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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。9 d( J: I& e) N5 W# i
希望大家喜欢!$ Y3 t2 C |+ F1 m/ z7 \
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
7 f7 p' A) t/ A" G5 p9 i! R4 LAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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Q) ]2 b$ d8 z- `4 }5 A9 l; {Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
& [: u& f- Y: C+ O4 T6 R6 Q6 @American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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/ l" @) K8 F* q6 E6 ]Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.2 q2 V1 E4 }5 k2 h% `' S$ P4 K# U
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. + C" s$ T3 {2 ]6 ?* ?
8 ^8 N9 Z5 y' B5 L" b' T0 z# xChinese Style: He becomes better.$ ]' {& ?2 Y! i$ y' t1 u- z
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 !" l9 M" S+ l7 b) m! G$ X
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 6 @0 B% o/ \/ W/ l
3 P, Q/ h$ }+ V( d+ y# g/ h8 eChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
, B" A+ U# k$ R- i# Y Q/ p' \American Style: It was still light outside. * g" D7 x D" Q$ o9 m; [
- O" [7 g8 j$ N: X) @, mChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
0 Z/ R2 ?- k' M9 ?8 ]( [American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. & F1 U: I4 D- {! r- `! {
2 i; Q; T8 J( cChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
% M$ q8 t, R* \9 n# {& ~$ \. LAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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* R' d( V% d7 I7 M* z4 MChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.+ s. M* L( y! w+ `: g' ?1 l# @
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. , M; b! [2 C0 x/ }, y* q
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
5 W$ @9 Q2 z a& b0 u& x9 o* G @American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.) Z, N$ w5 t& H2 V
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. - A. \7 {' U- \/ g8 o. p
: e/ T# @* U2 `; wChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
" N9 y4 q3 Z+ f/ B/ ?American Style: Who made this salad ?
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# K. o! L( X9 X3 H3 QChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.- B" S) [5 @+ D+ J
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.) p# u/ t: o6 A4 b
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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6 f* M N d5 Y8 ]Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
V) Y/ i: q9 Z/ X7 mAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ! ~7 |. Q+ p$ ?. E! _5 R4 I
9 F( b$ M2 e2 h$ K8 }1 k/ hChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. . I B. _5 K* x% I: n+ i. q ~' G
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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! \! O: S: S$ SChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
- H- @7 H7 w) ]* ?American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 8 H# Q* c* ^! w/ N' s
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? ( o4 `- \/ x5 G" z( Q2 L
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 9 G( t- @ G* s* ^& X: O
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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3 _; u4 s" I. K- O4 h5 pChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
$ \4 Y4 @4 @! bAmerican Style: I am not athletic. ' V1 V' s- [% M2 c
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
9 w! d6 }/ E$ x d) @American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. : Q2 X, q: A+ F( B; b+ J e m* _
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
8 U2 v6 |5 L4 y; K' `5 l& l) }American Style: I know him by sight.
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) j# Q( {4 H! lChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
6 S5 r% F, J, X. h. [! eAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. : S; H. |# Y" `& l- @: z# r
5 i+ _/ [3 }- R* AChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
" }! L. s! g9 PAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 2 E$ h6 x% J( `! p+ [$ t
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.# j) B/ B1 n0 Y# y, t9 t3 w" y# X
American Style: I am free.. R9 U$ F8 i D) d
' g8 z: O5 T& o8 UChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.6 ?1 {. Z: V# `; a
American Style: The thief got in through the window.5 o- w# N# U7 X' P h
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.: f4 B6 P9 Q; ?$ S, ?
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. ' j- `1 h" m8 o1 S7 i7 u
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?+ w }/ I. o* t( B- ~8 y
American Style: Did you go to college ? 8 H9 L, j# l2 m
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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.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 8 ^ U& V' E5 p( J& _
American Style: I'll be there at three.* N% L- u6 ?! X* j
, Y: ^8 r( y" ^! d! v! W3 cChinese Style: I am going back my home. + M1 c1 l$ q7 n, A% |2 ?# a1 \
American Style: I am going home.4 B$ @3 x) k& {6 ?
