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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。% B! R) W: Y# ~5 y% s) o) n
希望大家喜欢!
4 P( w! L2 d+ g9 X; N# U. U5 dChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
; G0 @: X) j$ a& CAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. ! P1 S. E* \( x. F0 y% `! N; ]+ j
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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* p5 g/ j, ~; f! m6 \1 N# y* a% h2 CChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work. N/ ]8 @, y/ F) {& o9 N. }
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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+ `7 ^/ O3 b) }+ o4 g+ e/ a$ cChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.: }5 ^8 E- w+ \' ~# k% c* ?7 i
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ( C+ T& W4 B7 T$ x
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.! A% t" X( y1 }7 G) J9 v l
American Style: He got better.
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( a C* L2 B: D/ R+ UChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.9 f, s. x7 s0 p
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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5 D. u8 @1 R% x2 \Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
+ }. L, ]9 R2 K" }, z) _# l4 M0 XAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! # O& ^. `+ h: u7 a
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
! ~+ G8 g) _7 ?; nAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.' B3 N' }' L1 J# L. G* b0 Z
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 3 R, c7 J; I: ~; k H/ w
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
4 ~9 ~% ?) w$ F3 YAmerican Style: I don't feel well. : W8 }5 v. J/ z% @- B: M8 B) [
d9 @' C6 g4 N5 Y8 }3 g$ C- cChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.4 c5 L8 O" z( p
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
3 B8 m1 p; p* \( s6 G- ]( {American Style: Who made this salad ? 6 q# V9 N5 u3 U9 X
+ ~, A/ |1 V5 ? kChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.# ^6 J [+ j' N% i, m
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 3 C: ?( L' N4 T: M+ J+ ]
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
8 Y4 f, K! {: b# _8 l) n+ VAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.9 `7 N% r# q$ v) L
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
1 k3 q0 u7 t" P) H6 hAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
9 ~ |# v+ ~6 l Z2 NAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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! H" y% ~ X1 C/ ]6 I! FChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.# l! \# Y6 X4 z. m
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. 9 m9 S1 @8 E0 s# ^& u g6 ?
7 a" z) E9 I2 h2 N0 v4 ^! wChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? + _9 q5 z: ?' u7 }! b
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? # y! `1 i" J* }! p P9 c
, d5 G: e& s2 I2 ?# FChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
- h1 u# r4 @7 @2 C( NAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
6 K I4 \# z0 k, J3 [) ^6 g/ n5 ~American Style: I am not athletic. * P! R! P0 `% n" y- Y
/ \; `7 }- K7 _' l. b Y( o% Z+ ]6 HChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. & B1 r8 R& H& c& B5 G
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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{( U. p: s0 H* ^4 FChinese Style: I know his face.
: ?7 z4 P3 q+ u& YAmerican Style: I know him by sight. * [' e+ P: t1 r
! }. w9 ?" I! K! UChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin( D6 \1 D6 e8 H* U8 L0 y
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 0 i1 G" x- r7 s" _$ U( p
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East./ g4 S4 B% h( a& X
American Style: The sun rises in the East. ; t6 w% U! c' q; C2 `% T' N
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window. F& E! @" v$ i( j: I
American Style: The thief got in through the window.+ x" ?1 h$ b# {0 b3 B6 }: p& {
! H, a9 I( @; O1 l3 w! U* ^Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
2 L0 v q4 Z2 V" XAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. - U; {/ ^7 v- g5 e6 z6 {9 V% u
) b( K5 c1 m; ~( v2 fChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
! H4 m; X$ B2 ?! }American Style: Did you go to college ? / ]9 q2 x# G8 l: y6 Z2 m
4 s4 `8 c% u' Z. oChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. ( J9 V0 }* z, `$ @' C+ y
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.
/ {* T$ a% t; N, TAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.: }, K/ e: _: t- h! ^+ m2 n
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
& ?4 @7 i8 z- t2 {0 RAmerican Style: I am going home.
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" j- I( y2 z! ~% T0 zChinese Style: His temperature went down. - A" A* Q. E2 v' ]4 M# h
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Z4 i4 x% V9 c( E% ~2 oChinese Style: I like green color.
