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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。/ E+ E- u! m9 a& ~4 ~
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. % g, O+ t: d8 K- V0 j- |
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. ) s0 D Y/ z# v- w. B$ x. f
5 j! h+ o+ g: s6 f2 oChinese Style: Your coat is broken. ' h: C$ z. E# h3 y! B
American Style: Your coat is torn.: w6 p; ]5 \: C. `$ F8 N$ l- D
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.- C# E q! i s/ l
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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6 N: u1 h, U( N1 AChinese Style: He becomes better.
' |' C. e, C. s. lAmerican Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
7 P& `+ C5 j, b8 x: l0 [American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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$ j7 E0 b$ h6 C3 K5 S+ M% sChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !# Q ]6 L! d- ?( S5 I, K
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 5 X" \" e" K5 W) @: h5 D
3 U% n3 q5 o5 h& H: QChinese Style: It was still bright outside. 7 ^7 P4 @" k! q' x
American Style: It was still light outside. 7 S2 H8 W4 c+ _ y# C; |( [
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.; A b& Y- F4 a2 J0 J
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.. f/ e# e) t% h: \
American Style: Any place will do. - O; {! D. R: p; L# R C
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute., H; q8 z4 ^* @* h6 Y
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 1 @6 d$ `4 ]/ ^3 F
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American Style: I don't feel well. + a6 ? W* q( K- k
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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; p$ `% a0 x7 k( g* A! NChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
/ f( n% o, ?' m" a8 s+ ^8 n) L+ KAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? ; f' ]. k! [* \. `) K
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.! R4 @8 u8 `$ \9 q
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. / m* ~( P. s' ^2 @" ]
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.4 D( j, a" E: \6 ~2 Y# _
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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( G5 o& I+ R1 C) W8 `Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
, V; [# w) F" s. M0 aAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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T5 Y3 m; H l6 T# v7 p7 nChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.1 B8 @4 F' O9 q( L' ?; h
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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' e; J9 `" b( O7 H+ D! y1 C1 n: oChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
, ^% R; z% d6 w) s7 m; kAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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4 L2 ?0 _ }3 A8 p; o# OChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
1 r# I' t) ^4 {$ S `+ zAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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; d; s1 R# P5 @& `, c: A" m/ o5 LChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? Y8 d5 x. U" c4 t0 I
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 3 q W8 I. _! t x# @
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 2 |" f( p/ E. ?( l/ k+ e
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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K+ G+ a8 _' z% y+ _Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
5 y9 i* ?7 S0 W8 o; {American Style: I am not athletic. : D" S7 }. H1 t# `; J! a+ |) n
: ]1 Z7 v9 d4 x! ?$ d' ]% V* l# S" vChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
8 c$ e* {9 p8 B0 V( G+ JAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. - p4 H7 g% E+ k; A$ @2 m" \2 u
: x- Y7 Z7 g8 V5 t0 B) P0 oChinese Style: I know his face. R. E2 _0 U6 S$ b: p! Y
American Style: I know him by sight. / ?- t+ i5 E' n; x, q: e7 O( L& k( ?
/ W$ Y/ Z8 {" KChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house., x& X5 j& V2 i) _
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 1 o+ t( x) S$ W
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.. w- t3 A9 a) _* l3 q6 h, d- z5 _
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.+ {+ N" K3 I; F
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.$ z3 N5 V! A+ ?3 T
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.. {6 |0 J3 l* I3 w
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. ! D8 f" X7 N* x, A
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 6 a& x8 q" b& z* x6 B
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 5 E0 x# t- Y8 v
American Style: I'll be there at three.6 d. ~) i! w0 S7 F1 a& [
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
2 d6 M+ ^6 Y+ v* ] Y4 @8 t+ m1 ZAmerican Style: I am going home.
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4 ^) v1 M8 J$ T. A9 dChinese Style: His temperature went down.
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8 u9 [/ p6 _ q: vChinese Style: I like green color.