2 I0 C; s( G6 N! n9 bChinese Style: His temperature went down.
7 q* l# B1 Y" P' G TAmerican Style: His temperature came down.& `. O/ n( _2 T' |
- S" h% g! t' p5 j9 ]Chinese Style: I like green color.
9 [7 b; s- L& q' e& \9 A# c6 L3 ?. tAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. * D% H; ]: _# T, _2 S$ m
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.- Z# _1 Y8 ?; t% h
. u, m" A/ {4 Q6 d0 m0 `6 {" mChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
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% O* H6 t# f" vChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
^- ?# V( B( p- u. s# U3 k* J h' rAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ! e- b* ]8 j8 j; @" K' w1 k+ L0 y
1 x8 {! y, ~6 iChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
* g' `7 u, C. R! }; bAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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* L) D0 y3 u" G6 eChinese Style: He cannot read and write. % Q& L" g `; I3 n- o8 c
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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: L _9 x3 x: gChinese Style: Where is here.' q+ \- |2 T* K
American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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- t4 V& V0 E r) GChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ! o) N8 k: D+ O: h3 W! ]
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
0 ~1 {- f8 \! G( uAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? l6 t9 X8 }( y5 u. c* i
American Style: What does she look like ? : s- D4 O$ U9 j" N, U; y
! g" U/ o5 a- t; A) c: BChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. - Z: M# ^& B) b! d2 L" @& I
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 1 U# T3 r0 ?+ B+ e7 e" k) q
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: _- K1 p5 Z+ t7 RChinese Style: How can I do ?
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" N; Q% C+ y* ^Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"; x$ v, n" H2 p, e+ G3 Q& `4 Q
" Six months "
- s$ M! P7 y+ Z( A" q$ d* G3 `0 d9 F" How about Chinese food ?"# V7 }. N0 R2 u/ K/ l$ B
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "' A6 D0 Q6 f) ^
" Six months "
5 j! S2 r" L0 ~- e+ K, F) i3 P" Do you like Chinese food ?"- v0 c9 b4 Y$ A9 { b. Z3 ]+ i7 G
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
7 U! |' E3 t8 h2 sAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. / [5 }5 g% _2 U0 A* @
- x: V3 a! q! wChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.* g, k; C6 \" y' t l' `3 N9 N
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. : r9 M9 C( [3 X
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
, M0 A& A( e1 a' y. P/ sAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. # Z% S: U6 X- k$ C5 y/ Z2 _
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
5 I( N, j0 I+ Q8 u1 PAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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% H( c- A7 v0 o- U$ MChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! T. g9 N$ [5 u: y& [! M; O
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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8 B; i3 f8 M$ H( y; I1 tChinese Style: She was first prize.! p4 G. `& {7 P) Q1 ]" t7 Z7 Y
American Style: She took first prize.
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M& G, o) S3 w8 p9 u% g) rChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .; K- F0 Z% s Y! o7 O
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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: {9 B; Z! l. R6 s5 K3 B* EChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. & q/ Z6 I6 w& f, H+ j1 }, ]: ?
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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- d; O/ c8 Y2 Z/ j3 ]$ n3 sChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
; F0 K1 z! U4 P2 ~American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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0 A5 ?( Y% G0 ]0 \, `6 rChinese Style: Keep the right.
7 r! f4 h2 x/ _4 R) a0 HAmerican Style: Keep to the right. , d. Z; d9 C/ }1 b' C; S( @( O
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.' U( L- z* ~! @$ ^# M4 O
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.$ U% M! K: p0 \8 Y1 H
American Style: The train was about an hour late.7 g; S7 S# S3 v
" c) C5 `& { h" A: d dChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
% R6 g- w9 `' YAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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) Q) E: T. C3 l8 K; d. QChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. " _. C" N" r* p( Y0 B6 W. T
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. / _; p: }* U9 ]/ f9 K1 e
7 d/ D, v3 W' U* f9 EChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?4 |" j8 G- ?! E9 ?3 l$ w/ f
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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5 n, _( q# K1 u; H- q/ KChinese Style: He is fighting for his life. D. k1 h) P) S/ `% I5 j. ?
