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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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( b& m+ Q" g7 m' U/ z% jChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
0 F" d& J. B& V$ D, F5 V/ h1 }American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. - B; H2 v! _9 e; g6 O
2 N8 ^! r2 @7 X! j2 SChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
/ l$ t! w0 c7 o( s. @American Style: Your coat is torn.* c3 U) \- v7 V0 a6 E
, ]3 h0 v L' T0 `) IChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
8 n P" R m# i* K; t3 fAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. # r) D6 j8 F5 m7 q: D
3 Q$ ^' N- A7 k. v: p5 XChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.0 e" h: h( M& ^
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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, D% t# n. y8 T" \, F$ T9 @Chinese Style: He becomes better.2 i( Y t1 a% H2 ~3 a! N( x
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.. M8 ^7 ^. D C
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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6 r: p" c, G: @" D1 nChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
7 z5 q# z2 x% B7 u7 N4 p( lAmerican 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. * Z& Y5 L! i8 n* J- A! M
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
8 h0 b# l1 S9 }* V) q9 F5 w7 PAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ) c( M' h6 {3 y( z
1 l' d2 o; n7 d, Y+ u* ~" xChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
: M% ]! m9 B8 l. PAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
1 k. n$ M$ |2 |3 p& j mAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. * w7 Y4 _7 s1 j5 F/ U
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
8 G p* V- `4 yAmerican Style: I don't feel well. : f( c% c+ @) Y6 I }$ s
$ }: p% d( u+ \4 L- p5 EChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.) a% p8 F& k6 t& h
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. $ p+ i2 ]% a% D4 Z, L$ W
8 s" `7 A. {1 @6 u' X FChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?. | z; @9 U+ {8 v' @. P" n
American Style: Who made this salad ? * u7 U" h7 K. x! d& E- H$ b
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.6 `! a! o: ]) L# x% U0 ~
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 1 k$ T3 R! v9 W, Q! [
, v+ U+ [! [/ b6 b/ q+ D0 T' LChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.) k. N$ W4 g$ K
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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+ d- Y# Y+ W8 m! u- f9 m, CChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
5 y6 R l! H" |: b' T9 I, pAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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' G7 T0 G4 H' y" U! I7 G7 WChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.+ a! t; G% s2 p; J
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. ; n7 J3 d# y7 J) W) j( `
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. ; @0 c$ M7 ]" E7 L8 m* J, x, f. r
American Style: Keep off the grass. 6 A1 O8 Z+ [% C7 Y6 S$ E$ B, }
+ M8 z# T1 r4 a. B cChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
) M% x3 p/ V% m, T5 p3 q# nAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. . s: s. D! C. Q8 i) I# L
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
. A% s( O& V# ^* _( T; `) ~American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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' z; F s6 i5 P3 kChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
1 J8 r4 l2 }( L- B" zAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
7 u8 C' G( R% G* b1 t) p$ tAmerican Style: I am not athletic. / I! v4 D/ x; }; G+ D' Q$ v
/ `7 c( Q& F( X; E. | E) OChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. # M r& E/ N# Q8 A
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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# M! m2 p9 c( V, h5 z, ]0 qChinese Style: I know his face.
# F8 q b6 }6 c, zAmerican Style: I know him by sight. , h% L% k) t0 h) v1 q
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.# B* y5 Y' I/ M2 N" T9 [
American Style: I left my hat in the house. : v5 Y' W5 Y5 A; v
; z& t+ {" u& ?. U2 Q9 R# D3 jChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
( q8 {" `1 @' }2 Z6 C1 q3 ~% NAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin B4 ?, H, j- ?
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.& Q( f1 k+ z. c$ s; w
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.; H- F' d* |% ?
American Style: The sun rises in the East. ! j2 D8 a/ v9 J. t
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.6 i; ]- K. A8 S) F1 B9 Z
American Style: The thief got in through the window.- g3 n9 @/ U2 }" \- Q K {! m
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.0 I" ~" y. O- h
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. X. i/ a# B' C* y4 u
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
- I" x6 x8 J+ N! F" `6 BAmerican 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.
+ b; e( O2 C" GAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. - B) H" s* b+ ^+ Z3 q
* F- c9 B8 A2 nChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
5 P L) E! }4 g2 a0 j6 {American Style: I'll be there at three.
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4 e1 Z9 D% B1 s7 JChinese Style: I am going back my home. # C' ?# k2 i9 B" A! Z; T
American Style: I am going home.
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. z; ?. X5 g; e0 `5 o; dChinese Style: His temperature went down.
