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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。5 z0 V+ s3 c S, x# r; P2 Z- J
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. ! C% R- ]$ b# p& s9 g* k P: a
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
8 o2 y. j2 B- U5 QAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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6 H" k: b. h2 q8 F8 KChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
! Q @# L0 n7 i: @American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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5 j9 ?& \+ J; `1 n& zChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.& D) [7 E% h1 O0 W+ ?% Y
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. - m" z" J! X% b8 o3 i
8 Z1 V Y! _: w2 C) S2 `6 F$ X& fChinese Style: He becomes better.3 z6 I& M9 O @, Q" D" V- B/ k
American Style: He got better. ( o0 X0 D( }& y
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation. j/ I; y5 O; B$ K$ Z
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. * _* N1 s" P& @
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
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1 \. a: ~( `* U! ^Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
+ u3 w- @5 g3 P) g2 ZAmerican Style: It was still light outside. / W+ y: A7 _9 J1 B5 w9 }$ H3 H
/ ~* s/ X, A7 i7 ~& [Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
0 x6 O9 j1 @$ m9 a5 a( C9 wAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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, r, a& E6 l! n) PChinese Style: Anywhere will do." k/ Q5 V) ^" x: c# _2 ]$ |5 t2 J
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.1 ?$ B4 f, l3 V4 m
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. ' M# k5 |. \! r; d4 K
& C; q' P2 p1 Z4 z7 qChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
; ]4 B' {. v( F2 Z1 Z) `American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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( h y# B0 C; x: T+ _' T+ |Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
$ _: X+ {$ P a2 a# r2 O TAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers., j+ J6 _1 z) [ b! a
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. ) A5 {* Z# g: ]9 L3 c. g
! D+ C `+ U% P2 N! l6 ?9 nChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.' O% m0 }2 Y1 e5 k
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.( h5 v. G: s5 R, l& i( n
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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/ Y# c0 b7 H3 ~5 h8 T. UChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
: [1 l9 f$ o* S' y1 gAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. % `) W3 v) X1 m6 F0 @/ C$ t
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 7 U8 L4 g) r2 G" e% W8 W; W
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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, t8 G: @, F& NChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.( T+ Q3 O' a' `( A, n/ I0 Q/ D
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. . U6 [8 {2 j# v( w4 T- b
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American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
7 p3 `& i! F+ `& v% V% Y' KAmerican Style: I am not athletic. ; r7 `) u6 \- F& j
0 R- p/ b1 Z8 K. }, RChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. `' f7 R( T. I6 F3 r& ?
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.- Z1 [+ t' M9 T% i+ K2 }
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 5 ^. Y% I$ y( G2 G
6 ]1 z* E* a4 R5 l! \& n7 t' I9 r& jChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin: j; p5 [- q( V o
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.+ a) z$ i. f- K. K! P
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.6 D- U- \ m( N9 N! l/ {% ]0 s
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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1 v& {2 V0 s9 Y; ZChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
4 y- k/ O2 o+ E1 q' C2 h( eAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. : ?/ \" A8 C* T, Y
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
! H" Y O& }- S1 l: d2 c0 Q' uAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? : l3 a8 P1 P' `4 x
( n4 j9 C% p% j3 Q$ J; T# s. WChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
' K* k% I2 e& j% U1 mAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. $ Y8 f: }& q! A/ u' j
) H, D' v; r# ?* sChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
6 u B9 g2 g8 v3 BAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.' g. {8 `* l K8 ^' t
5 l& ]' S; r b5 ]5 y3 \Chinese Style: I am going back my home. ! q* l5 v& `7 m3 J" M* L
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. + p* @+ G3 i* i/ Q5 d6 ~" F
American Style: His temperature came down.4 M2 [; R7 u0 X* A e2 B" C
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 4 M' M2 O/ M- S/ }' y& z* {* R
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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6 Y& U' F+ o3 a& m3 eChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
3 e& V3 Z C, |# ?& n! ^* w# tAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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Chinese Style: You'll have 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. 5 d8 Y' F4 |- ~
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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( j5 t' Y6 w2 k7 y5 Q- _Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.* q$ h" l. s% `* V% Q0 f6 M
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.7 \" F O0 c4 P
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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' K; b0 r1 b/ h- B: s( \2 [Chinese Style: Where is here.8 X1 J/ `- _0 [" t& I U% L/ `# P
American Style: Where are we.
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3 r: V, {: F7 C9 @" aChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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% w- B9 Q& K( D. s+ f- y: P* KChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. & C2 e$ A- q1 ]8 }- p/ g
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses." I6 z; Z& G- \0 A0 q
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 7 d2 L1 V% V. T6 J: |! _$ O- J
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.% H g4 r1 c. Q/ S$ R
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
% V: c+ P( N2 PAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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6 x( X; P1 f3 a iChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
% h* M7 u* V8 [9 T* {+ f! MAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. . m2 a" @" S) O9 h6 d
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
% ^6 ?6 t3 |* c z& pAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.; X# @* D+ |9 b
2 c1 B3 v% [& h; N! N BChinese Style: How can I do ?
9 {. W6 f5 ?. }( H, `1 A) r- Z TAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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" K6 Y7 I4 i/ o7 x0 {0 [Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"1 E- g' u* ?. u
" Six months "
* j5 n! F* T2 R/ c" How about Chinese food ?"
