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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。0 s1 L, B( t! J% Q/ C3 Z
希望大家喜欢!
0 ~% F( F$ ], c( H) s" i5 q! JChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 1 Q/ l8 r" I; J) C$ w/ U0 \9 q) d0 O/ c
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. " z. B% `/ l) E2 z. a) d+ x4 d( L, ^ y
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
& t' Z5 ~2 F# h, W0 k! [! kAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.: Y- g6 @- b4 y! p6 e3 U
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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0 u( x# _+ q+ j0 a2 hChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
8 v4 d& v- L, i' Y0 NAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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& u; L( S Z& {# U7 q5 MChinese Style: He becomes better.: N) G" Z5 ]$ ]( l3 Q0 J+ o
American Style: He got better. 2 x0 r7 R7 m: ~
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
$ s1 b8 P. o0 S2 F: g# cAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. $ P4 x% k* E, W6 C" Z
0 }* f, Q. f9 g0 q. t4 D; A# @Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !, k- E8 ] V/ D4 O( m
American 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. 0 a E% G, N( c0 F: U
American Style: It was still light outside. 2 E" r0 t# H; K' X/ S i6 @, a
+ j7 [+ P* i( d; X7 a& E3 vChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.3 |$ h4 o' T, W, O0 p6 G7 c, [
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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9 O# g0 i) R/ ]. v; @" oChinese Style: Anywhere will do.% J& E; \/ |1 O6 r8 a u: {- n
American Style: Any place will do. 0 x! C8 }) I- V* i
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.0 K2 q5 K6 i5 R
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
- o% s ]& j0 O% IAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
. K) c8 n- V/ w# O! eAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? 5 h) W2 W/ ^3 x: \& n
, s" ~/ N! G) c$ lChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.7 z8 y, l& B6 m" s9 Z- W
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
* y3 P; B& l+ U; C* jAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 7 h# m! |2 g6 A# Y* p( h
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.! ~6 t. S# D- D* w. [ Z5 M
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 1 [/ v, N% g! h6 {
# r& L4 X& D: c( uChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.) }- T3 m/ |% [2 H
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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2 `7 l: B9 V5 hChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 8 H4 j! L& M' p% U, T& J
American Style: Keep off the grass. ' z5 x% ?! T4 Q3 P1 |$ A$ m0 M
6 s. [$ J# D ^! m m' RChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.7 K8 I! y6 D; m$ ?7 k. V0 d
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. 5 o$ z& l* A6 R) R9 H; }1 X
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
6 ^4 A) c$ M) `2 i% @American Style: Would you like something to drink ? ( k8 w% [+ K7 m. D
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
7 Z& H0 R, D+ u$ @' u# gAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. 2 [8 ^5 H, z8 d; b# |
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 9 x+ ]0 z# N' N6 S
American Style: I am not athletic.
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6 d% k! a) s2 {Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
. L' x8 c) f* C3 cAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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@$ ^# c9 B# FChinese Style: I know his face.
5 v* `* w$ i8 KAmerican Style: I know him by sight. : x. z n' L2 N
8 g. E8 [0 e; e9 P f% Q) Y# fChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.6 |7 C5 u+ u6 q9 W% ~1 m
American Style: I left my hat in the house. . b2 T4 f& f6 _! u) j
5 b2 C e% b0 R8 [Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin% b- `/ S/ G& w L: `, ^
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin " T$ G l' G3 A! v+ q/ S4 B
3 w! H2 G. F( [/ ?% W% K* pChinese Style: I have a free time.* V2 n0 I( P r* g8 V+ g7 }/ |
American Style: I am free.
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5 z! T' u2 K, r: {- v. y" VChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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8 ^ \: G ]& j3 L( oChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.* S3 O, `' e$ Q$ { b
American Style: The thief got in through the window.! p) |+ ~+ }1 {( B! p& a% w
' M/ r: c- I9 p( h$ @Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.: E# J8 r: r9 O: V% _
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 0 t( ^ l1 W! ?4 Z; ^+ f
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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3 F: {9 B A M9 s1 { M/ z: V# o, [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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- |: h* G, d' U1 g; W) wChinese Style: I'll go there at three. % {# y* p) S- N( |
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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0 ^0 [8 [9 m. \& q! a, G# P: y. v mChinese Style: I am going back my home. 9 w6 h5 f. [2 F9 Q
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. 8 I" E. f5 c) t; N) @6 x
American Style: I like green.' g- e+ r! T |9 l6 Y
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
3 ^* t! h7 a0 n5 ^American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.' @) f* j* Z% s1 y6 ^7 f3 U: `
* ^( n) N& B3 M A9 x' s8 |2 V/ tChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
/ h5 K/ n, `+ W; S: p# k m yAmerican 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.
