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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.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
9 v) J4 u+ n6 O% Z0 D: kAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
, `$ t8 l: V0 Y; |( W! n$ m) wAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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. o9 d4 O8 U I. g! JChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.% {- s ]( E" K8 m0 ?
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. + K# U: V2 E1 A5 H
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.% R& D I( _, n, d* h
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to 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 !
- j- ]6 ~* M z" e: O; cAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
' A% t/ Q/ E$ w2 iAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
4 D' e. C% `# B: M5 ^2 c, O# h/ fAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
8 Q1 U' w' @" i4 |4 KAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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v* K2 d, h7 n, |: j2 HChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
4 t8 [+ M/ G7 h; E6 EAmerican Style: I don't feel well. ) H8 U6 Q& g2 X2 R) |/ I! y
6 Z' Q7 Q+ ^8 C9 {" U% \Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform." d( c* Q$ s; Z. R
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 0 e6 j$ j0 l2 [4 [. q
! [- ~, S: j9 n; X+ AChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?2 N5 q+ P) g' H- Y# ^
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.) r% Q% k) ?: t! }$ W7 u2 P
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 2 p5 k) i# X! U1 y- d
) s/ L" ^. M3 h9 DChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.1 i, D3 u2 n% M2 f0 I+ `2 e
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. . X, J! A% [! z3 ?
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
* z/ ?, r9 z- v4 oAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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6 q9 s6 r. B5 V, g$ `3 K/ ^& CChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
" q% N* }' P. z4 O& [American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. . z* p r! E; C# u7 G" c
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. : r0 J6 \ @: @8 M8 w2 O( A7 }; P& c! S
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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! y9 |, I, E& R$ a+ c$ q3 g8 _3 H# iChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.6 V- ]6 A. B- N3 X& w
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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: u* {1 `( |, I% x* q" ~Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? : R6 }0 }5 o4 _2 y
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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$ w8 i9 Y. w! i" {Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
- r: h" a5 v8 P3 D7 ^* XAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. ! S" g* R/ T) S5 F4 [; V5 }
0 X& i3 W& |9 A# xChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ; M" W9 s) J: a4 n
American Style: I am not athletic.
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+ k" l6 ^/ S, zChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
$ d7 s' M3 \" U i Q5 e% P( GAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. & D) b# D$ u* p6 H) N
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
% q- K& B6 t! v9 P7 Y5 b; c5 aAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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* ?9 o& ?6 h3 C/ B1 E) xChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
0 N: `# ^1 n z v8 q9 TAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
9 H/ p7 e& J* j' d/ ]# B6 ]American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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7 I& n0 {9 h7 k5 {# v7 s, HChinese Style: I have a free time.) X- d w+ W& ]0 V5 Y; K
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.0 I( l U9 D/ q; z
American Style: The sun rises in the East. . u7 q. C+ \! ]+ ]$ P
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.8 _$ ^8 p8 k" H' ~: E k
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. # s7 u2 i9 B$ Z1 s
- L5 N, `1 I: t v9 t; |Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
, v. S+ y3 ~5 R; R6 R0 D2 WAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? 6 j, s( `5 @) @7 D
T1 X9 X( f$ b L# w3 pChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
9 W% L* l ?8 g3 }" X. M# S; KAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 4 h w2 ?. d- j; c7 @7 B
" f* J/ Y: k9 Z4 {4 a0 L' t6 gChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
6 u- T* t0 M9 F6 u. d; YAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. : I7 d- s% v" H
American Style: I am going home.' k% Z$ o. f% M& Z! ?
- W5 k* d( B9 _1 XChinese Style: His temperature went down.
" t- a; |# a1 N% j( c7 cAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
% @9 C8 U; F. cAmerican Style: I like green.