: n0 [3 \7 v) G" D0 f$ w) c3 k; vAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. ) b5 Z/ k! ]0 B4 l
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ; m7 o5 b2 e. K& U0 U
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.4 P; W! }- x# [! L! I0 y( G. |
( m/ f6 n& R) n, }/ C" hChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. . H \! ^6 h5 ]; k8 G, V
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. $ v/ F }; h" W" J% W: l3 Z
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
, r( a6 X4 \$ _' G( `American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. % {6 Z H6 x0 {' _# N: ], L$ [, d! D
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
: B/ d/ s$ n7 zAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 6 x! O; b+ _- a7 R
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 3 t1 @% i8 z9 H2 v- F
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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) ^. {' E3 K+ C; ?' G* dChinese Style: Where is here.: g$ p( j# |. |/ G0 m7 r8 r0 N2 H
American Style: Where are we.
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6 X" K( p* p# J- R6 VChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
! x4 ?* i, e3 @/ ~( U1 d$ q3 [American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. + m7 I- E' D) }
American Style: He was talking loud.$ L4 R8 x# y1 m: ]# T6 K: J' P
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
3 y4 x' Y/ m- T& pAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 3 b1 b3 E6 ^( Z4 D8 ]4 D+ j: J
, z2 }3 P. A- KChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
' }7 E$ ^, n5 [/ V1 JAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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" `# U s. _7 Z9 ~ q+ dChinese Style: How does she look like ?
9 y: o( S8 O; E) Q( H7 @8 SAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 7 e$ `$ A" B) K) _
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.
Y2 c0 K$ V5 G( T. yAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.8 I) {2 Y, r! R% O/ I
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?" q$ _; l2 ]: B7 ^ M
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"' f3 O: Y0 W2 f: v7 `$ T8 X, F2 |
" Six months "
$ C' C. Q- a% x% x" How about Chinese food ?"; c$ x. x( q" q g' _7 E6 X
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? ". _9 u# c3 A% ]! A# @2 |) G
" Six months "
2 W9 p* l. }4 R/ b" Do you like Chinese food ?"' Y% h" k5 d1 L, `
) Y* z* c) ?* I* qChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.& \& ?3 o3 t' g$ V/ n) l+ p
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. " a7 I, q7 m) e" N. x5 H% ~
/ p/ x8 ~/ E3 b1 d/ DChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.2 U& e0 D8 X% T. y' F3 u8 X& [
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 0 f9 M6 }3 j* }
3 ]6 \, k Y1 x9 k) ~: NChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
+ ^( {3 Z3 V: l, bAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
: S3 I9 i& H" ?; s- S2 ^6 {8 cAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ! D6 h4 E" R$ @" T2 d9 }4 C
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
& s- U, Z) K+ w1 v# z% u0 F6 sAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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. M2 x6 A9 f4 ^6 F4 U+ T- DChinese Style: She was first prize.
+ W* A5 o* y3 U% \- ~American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
7 N' r6 Q2 }! n$ |- tAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. ) F9 `" i5 |( R# Z
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
6 C( d: S6 H3 {$ Z: k4 t$ nAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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! ^$ g; S7 ?8 c% V/ KChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
2 W. s0 T& \6 P. L5 T! sAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 8 B& u9 {7 m/ T v* Z% m
: [" Y |& z$ Q: M2 b8 s8 rChinese Style: Keep the right., Z+ H, j- f* q9 r" u& k
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
4 o# I* g: t. xAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.0 ^- W: g W* n2 _
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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: @1 O; T9 W2 N+ }9 c% FChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ; F l( P/ _6 p( M8 @
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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2 ^: H- O3 V* u0 v# [- Z; YChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
5 j c8 a, y7 L& IAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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4 `. [0 A- p9 f6 C [Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
4 Q y l8 f3 V r# I# @American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
9 ?& X8 n1 z7 f# ]( u5 R. IAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. ' ~+ ~8 n; A4 n* a. ~3 {3 T
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.- ~5 r/ v6 o, {
American Style: Why do you say that. / x, ^3 H4 H* ~0 N- U& P
3 R3 f* c/ Q1 l% ]3 }6 E% aChinese Style: I have no house to live.1 P3 X# e, l7 c5 i& B1 J% z
American Style: I have no house to live in. 9 _6 ~0 y; \: }$ t4 X; v
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
$ P+ s1 h: V' Q* @9 M: EAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 7 j4 O: C1 f6 Y
5 v0 p. t, _% s+ Y7 QChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
5 G @' S7 n P* y8 }American 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 ]
# a' }. U! z0 ^- N7 }American Style: He set a world record.) Y' Y' M* Q5 N; t* E w7 h6 t
, [+ J; _0 v4 k$ i% Z5 rChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
) C" h5 D' U1 B, \; ^American Style: Her married life was happy.
