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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。
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. ) e% R0 J5 K4 L+ F' ?+ b3 k
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 6 j- P @2 E% O/ P* ]3 i
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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4 K# x' s' L- D% `( f4 pChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
y4 Y$ `) C/ x, p$ t" h5 oAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.6 Y/ ^6 Y/ {6 e4 b" \" V) p z
American Style: He got better. 6 a( ^0 C4 C8 Y( g! G' {
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.4 E, Z0 h$ m* m6 D. I
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 !
3 x; K& A3 E$ j% z. Y6 YAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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7 |8 u& D9 n! a9 X T$ ZChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.8 z( q7 x4 K9 p0 X1 |
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. ; S1 `/ O8 V+ G: U
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable./ N, l; D% T: A: ?% B0 E: J
American Style: I don't feel well.
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0 a7 A1 \. j) y- ]3 d2 E( ], EChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
5 ]4 y; ~8 _: j2 yAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. : t6 e; ~ x8 @9 w. x7 O
+ L' |+ p9 [& | JChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?# n8 y' Q& v$ i6 D
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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' z; W5 n( u* O: ^* x6 m. LChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.) S2 P4 i% v( K* P) H, M
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. % E1 k" V F# a, N* d8 m
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.: A% t! T; ?0 j* I% V: u( W
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. / ^+ z$ o+ x# ~+ @5 d
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 5 W! ^ a7 c2 d* K7 F+ w
American Style: Keep off the grass. e/ q9 c2 e* H5 }0 A. F
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American Style: I get paid twice a month.. % T* q5 s5 \" w$ z' E
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
4 H& i* A9 t" BAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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. e% \6 C6 ?. w: PChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 2 S7 k m+ m! M' ]& B; w8 J
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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9 [5 A: g9 I( |# s+ KChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
; d: O9 p- e( i3 sAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin . t: ]. h% d+ A. U& b
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.3 I- O. W! z& U
American Style: I am free.
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0 k4 m' }! X9 J1 q( H! ?& EChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.2 ]: n6 B2 k8 v1 [# n! Z+ W
American Style: The sun rises in the East. 3 O8 q; E6 R8 R2 b9 u
~" }: K, W9 i9 S0 JChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.+ \- w* K* y6 Z; C3 K
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.0 X' h' g) s2 Q+ R# o
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 2 e, T' w# N' Y q z. L
; z* w( ~9 j8 ?: PChinese Style: Did you attend college ?) r4 B- P' ]. {$ j& L
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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' p! Q, ^& A) {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.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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" \! g8 m0 b$ M) |9 w5 r5 a, a' UChinese Style: His temperature went down.
# {5 b. p ?4 ?8 XAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. 6 Y, |$ \" V- ^( y
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ! U1 L8 o: z- h- k
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. ) r0 X- i7 \; i/ O8 C
American 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.# _7 K1 p V i+ t
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. - E {6 b4 T6 u
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 3 ~" f7 @) k* _
American 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. P" h2 @ I# a5 |
American Style: The main office is in Taipei./ E0 `7 |0 P" b0 `7 T
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) L5 }) ~2 p/ [9 zAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. $ Y' E1 L& @+ _ P9 J. ~
2 y3 ]! N4 Z# M+ p4 UChinese Style: Where is here.
$ @4 r6 g: V% o z0 v& dAmerican Style: Where are we. 5 [2 B5 {1 @! F: G3 ^& j) x0 U! S
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
, ~- D2 B. }! _. g/ O$ k* r1 e8 `American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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/ T5 \( H7 r' ?8 @Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ' k+ P ^% _& ~" i, X+ G
American Style: He was talking loud., b ~% a; S- B5 C$ g
8 H0 i: R% U6 h" b( TChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.) G" Q2 U( |; ^( C
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ) J* D8 H$ |4 t9 d
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. / p; X, Q0 z% M* n2 s. _5 ?7 ]
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.. J/ o2 x# ^" k) ?; w
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 8 l! e* m) ^2 s# `
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. , x! E0 v2 ?3 `& h& x B- k/ I1 T
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. $ v# j' R3 B. T3 ]
$ @8 _% ?2 y+ \- }Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ' [; p0 d6 X+ i C; ^7 j
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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0 d! l, n! v E7 K: jChinese Style: How can I do ?# s, x" g. s7 e
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"' U0 w+ |& t2 c- R
" Six months "; M2 h: ?# a: F! F6 _- i) g0 ?
" How about Chinese food ?"
% W( V: J7 J: q" o4 g* g- ^( xAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "6 d) ?1 `" n) s
" Six months "
6 ~) J' I c" P, W" Do you like Chinese food ?"2 `3 N; }* V8 |, p3 I
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.* W, ?# W$ }9 X5 B: w
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 2 |1 Z& U' k2 N# O5 }
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.7 F1 _* X4 Z" q3 u6 ^$ x2 i
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. $ u7 d1 u5 X6 }6 |5 K, U& ?
