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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。, w* m# g6 z( {
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. 5 P, ~+ o) d0 E v4 I2 m
American Style: Your coat is torn., N2 a0 l0 m6 |) h; v; L
q! N G: U9 kChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
" C$ ^7 x& h. N7 H& ]American Style: Let me help you with your work. - J7 Z1 j# }' i& T
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.* O: ]7 E; W J
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 6 c4 e2 S6 j1 R+ w
+ s* _' L1 v: l& Z% J$ i+ dChinese Style: He becomes better.
+ x7 m9 J/ H: U5 [8 GAmerican Style: He got better.
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" q& L7 N: S* M. j* uChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
x5 s6 C, Y$ {- x- yAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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) |6 R2 w& u# B. gChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
$ y |& ^3 a+ i; T" nAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 4 W5 {+ h$ G& _/ a4 t
0 h/ Y' `- H! s5 gChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
8 L5 f6 L' v& p; s. lAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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& h# F' L- U/ E% tChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
3 F) ~8 c1 c+ x9 t2 ^American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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- N$ P5 [2 g" Y3 E: z. m# t; cChinese Style: Anywhere will do.4 {4 O# g6 n9 |& I* F& o
American Style: Any place will do.
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8 V% Y5 y) p' q% \% WChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.3 x5 V" o/ F0 M3 X
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
) N; v" L3 `( @1 j: l% eAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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( A2 E4 ^0 P( L/ WChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.0 j; q$ G# F7 h( a9 j- k
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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2 R% ~9 t: |. e% K4 q+ U; C; NChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?2 V* w1 o, \4 t* K, P
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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) e1 W, k; ?( ?5 j, e6 ]. a; g9 O7 d6 YChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
( [7 J4 ?: f h: F: NAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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; R1 Q ? U' K: AChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
+ x( o& [1 u- ?8 V8 {+ x* N" uAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. e( e+ ]) z, h! P6 @& K
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
' I; ?' \5 r g% JAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 7 O4 ^7 w3 Q( X, J+ X- K* E4 D- J, i
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.; s; u2 Y0 I; ]$ [" A* D+ ~
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. ! n0 x' J3 ~: ^. ]. R2 [
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.* r8 ?" y1 A4 U. n4 C7 |% [
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. 7 O; L/ Q( X C( w
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? . ~; ^' E( P; p) b
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 2 O: G4 l9 n6 q H. |5 y! ~2 U; C
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. : } P7 t/ L: K# ~% D( Y
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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8 K- V2 k2 x/ U+ {Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
! l m, E. b& R% W8 E( ~American Style: I am not athletic. / k; ~# N# Y9 h* c4 o
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. # p" L8 d9 b# B, B3 {6 |
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 6 f4 I% U! k8 a; N
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Chinese Style: I know his face. : V9 z ]( t7 l7 `" s# }
American Style: I know him by sight.
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$ X* v. q; u2 [% w# E2 uChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
5 R% F+ u1 R; [1 MAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin1 K: l* b8 k* F6 o+ U; v
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin ( B; q9 t3 `: O* p
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.. n) Y) A8 Q' B. Y" a) B3 I
American Style: I am free.# Q6 P! l+ _6 U8 }
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.$ [( h5 k# x% U* t
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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3 j$ x) t0 t# N" L/ f! F: GChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.+ b+ Q. R9 e' e6 i g6 F
American Style: The thief got in through the window.! t6 B6 E1 V i( @
9 ?- [* d! p o, G1 g6 g% BChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.9 A# T, T7 S0 G% m) L
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. " L# i+ M0 s7 x7 {* v3 }. b
4 }$ `. |& O) {- J- uChinese Style: Did you attend college ?' n6 R X% T; s4 a
American Style: Did you go to college ? 9 ~& \' H/ W( O: K$ F7 x# L* y: |* [1 `
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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. # W8 {2 Y1 O! ~4 T p9 H
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.
7 N0 f& e) I- @& x% q3 v, JAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
4 j, z2 u; k. I- OAmerican Style: I am going home.
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9 H. S. Q- |5 l/ e5 n5 I {1 wChinese Style: His temperature went down.
+ ?2 O4 j9 v3 G, i$ i9 _7 NAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
9 q/ n3 s0 L5 S( s, O& E; OAmerican Style: I like green.
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8 ]. O$ ?, p8 N" A7 D8 t8 f& jChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
5 D \, `0 x, H; d7 e: j; F' NAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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0 w1 p3 r$ }! Z, `$ {Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 7 f4 |0 y3 n$ `# I5 U
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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2 E/ [. C2 w# i1 C+ M, uChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.- J% t$ @2 x* D6 E4 I* b+ j
American Style: You'll catch 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.