* @; c/ Y0 A1 c/ vAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
$ ~3 J1 V2 c4 E( S, P" Six months "
! y. Z7 Q& d; i& y2 { m8 @" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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' g0 w# ]# r9 EChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
5 E5 A7 N8 f3 t2 W& x9 fAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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, P0 [& d% x- X. [ W( ZChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.8 i1 R* E; f G4 b
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 4 G& P' @ J7 h k/ `% j
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.& N; z: e5 b- j: T
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 3 Q7 F% I& U$ J' y/ o0 v+ C
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
4 b! Z5 g# B' }! n3 k1 k7 H, u& X rAmerican 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.- l2 {" d! v% B
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .( f# ?0 V, y/ e% T6 E; w
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 4 p; _' E. `+ s2 f. x) l% B
% `) |7 e4 j* cChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. . g" ~, _& h5 E" _# }# h
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.7 v9 [2 M! a1 o+ n6 k$ X
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.- M$ Q* |5 L6 p+ g1 V: G' x9 @$ b) o
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.7 H: v4 o1 c/ ]
American Style: Keep to the right. : J3 L" T6 y+ h+ y" x/ t
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.5 x a2 p$ p' l$ u+ H
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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% K4 {/ m: I1 @) x: SChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
X+ v& p$ ~ K; H* \American Style: The train was about an hour late.$ a3 V' W6 A) \% F, T7 D( h
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
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p# q, i! n1 s) Y) c) U& M. Z" XChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
% G3 e1 n: G; n$ k1 @+ f4 W9 jAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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& u6 s4 c- u0 W! g# C+ z' ~" cChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
k5 r7 h/ P6 \8 T' d8 OAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
! I' p: E* j3 [American Style: He is fighting for his bread. $ o) g1 O# D+ R+ s- ~/ f
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
4 z5 I0 P% H3 p9 k' cAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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* d3 x7 b( y( q$ l$ X; vChinese Style: I have no house to live.
: n* v) L, i0 v5 j' b! gAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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5 U: h, h/ I- e: x. n+ JChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
1 @. y& u0 \3 Y. |American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. * ?# R$ L9 g4 l! X
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
3 R5 g7 O3 z- X# P! mAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 7 j- g" a2 b- a1 E
, M/ t" X' W( y" X0 KChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]+ ]/ p& M0 q T) [* B5 J9 f6 ?
American Style: He set a world record.3 Q) Z {# r$ ^) V( l1 I
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
, U: q2 x$ h& f+ x* M( S) \American Style: Her married life was happy.+ p. r# b. c; _8 N( l0 b
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. & v! D* S3 N8 _, U
American Style: I think so.
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9 ?; n( P. M# J3 ?Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
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1 g$ u, C4 M) G, @0 qChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 8 v1 Y, D `+ B8 ^8 p# a
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
$ i0 B+ o1 [% j1 B- p1 v0 b1 |American Style: This is where you are mistaken. , }: W& P5 z& Q' d2 v P. l
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. , c9 L0 P" w0 T! \9 G4 c
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 2 w4 S( t- c% ~/ s) ]/ ^" a; G
2 }9 M$ _% E7 hChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. g: d" q+ l* s! k
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. & m4 d8 r2 a- k- e
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
' \- k' t2 D v$ yAmerican 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. 3 {1 L4 {7 P; e, l
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine., s: D' q4 K& e: l# c$ {3 ]
# h. O! k4 o5 C7 qChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
0 G7 u( M! V% eAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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2 D# B, u5 A6 b& FChinese Style: My room is narrow.4 o( [1 i( n! S/ G
American Style: My room is small.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.4 p7 F* I" f1 \) N+ ^! h* G
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.; [% X! \) j8 t y
0 l0 V+ J5 {1 d+ XChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. - W# z" L4 S2 U& ~, [$ i
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ' t2 N& a' A6 P( t
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 4 O4 n, S2 z+ f- i* \2 G5 c3 d' n
American Style: Is this seat taken. 0 f: N6 Q3 O' q* y3 x% ~* j, d
% v$ M! S" c& N% c2 T- h1 mChinese Style: Don't be noisy. ) o5 x3 F& h9 o: ]% G! n: |
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 3 D* W/ |. {. f) X; O
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. % x# x; ]& ?8 r( P4 b
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. " v$ y+ ~+ R# y+ `
. Q; d% q6 d7 U2 p+ yChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. * @0 N0 I) K8 h. Z8 h! I
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.5 q3 L: J4 C( k! P0 f9 l
% X1 u/ J0 U `5 G V& oChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ; |; k9 O6 o- j
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.3 R3 j" t2 W8 J
" }, @/ ]6 i" f6 k& K9 o6 {Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
$ G( c6 Y" B! x. k4 }American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 5 b7 C+ W+ \2 E
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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4 S' p1 Y1 o1 K# v2 B2 ~: pChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 3 R( P: L" G# N, O9 o
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. ! X, c; {' B7 s9 R
# G0 {0 o |% a& cChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 3 w: ^2 m; E$ H, X. R5 P
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. # d' S5 g) Y& b' C2 t! R, K
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.# q& c: `# \, N j! E- a( S/ M
# p% j8 r2 S3 d& j& EChinese Style: She married old. 9 s# O$ q6 _" E1 S! h) B! P7 t$ a
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. j* K1 p3 K7 A. I# N/ l* mChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. . f' ?8 C% `: q4 C+ O6 `
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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g6 s4 u( W' {5 YChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. " ?9 R% ~8 ^" o& b; H8 n- @: C1 {
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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+ O6 S) _8 m8 e) }" u% w1 eChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 8 |+ L# T4 k& Q; c- { m" L
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 2 O4 ~* q3 C/ V( J% m
4 e( Q, h6 ~! @/ N) FChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. / _' l0 r R. c
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. ( b7 Y" E: s# {
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. U7 J) M; w& @2 v4 j L7 U
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2 f; Y, `# o: `: V* cChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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