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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。4 n0 W; t f5 w! S
希望大家喜欢!- N+ x$ O9 A9 X- r% Z# L
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 2 s) w+ D" a7 j; L# i. |
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. * o% q" s8 t6 I9 W& s, a- H9 M4 J$ q7 q
7 P: I, {* c1 _Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. & a) ~8 T& H" \1 R; `7 ~% _, R
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.# V( ]* `3 ~2 _/ T4 X9 J, @8 A
American Style: Let me help you with your work. ( ^) |4 d1 G! V4 b9 l* C
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway." }/ k& t7 ~( k5 ?' i7 Y
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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$ K; y7 K/ f! @2 J1 t/ ~# \Chinese Style: He becomes better.2 V& {. q0 i T! a$ |, Y
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
2 G6 z% T0 s! E5 ]$ Q' V0 E: ^American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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' F8 H5 T" f9 p: F* PChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
+ P1 G- ~1 ~ Y) G6 P0 s/ h4 c- HAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! % H2 e/ Q: z/ K5 |
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 2 |( @; c. J9 I. I* _ O/ b8 N
American Style: It was still light outside. 7 N# k7 ^- H: B A% Y% T
' Y8 ~: k5 ?8 Y E$ P$ U6 JChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.3 `! {% m7 w, f+ E7 i
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.9 y! C) Y1 X# E/ f9 S! P2 u
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
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American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.. K, _ F7 a! N& G$ T- v- ~& [( a
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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7 Q& S* p3 M/ h* t; j* ^Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
2 ^8 W# q! H/ }1 i% VAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.% g* ~, j/ v$ C, }. ]- s8 s
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. ; N" P$ p/ A' C* @, g
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.7 ?4 t6 `- C8 j ?
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 1 j f7 j+ L* E. s! G
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
3 J7 m9 G' _; WAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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( B! V/ \! d8 P# _: a3 b _Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that." r9 ^& o' W# K9 Q9 R2 c
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 9 T) Q0 `& Q# c( r {
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. % V7 D+ d6 x9 J5 k4 c" d8 A1 z
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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( w: S$ m6 I' W p HChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month." u5 e" V" H$ Q0 f
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? . S3 d. L! j2 }2 b2 t5 H! G1 o0 l
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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1 d5 {0 X/ E# f5 hChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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5 k2 d9 R$ j5 _1 q) ?Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 7 ]6 z: N+ ^( ?+ O
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. $ J( c$ E$ P9 l& Y: t6 g
American Style: I know him by sight. " c. h% O, v9 P$ z8 R
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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, Lin
2 @$ |4 a) X# wAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 1 P0 Q% G* s: J0 M7 t9 @
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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% w- @9 {, {+ ~3 l/ @: CChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.: E% y8 K. B: h( }, K6 a0 i
American Style: The thief got in through the window.+ y+ i( W% l* S2 T
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.7 c7 K# G" M3 B! N) k6 l
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?: D5 l- T9 c0 ~: }! d6 ~
American 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. 7 x$ E/ x' ]1 v/ g3 B; h) ^- q
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. " d" q/ s# g3 e, p# D0 y% I7 g* t
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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, A J/ V- x* |9 Z1 \2 BChinese Style: I am going back my home.
2 j5 e, }' Z& `/ w! s0 ^American Style: I am going home.
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0 U. I+ B/ b( r+ MChinese Style: His temperature went down. 5 Y' |! G: d7 c! }6 h
American Style: His temperature came down.. O8 N& D9 }1 F) V$ Q8 I2 |
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Chinese Style: I like green color. / j& h- ~* G$ n
American Style: I like green.+ D) C8 }- D R7 s' _5 [2 x
4 a8 i- v- v# E2 hChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ( N% P: v* z) C0 W: `4 M# Z
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. + N0 M2 G9 w! e" M; F7 I
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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# G" b( |, X( T/ nChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.! B: E9 j2 ?) j/ v: {4 i. X# q
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. Y# X2 K+ h! D4 I
) X* @2 i2 N9 UChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 9 ?. {4 O3 k0 P6 V* N
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. ( E# d V( j3 h4 D2 V
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.: s. ]( E) c9 r/ W9 G/ j' Z; c
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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, a" u8 e& b: pChinese Style: He cannot read and write. k; K; ~" l" |$ A
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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# U4 D' h V" C- W2 vChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
9 r, O, k( L; s0 X- H) X: A9 dAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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. f3 Z6 o6 r7 zChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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7 Y1 ?& G6 A0 q5 Z2 ]Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
2 C1 s* h! ?! P6 \American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. % F) g0 {: W# T9 v% _; F8 E4 M% G
; Z4 D* A" i7 k; I: XChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. ! O# J; F. J. R
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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: w) J: i" q3 F& d- OChinese Style: How does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 3 x5 o! H3 E6 b3 M
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.! C9 E0 Q; y1 [
: ~* v o1 g6 ~& WChinese Style: How can I do ?9 f/ {; P }1 A0 N& u4 S
American Style: What can I do ? 2 U L: C, h" J" b2 i- f2 H
% h% r( b; o- ?5 c3 [Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
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3 n& I0 y$ k% }+ B4 G. @; ?' a" How about Chinese food ?": p* e9 y& T% Y3 r& `& H
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
2 [. ~; Q# N' B( N8 k+ q" Six months "7 J7 a- E* x7 l y" s {7 m
" Do you like Chinese food ?"$ i. j j& m5 j$ A5 n4 w& `; H
8 \% W9 s$ z* \6 [, fChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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) p+ u; P/ S- S$ p5 Y9 mChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.+ F1 h. p3 N7 L& ?# I, P6 c
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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+ T! f9 u/ L" b% H$ A' m" E! P$ X- hChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
2 Q1 X; A2 F& X; @4 |2 D+ nAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? , ]% d* d6 [) ]. j/ M/ x
, _5 ~9 S" D9 o5 Q% t, u" U- ^Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !$ j' P4 V- `. H3 k& @+ Y
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 5 U9 w1 @: H8 P$ ^* L# b9 i
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.* T' @" M1 C p" ]
American Style: She took first prize. - p6 T1 S% B \7 y; Q8 P7 v- ?
