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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。- T4 I7 u) K& L5 p
希望大家喜欢!
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
4 K" a" f5 E3 H& j2 kAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.+ f. H* K1 I R: g) r5 r5 ^" M8 t
0 n+ ~& F$ U1 TChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
6 e3 V# n: C+ C P! k3 L; ?+ QAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
2 @- Y7 _" B* v5 y/ r0 I; RAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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" X- u# g! G$ x1 q( V/ CChinese Style: He becomes better." c! n, y/ l2 F" p
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.; y }0 {2 A$ Q
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/ d$ A% R6 O" h) I( P
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! / t$ x" G7 |, a# ]/ G% D( h0 M R' B
% p3 }% X7 {5 i! b& xChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
+ V4 ^0 w! W8 p+ M2 |American Style: It was still light outside. 7 |5 O: Y# Z6 l. d
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.0 n! a' p- V/ n' }1 J
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. . A+ u$ q8 O5 O3 B4 H+ f
/ w1 b! ~+ d7 `& DChinese Style: Anywhere will do.! U" U2 P( p& p1 v8 T9 ?) R4 q
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
4 M: q( @$ w; _0 |5 sAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. + Z, u' L. u* ~2 s- G7 F
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
0 \0 l6 m5 g" VAmerican Style: I don't feel well. / t/ ]7 G, ~* |9 D5 I: R/ B
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
8 A' p5 ]) y; }5 m" @+ LAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. * v/ s* N7 n# h' n% O; D
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
+ X% d+ J( G/ D) l/ yAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? % Q- y8 x6 V# o$ q+ E2 y3 |
; e! h, M+ W* HChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.% t2 ?5 p( }6 L% G2 B
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. $ A' }7 L' w, c9 J, g R1 C, d- ?1 x: I$ m
, k5 n1 D- u0 g8 dChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
, [ Y3 y% i6 P, P+ `American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. , v6 b" V% r: z& L
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English., m$ O. m) @ b
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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- V5 \% |" w2 H' m9 i- L- Y: FChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.) U3 }7 {8 z8 `. T; T8 w9 c
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
: w j6 S6 K4 Q0 d0 w9 HAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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( I3 F2 M2 {# lChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
[# S" w* w! v9 z; gAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. ; m" L: U5 c8 R' X
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
6 Z* x1 Q% F+ v2 GAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? $ e+ B& @$ N# {! p, B& G+ v
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. ' _& y+ \9 \( H- w
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
( n1 b1 |! p* B* z% IAmerican Style: I am not athletic. 2 {9 N4 w: x p5 g9 ^3 l) A1 H
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
4 @, m, w: t( B! cAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. * q4 [4 M2 y* V. k
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 3 l( x( J6 J8 T
American Style: I know him by sight. 9 S* n' ~3 C% j- D* E
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.: i; a* b& k. X) ?( { p
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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6 \ b3 ~+ y' Z: Y$ ~! x& GChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin/ N- A1 J* o# l" a
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin : k0 b' x& Y: u4 A+ k5 i
! N) `- A$ v! W1 M& DChinese Style: I have a free time.
" }0 ]0 T/ p: @! l: GAmerican Style: I am free.) Z4 U* k/ p$ w
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.$ }5 u: l# }4 f0 k4 d* Z6 P
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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* j* j, E" j9 K9 I) \! Q/ xChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
W1 W* N+ \, N( |+ d( x6 {" gAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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9 V/ v) ]; F, B+ @) ^$ PChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
* S3 j" p4 G# o* N3 k! y% zAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 5 @5 D/ F' t* t1 O' S h
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?+ n* g- D6 a; N v0 ]3 i' ?. W
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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/ a$ n! @$ U& f& r' EChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 6 W8 H) w+ [! o
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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6 Q8 x; F9 _- ]+ n8 ]7 \# DChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 1 w. K! ~5 T; [5 h# l1 J
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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& _3 @% }: T/ ?, g/ M; H+ |Chinese Style: I am going back my home. * }. y) r5 o" A# F9 |3 F
American Style: I am going home.