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: z# s$ ]# C) y: b2 w* hChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 2 m5 O# M) {7 A5 V2 F
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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6 P3 R' f3 O) }3 j! q6 A) eChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
/ T2 k. z5 x" `4 _8 _$ U5 cAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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4 X( ]: a: F! \7 d8 K( I. {5 GChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
& N8 A7 [. \) w) s0 ~American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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6 ?/ ?, Z9 ~3 n2 U3 T) b: kChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
# @0 C' ]" u PAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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! z: t8 @8 G8 s6 {- WChinese Style: He cannot read and write. * A0 W2 a E9 h! n1 R2 w& a* }; k
American Style: He cannot read or write. % v5 l1 h% ]4 b' ^2 ~8 l/ e
2 W& a2 d2 W; QChinese Style: Where is here.4 S( _5 | b0 `. T# H0 _
American Style: Where are we. / F9 X/ S% A) E* c; g
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?% u; |% _! }/ h, G# y
American Style: How much do you weigh ? . q C4 v" a* Y8 F/ d
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 8 }1 _: S8 b2 X. @( K$ d4 \8 @: l+ p- Q
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
9 [) p% i- w6 W* mAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 7 ]/ j: e& l% b' M9 j( ^
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 0 [# Y9 T5 q6 a w
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? / K% L6 m7 I! Z' \! m
American Style: What does she look like ? & e8 i' l4 o( _7 V* N) f& C# E
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. ( b# n, O4 ^. V! V
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 0 _% J3 z, H/ }. u1 O2 g- T# Y
: \" @3 X1 f0 @, i9 eChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
* s4 U3 K6 G5 U/ f2 C- H TAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan. @$ f& h/ E0 ?6 C6 t% c
' ~' M' y* |# k6 x" Q( \Chinese Style: How can I do ?
* |0 J5 f% P9 _3 P8 A, mAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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4 C6 e7 V7 s$ a4 Z8 FChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?", P& w) r, M7 P: A' N. c
" Six months "0 k8 x% {( ]$ C' j2 x5 v
" How about Chinese food ?"
2 g6 S4 S, w5 d7 _" MAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
3 d9 p B3 p- B" M# {. f* v. q A" Six months "
5 F! D+ n! i+ N: _ n& P" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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% P6 z8 h. s0 ^2 ]" D' E6 F/ v2 nChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
5 P2 \/ l0 Q. m& w; N# DAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
' F% c7 {! e8 M. eAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. 4 |& p, B3 X2 d, o
; u8 f5 ?/ p. a7 aChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
" e, X* q/ [ _' O# T1 L$ {8 M2 _" nAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. ( Q( G/ k5 Y9 @
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?) e8 W1 x- n+ C) p" D) z3 G: i
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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5 q% s* ]- m5 q9 E; uChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
: \, M" o; |8 U& VAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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9 B. v4 y, V' [1 z) K5 d6 _- fChinese Style: She was first prize.6 M6 p s) U6 x/ h4 {
American Style: She took first prize. $ b( g5 H/ \& r Q9 I* A; p" Z1 { D
3 F/ B! t9 o- [1 L8 P& |Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .* |$ d7 ~4 B9 ^3 E
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. ' @. h; R2 p" U6 n! X* K
8 t/ j* \/ b V) sChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
7 v7 G, J+ C4 Q& G a" q* P' CAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.( P% [. |- {6 ]- q4 a
1 s- l6 B5 H1 v2 D0 E+ ^Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.* h P6 c8 H8 G! l# I4 f) a
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 3 ~) }1 m- ^# ^8 S& U3 N
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.% }# n0 r$ S# o8 I3 r P7 l
American Style: Keep to the right. : j' e$ D$ ]+ n. `9 l" J7 E! C
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
- `. k* ^4 n6 ~9 mAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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& C9 ]6 N, ^+ Y% f& L' V QChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.5 S+ j L" l1 m% @- S
American Style: The train was about an hour late.( l9 J P6 ?0 b Q6 p
$ W; p/ m7 V" c, i& b! H# W# @Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ( U* ~! J; O* O' P& L
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.1 j0 W/ d) f2 q* i; }
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 0 W- G" W8 H, e( B% _8 N! g0 k
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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6 D; Q; l. M6 {8 |& qChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?- Z3 m* r6 N+ `7 l
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? ! p) f9 [6 s3 {5 V1 f
2 j, j/ ]( T& \2 ^- N5 v7 C# eChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.0 ]2 v ]3 L# e
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. & T& g) |, _) m, i
+ m5 N& w6 t& ^9 b6 L* EChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
5 Y- w3 G, t9 PAmerican Style: Why do you say that. 2 ?. n* W/ h% \$ M' R
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
. I% j3 K. v- mAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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' m/ g% C' d1 n! l: t* y& s/ \Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
9 D# ]" \+ }3 B1 GAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 4 x) ]& P3 k- V- _$ S5 G3 A) D
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ! m. u" |. k7 M, f) Y
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. : X$ q' a6 T3 K7 `
- H. _" Q! I K* W5 o# QChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
7 r ?( n n+ V# o9 XAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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! f; t( }( x- y8 C. c3 iChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 2 b2 f! l% t# b) c( j8 ]) D4 K9 Q
American Style: Her married life was happy.' Z1 m- X2 h" Y4 b" h
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 9 ]- b+ {9 d! T! L
American Style: I think so.8 d; K% \# {4 i+ |
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
7 t v# n5 s3 G. [" gAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.: y7 T3 G: o( m, z- I8 z- w# E
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
7 @" l5 L1 T$ ^+ q$ xAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.( I4 f: \" S% q3 U6 ]& |1 j
" i! K/ j7 y8 ^- T1 [, w6 MChinese Style: This is where you mistake. 3 h+ t$ B+ t7 b7 u
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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$ R3 s, |( t! i2 o# i9 {Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ) u# d7 Z4 Q2 E2 R/ o( |2 Y
American Style: I am in a good mood. + F& {# r5 L/ [0 s, U# x `- A7 j
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
* ]# f2 U- o! |; S5 _- BAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. " h* {% p- }6 _ h% V( f# y- @
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.
