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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。* J1 e2 q- c5 _4 _2 N
希望大家喜欢!
% q6 Q1 |) A. G0 X" @5 z! {6 J( vChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
( \. |0 t! ^1 q; ~ zAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. $ f5 w' q" p5 J) j: q, b$ Z! p
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
, s2 E- e6 E3 [5 W. f1 F' O) MAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.1 N& v; J% ?9 @ c9 E% X Q
4 s6 g7 c+ _, B3 o# _Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
5 H( F# U. O0 ^! N- ^American Style: Let me help you with your work. / L: I, I X6 W
/ z+ t# b7 l' P0 dChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.; R8 J7 S7 m/ k h6 B& e
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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; P3 o& @ }4 U% R; V) IChinese Style: He becomes better.: q( @: Q$ B4 H6 r' f* z) I( @& X, C
American Style: He got better. 2 n. |9 l5 N n% d! M
& P& M- _$ f& Z& |Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.4 w& U+ ? E5 p3 _8 P
American 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 !7 c U4 {+ T3 [2 k/ K' f: ^
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.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people." N4 m2 y) M4 L2 M0 ^/ J, ?
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. . m: W& G: v. ]: Z
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
8 l% i6 q3 X QAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.' l, ~3 x* j2 N+ V2 |1 t
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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8 c- h1 ^3 c8 q; t- AChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
. \7 r# U* t3 u6 I" j& X1 ^American Style: I don't feel well. 4 @1 l% l& E& u7 L1 k
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
8 n9 I/ o0 `( r& S( U& VAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 0 O/ c4 p: ^3 Z* D3 K
! [" C$ S5 Q. c% J/ UChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?$ \7 \; G F/ W4 ?/ \* F( p
American Style: Who made this salad ? 6 G3 R; _ t" Z: Y! X2 |2 J
" e* D& \# N1 T; Z8 P% d3 O( Y$ mChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
+ Y8 _+ t, Q; c& K4 o* z9 M1 YAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.7 ], b; \8 i6 h3 e; ~. q
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. & [& _$ ]9 |( _
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
4 ?5 H1 o5 s3 q% vAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 5 C/ a0 T3 n/ b) d; L
$ b4 R5 `' k: _) N6 L, B( `: U! ?Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
8 E' ^. ?4 z2 i* u3 GAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.4 o7 H3 [' r$ q; {$ }/ S. N
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? : N) I3 e5 o- M3 ~, W3 A% K
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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$ ^6 L$ A$ ]6 e% W2 K+ @5 dChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
3 \$ W6 s6 ^- u# G% s1 p# eAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. 7 X/ ~. r4 P, w
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 7 o3 ^1 |, o% ]# z$ U; k
American Style: I am not athletic. 0 m' W' ]# t' j; D9 ?) \
- N* }% a T7 E u+ M1 jChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. # i' i+ `. ]1 V
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 5 F! w) X8 [* ]4 W/ |- u; u
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Chinese Style: I know his face. . b) }: D P7 b0 _
American Style: I know him by sight.
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6 t/ o$ _7 k6 x+ a( E& bChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.2 }9 i7 A0 I5 @& V
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
2 b: W) ^' h/ `2 u. U8 m2 c8 G6 M5 PAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.* R5 s( @- _% ]6 S
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.
) a% w6 T/ i1 D% y4 u' }0 NAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.4 v/ x+ d0 D0 X7 s% d
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.5 C5 x$ u) m/ L6 Y# f5 R) X
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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& |( ]' K/ N. yChinese Style: Did you attend college ?% _! g7 r8 N% ?2 u1 E
American Style: Did you go to college ? % a% n2 e7 M! b- y! o/ Y, J
5 k7 G Y6 ~" U* d" JChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. ! ^! G- V0 R& }( i! _
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. / Z0 Z1 l5 A3 ]6 n5 y, A
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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; X+ T( H% a) h9 i) VChinese Style: I am going back my home.
3 Z4 G. K' W+ n$ S& ]& }' Z* K. q+ bAmerican Style: I am going home., n* _. \: y: V& \; `/ w; a
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
( u3 p; ~! h+ J! X2 J' bAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
4 F, S& ]' Q c$ _6 ^; ]American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. & L! v: ]" U q% a9 o9 {5 ^1 b k3 y
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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! ?+ L; |* O. G7 U- r2 JChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
; h% i z- L# z/ B+ t0 F0 BAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. ( K1 z. E0 n" A. ?
