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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. ' N6 m* c- d9 r$ X$ D4 R' t8 Y* U
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. : f! O% }1 E6 j& w1 M
! b9 h7 x+ I7 G! N# fChinese Style: Your coat is broken. % d% w- e2 n. H: |3 \ p* B0 Q: _3 S
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.& |4 m5 r3 z! `& U- B5 e
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
9 o9 L) M$ \0 K+ vAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
C+ x; d1 G( RAmerican 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 !
6 S: ^& M2 T* M kAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ( I4 w; W: A! _: ]. w$ t4 h8 ?
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
: L8 R" ?. e* {American Style: It was still light outside.
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American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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! G q7 ?) {, D1 RChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
# o9 F0 J- O& V" ?5 k3 T% L& tAmerican Style: Any place will do. 7 G7 ]8 J+ B+ ~6 S: A
4 U' l4 S+ `- W! Z# T" \) TChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.& }" i5 M8 u! o6 e) d* r
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
( S u; W* t6 X2 R: A/ AAmerican Style: I don't feel well. / l5 k9 |( e) T% @2 w0 a7 o9 b G
^ j0 \2 [& ~2 }( P+ S8 E/ y( FChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.6 x2 D! [. d* e' q
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 3 k; Q' ^! @( F
" K9 C) {# F1 h" F3 GChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?' {) i2 u! v9 ?6 G, e! {- B
American Style: Who made this salad ? * h: S3 o E0 o& A/ \
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.5 O1 }5 F2 l; |0 {4 ~( O+ E
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. \. l N$ ^6 \- ?
# n6 L6 u" f2 P0 u+ a( ]Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.; V3 C3 ]: l$ ]. S4 |" @9 j
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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( l" u& N+ b/ iChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
5 ?; n" D' l/ h y E- m# I. B4 GAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. " E! Y7 w \/ V1 [2 b/ g3 O& I
3 n$ i- |" J' \+ S) B% J1 qChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.* ] R$ A' ~, w
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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# q( M* c8 N' \; B! `& o! AChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ! a: L/ B" e1 R' c
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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4 I+ H: n- M- `7 t1 ZChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. % R' \4 m8 I# M) G4 V
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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American Style: I am not athletic. . W* _+ w" i, A+ \6 S/ o% s
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
: L k# P# W& b/ t+ rAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. $ P) [. F1 U7 I; D/ M i8 }4 ^# R
American Style: I know him by sight. : P3 P, F+ ]" w9 K0 W) {7 D$ ]
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin1 s+ l" n9 R$ d ~! @3 ^( y2 n: I
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin ! L" X5 ?. }% Q+ y6 S. p. d- D
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Chinese Style: I have a free time. [4 x2 h. y- v! @/ q- A7 {; X
American Style: I am free.6 S- U( M8 Z+ z9 Z: ?
! a$ @) y% o# b5 e9 | e4 [Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.1 Y! k( g% X* l' ?& f% U4 X
American Style: The sun rises in the East. 3 }- S4 Y* ^2 A9 C/ h0 f5 f! m
, G* L5 B" v' y# hChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.6 S& ~, ^* W9 d0 x; l! X$ M' S& n
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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( k3 b3 h" c5 D- LChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
3 g7 o- ^$ D( I. v; t7 Q8 ?, QAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. , Z' W. a1 g6 ~3 c; R
( T' T- P% Y3 Y% F2 A6 j' kChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
, y. T, Z+ p& T: h+ cAmerican Style: Did you go to 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. K" s' r- C3 _3 }- a W( a
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. / m) i' g0 D1 J" p3 D/ {0 u
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 2 O% d" P4 e( O$ D) s v# o
American Style: I'll be there at three.% P5 T. a( J" `% [% [# z, W
' v: G; V4 q$ ` c0 q! C0 hChinese Style: I am going back my home.
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+ \3 a1 E: w% a- y5 j3 wChinese Style: His temperature went down. ; z2 D- f1 l) W! ]% X
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. # T5 ]/ ~0 N6 |9 s
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. $ x/ j& {& L1 Z+ V% Q( W
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.
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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.
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9 B2 O2 j' h- KAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. & q- ^; r J I }$ A$ J
6 H9 m- i$ X7 J; A' @( uChinese Style: Where is here.
: F: z. | O: u& m. FAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?4 `: X. Q, @. O$ r n3 h9 B- o
American Style: How much do you weigh ? ( H7 n3 V8 Z, S( Z T
1 Z2 R* h8 Q7 u" o R+ ^Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ' }3 V. n! i& l6 M
American Style: He was talking loud.
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& O* d8 a9 y" X+ k1 B! C, d5 oChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.( ^, I0 A: n$ r6 Z) S$ I9 W" P
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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1 p. z3 P' s) _8 ~Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
' b7 b. F& c8 I8 z- u2 A" r$ _, x/ lAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? $ Y4 r+ _8 I+ v6 } D1 `( T; g
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. # z4 D% B# `! H" T0 r- g
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. u2 }5 ?# U6 H, a
5 ]- _3 _" {2 ~' V' }5 ?; lChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
2 o e! i, G" G% SAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.' ~$ |2 n/ h3 L. C( c% {
) n9 K3 E% c" T, F: f1 \9 c# ?Chinese Style: How can I do ?: i+ U' k9 @! i2 |
American Style: What can I do ?