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8 r% y1 g F |) ]4 kChinese Style: His temperature went down. 8 ?6 B2 T( g9 J4 K( R2 a4 f) ^
American Style: His temperature came down.: \! ~7 j$ @3 @1 V
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Chinese Style: I like green color. * K9 [( s& Y( H ~
American Style: I like green.3 k7 D% o6 B! p& | B
* ~) M4 P& v o1 B0 Z$ Y/ P6 QChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
6 b3 p1 y/ Y% ^' e/ Q, s9 fAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. ' j5 y0 k7 r( I
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.8 M# }0 O( R# Z& t$ K' Z; X
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. # @+ T& E4 o9 L" a) M9 c3 [; w
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
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9 K9 n6 K# O: _, WChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.: W4 l5 j0 w1 L& |: Y
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.+ l0 A% |1 {) h+ s2 r9 q
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
( S8 F0 J+ k1 u6 F5 LAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
; R$ L) l/ C# \American Style: Where are we. + m6 h+ s4 s. Q$ W7 [6 p9 g
! i4 m. f l3 {# pChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
! ?; w% d0 }7 ]; D) J8 a1 H. rAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? ! r5 T, G' g) h# y6 e
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
1 J/ j6 t8 u; V. z1 O8 C+ FAmerican Style: He was talking loud.2 t2 d) z, ~- e' r: g- w1 v% m
/ v' q1 ]' m0 {: s CChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
: J: ~# n) r0 Z: F" r& b ]American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. $ S" y3 w' f/ p
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
, j4 h* T) d* v, lAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 8 e) i* j0 v! \3 U5 ?& V& ^
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 3 m0 I( O. h- x* |
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
) m! b$ M" h7 p% p9 v6 V4 c1 sAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.% `6 \; H! \" D
$ \: Y1 u/ j5 D% p+ k4 k0 G3 \9 UChinese Style: How can I do ?' R. E3 Z" v d9 ^# I
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
+ d& u# p( \5 g" ^. G" Six months "( T7 x3 c" S4 K$ p8 H8 E; S
" How about Chinese food ?"% _4 c* p8 m; k8 M9 u; \
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "$ X# g; J9 O, ?- L
" Six months "5 E9 C0 J: F; h% x. X/ ` k1 Y
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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4 P4 [) I$ p( k+ QChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
* M( g2 `' c' k( m* T. @American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. * c% o# P W0 ?% l
: c$ ~; J- |4 i' J# o, {& _Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
A, _0 y7 Y2 V+ WAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. : V$ I$ `' ~( i2 Z( [( y
4 [8 y4 N0 \9 U# nChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
* l C, Y- C: _& v* M1 B: [American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?# O9 L2 R; I5 _% D# w! c. j
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 7 Q7 y& T6 w+ m$ Y' u x
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !$ R4 Z4 y0 X( B2 g( I+ s
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! $ S) R$ n) c" o) D
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
2 L: X2 v1 }! k3 ZAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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+ y5 r( c" B( k0 C. hChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
& G( E; F1 W. xAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. / {% w s. F, a7 W* z) f
8 u, `. P( J0 s' u. f# K- ?5 hChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 3 `' G `9 c1 r: _8 z
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.- ]0 V$ S( q5 I# ?
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
% c/ f, v9 m/ W/ NAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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- C! ?$ S, U! X9 `6 c' i& ~. zChinese Style: Keep the right.
, o+ c9 ~$ F" N- Z ZAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.+ r/ r& _" I" N: k) k
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 4 ?: y2 F. Q3 b% P4 b% H
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
# p4 s# K0 D5 `$ N, GAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.' ^. _! z0 X8 A7 |( e0 z& ]' t
3 a1 Y" s1 i. o. e2 S; bChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
3 p+ L% l. v6 a7 X0 ?5 yAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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- L6 I3 D- B. ^4 iChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. Y6 G3 K( o) L$ E- \
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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" \$ Y( O$ I: F, l% J: d8 ZChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?% ]2 H0 Q: U: I- }5 H2 B: d9 a0 J
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.8 b: t6 S# ^! r+ q- B9 G
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ' d0 A4 f2 p; I5 n; H
; z7 Y2 N) N) Z5 E+ {; H7 _Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
; M% R* \3 |0 C% Z6 q( h" tAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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6 ?& _7 ?1 ~+ [% BChinese Style: I have no house to live.