) C1 i) w c: O/ v# ?4 rAmerican Style: I like green. p, M# I8 J# o i/ C2 L) g
/ F( m c; ~0 }4 V) H! w2 {: pChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ) A! J1 c! E+ G7 d# E0 N+ `2 V
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
! P6 t$ g1 M9 m6 W1 QAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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! A4 x9 v- e4 wChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.1 ~; A) x; M4 k% T5 i5 a! b5 s; ?6 u
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ; ?& r6 D$ W5 ~
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.$ T1 A$ ] B( w* ?# ]
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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7 }, M0 V6 f1 f' JChinese Style: He cannot read and write. - ]7 p( `% P' f2 V5 d2 r) l' e4 K7 [
American Style: He cannot read or write. D4 |+ b9 l* l* [
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Chinese Style: Where is here.7 c+ l0 r8 V6 v9 L
American Style: Where are we. : x: F- C5 u" h- {9 G
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American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
4 O. q Z7 p, yAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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5 `& }, y9 c- F+ z$ {; F sChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
& E7 ~+ c, R$ Q( R& T" aAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 8 H( `0 o2 r8 I/ d3 L- J
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 6 [6 H4 K" p0 z1 M# M* F8 G+ m2 b
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.# U P7 r `8 L
2 E( N" r8 N, R* R3 b1 c3 yChinese Style: How does she look like ?
- y! p6 Q1 K2 Z8 Q& w4 Z* [: `9 [American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
8 ?7 h5 ?! S5 V7 Q# E% x# I: rAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. + U, f: ~$ G9 D4 ^0 K5 w
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
$ p1 z" G- I4 |3 n1 B9 ~; lAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
8 z5 G; n+ Z2 U3 Q+ g/ f. BAmerican Style: What can I do ? & f0 O) q+ u9 N2 x. n/ O
% j1 w9 {7 y) q0 DChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"/ I( r$ \ E3 j
" Six months "
+ g$ K1 I O( [' A) W8 @" How about Chinese food ?"
( ?. D1 ` c! W' u* r" nAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "$ s- s% h6 Q& y. k+ C- @
" Six months "
' X& N# T8 C$ z" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.( y1 `- V9 v4 s5 f
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
+ `7 ~ \* z' g4 |8 p3 }% RAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. 1 ^: X! ?/ @, N4 O" M: H: B
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
& s& c/ t, q" V1 ], P2 v8 tAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
6 ?! H; k* s+ L. LAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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5 ^/ V/ k7 {2 X- AChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it ., I4 s# h/ T# I& T% k
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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1 K7 V( }: ~/ T0 K1 }: BChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. " B8 E% l! x% m8 C2 Y' H
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.0 o/ K" Z: l, x) V2 e
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.3 g/ `* I! ^2 g( o2 z3 s! K
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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& t3 r7 J1 [+ T! u3 B4 Y. J, V# cChinese Style: Keep the right.
1 E" m1 Q, h: L/ _1 J/ OAmerican Style: Keep to the right. 2 j2 f+ [# L! k. E' @! f5 a
0 b2 t& N6 c- FChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.9 x! i/ A: x3 }2 V) ~
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.. ^- D3 R3 ^$ n! f# {
American Style: The train was about an hour late.; d! ~1 n& x& @" H& x6 m
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 7 e5 w+ s: W2 r% R' w* k
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.: b- Q$ x& a. ?6 q; E6 R. T
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
4 w% U8 d9 ~5 P- p3 W# aAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ' F8 p+ v$ e- y2 O
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
9 G3 G1 Q8 R. `9 m0 H pAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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6 S- M6 \9 a5 {/ U3 \$ x( TChinese Style: He is fighting for his life." J2 O2 x8 f, O8 o
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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( W+ Y" v/ K# AChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
' O+ @, d' s+ i! H! @American Style: Why do you say that. / v" s6 Y! z# o+ O( e, {
! k) ~# `' m! u9 j# u1 G3 X9 c) n5 cChinese Style: I have no house to live.' t! M1 o2 Q% k
American Style: I have no house to live in. 8 U1 ?3 u0 N. T; ?