' Z6 n0 f+ z H. cAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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9 n0 Z% C* a9 X8 g ^; hChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. * f! Z- M6 M5 _7 m! U/ M5 n- ^
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 1 r! b4 ]3 E" X4 o& _# L2 s
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.* }9 R$ l- _; N5 j# P5 ^, Y @
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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1 O% N' Q& ]0 g, V4 fChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
( S( Q5 n/ ?7 j8 R( XAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. ( G5 G+ h8 Z3 W1 T
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Chinese Style: Where is here.& i' d% I8 ~. j* k
American Style: Where are we. $ B6 X) B# P" X1 J; o4 j
7 E- Q& G" o( QChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
% H+ H" B6 t) a- F; g2 X& ?American Style: How much do you weigh ? ) M& `! b) B) a; i% q
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. / X [1 l( E6 t4 c: u7 n" Y
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.. s. n' m* E6 {
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ; a* E% t& M+ V% Y* ]" ?) J) t
3 x; B1 G _8 r& D% ^Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. + U3 V1 h* F* f7 ^; ^
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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" ?. p: H3 H4 U6 _; AChinese Style: How does she look like ? : o [" X0 z, n: {3 T* W$ V
American Style: What does she look like ? % |* f2 [& K* Z& ~7 ~2 v' d
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
' y& X$ h6 D! s/ WAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 2 q! _" l- H7 i( k: p- Q0 a
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
; [# v+ q. ~( z% hAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.- J: h8 W2 m" p+ Z X* Y- s
2 j0 b, \0 t+ e# mChinese Style: How can I do ?
" s# ^% O2 r$ l3 V; sAmerican Style: What can I do ? / s4 E' J: X7 \
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
% O5 f& M% L& i+ h, y8 F" Six months "
& P! y% \3 q+ }, L. O g- N( j" How about Chinese food ?"4 l( H$ |) P$ k1 I
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
: _# S: {% t8 U3 f+ E" o" o" Six months "
) L4 z1 Q; E! _" m: o: C" Do you like Chinese food ?"0 o$ [% v- \! i) x$ T* _
8 S7 V2 Y2 B) Q9 XChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital./ _$ l: F% T/ s- @- c1 F/ J, K" i
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
6 \' l" L6 H3 [) ZAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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- D |/ {9 B! _Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.6 ^: B/ c7 @' t$ f+ F' j3 l. m" X
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
3 I5 s# q5 K9 VAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! r2 ?8 C2 v5 p! P' ]2 U
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.# K; k3 K+ B. d! A
American Style: She took first prize. 1 W- a7 A# q% ]
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
# W8 N5 g1 b) K# }7 x: zAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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0 n+ B+ R7 Y6 l+ ^* vChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
+ b8 P1 E0 m1 s" l2 F& ~American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.! \9 D5 f+ b7 h" }
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.6 [$ N# F4 |7 O8 o
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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) b2 t- {* `* @$ a& {# yChinese Style: Keep the right.
9 j8 a y5 E& o6 ?American Style: Keep to the right. 2 ]4 m2 D" K/ w' c
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
% w h( X: `2 M3 f, pAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. ! a" q9 S# h' ^0 l) ^6 q. {
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
0 n: W$ \- w4 Z) kAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.5 S% p0 ~4 y) Q
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
# P% k( t$ G+ T# @1 kAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.( ~ ^! J# M, G( g6 R. f. N; W
; P0 \, t, K0 nChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 6 p3 w! x# J0 k, B% G
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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% X0 Y9 `+ S1 v5 e9 K" IChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?7 M/ M7 U) y& l+ c3 `) ?# |; S/ {
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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- C; ~0 Z( \. z4 r- SChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
1 i* B% }' i9 D* KAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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, m! i& u% z4 j2 L, j7 L' M$ _/ gChinese Style: Why do you say like that.$ s4 g' t6 Y6 L0 A
American Style: Why do you say that. / v2 T6 L) \& `, \3 z
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
9 T: G4 O& k- A: C& [, d1 t( _American Style: I have no house to live in. 8 y- m( ^6 O3 _3 x' |+ v
$ R9 |4 O3 P) S" t% EChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.; L- ?0 R/ G n! D
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 7 z* H& C% s! A7 c! n. ~
2 f8 C3 T: S0 Z2 R6 }6 G2 WChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
5 p% |# q, J* O. F6 @& X, i0 pAmerican 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 ]7 f/ m/ w9 W& u+ }+ Z
American Style: He set a world record. W( d. g+ u( M
" K% m) s/ C4 l D4 R( CChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ; n6 x6 `* P2 g) @! Y* M2 n* Q
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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6 y- V, ^1 O" _Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
9 h8 p6 i3 B$ t1 DAmerican Style: I think so.' c# j" ^$ S. m( }: _: }4 {$ k# [
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. * G0 Y- e7 [1 ]4 v( ` n
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.) P; T: l) X# Y6 ?7 M
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
$ n: y3 _: h- AAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.% b+ c( c# t4 k5 C+ ]
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 7 p' N& F( A, d
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. $ N* ?: ^1 l8 I3 f/ ?
