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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。( n5 p% J( }' _1 o' K$ ~
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. . W4 I# W& _7 ?# X/ U5 N1 S. V* H
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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* D* e) y3 K5 B# \Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
3 w# v9 o3 k" X# _American Style: Your coat is torn.) w0 o; ]' J5 X& K8 @0 n6 U0 N
: _( R# A [- q. ]! S: W+ o/ wChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.( Y9 l" S% S( D' W
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.- q- p; \* M- K7 A
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
5 Y' W1 b R( z9 F" M3 wAmerican Style: He got better. 2 L! I5 r! Q! {4 i; H- G
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.3 t$ z: D* H% q6 @* A& h
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 !. }- E, O- E. S, R' T$ Q, ]1 [: e
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ) M% j8 Q1 l, y" f* [ c5 P
8 H1 m! M. F. L) y$ f' i- }Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
# a' y" n8 w/ d( i6 G, y4 gAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.* m2 B E; h. J0 j" E
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 0 y! }8 s2 d$ `- e4 E6 }. w
2 O3 i1 N% ^2 o. i( l5 P0 A" e( jChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.6 z ?0 N9 d+ w2 N/ Q$ K I1 ?& q/ N, w
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.7 X/ [7 Q# _; M5 j! R2 W& h
American Style: I don't feel well. 6 Q% t/ _! f6 ]2 o
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
4 K1 Z$ n6 t' R$ O o" L$ N& ^American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
& Y9 }% J9 _' W1 ]American Style: Who made this salad ?
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. q4 t* T6 T2 E+ o/ VChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
9 u, ]* f# ` p3 lAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ! @' H( {1 q& F/ w; ^7 M
* k W' Y1 s8 L; _! j) CChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.3 ~8 h$ V# G+ J3 @) t# T
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that./ k F6 Z9 O7 {+ r# R* @
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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* K) S& r4 X' O% jChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. + D: Y5 @5 M. l: G* _
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
5 r# M1 N$ L7 c4 z# {American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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2 D$ A8 y% s% W7 B# GChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 5 J$ I% D- g6 [: J" ~* m, ]
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 7 n8 ~1 N; J" p _
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 6 |: e1 l$ ^, ]. v; L" e
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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0 `# [- X j# v( f' k' p9 \) qChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
/ T, z1 B4 j; ?0 A8 CAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
7 w( H$ G& ^. GAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 5 q: ~- @. e( u, e
. J' H9 ^$ h6 b1 HChinese Style: I know his face. 4 s) a v5 A! D; W
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house., \7 c4 u/ H- g7 c, ^ d
American Style: I left my hat in the house. , {2 S1 y* C) Y
' u/ \0 K; k% s2 R' M6 _& zChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin w1 r( Y( a: |. l6 x
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
4 ?/ @6 e6 A; [. F' X0 x. MAmerican Style: I am free.
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# v/ c8 s$ V* K; d0 K9 RChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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% _1 S' ~' L% [! c3 `1 k1 y/ RChinese Style: The thief got in from the window., ]6 L" A. Y4 d9 D/ a
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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! {# E; ] P% V& x0 K0 e9 q& OChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.( P( ^ C; v0 m
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 3 U2 {# [+ X& E
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
" f: o" o" I( C+ f! q7 VAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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# X& [/ h+ x+ X& Z- g; k/ FChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 8 I# y( c4 e# 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.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 2 M& |: [2 ~# X( w! ~
American Style: I am going home.& [5 D8 F% A; B
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. / \" A3 Z" a, N/ J! S& E
American Style: His temperature came down.0 o( ?, f# Y% K/ i
/ f1 p( l# T, y+ X! _/ YChinese Style: I like green color. 3 U6 e, M; w4 ^* X' w! `
American Style: I like green.* e# ~4 S+ E1 H: i
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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$ d0 F2 H$ |) TChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. - O6 B1 J& J' k1 b$ ~
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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: K( p: E7 i4 R- e4 H9 r; I* nChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
3 N1 [9 Q1 |8 v/ F' |, q7 ?- \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.
7 z3 @0 ?4 J HAmerican 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.8 U: O: A U3 P8 y# T
American Style: The main office is in Taipei. { F+ K Y0 U2 ?
