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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。" W1 J* C$ k& C% x C7 t+ Q5 x7 ^
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
$ [) n# U) b' p/ g# V7 q; |American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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* t: S% d+ b! |Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
$ h7 u$ N% n1 n, J- g$ rAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.4 t1 s6 m0 W8 ?' l7 u9 o: N" D! T
American Style: Let me help you with your work. , ?0 H( g- T( v& s% {
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
6 b$ O* P, a# C: GAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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: k* H; ` }7 K# N, vChinese Style: He becomes better.
. S( p$ e' \2 T: l: P# KAmerican Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
1 n+ J% \3 F) U) a% zAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ; g d, r2 a0 u1 F/ G% [2 ~
6 W, }; j" A" \. T6 h2 m& ~, o, TChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !$ P* y6 u+ }/ G& o, i! t* A
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! G; ^, \+ {+ X5 V7 S
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
: `$ N1 \" i8 E5 [4 A+ ~3 TAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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, [# f9 H$ p) }% X% [& sChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
, p1 c( k2 X& UAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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: t, s2 d: [7 L6 cChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
H W. M( a0 D; W! u1 R H, _American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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! n2 v2 F% x5 k" X' G, {5 ZChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
5 G. M& q: e3 N' T y) n5 z8 e$ vAmerican Style: I don't feel well. 2 P4 s( b; {% V7 d1 I
% w& e+ g3 C: n0 q* K" LChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
( L7 \& h) `8 m, X8 X, IAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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* n+ ]; _ ?0 Q# A8 G0 L* sChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
) Q* H d8 t+ L2 WAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? 2 g! ?" T! Z4 Q, d6 o# A& u
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers., j5 h' f% ]7 n, o* V8 g
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident." i& H5 z3 |# d7 J( X5 I
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. - [: Q/ h: g& D; Z& E
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.' @. i) v2 [, W' k) ^0 n
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 8 j+ C7 d8 a8 s8 _
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.! V6 b- C r, o) }6 s/ E
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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' J- N3 ?9 K8 V ]) M6 G. |: fChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
& x/ p; {7 Y& |7 F3 L0 n4 g7 iAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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' B( X e, i8 J3 q# aChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. % @1 Z( x6 k1 l' `; Y
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
+ K( q9 l5 k9 R/ f4 VAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
: }4 e$ }- @% p: eAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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. v$ @% d* Q; E9 _8 o' ZChinese Style: I know his face. 3 I# W# ^) a2 j* h( E
American Style: I know him by sight. . c% s& g5 {1 l( E5 [/ O
& {- f2 r1 Z7 x6 C+ m* J# AChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
9 j+ w z D |5 X* YAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
9 j1 D% t( z" n0 fAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 3 |: r4 R: H5 ]6 a# w; ~4 ^
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.) T9 r5 B# M2 s
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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; d* w3 h. F2 Z9 E& Q k: XChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
1 J2 H* F, r" ~8 r$ A2 D- D- fAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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" V" q3 k" l' s; q! R; d& xChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.3 _% O1 f" p7 E8 g3 o7 I
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
, u+ a8 T! o* U: j, [ ?1 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. 8 B0 m3 G x# t' j
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. ; L* `+ b- x2 }+ ?
/ h2 {: X$ J* i. H$ FChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
. K8 f. \" f5 @6 `6 g$ jAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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! A) J1 N1 {+ Q& hChinese Style: I am going back my home. 6 {) i$ m2 |1 p8 x8 I: G
American Style: I am going home.# ]% l4 e }. o7 K
0 U- w k' E/ z( |Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
/ @8 P8 I, E8 [! Z$ G2 W' ?5 |American Style: His temperature came down.* o7 U. t: s5 s# c7 ]# ~
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Chinese Style: I like green color. * R8 q+ I ]) t* s
American Style: I like green.2 k# z: p3 g# T& Y
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
8 F6 I# h2 w6 E' r! qAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.8 e8 B- `7 q3 {3 E, F, m6 {- k
6 m, {9 f6 X$ {9 z5 t( eChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. & `( V7 }0 x5 I7 T& w; D/ w
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. : v3 w/ m9 {. e. D/ F
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.8 d9 N5 L- J! k I5 k, A6 b! M4 |
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.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.2 z9 S, w3 `* Y* [0 A' E A) U! ~
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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/ ?4 c' T& ]% e8 h0 oChinese Style: Where is here.9 ?2 O$ d- d3 i5 W, G M# [
American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.; z6 d1 s8 {3 Y2 r! z% F
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. * O2 E# u f& y/ ?( a6 ^
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
! u# q% m) [1 R1 SAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? , S0 K* x" m2 h9 K# s* ]
American Style: What does she look like ?
