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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。, j, A; }& A" f) H
希望大家喜欢！
! h2 ]$ n5 f( R) h: d( HChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. ( r8 E, F+ b0 m0 Z% {. _8 n9 `7 c7 t
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. ; U+ a1 F p, c7 z
/ r; e0 K3 O( q4 kChinese Style: Your coat is broken. ) }" ^8 n+ W0 W. @7 k
American Style: Your coat is torn.' m8 }6 ^, j' g5 t7 x
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.9 h8 N5 O( P, c- m- T* H
American Style: Let me help you with your work. : |# X' o; L" p$ H% u% C1 P6 r
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.) P, H2 z7 N- v j3 Y4 Z. y/ x+ Y
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. % e; E9 V# V3 w9 o) \; s! ^) w7 H
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.2 o) v. X- @3 w
American Style: He got better. 6 C: Y' _4 [/ y% y' w' Q
6 i O2 v5 Q# E% ]6 z0 Y+ uChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation." L/ D5 A9 V" o1 ?
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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/ |! p |' P B+ m, fChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
/ L; R. u& o- C0 j8 OAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 9 F9 F: a% B' D7 Z4 O
, K8 G9 q9 r o( C+ [# X& j$ |Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. : S3 R5 g' U6 ^7 \/ F) {& M
American Style: It was still light outside.
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: t1 M* ~% B; J$ O" U4 nChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
3 x2 T) b. H( p- z9 [American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.# W8 s* k2 ~5 N1 \; r! E; |! ?* q
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
& H) M5 Q, _/ M8 N7 nAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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; b% ^# Q0 _" q, |; e' UChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
# \4 ?7 \( h4 ]7 EAmerican Style: I don't feel well. 2 F) s$ m/ J3 x+ W
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.7 t& u3 G+ k9 \1 Y; K
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
/ G6 I, `% \, m f( `2 [3 Y' c% YAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.1 s+ O# o7 d3 V
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 9 P5 B) K8 V; t. ~! F5 b* ~
' @1 v1 O% \6 _: ~" r( x+ kChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
& o6 {& W; \5 M" ZAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
4 {3 a( L. C4 t- g D3 FAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 5 r1 C! O+ c7 W/ F( L
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.; V) |2 D+ R# i0 j1 O
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 6 Y7 M" V0 ?' t! b+ o0 a
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
$ J* y: n! i% M- D& ZAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. - z+ H( F, n( l2 g f D
+ b. W; ]' k. K! C3 R* w0 _( GChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
) e6 l- j W5 r F9 I. Z! @American Style: I get paid twice a month.. 2 `3 U) C& G# s" L7 l- Z* e+ q
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? * \& z. X4 w y
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 0 k2 }& A) Y4 D0 ]& D. ]
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 5 i" u* _- a" N% O- S( H5 e
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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3 e/ D7 m" p+ C3 ~- aChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ' g) K0 g3 y: u& J$ o4 ?; b
American Style: I am not athletic. 4 i8 u+ [1 }, i T' j
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
5 J1 ~) y% u8 h, k1 HAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 3 ]2 x' _0 N( s: r: f
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
@+ `: E: Z3 ]1 n/ `6 T8 hAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
$ b0 c. J% ]2 ?9 A4 B1 qAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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# t! M0 W- V$ SChinese Style: I have a free time.1 S6 @* [* G8 H4 l' ]
American Style: I am free.
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1 a9 r2 g6 t" y4 m/ Q5 XChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.+ ^# a7 E9 r$ A; n) z) p
American Style: The sun rises in the East. $ x1 z* ~2 D9 ?6 ]! _
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.- y$ B$ H) N! t" p+ j, N$ ~
American Style: The thief got in through the window.- C6 T2 M; a6 @6 q/ d
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
7 e$ A1 G- Y" S: h9 UAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 1 n' A: l! T" _0 I
/ n5 z% D8 J3 v( Q7 w nChinese Style: Did you attend college ?% N- [( [/ ~; Q$ J
American Style: Did you go to college ? : U) ~' ^+ U# L5 {: J7 ?
