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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。6 r7 o+ W2 \2 D$ R, ^/ d
希望大家喜欢！1 K8 E) {, ~7 i9 i! y% m
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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4 F% V5 t+ u1 \1 D6 ?- J2 P! S9 \% \Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
1 }- M3 f ?% B" D# ZAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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: m" ?6 p% j; Q* U6 J% LChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
, @4 F2 Z9 B4 L* h, \American Style: Let me help you with your work. 4 Y' T% Q1 D" F' ?
- H$ t5 L2 n: }0 i6 l2 l% {0 H5 eChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.% G/ w" X0 N, X" k
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 1 i5 Z% h9 V& U) j# b' X
5 J" E9 r1 A5 C+ o+ H) nChinese Style: He becomes better.
! a7 D, f' D5 s" W9 sAmerican Style: He got better.
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1 k' U8 J/ p$ _: c3 @. TChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
' z$ F! U. I" d5 E5 A4 L/ O2 Z! QAmerican 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 !
- v1 U8 I m7 a$ k" @% D% TAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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5 p0 p" ~5 S' JChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
% X/ w" z0 \ J ?( J# tAmerican Style: It was still light outside. 8 Z0 H4 w, V1 V# X6 O! u# v
& Z4 ^3 v' W1 h( GChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.6 _/ x+ z/ Y: F% `
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. + k) i; u- W1 t- H& ?# a
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.( y; D5 C' l% o6 _" d
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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- s$ Q) d4 ?' G5 AChinese Style: I am uncomfortable., F \1 H6 I- C9 ]+ s$ ?
American Style: I don't feel well. ; Y9 N/ o6 {: T! V& j" e2 o. K+ Q+ u
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.# n4 d# R2 {* G6 j: [
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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$ Y$ {9 v5 E' @8 i' q! F. x+ BChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?/ G' k' H, c" G
American Style: Who made this salad ? ) ^" ?( x: }, S4 H
1 x6 P5 ?8 ?- K# y& t4 I1 P% WChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.! d$ m3 x0 K- V/ T$ V8 k
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
- {& G- q7 ?: r* B" V' m* ], \American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. $ K4 L. G9 }. _0 c# c3 ~
3 n' x- \, T! nChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.+ p$ O+ e4 L3 I3 B9 c
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ' h0 D. _% L$ {" r# E3 L
6 Z" B$ |5 a/ t1 A. [! K- {Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.) E! L2 E+ l u% K& |! I* S. `
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. * G) W) \8 |- C9 C( g
3 I2 |1 x- V; _1 `9 X3 U. g/ h1 ZChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
9 [7 k7 j" G0 c) Y5 ~" [8 ZAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. ; m+ |! f* m4 \% Y3 g1 w" Y
( o4 B5 z' u6 S6 u# v6 p" q, uChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
( M& Q T; }0 O2 Y- F( ?" zAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
! l; s: c6 L ]# r, ?American Style: Would you like something to drink ? " K9 c: S' k5 U3 `- E
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
- U m) k/ k5 s' wAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. ; {$ y! i! Y8 C ^: b5 ?
' ^5 ?6 I& F8 b* ]; ?Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. / V! Z4 x; d6 v3 Q: q; x) K* u
American Style: I am not athletic. 1 B: ?5 h) o+ ?' R# l& e
, Z$ ]1 \5 ~+ _, uChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
. B. [: w" h# T/ UAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 8 W2 X' o9 m+ T
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.; ^5 l& S$ s8 Z q$ k- y
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ! z( J0 N. Z- c ~: N& v" j
0 ?. l7 g) B3 k+ [1 R4 j. t, z* r' B* bChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
: `' t+ u+ y( Y7 UAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.6 j+ P3 }# I; _5 H1 e' T/ a
American Style: I am free.
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" { y0 n1 ~1 B- iChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
/ O- d7 |# ]$ E( }$ H! {American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.1 g% z; H) Y, D0 P% }
American Style: The thief got in through the window.) v/ e2 B8 x( T1 K: Y# q
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
, W# \; z, ^6 x; K6 [5 PAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. / ]/ @# J9 K" s' b6 P
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?; r8 D0 J1 t8 S9 r
American Style: Did you go to college ? 0 y% y- Y2 w( N6 e- z$ n% z
" X% I, b0 u4 D4 u) gChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
9 H" J) M; Q& D: \+ aAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 2 c0 I; h$ D( L$ o1 z! E" j
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
4 a, p9 f" r6 |+ XAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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# L* X3 g0 R( p1 {& bChinese Style: I am going back my home. 5 a" t7 _/ X3 F7 e
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
. b0 w- l' O p# KAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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* y- ^6 K! Y6 O( zChinese Style: I like green color.
