; dChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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' m; @1 T$ d( G% GChinese Style: Where is here./ j# ]3 w6 B! Z1 D
American Style: Where are we. ' J B8 G* N. U2 `3 L
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?4 H9 N' y8 Q! f( L X5 u3 L
American Style: How much do you weigh ? : H$ C7 w) X9 ]8 n8 X
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
0 a) J1 i3 D0 S4 n7 m g; S1 rAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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( Q* `7 Z6 \1 t3 D- S" b- |; G7 LChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
6 L+ l) E6 _* ~% l) IAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. , h* P1 O. r; W- o+ ]9 k$ E
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
* |3 }9 {1 i# ]5 pAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.: u! z0 [6 V; I+ ?, d$ V( Y( r
4 n Z7 @5 C; M CChinese Style: How does she look like ?
# T- ~" J( X( b% n/ p4 P3 P: }American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
+ ~- E5 j' X# T& q0 u* QAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
# B& c; h" R* W( y8 {" z% `American Style: What can I do ? 4 ^ H% S4 y2 Y; Z
5 z2 ?; i- v$ B, [) F+ n3 U7 PChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
1 R% W8 u/ d- }. X2 k G" Six months "1 a8 G, H! ?+ t( Z/ a
" How about Chinese food ?"9 c; N8 o. z. R6 e& V" w7 W
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
) m* }6 U) }& D* ^) i" L% U" Six months "0 `5 u0 u9 C2 m) _! C/ z- V
" Do you like Chinese food ?"' b, {) X. Y, w
) h' U) x$ X7 j" {8 ZChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.- w; H3 ]' h$ q" m0 J
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 7 `/ K) E, |$ k; l' I9 d; v6 v
8 ]. J' @% ]- k* @Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.' D$ e$ n9 a: S: I1 k
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. C1 d4 M! \) B3 F: f
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.; r9 i2 K9 Y" b2 C0 r- T0 e
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?7 D4 ^5 x5 D" \, `& X
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ' c/ X3 ] g5 H
3 \6 [9 M5 C" s8 B x) V* zChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
- U. S& q! ]- C; JAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
" I l9 y& R: ^1 b a( l/ fAmerican Style: She took first prize. 1 c- l9 O6 ]% b+ c3 t
$ U; H9 h0 D. O1 {/ M$ xChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
4 n1 B+ D/ l% \8 E" b% a, _American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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7 }' t8 R# F; a! n, J( XChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 9 F' k2 C0 C' P& n/ R8 D2 o
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.) I4 p5 y4 z+ j, L9 {3 y
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ' X9 r2 d2 s6 T( {
. N4 t; r, k1 I" `: @Chinese Style: Keep the right." s1 y8 @4 m1 {: I c5 i4 ], S! i
American Style: Keep to the right. 7 J1 a/ j3 W2 F
/ E( k5 X! Y! I( x. SChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.! v; a% G% }/ E+ Z5 U! |! @! G! m
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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; `$ w& N) e9 a% |" y% a/ vChinese Style: The train was late about an hour." I0 Z' B0 B. E$ A0 o
American Style: The train was about an hour late.& [/ K0 {& Y" M
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American Style: Let go of the end of the wire./ Q2 p) W4 v, [3 Q
: L0 ]7 h3 n2 |/ ?! }Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. , A8 `1 W# i$ F2 }- j) [: b+ a" a
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. * Q& J$ x4 F& T3 w) e
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
2 {; ^ E2 C$ V0 y$ m6 a T. q4 x. XAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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2 q& r" w# E3 ]$ c- |2 }6 |0 M3 Q* qChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.' Q; |5 H1 `7 u9 r: X
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
- X: m7 f& o! PAmerican Style: Why do you say that. 0 [( z6 x& @# G) S5 b' {. c
- i p7 O) _' [' T1 ]- gChinese Style: I have no house to live.
