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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.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
7 T$ S+ d! v- D% iAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.6 C2 [. a8 @3 v* [6 B
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.( D5 y0 h4 l" q$ M; P8 S+ m& U
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 8 ~4 Y$ k, Q8 M# J1 h, F
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.+ \0 u6 \: i/ E. X' ^0 N% m9 l
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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: c3 v& F' N; w( h9 {2 k- CChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
+ f2 R4 }9 d% _/ QAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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$ s9 I. Q0 A8 ], C0 ] `! o) B2 U( T. lChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !" w/ Z) T5 X" S$ l% x
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.! l# t0 A+ z' H8 g# d
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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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.
( h& x' A) ^, I/ zAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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0 z) W Z2 y z' U+ h0 u9 U5 k2 b, J! i7 YChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
1 ^+ `. Z* u0 X+ MAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?% s4 @: ~3 T" g V0 D1 |
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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6 B3 S9 u" C" KChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.3 S$ J6 v5 r/ t% ~
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. ' z" Y. a% t( k2 I a0 O8 f( W
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident./ X% f$ w0 V- u/ I R5 N
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.$ P. o/ o; Z1 k
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ( \' Y p, c1 W+ G1 h! L* J, k
& E/ T! N' L: Y" v2 Y) f) _Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that., _. ~8 w: @5 a, ]/ |3 F
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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8 U( f3 }( f# o% y8 g+ bChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
1 q& f! d) a5 b. C' O8 hAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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/ t: T! Y( l/ _. i) R4 dChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
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- r6 `: _2 [# dChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
% S7 R0 p. \) m4 fAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. # i" O/ D* l: _- D! O9 N1 t5 U6 v5 ?
' W8 e" k3 E' Z2 C7 lChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ) |3 g# Z& R. _/ Y8 v
American Style: I am not athletic.
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: g1 ?# w, E# G5 LChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
; F1 l4 W9 f0 d/ vAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
, Y' Z6 d3 J! c" e. U( [American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.3 T2 I. d* @$ F- ~ g* J3 S9 z
American Style: I left my hat in the house. & p1 v; m/ m2 v7 Y7 R0 Z
$ E V" o/ K3 X: I# B C+ gChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
6 l& Y2 \1 _7 TAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin * ?5 ?9 Q8 d" I5 U" J& b
) C6 Y. J$ @5 W* R9 u/ ?! pChinese Style: I have a free time.4 e4 v: P) w" R& j. K0 O0 B
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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8 O' A5 o- g" d f: V9 i/ pChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
# X( x9 c. }: u) |! i/ VAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. % E" l/ e( _ U! D# O# N* B
* M: ~# v* H2 r% U) }5 L( u# MChinese Style: Did you attend college ?& N M: n- R# y' y
American Style: Did you go to college ? 9 B- `- Q' h* Z0 U* c9 l1 n
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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.
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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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1 d; D* @2 l+ }" b5 xChinese Style: His temperature went down. / W/ {" k! Y7 w0 }( U _
American Style: His temperature came down.2 s( s- \7 d. E& n3 @9 W
7 S( C7 w2 m; {" D. UChinese Style: I like green color.
5 f( H# T/ Y/ zAmerican Style: I like green.* Q" f5 d' ]* i: r, @# }6 k7 @
' s: }! }! k* [# QChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. + E& c' i: n F& p3 \3 `" O
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.* j0 [+ U% r0 f: H \- m
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American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 5 s+ |/ h- N, }8 \, h
; A O! O: V% G/ D8 Y( D0 |/ W; hChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.. O- d; k6 a9 @: J* G5 T& b# Y1 M
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. # ~0 S) |/ u( F0 z, _
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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.
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8 ^* V; j# q) d) ^2 ^; NChinese Style: He cannot read and write. 0 A C( L5 y" _; {# `6 X5 t' b0 L5 ~4 W
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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. n/ o1 c. K* [2 i3 s! ]Chinese Style: Where is here.
5 f% T5 N- W4 Z) jAmerican Style: Where are we.
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+ W1 N9 K) r0 B9 v) ^% w6 ZChinese Style: How heavy are you ?4 K' c3 H2 F/ L$ \% C3 |+ U/ M9 X
American Style: How much do you weigh ? 4 Y7 O5 J; a$ Q. E
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
. @# X9 ^. I* dAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
" A* _2 y2 s+ b9 ` D' {2 @& r: e( MAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.' u" A, F( s7 f( y3 X7 K0 K
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 6 G. G/ j7 ]. S/ }6 Y' `
American Style: What does she look like ? % h" [/ ~# e. w
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American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. " [0 @9 l- X0 r, J
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.3 f* j* K8 B3 l# @- U0 q( g
4 A& T/ X2 o& I7 pChinese Style: How can I do ?
$ K/ v/ R7 O0 ?) g4 VAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
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" How about Chinese food ?"6 {% o7 J3 R" B; V* |6 v3 F
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "9 C1 j" E/ L" q$ a/ m, N
" Six months "
+ c( W% b# A8 N4 A5 F+ H" Do you like Chinese food ?"+ M' L- e9 y) n9 C) k% o$ X% `
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.5 ^2 ?8 P b* |" g& ]# `
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 8 }3 P( M& ~: u! E- G7 H
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside 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.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
; b" V6 C; U3 J) \' kAmerican 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.