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. ) X3 i" r# L2 b
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.6 R0 @) ?0 a t) N+ C: X
American Style: Where are we. & S$ r( w9 v1 F# _* K
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?% ]6 Y) j5 z1 u) ?( ?: K8 V8 X
American Style: How much do you weigh ? % L( }4 g: b$ ], _. K4 P/ C
$ L h* _: b7 y1 S7 q+ x* XChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ' Y9 _% T l1 b: t
American Style: He was talking loud.4 M* B% t6 I6 I; z" ^# t$ h
5 c# X% Q7 G' \ LChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.& T3 E9 u# V* Y5 E) t& n9 \
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 4 L( ~) G& Q. O% P, X5 b+ d
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
3 U' {: A- ^4 J0 ~American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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, b# ?5 [9 @3 S: }& |! v: ?Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 4 l# k9 a5 [& f4 V& ~; H- ^- A. ]5 U
American Style: What does she look like ? , {8 ], i) B2 \% `
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
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& U( I+ U; d% uChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 4 i1 v" z4 x+ r2 w8 T7 q6 Q$ U
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan." k) o9 T; W# ^# m1 k
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
5 Q3 m8 b. y" h; K* h D5 ]American Style: What can I do ? , ^; y; d6 X# ^5 N/ _8 K! q
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
_9 }, j; |9 M' s6 H" Six months "
' C, y: ?: Z4 t$ c0 {. H" How about Chinese food ?"
1 q% _0 x* x1 J2 ^, ]1 `# WAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
+ p+ Q# k# y0 u q/ S; ^' M" Six months "% {, r/ d; w' v* U2 m
" Do you like Chinese food ?"( R4 B8 D( M% c! J, L
% p- @+ Z) _( q% i9 HChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
2 J# s& Y3 b% V% o U0 }/ nAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.$ }/ y0 K4 G) Y
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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0 E. R5 v+ ~% v9 Q# U" |Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
% k* z$ v- u/ UAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. 4 t4 S: U6 t$ x
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?* |0 p7 R+ v/ ^" ^
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.% t4 d: h/ n3 H* h
American Style: She took first prize.
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2 i7 C6 p! B: _* t2 y. I3 W! z; gChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
7 j1 K: a) k' K( \2 CAmerican 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. . M+ W$ H7 ]' J) R
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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3 u4 B3 W% \. d2 }Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.3 G& \! W3 v$ W: W
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ; j0 z! ?7 C/ o. }2 ?
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
) ]! J7 C4 g9 vAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.2 c6 \6 P1 v- l# T" J" g4 _' y( e
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. / F: R$ k3 a7 m* v1 w' `$ B5 E6 n
1 P0 i9 K% q$ _/ UChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.4 U5 i. Y! [. j/ E4 n% ~
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
, a2 d- v: Z# f. I, `American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.$ e4 X0 F! ~+ W* }
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.1 W+ D9 O" o- ~1 y( C
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 5 s1 H$ Y5 Q' r) L# F0 A/ y* c
8 u5 ^1 W& q3 D' u, LChinese Style: Why do you say like that.* H- q' _7 p+ ^+ l5 O
American Style: Why do you say that.
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$ R; t8 n- C3 pChinese Style: I have no house to live.
( v, z) R7 K. R( f6 mAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.2 k7 L h+ z4 y( C1 N
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 1 R F! M% Z2 w' M
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ; _0 T+ c. X) V. }: H V% J3 L( |
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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# O, x$ v# o: A: ?4 }6 R EChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]* R9 n4 K% P3 h' {/ z
American Style: He set a world record.