6 h" O( @3 E; p8 J8 L( k( c2 g+ ^American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. + O4 R& j* F0 z) [
7 ?' ^! r- ^: hChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.' [* h6 P, T0 h% h5 ~. _% H
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.$ c. x( i0 L- y) ^' N
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
, _2 h# x- k, K, bAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
- Z' h: _: e, u+ h) [American Style: Where are we. {$ ]( m; t3 p- Y0 G' u
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
1 x' ]7 r0 z/ CAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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& M# ~* p2 A" j. |: z. AChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
?$ P- _/ ]* T' m7 F) {; h oAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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3 V. y/ I( q& SChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.% ]+ b2 e+ x% o+ ]; d& t
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ; W) x! q e, ~' m# O! S. A
9 F$ [- d7 x8 h$ H* Y* `( oChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
! n# O- V7 Y2 F; y0 f4 f7 FAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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+ ?) U, @. E3 ?- p# j# G# yChinese Style: How does she look like ?
. R) A2 M" M0 p9 n6 _American Style: What does she look like ? ; g8 @: }0 E" i2 }
5 A, D6 p1 y* s- ZChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. : l* u( D5 f S, }
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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' ^( L8 s; a% i0 jChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 9 d, R5 V$ g Y. L, d
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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3 w0 [( V: _8 t& v/ e" aChinese Style: How can I do ?" W( O2 `5 p: A1 E# ^% u
American Style: What can I do ? 4 c( |0 M; f7 F- y" n) J9 t% W
1 z# i/ j: }/ \5 t: j' Q3 bChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"' J. e3 k ?5 w5 @% |; Y/ W
" Six months "- R& J/ N6 i3 Q v# Y7 l) a, [
" How about Chinese food ?"2 ?5 _9 i2 Y* Y2 [1 z
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "% i4 X: A8 K v, p) d N( l
" Six months "
! L) ^5 }4 {5 G" Do you like Chinese food ?"+ \/ X( y' r/ J7 N6 q: v3 q
8 L; W, b! j0 V+ {: G nChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.. u5 C: P, O2 l% l
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.* E0 M' p+ H% Y
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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8 b: ^) ^; |! P- S6 e) v+ g$ ?Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
. h3 g/ x. k: i! sAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
! Q& l* I& x: h" E1 |' h5 }' H/ yAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
# j! n8 O5 A2 x2 M% w1 v6 PAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 5 Z! t' A$ G. k0 F% O: D$ O
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.6 y" B6 R! @0 }0 U4 R4 u
American Style: She took first prize. 0 p7 B u) u4 P' L2 ^
' w$ s, {+ q% m" [6 N2 t' KChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
4 d% g P o- v4 H5 nAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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5 u& W9 d2 X, qChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
" l5 K4 I' X7 ?American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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9 V7 w, b- \& m. H- G9 E4 ?Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
r q/ ~# c- S" C: Z# \+ o1 m BAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. $ d9 W4 j' \# m r* E2 Y9 K
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
- |0 C1 m3 K1 ]2 z# B. L4 NAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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8 ^9 ]: Y3 q, C! H* fChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
3 ?) s6 n6 J+ @/ Y+ ~0 G, MAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.! x! f7 z% R( ~( k2 l
American Style: The train was about an hour late.4 Q0 z" U! L2 \0 A8 P& L1 s: v
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
* }" {7 x% K3 M" M. x$ ]American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.% L8 x3 V; O# _& W+ h! L, m
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
! J$ a1 I( M- f! MAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?' n3 Q4 K0 \. u* K- S' c4 q
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? , a- E5 T- m/ K- |
+ ?. }- L% U; xChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.5 [& T0 o" X; G: I5 S6 p
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. # F% n$ c6 e3 `1 B. T0 L$ g
+ q( D$ z: J% UChinese Style: Why do you say like that.' X d, t, R9 z. v4 R
American Style: Why do you say that.