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. * h7 a& m8 U: Q
0 q9 N& e) D8 c, _Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.+ {, X* F7 x' V/ ~8 Q
American Style: Why do you say that. 2 g% H; e' s2 S$ X/ y
$ n6 m0 a% a9 R, v9 ]Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.! c' s+ { C) @% G1 A' x
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
; k6 O# x& E3 J' i( O! y0 ?7 GAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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8 l" V7 w: e3 ?% `& j. Q: BChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
, ^6 @8 e* l) J2 E6 R( c7 wAmerican Style: He set a world record.- ~! c B& k# J
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
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2 \% w. b6 g4 t& \2 oChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
6 ^7 K5 r; n# `: \8 QAmerican Style: I think so.
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* S3 P3 X) S4 i) _5 d: L8 f- z2 W0 cChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
# m/ z: ~; |8 y( u9 Q. d3 q" RAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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* K5 G" w8 _8 V8 ~Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
; v7 {1 D5 K7 L" ^$ d2 VAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
1 ~. g8 b4 k7 I& K% `American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 0 [3 i, ]" R6 W) e) d( a, [7 j+ a
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. % I# J% E7 n/ j2 h9 _* C) ~
American Style: I am in a good mood. ! o' j$ J+ Q4 |% u# ?0 ^& \* s7 j
- J5 {) N7 V( ?3 Y" C, fChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 5 F& k$ ~. i/ p
American 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. ( Y \( ^8 E& R' _" b4 Q8 X( Y! @+ G
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. " V( k/ l* M( L8 F% d
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
, u }- l. T/ k$ z3 a% N+ cAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. " Y( {7 e- V% G F; _
. ~5 |8 b i. n% OChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
7 o- a# y& N. ]American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 0 V2 a; t7 z' ]5 p, H1 B
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. / [9 y6 D/ l. |' v
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.3 r* H9 W! P3 }! T" x
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.* k( r$ M# h: ?8 x8 a1 K' O
American Style: My room is small.+ h: G; [2 V9 Y
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
6 W, @) r. l/ B, QAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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5 z5 f8 Q, e1 X4 oChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
2 H2 \( M( y6 ]( k2 E. d8 iAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. : \5 c( N& P8 ?! c/ U" U+ N/ @, n
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. ! r1 \/ k" O% G! B# f' f$ ~
1 W z1 j# X; R& }4 d: j/ HChinese Style: This is the key of my room. H. Z. S3 Z$ Y0 [' B
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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) x' a) a! U, f! q6 C {$ N0 JChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. ; [9 s) w* W- S
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.* e- o" d5 M# ?7 v) W
) ?1 @) a0 o! Y/ w4 _5 yChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. / E6 ~3 E) i+ z: C5 G* A y
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.4 s4 b, l) b1 ^/ e! N2 |- q
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
$ S% g w. P! {. \% OAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 7 s* g' M/ v1 a$ I6 k
6 q6 ~' e7 z' a( T7 f2 w% \% LChinese 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. 2 b1 Z% U& Y- K
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
, v# k) c$ ~( k( P) {( H* c& qAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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7 M! J5 s0 J/ m: X5 ZChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 2 k" b: T& W: X; J7 v
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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1 U% h1 g. ~8 j1 s8 l Y+ {6 sChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ' D4 d! W& f7 z. K5 m7 G
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 0 k$ w% i* P/ K1 }* ?) X5 b
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 1 i* N5 H" ?! n. p. x$ k
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
) k$ K5 c- V+ f% {; v. z5 _American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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! b2 \; [# X( B) x6 y& k. IChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
( Y! _# G/ Y3 |American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. . W8 q0 s8 e" G7 p1 \% O T% D
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American Style: I had a very good time today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.& l8 O9 U* [# x* X8 Y: M p! t
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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/ O$ @ x# N; b6 {# q# V0 z( [$ gChinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
9 \& s N% @# S* v6 zAmerican Style: This steak is tender.
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.9 K1 t) {0 `! A1 Z
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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7 p. b' }: d* T# x/ U- n+ hChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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3 l! F1 f3 k0 I1 v' OChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.
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Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.# _1 N6 \- o* C/ [; H* G- ^0 r
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8 s% E2 t- R8 N) ]: o( hChinese Style: I very like swimming.
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Chinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
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