5 m4 E, m0 y+ u! H1 uAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
% r' I- L+ v% T9 L4 v! q; Z+ KAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. # d* `1 j5 K' Q
+ F' J# b( _: O& K& wChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 1 P' J& ]6 H" F! n
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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, U. Q% R1 \4 i9 M% a' P' Z: TChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]; a; R9 w r7 V; G+ ]
American Style: He set a world record.. q! l- s/ l& Q* a; I
' D3 g; I4 q$ I9 x( o) _) u( f+ tChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. / M- _) w" F. _) J8 d8 N
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
2 a2 r# P S% tAmerican Style: I think so.* h; p: i8 e8 T$ T
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ! E& \0 \* D% J+ d7 e& r% h/ {
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.5 V7 i7 N7 Y. [0 G y
9 H8 b; P% j. S2 O2 k' WChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 9 n) a: @- {5 B7 {7 T N
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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) s3 f1 S' v/ f, O5 iChinese Style: This is where you mistake. ( L8 u' P7 ?# ~; Z" K9 E
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
( H6 a* X }, m4 u7 k% o) |! OAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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* ^# f% R8 h) P1 @Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
0 ~8 X3 j* z. H9 bAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. 9 i3 C% ~& n- x: D8 M: o
6 W1 c. E+ t! \' pChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
& S& ?4 W% i$ D( ]* zAmerican 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.
/ G; p, r; a, Q5 d# z, vAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. ! A7 t4 H. v; D; J5 S3 C
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. ) _- G3 [0 b ]- b
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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8 \2 `0 N1 s, X6 B1 LChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
l4 U, c! N6 D9 q% u/ cAmerican 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. : f+ x- \5 ]. h8 p
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine., o# D9 T/ e9 F/ }2 r, Q( |) f
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
% L4 @3 w( ]7 n7 U- {/ c8 uAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. : i) P2 Z* K2 q( j. B5 R8 C
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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' O/ a* ^* x! B% s9 c6 }Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.. H7 M" R; W+ ]* {9 `3 G
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.) p$ n# G5 S5 o/ E& P4 W @1 { R) e
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. . x- Z1 [9 }4 ^9 d& Y9 x
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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6 K4 V' N( _$ z+ q5 W) I1 jChinese Style: Don't be noisy. # i e$ m1 k- u% O6 O
American Style: Be quiet. 9 E; r6 F Q. S$ O# w
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
5 }9 {4 Z( r& [) q! W1 XAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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( E' T3 w: ]# k4 @. }Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 9 \& t; a$ I) T, Y) u
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8 c( A5 [0 x) ]9 v, tChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
% x: w! R- Y6 rAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. 6 a/ D8 q& h: u3 A' \. m
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 2 J7 {# Z0 ]) n4 a+ a6 j2 ^8 c
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.) D4 h4 g( p$ X2 q! |
- G& a: s) O& q' O9 q8 |Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. $ ^5 {" U9 ]4 I; n g% b
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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4 N' p8 x3 H" E6 V9 P' hChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
) ]# {1 \2 ]! t. z9 {% W1 R- Y; vAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. & j, Y6 U: Y5 [3 R8 m u) B0 J
6 Q/ J% g, Y, z7 QChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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/ p- E; T* D7 c% f$ HChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
3 j/ o! x2 B J; QAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
# c( w# g- G: d. k0 E) i7 AAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? / C0 Z5 J# a8 y- V( E& U
/ q& ]: y$ U4 P6 U) l1 GChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
; g8 M( S9 \. v9 o9 T& LAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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& d, k* B" H; \' x4 gChinese Style: She married old. 5 {+ @' `" W b( H3 f; Q
American Style: She married late in life.
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# ^. [0 o& b% pChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. + `" F, f) ~, f" k0 E
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 5 g( G# J4 A2 I8 _
% |- o3 s) k1 k- \3 ~ n: z) P6 `Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. & d2 E) E6 p6 l7 _7 F. y
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ) r3 G0 Z! X# `( e o6 K% X
L3 s6 a8 k" ^3 LChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
' h% W5 F" t& P# DAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. - S! k! @, K4 F/ G( `' |1 z$ _: ?
* |9 D# K& T3 C5 nChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
0 o8 }" B( O9 ]: I5 `American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. ; k7 v/ a, }5 _
3 H2 w0 x, T" Q6 T/ t& vChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
7 ]" U D" M7 [" r7 jAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. 1 i& z* y1 T& w
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. - l8 A6 O2 O1 c% A* G
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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American Style: I had a very good time today.
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American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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6 b! y, e, H1 G! Y: oChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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9 c2 B, i3 g5 CChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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