* A% W. K8 F0 s! c: jAmerican Style: I like green.2 d' e4 v) n# b7 w/ F
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ( `& g6 T/ ^6 n& N4 ]( Y7 S! u6 M
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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2 Y/ a. D7 p7 H* Q2 t: RChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
$ l+ _* L: U8 h3 B N' c4 d s/ R4 @American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 4 H8 U% s m3 ?1 A! c4 Q; C
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.1 e7 ? L% W& \0 |
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. * n! ?: U3 D* l' y
6 ?* W8 z0 N( x L! ^2 aChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. ! x9 A1 I1 ^1 T2 r! F2 R* u
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 4 h# O% |2 K9 E* [
9 H4 O" B0 K( [9 n6 U a1 JChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
& h3 w% z! c; W" g( I; y* BAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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: N3 A* [+ h; N, x. UChinese Style: He cannot read and write. & S$ d1 ?% P9 f1 Q' m
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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& V+ Y1 h L4 k$ F7 @( NChinese Style: Where is here.
2 b$ g! m2 ?6 P; j6 s8 W/ ~* P4 \American Style: Where are we.
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8 y- x' b& k' y$ I y! H5 f. sChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
0 p, L9 T3 n: m5 ~# P* t O& ]+ FAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? # B! i' O+ X$ T( H: S* E5 Y! B( P
4 A9 b y' X/ ?6 w, d; d- S- V' _Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
; d# l2 l. K( Q9 u/ |* ]4 jAmerican Style: He was talking loud.6 `/ s# e: X0 F3 a
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
2 m, d3 }3 J# |- j( d; M% d/ ^American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. * z7 T9 B& t$ S0 K0 }! w: v/ Y5 U
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 5 h3 h. f, N- s! I) K- x
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow., | M5 m% s' r* x3 X& [
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? # r& x, `8 o9 J* `0 a
American Style: What does she look like ?
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; R) D; r; E2 u: S" E+ X, ~7 TChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. , u8 z. x' Z% A1 v/ x& ~
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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$ i; y5 t0 @" w3 VChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
# R0 M7 G, S$ m/ v: DAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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1 J W+ _; E+ [% [" e+ oChinese Style: How can I do ?& K& \3 `; E: [
American Style: What can I do ?
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$ C, b& S' r5 o8 O) k. K0 v% P# {Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"' m0 d2 P% N$ b, O- `
" Six months "
' X; n" G! x% ]% f2 a" How about Chinese food ?"
; ^" ?3 A, g5 b1 uAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "$ G& [ \1 V$ S& L% U
" Six months "7 }+ d- ~% q, r3 z, @1 G
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.( X, Y6 J/ @- J4 A; S, N" G( x: v
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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. m# D7 j8 Q# ]0 b, K1 r: VChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.& f" I2 Y: {/ n+ G, E6 G1 [: O; w& \
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ( e* J5 h1 V% { K# S
8 o5 V2 ~1 q& W6 T4 A4 xChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.- Z' s! ^8 } O6 s4 w4 t, p; b
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?& Z/ {9 L- ]) m: r) @! k
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
$ g, R+ n R3 Y+ v2 }American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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8 ]* y2 F5 ~# E4 oChinese Style: She was first prize.; W6 b2 u; H4 f! L
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
( i6 J1 [% F- pAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 3 d1 O9 x3 M" T/ Q( l g0 i
7 \3 R3 B) z( ^! s% W- c% zChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
* }' }9 W1 D6 A9 {' V& F+ e3 ~' a- }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.
/ {& k5 _8 m+ ^ }/ e8 S- kAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 9 N: b- A* ^" p' [ l
) C9 _+ d9 m7 m; u2 c, {# YChinese Style: Keep the right.