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8 k( s- ?- B4 \+ Z7 T# ~& n) Y6 X% ^: {Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
% P& f Y3 `1 e! D) w! Y) m1 s0 J8 mAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. - L3 p% p- u4 y2 m2 V+ D
7 [+ D$ ]! ~, {( q0 }' oChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 0 [: P" E2 ~/ b/ D
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.4 S4 S: b3 }3 w9 j. H+ _
8 K7 ]7 x# ~, j# J7 F8 G' WChinese Style: How can I do ?
( `( b3 c5 X0 G0 jAmerican Style: What can I do ? # U9 k- y" g; x
: e6 I5 M5 ~3 Y% a& K, @Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"6 g& D+ F$ k }( _$ I7 ?
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" How about Chinese food ?"
+ J8 g4 |3 I- o( G$ |6 xAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "# I5 ~; f) S* M' l: I2 k& J1 Q
" Six months "
0 Q8 W( u6 P3 A$ s; ] p4 h9 Y, D1 Q {" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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2 B( g7 X7 b' \9 [9 C& E1 ZChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
2 j" G9 P& k. w6 T: v% S# SAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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. e/ E* H. f; c% f$ oChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
) L. q1 R) g3 O4 jAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. , {. ~( @5 {6 k; y, ^
, Z" _4 G2 a, f9 U2 @( FChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.% w8 Y/ c" T* a6 T8 N2 @
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. * f2 W+ Y- S3 l$ {3 |. B! I
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
& c( y" W3 @/ a+ }" RAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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0 H" ^$ H: K5 L; QChinese Style: She was first prize.% }- p, F3 z8 O
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
% l8 c I( |& a; r) `) ~1 jAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
' x b( ~& i1 ]2 o. `" {American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late./ g" f# T4 P2 n5 d2 F) F
# ?! l7 ?) K4 k! Y gChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.0 h0 w$ T8 e% T
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right., D1 T1 R9 R; J. c5 Z) X
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
( q, B5 N) c- p- V3 k" d+ M, K9 F7 Y' RAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. ; G1 B# b! [6 [) ?" s
+ ], x; C' O1 W! R) R' D( zChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
- e4 l4 W. y4 N9 ?/ mAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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- E( y8 Q" D9 pChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. % e. ~9 a5 V7 f+ e6 T
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.) O6 e- ]. U5 ^9 c! n# z
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 5 N- F! w8 R% Y: Z
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ' U8 \) e, T1 ^9 ]. R
" x. ~* G) G k2 F, jChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?; E u. ?) V% @
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
! [# `1 m( x( B; l% ^American Style: He is fighting for his bread. / Q3 t- n2 F7 ?$ u
" R8 K# \ M& z6 YChinese Style: Why do you say like that./ v& g; b4 Y0 i/ ?1 w+ d
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.& u2 Z- d; |( }# O
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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. S2 ^8 C/ b# h6 D8 c! rChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
$ m+ n; ^ {& k2 j$ d+ _2 FAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. |% V! C( a# z
0 H: z5 G4 b# b9 { P0 C3 gChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
- C. A( ]4 M! f4 gAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ! c# b8 z3 H7 `7 u
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]; n' |- P! D5 H
American Style: He set a world record.. V) }$ C, j9 s. _2 {/ Y
( x% q6 ?7 I8 z7 DChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. % q# r$ X6 _0 v3 U$ X! J- S
American Style: Her married life was happy.& B& O8 f$ r! C% w$ D' E# c3 N
$ [3 r0 R7 Y- x1 K, n1 E/ FChinese Style: Maybe I think so. # d \+ v, H% [( X, |
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ( a0 P w) u3 h ?# a% w- h
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.. v0 p& t5 [( \9 `
: I( J' i1 c3 z! Y5 qChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
9 Z. A/ a- u9 d3 E6 q: _/ lAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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3 o6 ^$ J$ Q# }8 c( F; J: f. EChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
; r6 j; o8 Q/ n# _American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 5 q+ Z$ @5 h# X. T5 N6 [
! s6 ]; w* z$ {$ p+ } c! BChinese Style: I felt good mood.