* L* ]+ M6 v6 f0 T( w; R( Y; BChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. & F" d- U2 ]0 c6 d7 y3 o! }7 X
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. & h' t' I2 b) J" z" V; K. P1 H
8 A/ B0 A1 s" V1 aChinese Style: I'll go there at three. : S9 A* m X A* J) V. P
American Style: I'll be there at three.6 Z* Q; N0 i c6 V
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
% S: c7 X9 E; \* {1 m) MAmerican Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. , T7 @) o2 F2 ~, N3 @) h' V
American Style: His temperature came down.$ P m; j9 ^$ j2 G5 H; R
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Chinese Style: I like green color. & C! w; ?7 Z3 a; H
American Style: I like green.- M2 u5 A. A1 Q4 ?7 N
/ `! \. \. T9 G6 C% `* W7 RChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
) O, ]* o! x. g* e7 EAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.# n# p A) R$ d7 Z5 t; _
. ]/ J# o3 ^, ]4 t5 [+ t% B* PChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 0 l9 A$ X( ?% C$ G4 v/ I) s5 }; e) c
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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1 W7 |+ [2 T2 {- ~) B% oChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.8 `7 `. ^, o8 _7 a+ d+ N
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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1 H* p* x0 f% uChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 6 d. T/ }$ m2 f% v
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 6 ?3 ]5 t6 y8 Y# d! t
& L0 ^" c; A1 @( sChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
7 t' M5 C' a' J! I# Y" n# dAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.& u% X9 }3 c% `9 z9 Z. |
+ `( O$ n/ f6 M# AChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
$ G% X- Q1 a& g `American Style: He cannot read or write. , M0 q( p. ~/ X
/ {* {# b$ B9 I2 z: v3 q5 m V( [Chinese Style: Where is here.
! c, Q' Q0 ~) N A2 W4 O4 m* xAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
/ s. e/ {' Z& d) H$ LAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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P n1 O6 ]2 |- i5 KChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 5 b* D4 K3 v7 L6 Y5 A! e$ K1 a1 R
American Style: He was talking loud.
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% U6 \$ j3 g5 A+ y3 j' R3 |Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
1 r8 b$ Q0 {" SAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ' J# f# m; ] I4 U: V: M
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
) u- S1 y% E- \6 Y# M+ o7 OAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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6 D/ d, w U: W$ F& eChinese Style: How does she look like ?
# O& S8 \, W7 o' y" u8 tAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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( e, Z% M, J+ T4 }; y9 M: r. GChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. E3 b- N) Z, e+ o# v; x
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. / S+ ^# q( u7 n% I% |6 k7 v7 z
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 5 t( v' p' w c+ Y* p8 P4 }
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?. |7 W, {+ N1 k% X# y X
American Style: What can I do ?
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# j- y k3 t/ u4 m/ I _4 ^) ]+ VChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"7 j, h1 T' n9 p- a" l4 c
" Six months " S! b0 l# M6 C$ _2 m
" How about Chinese food ?"
6 p" `" q4 s+ l) o# KAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
2 [! @: I; Z$ E0 h- o" Six months "
8 W8 ]9 V- L, u2 W+ C. R1 N0 c" Do you like Chinese food ?"6 V: r% {; |" S5 F/ m
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
/ D3 ^5 f2 X* [, qAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
& l; c- Q+ f; L- rAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. , r( U1 T2 ]- {4 ^ Y, B
1 a% Y2 Y! h! m* ~' H) a$ T2 uChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.. T3 F9 k, Y' U0 b7 B
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?' D& P/ }7 L9 e0 G6 d* I- f
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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( p) S4 O6 B4 [! w1 QChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
% Q4 R& H$ [5 `. E4 d. l% S* _8 jAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.5 `3 d% x! [! e% W
American Style: She took first prize. + ]) ]1 B( U2 S
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .0 b. a: h6 I4 U# @
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 5 p1 @: W7 }; W7 s ?, r
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
& i3 u! ]" a) U" @0 P8 [& I4 tAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late." v: ?: z( S3 F* B$ C
4 c/ ^$ a( b! ]" aChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.; }0 X& t# m1 V$ C) ]2 m$ Z- C# A
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. % T# S$ z. m+ W( Z2 _* f
; n$ d1 J* ?: x3 w9 g+ b/ oChinese Style: Keep the right., |1 Q" g/ c' z( M
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.: _/ x4 f" S. Q& H2 Y
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 2 {4 b, {6 @. Y6 @0 K3 V
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
/ J: S5 l! z" P4 Z1 d8 Q0 ?# tAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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0 \5 v' T1 J* z8 p% _- SChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. " Q3 W9 {/ r G+ I
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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, o) j/ U/ v% h- \1 l' kChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
' B3 @# X8 W- wAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?5 C* |: B2 d( d
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.. @/ z1 Q8 i. a9 y
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ' V6 f6 K) u# m, U/ h
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
6 G7 F' D% T6 ]' N( ?American Style: Why do you say that. $ h" A9 c/ E/ k
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
( M' n* s1 q5 {2 x. j2 ~American Style: I have no house to live in.