- `/ U! S7 N( c0 r8 J* GAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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1 N; q C( @9 U- t' }( PChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.) \. L I% M, O. n
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.5 _5 m& F* h1 E9 z: P! Q1 D2 A
American Style: Keep to the right. 4 }& n! |6 Q, ~
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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.6 F6 G: x$ _5 c z1 q1 ?
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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/ l9 [0 P1 l0 O. V: k0 bChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
! N( N1 B9 p& L/ [American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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: e% Z; o( W, P4 yChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
4 O1 p& u5 p2 p: AAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ! @! ?! p: N( o" o
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?4 ]) k2 u m* p+ W
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
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American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
" R) Q6 g/ z* fAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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. G1 h( \$ a0 ^0 x1 pChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.+ g* z' @! `, I/ A, X2 P+ B8 I
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. ' s7 s# o/ Y' u8 `
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. . K$ I% E9 m c, w6 d6 \, m
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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% }9 ]( l8 J; z4 bChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]5 i& x$ x6 a! K: e
American Style: He set a world record.& r$ c/ G: Q; D8 ^1 ^
7 C( b \1 r- uChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
+ S" V. p8 `7 g/ {; }& LAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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1 {* O3 N! B! _, k; U( AChinese Style: Maybe I think so. ! B; c5 s; T& B% l
American Style: I think so.4 @9 @$ i, r7 y2 n" ]
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
0 h* K0 w8 J( m; ?9 |American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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% c% S8 l( M4 J) J; v. gChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 0 d) {- u f" I. U
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.4 j; P5 c& J0 i3 Q, O. L$ Q
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
3 f B9 H- [3 K6 wAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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+ W/ c, u4 o* S+ P1 I9 r/ h MChinese Style: I felt good mood. 2 q- f% I+ B! N( T
American Style: I am in a good mood. 8 G: d* D+ |7 Z4 J, I5 A
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 3 e2 V, f1 i8 F5 e5 y, y+ r
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 3 I" H4 ]/ X9 F8 t! Y
! m) D8 V9 T P& c' YChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
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- \1 h, s: c1 A. }Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. / v* c3 ]+ r3 u. Q" t, s
American Style: He is our mutual friend. / K0 a- U( o# b. W- @' g
9 |' a8 X% h. AChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ) ?0 H! x. P* e* [( i
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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% j( @# E1 ]& K3 u2 aChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. $ p F! U& q$ ~7 T3 ~& Y
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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, f$ J/ q2 G/ Z9 n) fChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
' L- g: H6 D9 e# WAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 3 q- x2 ~/ ^) |* i
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow./ L) @- L: n0 u
American Style: My room is small.4 b5 K( t+ o* t3 Y4 `1 e
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
" Z( J2 O3 P2 W) _- aAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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, ^: X% ]* x6 Q* c9 G" O2 F1 n0 y6 ~Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. $ A% ?" N9 w0 p3 Y! ?0 y
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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8 Q n, v. k7 hChinese Style: Don't be noisy. 4 q, k& H s( I% K# w6 u9 g
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
# |( y2 q8 I+ e# o8 @American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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2 S3 B1 G3 d; pChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 6 [& N+ y0 \! K4 @7 v9 P
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ) `3 i4 i4 P6 z( S" m6 b8 H
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.; K" F3 A; J2 O2 ~9 z+ _$ b6 I' ^
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
7 m$ O1 u( _9 P9 e# k0 Z2 Y( |1 EAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. - r# o/ c0 c" d& b# N5 l
+ y# H1 p" R4 ^Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. " l' d( z( v& b% p- I
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. . \4 T# E3 x8 ?; ^/ F- E
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ! \1 l: @' m' p
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 1 r; }3 Q6 g" e/ `: A2 s; `
7 |4 x6 V; F% u+ `+ A3 h% q- AChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 7 p" z7 d8 J- L! V; i2 G* g3 `( L
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? " V" N- D3 a/ D* z3 d& `7 E5 ~9 [
% b1 S" [4 k- [" MChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
3 u* v" w# R3 Z! n% z6 L0 gAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. " `8 i) t/ n( G
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 2 W0 [+ e) \5 R5 F
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 4 S2 Q2 J7 n4 O
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. - v5 K; J4 q6 d0 D6 F* T! m
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
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" J; T- s+ b$ eChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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American Style: Give me a phone call.
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2 i. U0 {2 a; \) S3 H% tChinese Style: Let's play together. - w" s: c4 ]& _/ n/ Z* `
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today. 4 g4 {4 F- [3 h! e& W, N* S
American Style: I had a very good time today.
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& G4 U1 V U: bChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. ( |# _% \# ?) O, i1 M
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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American Style: She is naive.
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American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: History repeats.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. 1 w9 f$ L* p. I
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American Style: This steak is tender.
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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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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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3 V/ I% X9 M: D4 F; rChinese 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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# u* _4 B7 R4 w/ j4 X4 \ |Chinese Style: What is the total sum ?
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American Style: I don't know what he said.
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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