! E3 p% h* r6 A Q6 c, Q" rAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 1 j/ [. z9 j6 X5 ~# \9 k6 P5 ]
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
" u9 R# v! T: [0 }" UAmerican 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. , K5 |0 P- x1 R; h- k- h B6 ~
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. + W) L4 G) Z: a! I9 [# [" M! ~
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
% r$ d* p5 C5 f vAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. ) q' K. J' R( ^5 |2 K4 H$ o
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 7 Q0 g5 V7 b5 P y+ R
" P8 S& L% a5 dChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 0 o* l! x* x7 W. f, L$ j* n
American 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.
& T7 _5 @( H6 M9 @8 C2 NAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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) L: ~6 |; Z# }% _$ y/ KChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
2 p4 n4 }% X$ A7 T( y+ d% OAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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# i; E' t9 \& T4 E: q) k0 WChinese Style: My room is narrow.2 c3 }0 Y7 x* z& v
American Style: My room is small." I& M9 W3 V' I, Q3 W2 t/ }
3 C& P3 {! I9 {1 pChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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7 p4 g' f# }% l& x/ uChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. " }% P7 K4 E! Z6 x! A& j# x, L
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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8 Z& }9 H- z! q3 N' I6 ZChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
; n" @# M {7 B2 `7 K/ }* LAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. " o1 p0 Q. O# g U) }" K
American Style: Be quiet.
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1 \5 e) U$ o5 c* A8 r) X# ~( sChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 7 |: ^9 f+ v% I9 V* m2 `( p# I5 r
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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- [) V# S5 P9 a TChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
: z$ h' U( S$ B8 ]$ eAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. : {9 J: n1 [! v1 P
& Y3 c9 W6 z D$ |1 j- RChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. + e0 E( ]$ n& P7 A( \) W% 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.
( G9 X4 V7 j* Y* o6 j+ bAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. - W% I2 z- w7 }7 _! h+ H; o
% ^' @3 E% g/ K/ a+ n$ oChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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( w1 Z3 L: E2 L9 a6 c7 E7 kChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. . ]6 o% @5 ?' \
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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( }- x( A' s: x: w3 v$ c, J' V1 y2 n- O1 dChinese 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. ; ^" f4 X& i2 I
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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% Y% w% \8 t- g- |/ p: tChinese Style: She married old.
& r7 `' |" k9 k3 e) K2 c9 lAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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0 {, o: L* x# `; yChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. ) }8 H n! d$ p6 a3 W* i/ R
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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5 F/ a7 j& U b! Q; d: O9 zChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 2 Y `3 ?" m5 m& B: [# B) y. H& E
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. % G5 r9 L% W, Y) i0 i( U8 _7 U1 r
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ( J; R9 w+ [+ E) x' ^: {; C9 u
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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w8 g9 l. b! X ?Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
* v* W' [+ ] bAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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1 m3 ~2 q1 F# _5 ]0 AChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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$ L5 W: N/ S3 J; `" O, a1 GChinese Style: Let's play together.
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' a% C7 x/ K0 _# u4 V0 M! a5 JChinese Style: I was very pleasant today. ' |' k9 F3 i; D7 N5 n3 p; {
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* R5 @* a* Q1 S& T. J" E' }$ C2 R( dChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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( D+ |; L% m- a" L/ y' L2 m2 B% HChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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) Q6 l' w" h$ R' \' ?& Y. P0 XChinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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6 K# r4 J. i e5 D4 S, r! }American Style: I have a question to ask you.
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3 C( f. Z, p0 o2 k1 CChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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- @2 V; z+ M9 y+ _Chinese Style: History repeats.
6 V+ F6 @# d& AAmerican Style: History repeats itself.
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4 P. A+ ?$ y$ Q' e t; UChinese Style: I went to the sea. 7 P9 L/ h3 F4 y" q& H
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. {8 |1 C; v: R. c0 b9 oChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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6 V. |* y( P- y8 \& zChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.0 B0 t9 n0 N3 @
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6 a, ^2 }! Z! k# ^& \) @American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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8 {6 k" J) g# I' m% `* \5 PChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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( o! x$ I8 ^& _4 N7 y/ G/ T, g6 HChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
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! K; y! K4 _$ S5 cChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
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, Y9 Z! q/ A: a( K# {1 RChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
; B i( ?+ y: ] ^7 MAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?5 q) B! r; r# `. Z) E& p4 u
. _* J* ]& ~+ A6 ?) N: QChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
0 B3 e* y$ H& i |American Style: Which season do you like best ? ; ~- f7 I2 S" B, M4 y& S0 x
& K9 A0 V- \" @5 e& ]Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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