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
& G8 F+ z7 n' |% V+ B; h8 RAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 8 G& Q$ {9 f4 r' q$ U+ q
% o7 `+ I- v$ E7 k; U6 M7 ]0 rChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ; n' c+ L) i" S- @: ?! X1 k
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.
; [( M1 e" r/ I; VAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. " _2 l) C0 \+ F- t( ?+ c3 C
5 b' p1 y) U1 j) t% q% i" SChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. % E! i/ {3 C- y1 J, `+ s
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. ' r& i' K7 Y. x( j% G. ~
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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) }3 ?! _1 f1 DChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. , t; U1 E, }5 u+ W3 N) d+ b
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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: d6 R: _4 M( D" n- L1 k% K, U' MChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.0 `4 O9 M! M! e1 s9 m: I
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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9 a0 e5 M3 T1 ?+ rChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.6 Y1 i- n6 M1 g; }
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. * Y P8 A0 ^. w. u* a$ n
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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4 h0 Y: {. G+ H7 c' q% hChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 0 v M, A& F- n+ j9 g
American Style: It is none of your business.. U+ W/ y! l) l- ?4 N; D
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
u& f; ?5 h6 M9 F8 G3 bAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. 5 ^4 e E! f; o, K1 q
7 T+ K% e% r: { {. O5 H7 S; uChinese Style: This is the key of my room. ( G; i- G' M' r C+ e* X3 q* d( ?
American Style: This is the key to my room. * B# q# S9 t% [* D2 B* j
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. # a/ j3 Z W! F3 z1 y
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.9 A J. { a# F! Y' C, x
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
/ F- k/ m" ~# C6 } W: v5 P5 uAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.; }: a5 Q# Z4 H. r' l2 Y' M1 r) K. Y
3 e9 H% a$ [9 \: }/ {Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 5 Y, B; B7 T; B/ G" x ?: t+ r
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. . d7 {9 r M, m9 ?& a% z5 P
+ A. P5 q0 c: s5 \/ O9 }: O1 O# o6 YChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. : D; C* H7 r/ n6 z) S! p
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ( e% [6 h ]' A2 O6 ]$ [, i7 q
- }- a1 H8 ^9 }* ?+ ~$ dChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. . b3 k& Q- U# E1 I: R- Z
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 ? ' b! ^" [3 i0 D; j. r; `& @
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? " q" g5 H& |8 n& K$ C0 k. a2 N
8 _6 _4 @% h7 ]& }3 F4 VChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
6 r7 p# P% k5 t8 ?% z9 EAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.5 z+ [+ P. U" x% }
4 X {/ k+ a8 H, t3 hChinese Style: She married old.
, }, O, K% Y) ?American Style: She married late in life.* {0 T/ B. c" v" V/ a3 C/ T
; L6 ] |" f0 Q: r, EChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. * f. G8 H! x. X/ }
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 9 Q) Q9 @$ V8 X, t, `; M
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
/ K# J, n2 d* E1 _2 RAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. : b0 g: m }7 A* G& f7 |. n
; Z+ Q2 B; H# w" G# F5 E' UChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
) A# _! r5 c3 `/ e( ?American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 1 ]$ b d" O S& ?) c$ Q
" H; T" A8 e( q- p' J" `$ R: |Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
& p0 j, t0 F6 t$ b+ vAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. . c3 m* h6 S6 G& k, Z. i% Q$ S* s8 |
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 0 W5 P- ]- C w" R9 Y" z
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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