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, X' C& ], k; K. Y9 tChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"3 ~; T/ c6 I L
" Six months "
# q; \7 u" f9 b z% v. o2 N! h" How about Chinese food ?"
" A9 H) D; [% a5 jAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "# h, A' ^# S$ F/ L- i
" Six months "
1 j/ M' Y5 N7 U: v, ?" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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* N8 { ^. Y" b4 L* @Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.+ c4 w" E2 ]0 V8 X* o* Y
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. . a8 C4 b4 B4 a& X0 X3 ^+ e6 ~
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.8 z/ R( W7 R6 z1 L _- [/ w6 Z* z
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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5 l' g; J( I( a* c& Z9 FChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.) q( x* I0 t+ i; Z
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ? M% Q8 m# V9 ^+ t
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? + F' l1 K. D8 }
2 q- R8 ?( Y B! _, n* H/ s- FChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !. |5 M9 B" v Z
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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* y7 Y3 N) V3 \) V1 e/ c) r6 X+ o7 ZChinese Style: She was first prize., c' j8 A2 p$ E$ g* n
American Style: She took first prize.
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G |( n) |" L- G" vChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .. j2 }+ L5 R G8 T2 a6 [3 g
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. $ g T! `. k- ?' X( b' M$ O8 h0 p
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
9 q6 y/ ? Q- U( t( U# R* MAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.) n g8 {# Y/ R4 R& [8 @/ G
3 z% W/ }9 V0 K9 S) Q, ^; fChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.$ {$ i) m5 S9 y! g$ I) p
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
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* p; O2 W' s0 q& K0 I* u. B- dChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.1 k2 N Q5 C4 w1 n! m! t* n9 F
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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; `0 ?9 {7 h/ [) }+ i( b; ?/ VChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.' i. u5 a* R5 R- g
American Style: The train was about an hour late.7 V! J8 |, o( j; G- f
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 1 X" J+ Y' p) K
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
1 S2 c# t1 r3 R% A; EAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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, V0 |1 o0 u6 K( lChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.2 K6 W# {+ r( T6 L* \* M2 G4 Y
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
* P5 P: ]. ?% X# ?3 K& pAmerican Style: Why do you say that. ' T6 [2 C' } W( s& O/ J
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live. w; A4 ?# T+ D/ P! v! Z
American Style: I have no house to live in. ) H! ~8 l! c! l, c; c! ?" M
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
" G9 u1 r' S! l$ l! Q TAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. / ~- V1 P! q' B& M, B, H. }) Z
2 t9 @( A* q4 d, d+ u% q4 j8 xChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 0 t2 _. ]( ^- r$ p5 Z% M
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. # b2 V5 ~' o- m6 O* f" c, w7 z- y
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]5 w2 H$ x5 W% ]: q; O6 `7 d0 X
American Style: He set a world record.- k' n( w, [5 I/ F% }
5 R V- q" r0 _; TChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
- |7 }/ L$ L) r& `( ZAmerican Style: Her married life was happy./ L5 K: _ Q/ C* W( r! G# x
8 E! M# u5 {6 v. SChinese Style: Maybe I think so. 3 M! R9 D, \' v& ^1 D! M
American Style: I think so.+ {( X/ M! @0 I
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. # r) {3 \, X' Z# Q) [& t3 Z! X
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.3 K+ m) R7 C u+ [) E: i. _
' ^- `" J+ g% v# g" QChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. / P9 c; B1 C* ~# D4 m8 f. j
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.4 h+ {& q! L: }* d3 }2 r2 ^6 W
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
7 T3 N, Q- h! Y" xAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
$ B6 l5 r) r p! i" h( rAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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% S# G! K" C! Q& C) J: k( p+ TChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
5 ?( y. U* y M( x6 |: H: yAmerican 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. 4 \+ q/ w9 G5 c' d
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.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 8 z% H( |7 d/ h$ B4 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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w7 ^7 O: D2 sChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
# W- V0 h( S# K7 Q/ ]American 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.1 T4 K6 H% e/ p; C: N4 s
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 6 W* D* D' r2 Q" q s
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American Style: My room is small.3 T; e1 E, ~. n
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. M5 H+ s7 _( y, }! x0 U& q
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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9 Q" Q! U8 c5 \& c% OChinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( w: p5 q: ~1 U' I
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. ; @2 `4 F$ P" K/ t \$ u, V
American Style: Be quiet. 5 m6 T: W* P0 b4 S( z0 Q! o2 O
7 I0 `3 v, f! [- b, |2 h& JChinese Style: It is not of only your business. . F+ L1 x( I: M+ Y2 ?4 @' @# `
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ; h+ ?* r; q5 o8 ?/ N
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese 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. 4 A8 d- ?" v5 S. \, |3 ^
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.# H$ j$ c7 Z) u! R4 p
' t) v- K/ ?0 y9 F* O8 wChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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- z( b* _+ A. g( Y( JChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
8 f2 r' A) E3 ^/ n6 HAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ( o- \ D3 r, w0 C/ U" r/ w8 m
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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: ?" r* ~' a% \/ O: y: }Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 5 a. \- Z$ ]2 K' p+ v
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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# f0 b1 Q" m6 v8 `" c+ ]! N& BChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? * G/ W _) s% M9 D, Y! Q
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Y& f9 B: y" F# ZChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. ' W) t/ p8 [2 x9 ~( o3 L1 k1 b
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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8 j; E/ m2 d) J8 }1 J0 A. [Chinese Style: She married old.
