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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。+ P; N( Y# r& h( n- q
希望大家喜欢!4 x# _5 @6 I9 y, {9 L
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. / O' D! O% x# Q* M E% |( k9 _! |
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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* k4 [- j. L5 K4 I, u! q+ h4 bChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.& r0 \1 p! T* c) b+ h q9 k" [
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation./ r) y8 E: t% X$ R" v+ I) Y* b
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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9 g ~, h- D- Z; L* w* Z; FChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !* v, G0 Q. q( ?& \& I+ K
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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( b% f4 Q) p- R( YChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
$ |) L+ @# x# Z" l% g+ bAmerican Style: It was still light outside. % o8 t; Y3 w+ ]6 z' R9 U
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.$ J0 x- s' \, ?) k
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 9 k6 r2 ?! C3 c; z( D
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
( s* X" S& U2 `- N' SAmerican 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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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.# u- ]+ A& q: {( o p
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.2 Z4 ^3 ]! I0 V: }1 p
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?; F C/ |* L$ w: f2 o ]* b
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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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.* o4 p) h6 w Z1 t, h) u
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
$ T5 o8 t, e, m! Y' k- BAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese 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 ?
7 G8 {; F3 h R! jAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? 6 S8 u0 h- H. o
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
$ P1 B: e$ q7 B1 BAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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; W0 u: P# h( j9 U7 O! b/ KChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 0 W' G8 R9 E* w+ `/ F7 e/ R1 o
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. . B, S4 y7 ?, t$ ]
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Chinese Style: I know his face. - k4 t5 \3 C1 i6 d1 t- [
American Style: I know him by sight. 9 G2 q! A# ^* v
1 Z, h9 B9 j9 @$ }7 |1 Z TChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.5 j- u" {) R; w8 \# l$ h4 t9 X
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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$ R: r% U$ z1 CChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin7 J' P/ `7 i: B. R: R
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.* L5 Y2 W7 R+ c" t+ W9 {
American Style: I am free.8 t5 d! l7 V M; y8 i; H& X
F( p3 o! \9 E* iChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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* c+ S, c4 s# C! eChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
2 s* M6 m3 C$ i+ F8 NAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.2 w( d% a6 u3 k3 m6 N$ M0 E
8 } B- Q$ F# y! M$ ZChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
+ a$ b2 |* ^+ N t+ [$ ~7 j' _+ V2 cAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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5 Y* I# y& Z1 b0 f- _Chinese Style: Did you attend 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. - N0 B7 R) r- D+ D4 O4 O% U/ Y
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. " T0 H% E( u, ?1 ]
American Style: I'll be there at three.0 S4 ~/ u. V3 ^+ v6 @
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. - j# v5 A% u: W1 U% o# C# U2 T
American Style: I am going home.0 ^1 P$ y; P0 M- ]
8 h, H- [9 P, K2 P+ q* wChinese Style: His temperature went down.
1 I: }# _7 i! ]: d6 C/ R, VAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. ( a* d3 _$ ?4 V( O1 d
American Style: I like green.
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2 _( m" b3 [7 O) jChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.! l& q. G1 {0 q6 k9 E% c$ N
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
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! O6 n' [0 b; H+ |* C5 k. w) oChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 5 D4 L, F5 n$ ~, T& e$ a# C
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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9 x. B; O3 _8 h" H: o! SChinese Style: Where is here.) H8 d) O2 ]/ j, w N$ |
American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?6 F- v$ C# i( t* q/ s: H
American Style: How much do you weigh ? , ~* W* u& T: D9 J6 l
1 L' x! x( ~# c5 A+ _Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
6 _% N$ Q( A) L5 tAmerican Style: He was talking loud.7 V7 H9 i8 ~. i9 ^5 ?
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
/ Z, c. u# [4 |) a7 h+ N1 ~American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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' \& `, _1 P K* kChinese Style: How does she look like ?
2 Y! d: W4 l# ] z: @American Style: What does she look like ? 5 _% [7 h' t' n
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
8 S8 v( i6 T/ jAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ! }( J! R! G1 p. P" F% t, J; ~
2 [2 R: e" Y- ~8 u4 XChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. $ Q% ^' M! U% T2 H# E
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.4 }. C; i" {( P
; ]# u7 J, [! d: vChinese Style: How can I do ?
f* w: J$ ^$ e& y: `American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"2 C& @4 \5 [1 Q! W
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" How about Chinese food ?"