0 B1 |! |3 b$ D4 L m) S# TAmerican Style: I like green.
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/ Y4 C. @. e) p# mChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 6 u& ^4 W6 h2 h, U+ q- x8 D: ~
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.2 B# c+ z! r& |3 \7 [: W" X/ z# s
9 `# D s% O1 k- g( D' h$ aChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. / C! M1 m9 n& o' x6 V
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. ' y3 N, j/ z* [' h: y
M, U: A- H s' u w; e( cChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
+ Z$ \+ z3 x; n+ ]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. : E: Q8 L& F# N/ A0 t
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. ) C& s# r8 X# i
& ^; ^6 m/ |- jChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.( V' z- |% |. g7 Y
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
7 g F* t2 W# R9 r) SAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. 3 D( \+ {! h/ I* i0 Z6 r
" W% P8 A1 g" D* p( P cChinese Style: Where is here.
7 Z5 B/ H8 F+ p" P5 Q$ K5 P: kAmerican Style: Where are we. {) X( u. n( N/ C h2 O
% X8 N( o/ s3 U! }Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
. w& o# P# n+ A' y" N, Q; }7 LAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? # H5 M5 A- X* p5 \
" Y: c) n- _0 y1 `4 ]Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
+ m' D& X5 ?- a# R, l5 qAmerican Style: He was talking loud.# K. j6 h8 z# w4 U& A
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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& G# U, f$ D" q* ?: B; LChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. : L; n6 b7 W) L. P2 \9 \4 c
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.: A8 t9 M) G, W% k# k4 j
+ s# o4 |+ G7 [# C5 c0 @Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
9 q2 H+ G0 e1 i% O# SAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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8 a7 e& B5 H* YChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 6 }2 s; K5 y: }2 _0 f' {& h! a8 B
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ( L+ H# h3 q/ w5 X$ I* A& D
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
4 U# {7 ]0 C0 {0 K+ m$ Y, [$ sAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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* P% p8 Z; ~- o2 V6 h7 rChinese Style: How can I do ?6 A) W/ g5 ^$ @0 w
American Style: What can I do ? 5 l) B0 ?$ _' x
7 ~5 a& b0 b; ?4 h* {Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"" E W' h5 Y- q* Z$ [
" Six months "
$ h- _& n# [& k! Q" V" How about Chinese food ?"
: e' ^% I; J% VAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "- k' |+ a* Q5 b$ |# z }3 X
" Six months "
3 t4 `, q! u/ _& ]4 k F( m" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.6 M6 h$ s; J$ b( ^! U
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 4 y6 G7 h; ^. @( o9 A, T# B$ i0 A
1 H* U- A( m. s3 V1 X8 b& ?. R8 ZChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.; R: |7 _! M& m/ W* t# r
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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' K: I: } y5 x6 rChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
4 o8 P5 s1 k9 w! Y4 [American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
& u9 I) | F. C: Q9 N3 eAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ) q% a2 {: }/ ]6 a6 s# {
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! H; }% Q4 n8 e: ~
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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7 M9 Q0 E( s, A# M* @: ]' Y. O4 N X) |Chinese Style: She was first prize.* P; J2 Z& y$ i
American Style: She took first prize. , h3 [. C1 e* x; Z( h, ^
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. ' o/ @) Y, L5 j
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.! f. o7 Z. ^4 p% |5 N2 e$ V5 b
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.: }8 e9 D5 [4 r u; H
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ; V9 f: T. d% X7 k9 D& i
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
# l$ b( A1 v1 ~: H7 K& aAmerican Style: Keep to the right. ! x% z; S; H) Q. k
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.& s- z% L! t y# C N. h& K
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. . w2 Z: k) D0 [7 Q! m# g4 G$ \) e
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
5 S& q: \! G) W% RAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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( W3 Q0 k5 x6 K2 S* F& ~$ {Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
- n" l7 z8 V# {5 n. UAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire./ G+ L7 b z' r1 L& W; X# H
" t; m3 t4 _3 s+ qChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 9 G& v' }3 i7 j: E, E) Y
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 6 r" Q6 G, {0 ~: F4 ^# K# _6 K+ {
5 R8 x; A! e5 b9 |+ l; Z* }9 l+ B3 kChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
% P+ J" }0 ]$ @. V: MAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
?+ d5 o* w! K& PAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 4 n3 ~: [: i. r" l9 F) b
/ W( J9 T# J% h+ Z$ g8 X" ~4 \Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
/ i/ l" l2 @3 d. l. `% W+ CAmerican Style: Why do you say that. $ n, U8 v. S8 P: j
3 \ N# |* R2 G, U6 B" ^ V# @Chinese Style: I have no house to live.6 O* f# T$ C" d$ l% G% k
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
5 d. d+ f; M0 o8 B- {American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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1 y' n- f' ~4 ]& e) j `9 SChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ; F9 I' v3 q" o" I2 m
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 5 [. m/ T" c4 A: A
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
7 p" |. L& I3 @American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. * ~! p5 D. ~ R8 i( q
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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! ^ E0 e+ _# T; @- F; J& YChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
0 U' A& K, N" v. |: ]. bAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
8 w& N% d% O6 ]4 g+ }American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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4 G! }. f) \) B" P0 m- _4 r/ I: hChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ; G$ N$ m, t* a8 E. T1 c3 _2 O, S
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking. t9 I- P7 f. E3 r4 v
4 y! P" X2 g3 ^0 L7 K `Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