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?+ U7 W& x- [* _
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? $ X3 U6 J0 e+ W( ]8 A
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
* v1 @2 X0 k+ o5 B# h9 e% _American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! $ ~6 {& m- P+ _: d, ? B$ i
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
+ k1 I" R, R) ~, A) O3 CAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
, n/ Q, g8 V& d. s3 NAmerican 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.
6 J( b k+ G2 l) U0 M4 KAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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2 `. I0 R( C: `* V1 a; MChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
" b3 P4 T. s w! CAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.0 d0 M$ ]1 ?' ?& ]5 {8 z. w* |7 z( s
American Style: Keep to the right. 3 a: _% O- {4 T! N& x6 d1 C" @
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. * b/ d9 D7 u% B+ [- l# K
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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1 F9 z( Y! i9 w; O! q2 l9 bChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
1 ]) G+ q% ^$ v7 {American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 3 r! I) ?3 D+ i) R1 Y. S
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
3 |! S$ h! M/ J& b8 qAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
9 n+ m9 f/ M+ l/ E4 u \American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.( T8 x+ h' _2 f7 k
American Style: Why do you say that.
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, p( r" C% J3 L& {7 |: aChinese Style: I have no house to live.3 f3 k: E' h" H: G3 _% o
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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2 F5 w: K. `) H3 X5 {1 F! k' |! j: `Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror., [! f# ]5 h) X. ~
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. " V0 Q. |- t1 q2 V6 ]! {
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 4 ?( H! C2 k% \6 s% L+ ~
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]3 G! B' b% D0 m
American Style: He set a world record.
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0 c h% ]6 a6 K* V3 e% E- AChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 3 D$ f! z& |6 V5 n v
American Style: Her married life was happy.! S$ A$ f5 z+ |6 B- b+ M
" d/ j1 ^" O# S. k# R- n; IChinese Style: Maybe I think so. ; \; c; j R7 s- `
American Style: I think so.+ i4 Z) L' z. N K) ?
- o1 q$ P$ l9 }( XChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
. R4 ?' e" { A. ~" J+ WAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. # {( C- b# F/ V
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
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3 v+ r3 n7 \( b$ BChinese Style: I felt good mood. ) |" M: S+ z3 @. O" t$ k
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ' p& }1 V- x: W, U
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.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
" i9 [0 P9 z# K. OAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
$ g! D- U& t6 O5 fAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
8 E0 u L# Q+ g8 G; zAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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3 L# t5 v1 S5 z6 Y6 e: GChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
9 |8 y* n) s# l* O- tAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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% [- D. R! P5 a8 a" e0 M8 RChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.# O7 Y) F$ A/ ^8 H6 I3 h6 b" N
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ) A. P3 r7 P" X+ S* V
4 F0 S% @ V1 i0 oChinese Style: My room is narrow.. \( @2 R% k% B+ W; W7 I+ i
American Style: My room is small.) x* l# t9 D: q3 v$ ]
$ Q$ Z$ x4 R4 v' R5 mChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.+ U' \# I7 M& Q# `) S' m
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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% g9 ?2 X. @9 u1 e; ?. Q# o' lChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
3 e8 f3 ]7 z- t M' _8 aAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ; ?; d9 s9 X2 d/ @0 _5 W4 ?
, M+ T/ {9 ^( x2 ], s+ ^Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. % @6 Y7 T6 s( I* j0 j' T5 w
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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% w+ |8 U- u, [9 ]! S# Y/ mChinese Style: Don't be noisy. ) n5 r5 f6 {$ K) i$ M0 g! X
American Style: Be quiet.
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( Q0 R s: X, u2 \. _! fChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
: |7 ~" i8 A& c9 \American Style: This is the key to my room. + w E7 O9 o+ D3 ^
/ ?: W1 S! Z; S8 ?7 W! ]Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 9 R/ k3 x6 T2 ~
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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8 d2 Y7 {8 e8 k0 I8 M5 N2 QChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
) \& u* d: R% B+ G, jAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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/ c7 T7 v9 D: r/ {+ B# |1 l* h) c0 QChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 2 C" C5 X- K' G( \9 V- z
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. V; E1 _4 c; l. Q9 w
7 w5 x& s: C( mChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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$ O2 k8 r! z2 i7 E/ R1 CChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
" d8 o% s* w& U/ F9 t$ [0 WAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? ! t2 Z5 d9 @' n8 t! V
/ c% R9 H* r) `Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
' Y% s/ t t, z) A1 GAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.0 _, H8 ~$ D( ?$ g ~
" ]8 [- j& n: s9 [Chinese Style: She married old.
, l+ k$ d( N( e$ c! C) n1 M. kAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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3 b) E: X& d. S, I2 s7 |4 hChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
$ [) V% K4 B2 q) _6 z$ K8 fAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 6 n9 Q, q/ V* I, E' o' e1 h( o0 l
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
6 U0 N% v, l/ _$ KAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
; B. d! v8 n% E8 [, F0 c5 QAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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; b1 N& \ a' u% UChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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7 c8 i$ O4 }4 x0 }7 GChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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American Style: His new book will sell well.
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8 L& t0 m1 Q& Q0 c, @8 O/ i( yChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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5 o8 c0 }; [; G) x( O+ jChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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