! r- j7 h& }0 ^, V; \2 p! }American Style: Keep to the right. - ?8 r( F0 X( ]! y5 k
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary." p# i* l8 a: l, S/ n( d7 v$ e. ]
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.9 w8 i% s3 S: |0 L3 q
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ! ?! ^/ ~% q) ^
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
! G, Y. V1 F0 k" S- Q+ _American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. # z8 }4 q) [: a! h Y
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?8 C, z) O' [" @- A0 H3 Q
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
% o. V0 W2 G9 {7 jAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. ! M7 c8 I' i% t( |7 T% Z
& W6 O" w3 |" Y; @" r! n* D9 U- U: }Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
; X/ T) C& f& h( r; ^American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
7 F6 a# \+ e# Q& m$ I9 z- K3 H6 DAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.& n$ z3 g$ V2 ^2 s( Q) }. p
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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- ^: ], n, K/ Q2 _Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ! K& Z( ]- g. ^( L( S
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. : Q1 `3 j/ e2 q8 b# c; [
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]+ s `: J: w: g" O- P2 a
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
/ j. }* J0 }" _8 YAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.2 m/ X; F6 q- f+ z5 T' _ L6 u
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 1 n2 {* I' ?& {# o0 L
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. 3 O4 B" v: S$ z* S) M1 J- k J, b9 r, j, J
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.* p" E7 `& ?5 E+ `
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. / g# Z1 I5 q) A
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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/ K( Z Z6 J* P# r2 r2 @6 E5 pChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
/ y! j$ v0 |. F/ y6 D# VAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. & Z& g! Y, I- `: D c; f
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
* e- ?6 m, G- eAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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3 g9 J/ q( V: j K+ D% PChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 0 Y& ]' z0 y* A3 V* K
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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" c% ~4 {; a0 @4 C3 ]Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 8 u( H x2 [ p/ B, @' g E# ^
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 9 c* u0 e4 L! r# R* L/ l
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
3 f5 i/ ?! [- P N, W3 G' wAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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. o- A* ^2 A6 ~7 t3 O5 R& cChinese Style: He is our common friend. 1 {7 V1 z. W4 K+ c7 e0 n9 n8 A
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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: v6 ~$ N+ v+ Y( a$ A" xChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. : O/ l8 e4 u) t3 B) H# ~( B
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 8 T' i4 u) h" f' u( j7 S: v
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. " @' \9 ^. L( k& s: j
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine." o8 ~( E( T5 Y/ _
3 ?4 I% N3 l+ K# Y: k1 ZChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.( X. Q* b" S9 ~( T; c& Z7 A
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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. u; V0 n# m5 F7 Z/ uChinese Style: My room is narrow.
# O+ t$ E# O! o+ p4 @4 dAmerican Style: My room is small.5 W3 j: t2 t6 T- [
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
! O* B' m: x% W, FAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.7 y/ b0 z0 g4 _% v+ d
" C7 u9 y' x$ C% f4 d3 AChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
8 n9 X) v1 k, [' B$ }* v% vAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. % e+ l6 d, Y, g6 ^5 i# [+ l3 I
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. Y+ e! d, r7 _% n! }! y' r; B0 B" }
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
! i! |6 j5 ?: n, G( A8 x- F+ _: {American Style: Be quiet. ; T0 _6 S m' \ U" F& p/ k6 B9 W
2 U F/ ]2 D+ |. a3 E ]) bChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
+ |, R1 C8 r* B1 h6 C" H& oAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. / ~1 Q! @3 v5 [
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. 9 e7 |# Z) `: {! H+ v
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
2 X: P3 r3 E8 Z1 K5 m. r% BAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. , A$ B! h) J$ M' F8 k! ?
/ ` K4 G6 o1 ~* k$ S: r4 l/ TChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 7 G$ D7 L, |% g" E) |6 u2 m
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.1 J2 D& O4 z7 N* L2 {
# {' A; ?! D8 b7 XChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
1 q% ~+ x' P9 T# ?" e0 s& NAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way., n7 j" o9 D' U: w2 u
" g1 o& H& O, @9 \4 \Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
2 @# e2 c0 Y& W' yAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. - t; s! z4 g2 H2 l
. p, ]8 n/ J2 D% q3 c1 u6 ?! kChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
* e/ x$ [+ e+ @6 `6 Q' QAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ) N: h6 i8 ^! ~8 w+ a
* _2 [: v( j: X% _2 p$ f5 M" pChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
3 @& U) T- {9 dAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. * H5 `; j! S; c6 ?9 K4 U( f4 D
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
+ ]4 W& f% N) z* T1 _3 _/ jAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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" K9 V" T# l# |+ tChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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( O: T9 ~# X4 }) fChinese Style: She married old. 1 \7 v$ h; m7 B: M* j n5 u# ?; o
American Style: She married late in life.
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) e9 u( S8 p4 _8 y KChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
, |- l1 z& X$ H$ U7 pAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
9 I2 U. g1 q5 ^2 bAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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4 x$ |8 B1 h$ s* t8 y' T1 MChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
" U0 b+ E+ O+ M5 M6 pAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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1 H2 J& ], t" P$ B1 ]! TChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 5 ]. `5 z$ i2 ]" c+ g9 J; E8 I
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 0 \# M) \: m+ v V2 h# |, i
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American Style: I had a very good time today.
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' ^ n- D7 I9 t' jChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea. 2 w6 r% B8 a6 @+ ]+ O
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5 }$ O: v& O4 l$ n5 FChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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American Style: His new book will sell well.
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1 B/ p) ?8 r1 d4 jChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.8 ]+ M8 L/ k% ^* E# x) y3 \
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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2 B4 n- O' Y. e! [% j |Chinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
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: B* \9 V7 W$ `/ mChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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) u# H# f& P/ Q& lChinese Style: What season do you like best ? a' h0 y! I$ H% q8 P
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