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# Y9 \% T; I" b; ?$ n8 QChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
9 e, S! N) c, t; D: t+ \American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. + p, A, {* ~) z# c: |7 w. z
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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; W$ e- F) r( T6 [Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]9 B) |" P* L; v5 J
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 7 |' _1 e! T; f4 k5 B0 y
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
( l9 d# K5 U7 _# i! JAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
! [3 g5 z. }- l! mAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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6 b. @) \4 b% |5 l& xChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
, w% l1 c* U/ m+ |. vAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
/ ?% o4 ?6 K6 L( d# x r% ?American Style: This is where you are mistaken. / H& a- l" D6 c# z
- p* b7 o/ n% T! [! mChinese Style: I felt good mood. 0 o) {& q3 V. ?# m# c
American Style: I am in a good mood. ' S7 e' I: q( F/ W9 G
+ R: `7 \4 V( H( E8 eChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. & F- d6 c) j/ ~ z @
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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3 K- S0 L0 l6 ^( q9 W/ pChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
- N# t4 U4 ?6 c- U' WAmerican 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. 7 u3 {' W: \6 T. B
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 6 `% h% K# m7 J4 r" i( ]
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
4 G# [! M! l! L- PAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
# k% z2 j& X4 ~+ {! Q/ HAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. : }( i. `2 i/ }
- F/ h' p3 S! l8 |( s* Z b. cChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
7 j: z7 l5 A' l6 a( K# Y. p! RAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
: p8 h& ?9 F& J% a2 ]* vAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. + s( n* A% W) o; A8 F6 v
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
3 W f1 o' X% O# m" kAmerican Style: My room is small.3 n* i, \7 |8 ]6 l
+ ~0 K; V0 \* J: }( qChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
, Q* L" p w1 `% FAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.8 a% g7 C" ?+ D- l+ ?
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 5 Q% C, j, M8 `' W, i* g
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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1 B9 A( a0 @9 ~( s' OChinese Style: Is this seat empty. & x) `7 c! K) y% Q0 S% }
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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$ ~5 w K, V+ X/ rChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
; B$ C1 e* c1 ]' X. j$ fAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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/ Y2 S1 ]' k3 U7 g7 l3 |) lChinese Style: It is not of only your business. . d% U! S/ p/ }$ k# m/ U6 Z) }
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
1 o' t- a/ X/ y# uAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
+ L$ S, L( M) u) r) M, y! t' f- iAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. # q; ^2 L+ e H$ Y$ ]4 Y. {5 Q
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. - T E( _& }: U; M; T9 E
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 5 k: r+ I% v* ^1 b; e" B) r2 y
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. . r! m" g. Q2 [; N% Z% J0 |, _5 l
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 7 y; v* a: W+ z
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. + m0 d5 O; H! L* e
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ) U6 l' C) b. b# x, ~
) @( o( q) O% f% {7 k9 E5 \/ Q" IChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. : d) V; r# i3 T! H' B* s+ t+ U
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
! \" v2 A* s( L* ~American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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: e1 m" `7 ?5 V/ Z: e! wChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
+ h$ w( c+ R. uAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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* f$ m3 z8 g" t% wChinese Style: She married old. 2 c7 C( H( X/ J, ]# x% b$ W
American Style: She married late in life.
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8 F: z; k, Q2 B$ b" [Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. # `) W; L5 | U) t
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. / m- _5 }0 N2 s: y0 p0 Q& j, D( `; R, m
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ) h7 d% J4 _" \6 X. ], q" _8 R0 n
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
G9 B, V5 Y. \ P1 M# ]6 dAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. 4 ~% n' w! p$ c: ~/ f
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 6 l; K" A0 |% }5 q
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 0 b. _7 f+ C( W4 k3 F
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
7 A8 f: R# O2 EAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. & C$ { c3 _# D, U
7 A( f# C, T% D- E& b" G/ zChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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% R. _6 P, ~1 L1 FChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
4 H# ]* `$ ?' O, Z2 ?American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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1 K8 @9 o6 W$ w) N2 bChinese Style: Give me a phone. 4 l; s, B9 h$ ^0 u, F
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1 C1 q" |1 k& x2 x4 l3 CChinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. : c S$ _% z) P1 X: Y
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American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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American Style: She is naive. 7 E! \, N9 ~& ]! D6 [) c3 C
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American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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2 H C0 c& _/ U4 b, q" FChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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: x. d; B7 r& ^1 C. aChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.8 Y6 B: L# s) I' `+ U5 O5 u! K; M( F
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. & g S& R. h* `0 |8 {
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American Style: Is your camera like this ? ' O3 n3 |% p; W, b- _! W
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; C- b: a% O+ H: ~5 r: n; C1 y9 ?' AChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
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c- g" w# X& S3 LChinese Style: What time is your watch.
# J2 ]; A/ O3 ], y' j7 rAmerican Style: What time is it by your watch.
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American Style: I don't know what he said.
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* b% F$ N3 c: b- ^" hChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
" A' j4 K s2 S- A$ y. v8 XAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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