3 I2 z) ]+ {. IChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.0 x( Y7 @, q) R3 c7 W) f% g2 y. w$ I
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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! x, v0 m, v9 O7 d- p/ xChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 9 ^8 E0 K+ y$ A
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 8 a- D' `4 A9 L
/ _- P5 e0 E6 C$ Z! JChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
# R4 D+ K+ d, U5 ~) z# H; C& NAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.5 O: h" ]! Z/ {/ R3 Y* [. T* j
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
1 K6 [7 R5 i9 h. C- A9 r0 ~- U' AAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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1 J' s+ c+ T: ^" _& MChinese Style: Where is here.7 v7 O. a3 P' P U y( c
American Style: Where are we. : e5 q6 `: p$ k: Z7 j# S; X: C
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?' X M8 ^. {1 J6 p$ H
American Style: How much do you weigh ? ! J! _. W4 u) D
; C0 F/ N: {8 L$ \Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. g3 H8 E1 P/ y) D& g" B4 G/ M. A
American Style: He was talking loud.
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( M' d- ]: u% k3 I0 K6 c; eChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
" D$ M2 L& J( B- @, `American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 8 k9 G# T/ s3 V
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. ; F8 H1 [$ E! p0 P* ^
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.2 k' d1 t6 y8 t$ j6 ]9 r
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
2 U4 e) n, F7 H6 ^: I2 fAmerican Style: What does she look like ? 6 M; S, G/ e5 G& ~8 x
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. M) o5 u% h; A2 u- r- P% X# G
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ' {! }* j% H1 ^
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. % i; R# q' K. D( Q* i
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.3 N, u. { A- R6 e5 ], w
, P% V4 |; {. S" sChinese Style: How can I do ?
4 o& z" }( j7 jAmerican Style: What can I do ? ) {; Q7 e3 R: I
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"5 R! ?. c1 W7 X! k+ ~
" Six months "
, M% [( r8 K. ~+ v/ C0 A( p" How about Chinese food ?"9 A: W+ A' p& b1 O) K7 _9 a7 F* p
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "( d( ~% K8 D9 h) b
" Six months "; M& X3 p8 D8 C+ K. D: y& K1 @
" Do you like Chinese food ?" `& M8 e: X: t- u
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.# f7 g4 e0 W$ j
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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8 v" X0 B# ?$ m6 h# |5 w0 SChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience." G! B& e/ p! R) x4 t, }
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
8 ]* S9 _/ x( xAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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! ~! ?1 o* n% |# H2 ]5 e; s* l* ^Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
) A* Y4 S* R6 z; k" j1 q1 c6 aAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !, }0 ?& I# v c: g4 m% R4 c! Q1 i, `
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! : I0 A6 V' @6 G
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.! S$ n. @" l3 Q6 ?
American Style: She took first prize. - b, P& A- ] N! X1 m' A* B
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
) U2 i6 @! K# QAmerican 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. * Y+ P9 |8 s9 R2 \" E
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.( C) i9 P- |8 g9 R* K
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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+ W& X2 ]8 ]$ f0 s# xChinese Style: Keep the right.$ H4 r% [1 K7 f% }( n' `' _4 n' s0 H
American Style: Keep to the right. 2 i; m4 f4 b$ Q7 F. N* D
1 X% C4 B7 c4 S3 v5 CChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
8 {. r; \6 y2 x/ ?American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 5 T- _6 Z4 l8 p+ t. b
' ]8 M2 g3 J$ fChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
$ ?# A# m+ W8 B0 C$ h* SAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.: C" q6 G: Y0 x0 O, n$ O
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 7 i, n3 K5 q2 h2 v& n4 B
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.