* M+ U& j8 W3 G% o6 fChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
$ S4 I- c2 z$ z) z% `9 w kAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 3 Z5 J* q- ?- q5 \
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 2 l+ y& |4 X+ Y& L6 I5 N7 M0 j
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]7 b7 x! W) N; i% w
American Style: He set a world record.( r3 U* u% x. E2 F. Q( C
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 6 A' D8 w& |; r9 F3 a
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 9 F1 G3 T P& ^* D, c
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
4 Z O+ |3 Q' ~% h! h, gAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.. i8 ?+ w, ^' q a" o* v
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
+ H$ e9 m4 c5 P9 N6 ]. o' YAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.! f7 b- [( m3 q6 [9 `: k0 c& c, y3 ?; Q
1 s- e6 ?1 F! f0 S# M+ @Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. + F! C3 L8 {& x
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. % p* P. H) t, D* i t
4 b% `0 k) h \7 MChinese Style: I felt good mood. ) {* [8 q0 N9 o! Y
American Style: I am in a good mood. : q2 T. E4 B, U& B4 R
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. - ~( e9 t5 e! n# C
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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( p& w& R: |" b2 bChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 7 |! J. s, ?) Z; l* i! }7 f& ?3 `
American 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. + b3 ~' b, _7 w% }4 L1 z2 |0 H
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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5 d1 Z, }9 O& \Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
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. k( B, s2 q4 VChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. / Z1 `. ~ E) ^! c+ U# l
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. q5 j9 K; {: k+ E, L7 K) K
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 3 \1 h/ s& P8 t1 X1 i* ^' H
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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+ v( j" d0 b8 F5 {- FChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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) U H8 w. i, tChinese Style: My room is narrow.
9 ^1 L* M+ c" `2 _1 A& l4 oAmerican Style: My room is small.6 J% q0 m) o/ x+ w8 Q: f
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.5 K& b/ ]0 h8 J9 R/ G/ l. \# ?
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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5 V' x6 u2 k' m6 NChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. / o; I1 N5 F3 B& |5 \
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 4 _! ~- N- m0 ?) C" ^) k( z
, E# N* M4 d; U" bChinese Style: Is this seat empty. 5 j# Z4 Z m+ U, j
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. ' f% X3 [6 i8 b6 e" p8 J
American Style: Be quiet.
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6 w& B/ ~: u6 jChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 1 I* }' K5 a; |6 R; j! _
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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% ?+ I! \! F/ ~$ j' v% BChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
( u: }4 W3 h9 R- [# a+ K6 Q& SAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. : v/ c; Q- q8 s& f" y4 }: f8 X
/ z, H+ \( a' ^, Y8 s6 V. A+ iChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
" _7 L% p( j' `3 n! _4 Q2 `American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.5 N) j5 V/ {+ Z' a4 L; z
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. * k" [( m. t! V3 V
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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* X7 {5 S4 @2 XChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. , ?0 N: w3 Q- H& \0 @) P% _
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. . a5 Y, H( y& d" p3 O' ?. E) v
* w9 m8 _) m) E. G* _/ m, _, T/ _8 oChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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8 v: Y( w( M1 F. ]) B7 ?9 c0 OChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. - [: A8 `: F5 D% V! s/ u# b
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 ? / e& B; P a* ^8 n% e
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? ! W/ o" r* S" a3 i2 n9 L& W
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
) H- {# c* @0 R# x0 t! cAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.9 Y. B+ b q/ j! M9 I3 `) ~. ]: E6 o5 P
" U1 |1 g% L; l3 w6 dChinese Style: She married old. 9 l9 y. L7 W. g% w- g) u) ]$ y4 ?
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ' i3 F: S6 w, O$ \% @, G, t
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. % B# E9 q, { P6 {* F* W
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
* z* {- D1 ^4 n8 [/ Q5 X1 L2 OAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. # t/ \ {( x- u& ^3 `% P& P( v
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. 0 t N2 \" S+ v& x* Q8 d
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8 { D) }& F+ n0 ~8 Q% a0 @Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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/ J. V( w1 z6 q. SChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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6 ^- _% T( U/ q" V% U TChinese Style: I went to the sea. . X5 O3 S% z! r: q
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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/ R" U( b; S( t8 b9 xChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.3 O! X& S6 U1 b0 j% O
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! N+ g7 E6 C" y2 ^; pChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.6 ?0 M" x" Y6 i4 l4 B. N
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2 B. p" j9 y8 z7 b5 v) [American Style: I don't know what he said.
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?
9 x) X/ v; Y; P0 KAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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