1 ?2 q7 |7 g2 I# q' n/ zAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror., y8 w; G6 Y0 S5 G
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. * V7 `+ W8 W9 \* A2 v1 H0 |+ `
, @. l) a; W* X; F. R( x4 A+ g3 \3 XChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
, h$ d( c4 {8 B5 }, C' o4 OAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ( |$ D2 s6 Y6 K4 [/ q
6 @" z" u/ o! N& C9 M: E0 iChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
3 o& i4 L3 b- v% E, |$ K, rAmerican Style: He set a world record.) J5 o$ ^, F8 ]! [0 e: t
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
( F' |5 C5 u7 K2 EAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.. g) \; f" _: N, o8 o
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
( W* s! W8 @# J: J0 m3 R/ L7 oAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
8 u+ o/ t% b/ `! c, h# o EAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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q/ u2 v- i" q7 BChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
) N8 ^, M# |. e& W9 D/ RAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking." ~* v# ^8 \2 C
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
( O4 R3 P3 l. mAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. ; K: `% Y- y$ K0 x
* H7 i( k+ p5 Y3 v" m7 A5 `Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
6 J; } I& N% a/ P. k+ W7 IAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 8 i9 y; X! B' A* ^6 K" g
1 h* l9 Q: C- D9 b4 a& [* G' ~Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. , L7 q! L; D, G* ]
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. : p0 v3 m7 c) Y5 t# r# v
- [! ]2 b: e+ vChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 3 s3 P6 c% d2 N8 X4 d7 z8 b# h7 @
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 5 V, r% R1 _3 A- q3 v" j
; c( v4 w" @2 F- K8 ^* S( DChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
: q: K# s! g8 p/ r4 p5 M% VAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
m R1 A2 z0 \) G' g/ u! P2 j4 lAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ( m3 r% X3 y( f5 j* X/ r
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ) g/ O0 h8 ]! @ }
2 r$ C. x. }, C, x- ]# lChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. x& r! p2 S* M% N
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.; W' Z1 S, m5 B5 C' A$ M. p$ A
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
" m7 {$ \# a. ` ]5 S$ W7 x: KAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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: [% E1 {( p1 WChinese Style: My room is narrow.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.' o5 i, e$ v& X* C; |
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. & h& \7 ?( A3 e6 M+ u
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. $ B# f: K) L$ {1 p
American Style: Be quiet. ; Y% |) x# v0 u' t3 f
9 \: V u" U; j, dChinese Style: It is not of only your business. % T5 B) p$ F! _. U7 X
American Style: It is none of your business.
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8 a% T5 P# _" ]' t# S: `Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
: h0 W: {: H3 O+ T9 P( H s: JAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. ) F6 M0 S% M6 P: C
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
1 }( S- z3 l4 ^' e3 }7 w. uAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. # v4 b* U1 e( w( ]. d& j; e9 R
9 ^9 U* I0 W( C0 Q- W% ?; aChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. . U+ `) | ?# a, O5 d. V
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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, M/ c9 Y( j* E" bChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. & A- S0 q& a$ p9 M* ~9 X9 S
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
7 ^0 j+ ~; o4 E0 m5 {American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. ( j; m" l2 U: [$ ?% g) }
4 e6 t p: ]/ hChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 6 q0 i* z# d/ G$ [& b+ m3 R3 E3 p
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ( y$ w$ Y, \1 o. ^, g9 b4 }
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. , l. ^+ N' d5 y: Z, k. j8 ]
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 3 k8 ~7 g- a1 x- M# _+ U' D
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ' f9 u$ i- U, `# F3 t8 a! i
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? ! D& t9 _$ u9 v
& L+ v. O( d4 K4 Z9 A* ?7 f5 b+ bChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
1 l% b# m7 a G6 \American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. 0 Y( P. j( d; r3 }0 v# k q( k
American Style: She married late in life." m& A x& E, t( q& O
( V* s0 v) T* a, t1 vChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
5 z) B. Z: ?- v( xAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ( ]- d# I/ [! y5 m" s; K
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
! m0 H5 s* W9 @$ C/ |American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. * ]2 l" {0 D0 {) E% O N
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ) W8 J6 a+ b$ T: m8 p: }. N0 `
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 1 c& V. V( h; V4 V$ v# t
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
/ X) e6 S9 `% O0 h6 `( DAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
6 c0 F; t9 a8 E" Q9 oAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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* V& N, {/ K9 m+ B5 w# hChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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6 P) h$ T! H9 T6 G! b2 v1 @7 k0 \Chinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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+ b, H0 R0 O8 h# ?" Y0 b8 EChinese Style: I very like swimming.
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