C6 c' Q1 U( M& Z4 e/ Y7 zAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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; y: U9 A6 F, ]" q" w: x) V3 |) mChinese Style: I felt good mood. & d7 ?8 b7 e& z3 U- x3 N4 b
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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, N! ?. n6 O! U \: m9 |/ _+ M8 xChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. + g, F# T/ W& r; Y7 f4 D
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. % ?0 g4 l7 @: Y$ p* C9 T0 h
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
) q/ Y3 Q! Z9 k# v+ MAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 1 h: |6 t, w ~
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
! q; B, ~0 p, y2 L. Y; r# |" oAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. , t/ J, q, q' T3 B) e6 W
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 0 T* d. t) L, @5 g
2 f2 T& Z. w2 w, L$ c( _% ^Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. z1 g, s+ X6 U/ q
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. ( y2 B# p8 O4 _4 d
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine., v/ h" @* |& Q
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.& e4 `& Q+ Q, W, U; [" b
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ! r( Q2 J* @( @6 w
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.5 ^( u$ f1 S5 E9 h
American Style: My room is small." i, ^# N" G0 H
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
2 q% B+ B% E B3 K7 oAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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: e& R" e" z, h7 s- ]Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. ! A0 N! p0 B- Y% x
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. : W4 O( D; c! p7 g
" t- b4 `! |4 d$ B" q3 c% XChinese Style: Is this seat empty. 0 K) ~: N' T3 L: y1 i/ C
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. ! ]# g2 W# Y( y% ^! o0 p3 }
American Style: Be quiet.
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5 {6 O& f V5 zChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
" j9 m. J) q. X9 ]1 a, TAmerican Style: It is none of your business.3 @+ c! }2 w' K# h9 \0 V) r
6 ]- B! I5 H, k# rChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
. w7 P9 T+ Q: u! LAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. ; [/ X& v% u5 ~" h* u T% N
9 i0 M& E4 h6 Y4 Z% cChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
% p; b' x& l+ k4 j+ k4 _( U" WAmerican 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. 5 w( M2 _* s7 ~: Q! n% Y
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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: @: @ g+ f4 J% S6 [. NChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. + }6 i' Z2 Y N- C
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.) ~/ X, J4 D9 v/ i& ]4 v
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
' B) m$ q/ G0 e' }9 O) y% VAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 9 N# U& `9 R# w' N5 Y
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 3 O2 {* g- O: d. m
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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/ a0 d7 ^) H8 Y( {" FChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. $ r- _" l% ?1 {2 _ M1 H7 j+ t
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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- p' ]9 F6 X I; c2 aChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
9 ?! @3 r7 ?& n3 a1 B( AAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 6 K! c! {. _& ~# V$ T" b
. M) M. o3 q4 x0 e2 C3 FChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 1 [: u" t3 ]8 k6 E7 P0 N( e
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.* i: u5 V, i, n! Q
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Chinese Style: She married old. ! Y" `$ L. {# O) L8 T6 S
American Style: She married late in life.* {+ m0 U6 Z" k2 n. V E
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. ! \2 H1 A* {) {( R* ?6 Z1 b
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 4 a0 g- z$ ]% B2 K. G( k3 ?
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
+ r3 y3 d: Z, V. F/ x) _American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. , s5 a3 r3 g( p
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ; }/ F1 v' |. D
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 7 H# Y+ m( J4 ?7 K& T3 B
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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: e8 W4 p1 n) R0 mChinese Style: Let's play together.
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American Style: I had a very good time today.8 ]6 }0 L% f7 q) A, m7 a [9 ^! z
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. : ^7 v; F! w4 j: g3 `/ P
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. 7 Y4 h5 Y" }# E9 R$ x$ a7 E( g7 j
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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\6 ^3 W4 D C9 C5 e: ^6 rChinese Style: I have a question to you.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.: J- p& ` e. I3 ~/ d9 N4 K$ y# W& N
American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours. 9 D; X0 M8 y8 D* W5 I: \( l6 E
; D. \' z, _8 @" ^ e9 V2 JChinese Style: I went to the sea. $ W8 m- h5 {# ]. O( O0 H
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home. 1 S# |: I T' @6 J! m
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.9 O: y, u5 s0 g: T5 i, X
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% ?& \9 L. E% J9 g9 G* K8 V$ `3 g: X2 bChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.1 n2 `, y& F0 y( O1 d
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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7 Z8 V$ Y/ @4 @* b# ~0 PChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.1 ]# i9 h o: k5 O: x
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American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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. ]( e" C, V! {6 w$ OChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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9 T2 Y9 L/ x0 XChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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- k# X4 Q' {- q8 yChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.$ R( b( j& J7 ~( Y7 A8 s
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4 Z: M1 X+ J9 }' [* o# Q& v6 GChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
' U; [" a) ?8 f- P# OAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?4 @3 n c- x/ c: h
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6 |( s- S- e! j7 c0 g) C& |American Style: Welcome to Taiwan. |
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