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% h5 e3 O/ I6 P& q2 ~1 z* KChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
9 q% L" a) s6 _% E" U( L( @American Style: I think so.
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3 |/ {5 [9 ]9 E R' Z/ f9 wChinese Style: The club's members are 55. % R f# W+ O+ l& ?* R7 j0 z3 }" t0 J
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.3 e% Z2 ]- d- O+ y0 |. S
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 2 B) D/ V" \$ x1 ^5 [; O
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking., A; g& {. |; ?. u* \- J7 s0 [; Y/ R
6 q S- Y& l/ c3 BChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
' V* V q# t& y( jAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. + h8 E2 }: G, @" p. z
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 6 A" F0 Y1 B. ]* I
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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& a& J9 ~/ o& \7 oChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 4 D/ B' x/ I/ t, q
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. : a" R' a+ ^' m0 H4 h
l4 l1 y$ F& O& [7 \& p/ mChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
8 Q; k9 k" Z, ?+ L. b% I5 e# z1 DAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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; n5 Y/ x9 r8 OChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
7 t, c% }( M; fAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
, {( E; o4 x! J; o9 l' @5 rAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. 8 S8 M' p$ k$ p
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
# P3 L. j( |, NAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 6 n$ v7 [5 q/ V1 u1 _0 D! U( @. M0 L
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
. j! K& T8 Q0 D7 {/ ?. kAmerican 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.
* o& e2 q( l5 Q0 P+ k$ HAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. " C! X9 w# r! _/ {$ \! c$ x
6 z1 M9 U/ n) Q8 E" ~6 lChinese Style: My room is narrow.& ^5 O) X [) O3 I W
American Style: My room is small.1 e- X1 Q0 Q# @4 d- d4 l$ g
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.2 M8 J7 \% L: ^4 t
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. . ~7 e/ M5 C# S5 |( l8 E9 i
American Style: Is this seat taken. 0 J' }4 ~ S( w" l8 s
/ V8 }: \9 h7 \) c2 s" DChinese Style: Don't be noisy. 1 [$ r; ^) s% [; d6 C8 {. I. x
American Style: Be quiet. 4 w! O3 v5 N: l$ M, a# A5 l
# f+ [5 ^7 j$ }( n& l' O% HChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 6 U3 ^; v3 X( V
American Style: It is none of your business.# O) b& \ V- c, ~
6 X# ]' ^/ u+ p& pChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ! t+ m+ Z) G: j' Q, }) y
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. ]5 } v4 K" P
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. . \9 b# K+ X& w6 E! l
American Style: This is the key to my room. - g# C6 Q: ^: i, a, W* A" p5 H
* M, j0 Q4 ?/ o& e/ aChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
+ X" A" V) e6 ~/ @( O: H% z* cAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.) J$ d6 Q4 K. i5 g, N" i
" L( B' ^5 r* s- Q' w0 b; B1 q4 ]; f% BChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ! G1 V0 u# Y; j m0 V" x
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.8 N1 H( w! V, L1 S
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ( d( @* S# _) r/ G
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 9 W/ Y5 [7 V" N3 y8 v
6 C( e3 B8 p% }. k5 k8 _Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. % d. ~9 W0 S& j) l; K
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ( b9 T3 ?2 G) x4 j" T Z% n
6 d- W, W% d+ x7 GChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
8 I+ j2 J- I" o' L5 o b* V1 A" S7 CAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ; j! w% h# a8 k! n7 o+ a" g0 p
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. * N% y3 N; n* P) ?+ |; q6 t
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.# r$ b3 J. m- m
P* Z% _4 g1 _1 WChinese Style: She married old. - d; T e) j+ m1 Y, \
American Style: She married late in life.9 \) P. _) I$ N( H0 K
& z e D% E* n, CChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. # z! r8 h/ u. B6 t0 o
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ( }% a+ E% A* d5 ]. R; S V$ @
4 j7 s! g0 t8 x* GChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
2 e& w+ | d: EAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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% }0 ], N' Q( H; x. y$ XChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
( y+ H! G, D& O; H0 ZAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. / ]1 D# h+ {. O3 R/ q+ X
( @4 r$ _4 P; z+ N, r: G/ D7 U- SChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
" C& r9 J8 Z3 |/ p, _# l& Z3 U. |American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 4 d7 a3 }7 w; o! P
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 7 a: ]: b7 G5 o; l: k( p
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
' [1 q, s! K7 J hAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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; e2 |7 Q, a0 w/ w8 vChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours. ) }) a3 m) f$ ]. e
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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American Style: This steak is tender., ]: C) l# z0 H9 Y0 e8 X+ F* I
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. . j: n* J1 O9 T, F Y6 W# x
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American Style: Is your camera like this ?
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American Style: I don't know what he said.
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