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" D7 Q6 b# F; n3 U0 CChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
$ [( w8 }7 C# U1 c1 x ^' |American Style: Her married life was happy.* P3 i( X% G: ?5 c
* u0 m/ }1 s& }# U6 W2 x2 e0 sChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
/ \ d3 t5 L2 ^0 J" T! hAmerican Style: I think so.
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# y9 o9 c" D& p% x9 q+ ^Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ! F: X9 e9 V# k) `
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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+ j. E6 [6 ^0 aChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
7 C$ `9 L8 F! k- ZAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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' A* X, A; I: k5 B7 @; D9 T& y% bChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
7 G4 \+ B: m1 _& v9 {0 PAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. * @( t/ k! q. d# D% x" y5 m7 i
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
/ _8 ?; |9 l! ?/ uAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 4 L7 l& [& [' P( ~2 o; x; v: Z7 A
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
2 M) t3 }- B% O4 E' yAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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$ M: W6 q, u7 k' @6 l& k R; w1 ^Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
0 ]1 j- _: J3 g0 S1 w7 g1 M% FAmerican 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. & f. C# `0 I2 T3 g
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 6 N# O3 I6 C! ^$ W
Z7 \! V) v& E E- y/ R0 r) ^Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
1 g h3 X6 ?, pAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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% Z3 x- u. Y5 I: Q3 ]* _* sChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. + k p; ~% N3 W4 B
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. + J: x. }9 Q8 s# f
9 U+ L0 \( X5 q" j0 _, |6 t2 uChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. . `4 }& d6 x; y$ D
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine., h- t7 A" o n
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.9 l0 ?7 \; ]6 \; x1 { H% C
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer." P7 n9 I2 G$ }2 w
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.- E: c. M0 D* Z$ U ?* h
9 x/ g3 }, \* g8 p8 eChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. ) r2 x: F- q1 q$ L; u# b
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 9 d! I& R/ L8 ?9 |
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
; i6 b; r, b+ [* W+ qAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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5 }% Z w6 H5 {# i# A5 U, iChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
7 G+ I4 r9 ^& y3 S& n z3 G& ]American Style: I will do anything I can for you. * @' C" \/ ?' B; F% i0 d' Q+ k ^
' h: N$ P, Q& @9 z' wChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
( S: w+ U6 d. B% @American Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
8 `/ Y' L9 r `3 d6 {" j7 ~1 rAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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* K* t1 R; @1 h/ h# zChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. # J! J1 G' F6 o+ B: a! Z ~
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way. W8 K; U- u- M: x2 P
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 6 ?5 c5 [ D1 Q3 J
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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( X" B4 K. C3 b" x$ o5 X; EChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
' B; @6 L, s" T8 r S4 i) JAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? . h! W/ b" S) n9 H
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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: J4 h8 |- t8 K: R! ]# ?6 J: ~Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 5 s ]& v( b" C# t3 `8 ]) P
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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- d% J% `( s8 c6 LChinese Style: She married old.
9 X9 m. {$ J5 v4 q, YAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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- {, F& |. r6 z" L0 G8 [7 CChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
% t+ d; n9 \- e0 M% G- {/ tAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. / ^3 J+ f. w% Q! k
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 0 B9 H4 f9 H0 {, i
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
# R* u/ C% a: S3 C3 M7 H8 z! NAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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1 N6 J( r' l" |$ P5 q0 W9 u. G1 ~$ m2 Y; }Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
5 o6 c* t1 Y( \4 I! g" C( Q: LAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. , i) I, r' T. Q) {. E
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
: M, m; R" o% X dAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. . s" Q3 R4 N1 X2 O: B* F9 A
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.! X: a- n' P: H2 }1 }& h) p
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.9 E3 [) _/ m9 N' U
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7 [+ _3 g% m2 V0 e% B: a5 p9 d& vChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.' ^- |. W2 ~8 C! Z- H2 d
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Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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Chinese Style: I very like swimming.
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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