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- f" m. ?% p' B' m; h$ k3 gChinese Style: I have no house to live.6 B5 @0 ?1 l4 [
American Style: I have no house to live in. ; f+ w- e% I% c$ y
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
$ O- a {/ T' K1 \' Q2 wAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
- A1 N$ x7 i8 P( B5 N2 }: T! KAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ; \, G2 a" s" \4 K* `* n
( t6 Z# b6 {5 p9 J1 nChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
# c4 D; i+ t1 S$ X P) UAmerican Style: He set a world record.! J/ z! h2 ]# A# D
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
$ S4 K4 i! J; X1 }# G7 p* D; QAmerican Style: I think so.! ]8 b2 S$ O U/ x n! f
0 v" m c6 M h9 t" hChinese Style: The club's members are 55. " l& A# M( K; N
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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3 U9 {6 G( [' gChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ( H. r0 x9 r9 t+ X# f: h
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.; G5 p# Q! ^. @% H F: f
9 e, E! \( `% p4 }+ ?" GChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
; i: t% K- v1 j6 m5 vAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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% K9 K) F, c3 \$ E6 h% v$ SChinese Style: I felt good mood.
# k' _: ?+ A3 [( m8 V( i7 WAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. # R5 b& p- Y' E; Z# C% e4 l
1 i: g1 y% J- A* k6 L# ^: SChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 2 r/ H, }) l. L0 ]! Z) a, T) S
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 4 v8 w- l6 @6 d, k9 Y; K
; L: w- G" F( Y' T) |# @8 u% @, xChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. - r1 [# b: T) E9 m$ y" S2 _. ^
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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- p% {! d. b2 _: Q# UChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. $ u9 \) R1 V% C# V/ ^
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. ; J3 a- m$ V& o) _' T( N. p% Q
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 1 ~; i( L8 Z' B
% i( k! B& J, m4 AChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
X" c6 `" q1 i, `) SAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. \, u( {7 l+ G9 c, J8 K) i" E
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 8 K2 ]) A& s7 F3 I" X; g! z
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.
: ]4 m% u2 J/ ^8 q$ u3 zAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ' Q1 |: W/ G2 i. {
( K, u3 |6 j6 H# K& JChinese Style: My room is narrow.# ^& H& L" \: n! E n' `
American Style: My room is small.
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- l0 c" {! a4 z8 y% VChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.. [$ a7 y; P9 Z
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.
6 q. k) _% h8 F+ P# q* r. @American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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# n, ]6 R5 C$ |& c& A; f' QChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
: R1 Q: R( F4 h2 c1 OAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. 9 S1 |' Q+ B! m
7 v5 L# I/ |$ T; e5 N8 e! NChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
5 g5 p5 w O4 n+ _9 v; L3 w2 eAmerican Style: Be quiet. - Y0 B' j& U. k% [, ^
, C/ t) t# B+ v1 Z8 F+ i; P" qChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 0 E9 R! K* \+ T( c
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
6 L9 ?! r7 H; ^( e0 ?3 y1 eAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. " A+ _3 Y- S" i
. L. b+ r- l. Y3 L. ?5 |3 ^Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. . Q6 x) K/ m3 @! D' x& t
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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+ }! V! c) h* N Y& T9 C8 iChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 0 t9 ^0 X8 S& P3 m
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.. N: ^% M5 U$ M7 n. l
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ) ?- e- O$ j" h# l* @
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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" W. a/ H: P; o0 AChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. . ~' h4 |( i: H
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. ; c+ ]8 e" D5 e7 e F. G
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
4 G7 S4 b6 U2 a- WAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ) E' _& _6 u Y
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
, o$ c3 i) l: C6 b7 c" U# aAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 5 J) S. v$ u9 b; m6 F- l; K/ l
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. ( g4 ^) @. P9 M, }1 |: Y, D P
American Style: She married late in life.
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3 |" \! Z6 o; B3 _* UChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
) ]! Q, p- c4 |2 J# }) ~! aAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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& r" \0 ~' [7 b( z2 FChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
/ t q2 y* C O) aAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. i" L" P7 g2 T* F Z q) X5 c
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. $ J/ N4 h% N0 v, \
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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% {, S$ Z+ D }- [- c2 a$ z! Z" U+ TChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 0 u) F* h4 M! b& l
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. " m9 `; ~) V" l/ F" i& C
; @+ P( x6 O, N* T1 PChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
* U! q2 ^, P' G( D" G7 Z- q: ZAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 5 |( w3 {8 T% k
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.( b T4 x- q6 ~# r
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: B, A! f. [3 {. WChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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% r2 X8 T- B9 i/ QChinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.* Y. E/ o! `" [; t* y' n9 H0 h
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+ Z4 D$ g* e% d, GChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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7 |& B! P8 u9 \/ F7 \Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.% ~ x$ w) o4 l, u" U9 R" Z
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2 R- H' t# f) v7 FChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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8 p; Q) I3 o% W: t" J( z9 M# RAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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& v7 t0 G0 i u, m3 E$ ~Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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