: ?& o# c3 K# l5 l8 l. t. RAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. : E: h: b. Y4 T
4 ]8 o" D& T: O q1 C2 {Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
! p" k0 S% D5 Z% LAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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# L- T7 E: x8 p$ w; ^4 z, fChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
% Q/ r* _5 Z1 G* s& |" c( y1 R. b3 KAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 0 ^/ e/ v* a. V, a l% j$ C
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine. E; s; K8 |) I4 T% ~ L
$ j/ D8 {' i! {, S KChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
) o1 p3 ?7 d9 ?) D, tAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
1 Q% e% a6 c7 f. jAmerican Style: My room is small.! ?! o" _, C# n0 _* x
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.8 B/ }) `' R- {; t$ V& n" @7 l4 c
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.: m2 j: `% x% R$ L
& a' u R, K9 p6 \6 b) yChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
. `3 x# Z0 z+ p# PAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( \* \- G5 f& h/ a; U
American Style: Is this seat taken. 8 s: m, r9 g; j: |# d# R' x# H# O
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 7 y4 M. y0 ?* q* [% t# A
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 3 K: N+ u0 s- P2 D' g" E+ p
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 5 y6 o/ C5 I0 d. R' L& ^( g9 k- f
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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: i8 X! Z% i9 N. @: B, l* W% wChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 7 U, i5 s: I( C5 L2 Z
American Style: This is the key to my room. 9 f; x" G5 d* y2 h8 y5 P- r
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. * F1 b1 o* \, F! w- R0 t: s3 H9 N |
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
8 f2 {: |+ W9 g4 @6 y* u+ |American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 2 D6 T, V% `% V" @
" c0 e/ y8 c% ^5 x7 _# B$ dChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
* E2 j: w( ^; V" x! t2 ZAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ; F3 P. ~' J* J& q( K3 B0 c, F
5 j, P1 X) } z+ AChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
* V' o: g- ~7 k$ rAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. # w1 t. S7 j N/ `6 X8 _, F
- x8 r o) G. H, BChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 1 X. {+ I& m: s/ f$ X! e. T8 s
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? ; b: U# g* m% j! R l: ~* A4 I
9 x6 o2 u7 c- [& T9 _/ y6 fChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
6 z" @2 ]* f* [9 n: lAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
" r& x) m7 R! M4 l8 [American Style: She married late in life.5 r4 Q' y# r7 l7 x
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
% L" X1 M' S" H; @" W) G1 sAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. n% O$ ?6 |- M
3 ?# V( Y2 Y/ z& FChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
! }4 `- J; b* G* G( u4 |( xAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
* h! n7 \" ?0 k2 @6 l8 R/ N7 [6 xAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
, b! R; w% N' o+ z9 Z1 NAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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$ m; W7 c- I4 h$ K- AChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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/ t1 w# u0 ~6 A C' c2 C; K6 a$ c' S, NChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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& |* A; T4 C2 w8 a8 k5 _9 _7 Z7 HChinese Style: Let's play together. 6 q& f( L( U; B6 z9 S$ j% S) W6 K5 U
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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% |9 R1 N- ^% |# JChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. / V% C: `: z7 O
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# J/ O6 [) N7 ^& Z& l) f; `& DChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
7 ]% r1 _, I, {7 Q4 QAmerican Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. : \9 K+ l n# v
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.& Y# F& T! q) u+ a. |% a" Y" g
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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' `2 V: W6 y; Z( S# WChinese Style: I very like swimming.
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" K( b9 h* ~4 U9 xChinese Style: What do you feel now ?" p" a. o% G7 S2 F1 {6 q; j( \
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, @! T5 A) ?4 I4 T: M2 u! _Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?
& O+ [! H; h2 Q% s* GAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ? 0 d0 P* G' |9 \. q" ~
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