' @3 f- ]( d9 y" N7 OAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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: B7 V% ~+ u) c, l5 j) Q8 D- gChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
+ v; ~0 x& h* u1 {9 gAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 1 _- x! d& }% p9 n$ b
- c+ n# U+ Q6 @/ E4 y L- [Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.3 ^( X3 v& i+ G7 p
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ) J3 N9 ^' A1 w# d
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.2 c0 n) V7 p; D8 A3 {
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
! N+ i. f8 `: C$ G4 LAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. 4 N# }4 L. x: y! D$ j) P! i# Q
7 _, ?% S2 b' L( GChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror." i x' N# A% C
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 7 v/ d- M$ D8 i- I1 j
/ R- k, t1 H3 z5 {7 H& U) EChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
; V4 ?% o9 |4 A( ?American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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% L+ D, f9 _: g: k2 dChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
7 [' b3 L4 L9 uAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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8 L$ a. c# s8 m( BChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
5 y' V3 _" Q" CAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.! H0 w2 v/ b) C8 G- x, e5 ~
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
) d6 L. k/ o1 L9 | r& |1 r& cAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
6 l( _* T! |9 L4 vAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.! n: ^ q" E$ d
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. / c8 q p t# t2 H
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.. r- Z0 B+ ^5 l, C$ F! I
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
9 x4 D- _4 O0 N7 m' m5 j1 T6 e2 d7 iAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. ! i! T4 s" Q: s# ^0 T0 O6 H
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 3 b& `: m; n$ r
American Style: I am in a good mood. 7 o9 Y+ }, g" W. G& }( b
8 `, Z/ O8 ^4 F+ t- X4 N$ V3 @Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. : `; Y4 Y) F' d: V
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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/ n, |' o1 O% E# m) ~$ v( n" rChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 5 u! T6 O4 B6 c' _2 c
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. , k. u3 g& J" E3 k% O4 x
, n' S/ m! L- a" TChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
8 R+ f8 F* w6 x! hAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. ; B+ d G& `& ~: {
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
' X# O7 v. H5 P; DAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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7 S7 I/ ]3 `% b/ ]' q3 A- D3 Z NChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
3 x9 S& S. ~* ^& b/ ]4 ^+ VAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
6 g" k( G' ?. i; }- Z# ?American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine." a) b" Z* ]+ h0 M
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
5 Q m1 F, q" I: G6 E8 i0 ?; {American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. - P; X+ W& G$ J" l1 W6 K
% D0 u$ b8 Y! k5 oChinese Style: My room is narrow.2 Q2 G1 s- r6 M/ U3 j
American Style: My room is small.) |5 i- s) i/ ]# b- G% F% @7 m
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
0 I& E. D3 d, Y% H- ~9 ~' VAmerican 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. . S% r) b K8 n+ C- b0 Q8 H% Z
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
8 f: N+ r7 J3 y' h {6 Z. {9 bAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. + n+ m% L: Y+ f) y4 k+ y# _% i
$ Q* V. N6 f- ^! w, kChinese Style: Don't be noisy. Y/ x+ B7 C9 z2 W
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
8 K2 F0 R; p, u: FAmerican Style: It is none of your business.# v* K0 @+ D$ X! Y
0 {7 m2 F# P# v5 i$ {5 CChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
/ a3 M- c$ p eAmerican Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
3 ~: {' q6 n9 f# SAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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+ R; m; x, k% bChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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% h1 @9 H' ^* O2 J! N) ^: SChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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/ {1 M+ e: q% J4 k% sChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
5 H: h# W/ j2 R. ]- ]! a# g3 V' Y, }American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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8 k5 ]$ f$ Z0 K. k/ s: v( O3 qChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? : u; M8 G2 `% v6 `) q
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? # J; p m6 u, u
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. ) e7 P" ?0 C& e& a+ n, s
American Style: He had a child by his former wife. K$ C/ H% @$ h0 P
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Chinese Style: She married old.
+ j/ e) J. `7 W! }$ qAmerican Style: She married late in life.7 O$ G/ j% K8 Y3 f( [
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. % _8 l7 D4 G1 B; c
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. - u, C( T' v4 g8 e/ Y% @0 z
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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( \7 @3 Z M# v9 h% A9 {# Y* sChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 6 @5 H( y/ S3 `) A+ f! B$ e
American Style: Open your books to page 20. % @- h. t$ l1 Z+ ]1 Y5 w, N' `' i
5 t6 f4 ]4 X0 c- |9 G; cChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
i0 ^% t5 t. u$ s( ?% a( x: jAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 9 K1 m# ^+ G. Q& y
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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% Q9 S% B+ U! D6 rChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. ; X1 ` X0 b+ E) M; k4 |: ?, l% B. \
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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American Style: I had a very good time today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. ' G: C1 V; }* Z8 P/ L) \
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
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American Style: This book deserves to be read several times.
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.0 S, x- N1 u9 c5 |# c' _
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American Style: His new book will sell well.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.( B1 F* h% s6 }+ {; D2 O
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.% f# }% o9 I( r5 N/ X$ F
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
$ V- n# I9 u/ I6 ]9 B. u z6 TAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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% D% m4 L e8 T2 K9 \6 i0 s; t9 kChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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