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" Six months "
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.- t' w0 f9 J2 {
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.3 c+ o( v5 {* @6 v
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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5 S) P+ E, e2 W* O Z/ I& W6 WChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
+ l1 w& {5 p2 b# K4 j& TAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. : p Z) H( R# L S# Y1 g7 x
* j! k" b2 ~6 M& T& ZChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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" N$ J2 B$ S g1 TChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
2 o4 |' T1 x* B7 S0 [American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
7 v% s" c- H$ ^" x+ CAmerican Style: She took first prize. , ~( o9 E, a/ B: l+ {, _ Q" K$ `
3 a" J# P8 W# ^ iChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .* L" X# G+ B% @0 J
American 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. 0 s" H. J; k) m) @9 L i4 C( |4 n
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.2 M f/ q8 V) b
3 I+ v+ M# y% H6 D9 g9 yChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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$ L% o8 }/ Q! w/ g7 B4 o' m& pChinese Style: Keep the right.0 q: V6 v3 y- ~9 N+ {4 G0 T" i- r
American Style: Keep to the right. 3 o1 T) d* H- n8 V& h
7 v; h5 g9 [+ BChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.2 F* l0 Q/ A$ u
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. * X5 h: _. I0 l: k# H: k9 K1 N" x
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American Style: The train was about an hour late.5 T/ }+ j* g3 O7 p( n) l
/ S8 r! s6 {3 U5 LChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. ) B/ ]- r; L* W
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?1 v8 U% g8 v( ~6 Z' q1 X j6 X
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.7 Y) x. W g! }& X
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. c" u1 ~) m- y6 q8 A1 n
" c7 v/ N; a& t, n" q8 P9 ?Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.: _+ X# _ x" F% T
American Style: Why do you say that. 9 m) b6 a+ m& d* P
; ^6 V5 v, C8 d* ^Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
& ~: i! Q3 U2 SAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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. s. q% v" ~3 n6 cChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
. b4 y, I/ F5 G9 i( v1 v) EAmerican 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 ]& O% Q* T' k7 A X; ~
American Style: He set a world record. H# m# H; j; p3 K- X
) Z* c O& i* m1 oChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
4 ~4 I8 Q, I8 c# B' a) |0 c2 T- bAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.' U, U @4 v% H7 M; E
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. * r# K1 O7 _- p0 l4 ?
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
( a- A! J" ~3 h: uAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. & }& C& H& I# b: T2 K: V+ l
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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" `3 Z, b8 q6 b7 k. P; H! i. HChinese Style: I felt good mood.
9 @) {! I8 ~. ~7 V( g5 E; Z" yAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
( {3 h4 I- H9 I+ WAmerican 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. 7 s/ X8 s/ I( Z3 o; [7 g
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. 9 N- t$ R( M9 g1 ^
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 8 p& Y' m8 c% W& e+ z6 ?7 U5 r
( ~- U( g7 r' y) m; JChinese Style: He is our common friend.
- \0 X% ~8 s7 o. p7 \7 I% K9 rAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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# A/ C) d. Q! hChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 7 o+ a6 M' n6 N
American 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.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.! q) \ B# F+ \: B: t4 h
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. + ?( T# a0 o O" N3 m
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.+ l- T9 Y/ f' g" T5 R
American Style: My room is small.9 \$ C; a. h/ [, ]: W0 q- S: @8 W
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.# d/ ?% R$ \$ `. Y+ ^
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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* t1 B, |, b$ ~( pChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 4 _- _$ i" Q- Z6 V. h
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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5 t. E' E4 \" H% T4 ?, i' ]Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. * A% Y, J' `, D1 q( @7 ]8 b
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 8 P+ ]# J4 M3 z9 O4 U* e# X+ X) s
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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9 C Y$ K3 U0 U' x. O6 }4 cChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
( Q e7 D$ u: e# ?8 O- x- u! 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.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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; G) Z: g. b" y. a% N7 W/ Z7 `' wChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ( i4 [! v5 ?, }- t2 D- q7 W
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. - A7 @- X" a+ R0 M ?( C
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 5 ?1 s r' q% z/ S. s) m& i
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
( i, [$ l9 D) l' e U2 C) PAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 0 J* _- ]2 r$ `/ }$ m
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. , m+ O& M% D7 S& U
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 1 {5 C1 y0 Q8 I$ b
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ( e. M* ]! F2 g$ [3 S2 l
American Style: Open your books to page 20. . L" x# i: o/ J& b. A% N
" Q1 [9 {# ?( G3 C" X8 b* u- tChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. + x* L- l! f% N% v( J* B
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. " w5 e. X9 H+ x( ~1 S3 l: p
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. ! y6 k' G0 g3 c2 d
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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5 J8 ^* J6 g$ x# X ^: {5 p' oChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. 6 E1 y" i8 b6 P, X8 e* J. l' s. R
American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
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I. {7 |% m z5 UChinese Style: History repeats.
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American Style: I went to the beach.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. - a! n1 C& m% \; @) o! G
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.! K$ n3 c& k- i4 p4 P3 ^/ u
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. : ~, l- [6 w2 b5 ^3 {; }& {+ q; ^; q# R
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly./ s& b$ ^- B9 L# z9 B* P$ c
American Style: He hit me hard.
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.9 Q' W# D- [4 t7 Q0 L/ }% e) G
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.9 }# i4 ^( B- `9 Z7 R$ {8 ?
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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' E8 U( G# y: W8 w7 ` E6 \Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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American Style: I like swimming very much.
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4 J- R o' z7 ?- n7 F# F9 CChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
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American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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