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+ @, Z+ y2 ]* }Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
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; p( v: n) h$ F7 T! y0 `) SChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
5 @' R" G+ T4 Y: i2 G4 ] vAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. & {( V1 K: c$ F8 M
% _0 J5 y5 S9 l/ XChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. , v& k8 R$ R9 f4 e% \' x, ^
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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' u; C+ ]9 o" [! XChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
/ T! e4 H' t4 u9 `0 R; u( yAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
2 o3 h( ?- J' m5 `" L: y$ \7 @' sAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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" F0 u! G" H9 {7 HChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 8 k9 w( w6 j# u5 @+ R
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.) i% ~8 l% w: n/ C4 S
c, l$ {# I/ \0 Q; OChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. 8 n$ h/ \7 ?2 @0 [
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% n! d# [ `5 @& N& B/ O% WChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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. S8 u# ]% O3 k! ~; l/ jChinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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7 A' D0 t: b/ U' E, j- W- CChinese Style: Let's play together. " S% x' S* W) Q2 O" O6 f
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
+ r/ C2 H8 v, T3 m& NAmerican Style: I had a very good time today.
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6 O4 v; T. ^5 j' o( nChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
0 u: H( P8 X2 }! M' x+ x2 ]American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. 3 k- s; K1 z; F7 S i
% T5 j! w0 W( _" a! P8 ^" {Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
% \$ J8 w9 A- |) N8 g2 H4 u% H3 e3 KAmerican Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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American Style: She is naive.
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American Style: I have a question to ask you. ) `* L5 k' h$ ~" U- G, q# T4 x
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
6 U) s9 [7 ~% |$ i ~8 a' H4 ?0 _- ?7 w2 [American Style: I like black tea.
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, X. X$ t# i' g. K; oChinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. . ~. X" `9 _8 M( w+ O/ r* \
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Chinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
% V- l0 \$ {0 F" iAmerican Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.' p0 M7 B! x3 h+ P
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
/ K( y1 V# y) xAmerican Style: His new book will sell well.9 s" p2 [: Z' E- w6 P& Z
) K" G* m( k, o% r+ u+ f4 XChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
A% `: J* h0 k. B# K# D$ \$ l9 _American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. 7 U- }' \8 {2 M9 ^- t
3 X1 W- |6 P `7 LChinese Style: He hit me strongly.! f' @9 [# p% S
American Style: He hit me hard. 9 |% d# @& d- ~4 y' J
7 ?/ f. o+ f* l8 H% lChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
: x& e4 ?4 r. e, g1 U1 c) S# dAmerican Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.; I; F& r/ A: ~0 n+ k
3 C9 X4 [$ Y h* pChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea. F! _7 Q2 N7 F" b8 Z
American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. * t% V8 ~- x1 ? r8 O6 T6 D; t
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; z3 p+ f, o) oAmerican Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.* h: H: g+ L$ p7 r8 H" @, h, a# A
3 B8 ~! t3 t' @/ f" X. sChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.9 ? k2 _0 n! m8 K' M/ Z
American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
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. f' l0 h9 I. \4 C/ t- }Chinese Style: Today is hot.
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" A, H/ i( I) n3 N$ t* I& R- S8 eAmerican Style: My father will be home this afternoon." J6 `8 q' l: n; T2 F% U% M4 _: {
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i! E2 [6 W6 H' h+ `Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.
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3 [9 G( a% {/ G+ x% e& UChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
, q4 @& Q/ Y+ _American Style: I made a trip to Europe. / Y3 e, p; ?- p) @7 {
; X( I" Z4 S! Q& E. _- u3 s$ }Chinese Style: I very like swimming.
$ F9 G' B: `6 H0 ^. \( [1 eAmerican Style: I like swimming very much.
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7 [5 X3 A# M( S) mChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
% B1 Q1 H M" z( c/ `American Style: Wait your turn, please.
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# D& Y7 V; C$ g. t- T8 l( ~Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
7 ~& l# |, @- _" H2 h1 K" ~' U+ [American Style: How do you feel now ?% q& l; f' J8 G8 L
/ P" w3 ~- j" P3 dChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
! Y/ [/ S) n( [4 SAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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