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
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2 M3 [! Q7 R' S# e' G* wChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 5 M/ `% U" I! t4 z! \, i0 _
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.+ s3 X' [( ?6 v4 J+ n
$ T- `4 I9 x/ DChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
9 K1 K1 ?3 X5 m- FAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. : t0 o' `* C/ v b
- B7 ]7 l9 w3 F- ~8 VChinese Style: Keep the right." M+ r; ?, J( l: ~4 u4 v" U
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.% j% ~4 ^. c2 r4 ~4 R0 X: w' A9 L
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.4 d8 g1 b, |& o( O" t1 W% I2 x7 t
American Style: The train was about an hour late. T. L( _- p. L8 y# C6 a
3 Q& V: W p+ B, _; F; y+ GChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. " K. J7 p* x4 M2 z! M
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire./ x& i7 B. D& F' I: {$ S
3 o- I& T2 T1 Y) p* wChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
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& Z/ R/ Q3 i1 h2 X$ p9 yChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.1 {2 Z M# M+ k& ^4 k, ^
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ( P) i4 L# S2 f0 k; ^
4 c; {; ]- G! n& T+ rChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.; l/ V. l1 j6 D5 O
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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+ ?. x" V# F5 l, |+ r v& Y1 NChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
5 _) [. L4 X9 H: N. UAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 2 {. p- X$ E. _. x# t
! [+ J* x9 g4 |6 DChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. " v Z8 X8 }9 ~4 I& o% g4 e
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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* [) W Z. i/ C. @; J; ^7 PChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]' r7 |# D% g9 r# g0 ^
American Style: He set a world record.
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7 d4 A3 s p9 S* DChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. - `2 g d1 K' V( [+ f0 F
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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: L1 k! ]% z0 rChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
# W1 U- K5 M, x; N1 ^+ Y3 Z4 NAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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& p; v0 L7 j. o2 v- H1 vChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ( x! N4 p( G+ T$ C
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.1 K% s( v4 C: M* B" \
9 k$ u4 T' \3 [ _$ n3 RChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ( X! D; L& E% _% Z; \
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 1 v6 G" f! t6 v( O/ H
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ( i2 Y" y2 v0 }0 r
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. % H* L1 ~3 O( W0 P/ ]" \! s& r( G
American Style: He is our mutual friend. $ u8 \. I" z: k
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
& p/ t& X1 y/ w% J2 t% }American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ' |: A! s$ S% m/ z& D8 `" W- j; |
) z! Q G5 n, P0 I& lChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
: N6 [8 k! R) B8 |# VAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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7 M9 s' F- J1 ^. X" L4 w4 {* @- CChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.1 p# w2 ~* a# R% l# W. [
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.# B/ n( V; C9 ?, t, V
American Style: My room is small.
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, W9 S1 H3 f* t7 f/ A- s cChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.: F, y9 b: c1 J2 Z0 v E
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. # {/ A5 X( V5 k) T5 q4 x
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 5 W# y# w+ M$ I$ } H& r
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American Style: Is this seat taken. & q7 J& x! j. s# O( { g$ G2 v1 A
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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2 C: m/ p$ T& n2 J% ?8 }3 iChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ' ~- e+ h+ f: D& [1 j& U. B
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. / s9 [5 N- V: f! P1 J8 v
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. / ^6 l/ \2 |* L
American 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.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ; c& t1 R2 [5 }6 _; I1 x ~
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.; e( Z: a5 C9 Q7 G
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. , G4 H- o" K* j4 H9 s' s
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. ' v9 a5 _0 c) D8 v% A7 E! M1 ~ L
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ) ~* J8 @1 G! h/ X' ~3 B. a+ F6 G& d4 p
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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+ v/ V' a" F; S5 ^+ c. |Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? * s8 w$ H8 c1 d7 @2 t' R d
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? , J+ B& y5 Y1 t
( Q# S1 |% a, _6 {) o8 v. K8 CChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. / s) N7 \4 C8 W2 |
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
* [4 ?2 ^9 Q5 B4 W+ Y) ~2 JAmerican Style: She married late in life. o/ ^5 X' Z+ q P) H0 I' S* @
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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.
6 V t2 `! |9 o$ V2 n9 w; `American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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/ B* Q4 K7 S( v4 m9 y/ @0 \Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
( G0 X) |# K3 k9 h7 K9 s9 iAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 8 |9 `' X1 @: i- @/ c! c
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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American Style: I went to the beach.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.: S) f3 a( u2 Y( @/ R/ y% m1 M+ ?2 I
American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. 9 P) j2 @1 S8 C
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. z L6 U4 Y; \$ a; x; a( |4 zChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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