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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.
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% t" v# A$ y, @# XChinese Style: Your coat is broken. 0 |$ I4 U2 n$ J. t# Z% g
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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+ c4 A! N" S, B7 k" I9 z( \Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
9 Q w3 s& O1 YAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. 4 n( j9 z K4 |4 k3 y% s
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
, i8 u. k( ]! O6 lAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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* i/ O/ j" _; L. H* E* rChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.3 T6 g2 \. d& X0 A# S/ |0 o
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. # J. E0 U" x8 X
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
* d: W; v/ F+ y: WAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 6 e) Z' x1 x9 I" O z8 P6 x8 y
2 V7 \6 \, X$ J1 kChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.; N' u+ g/ ?- K+ x
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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5 k' b1 s4 b' g3 ]( u5 S' r; q. kChinese Style: Anywhere will do.$ U* E! J" B" @4 g. U! s+ g
American Style: Any place will do. $ U) N9 @; q( g9 f& X: R
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
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I/ G: D, X& tChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
7 L9 {$ }4 c' {8 _$ f9 l/ j9 sAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.0 z% \1 d7 ~+ p0 T7 S9 Z
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 3 I$ v+ k0 ~9 p/ B/ V
/ S' Z, P# C2 t5 S8 ~' D6 c. kChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?! k& L: |2 i/ ]! ?
American Style: Who made this salad ? : {% d7 w" P6 w4 u" }
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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2 n6 H4 F/ ?, KChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.9 ]% `1 R: ~ r
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 7 B3 ^+ V. r1 t
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.! }6 M, |5 G6 O# @$ \0 z
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
1 k" W) R8 t, d9 k$ }# W& IAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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0 R1 B) e# B- I: ~% KChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
2 J$ |3 S0 ^: b \American Style: Keep off the grass.
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& l. P2 O& b/ b9 V/ aChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
0 P# @8 O ~# a' \American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
/ \6 O1 T' z% {: ]2 fAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? ; o; y% d8 y! E
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 8 N2 i! l: I9 f. d5 F. Y% q; e
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
( G- S# D$ W% m& a/ w* _6 pAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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7 b) f9 `' p: P9 ^( PChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. % x( k5 w5 d6 a5 C! T0 P
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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8 b: b" C; \3 ?3 h6 ^Chinese Style: I know his face.
' H# M: L9 y1 E1 w) D& PAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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+ s# I; f) h9 c; `Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.! z$ S6 z# o0 g# X7 E5 l* a$ \0 m
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ( I& H; p0 Y2 {+ J( ^0 \ m
0 b8 q# B/ `1 Z4 o4 d5 @: j( tChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin4 d: j0 I% _0 G1 Y& x% ~6 W7 H
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 0 m: A( Y0 b+ _0 S+ ~7 H
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.+ C# q0 L3 Q) X
American Style: The sun rises in the East. + O) C* O# m" U& [9 _0 N# @
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
/ d+ h" G/ u9 R5 Y5 q) c dAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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0 Q. ?5 E; k; E/ o( LChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.) ^" n! t4 @+ O* C3 N
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 3 K5 Y3 u# h( t2 f( {
& N" Q7 k: P* y& g NChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
5 c9 ]0 V# b: r% H* RAmerican 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. 0 P' M7 K3 a' c% m7 l
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. # \& O8 [. H" C! [: p% a6 L
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. + s: L* ?* @3 @- v
American Style: I am going home.
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8 K' _& o _% w0 O6 C8 d! QChinese Style: His temperature went down.
7 J$ E, S5 Z# p7 Q& m* i9 eAmerican Style: His temperature came down.5 N1 \7 ?. a0 S9 _
6 ^; L! w6 @$ q" X$ k5 WChinese Style: I like green color.
- j- H5 y6 }- [1 jAmerican Style: I like green.
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a9 m% o2 d9 ]- b* JChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 2 _3 I9 G' @! K3 G* P; T
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.+ ^. l6 ^; \3 R8 A4 u
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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.; p1 z+ A; ?! ~/ f& R$ r D7 d4 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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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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( I Y; z% v4 G# rChinese Style: He cannot read and write. % _9 p& u( D% M l& q
American Style: He cannot read or write. ; o2 n& n) p8 l* |9 N
* j; ~7 h' C2 {9 T: mChinese Style: Where is here.6 T# L7 ^2 m o
American Style: Where are we. ' r- u* S/ |& q8 p8 j9 s: H
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American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ; N! D1 R; K; L! j c) k. |9 j# M
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.( H- @$ \5 F4 M
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ' E$ ~4 N- @7 @& j( O; m; d, @
5 G! ^5 c) o! T' T& v( lChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. " C: w$ k, q1 P, h7 \/ A
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? - j- w4 b5 W5 Y: [
American Style: What does she look like ? ; T' }- i7 T$ R) `
M' \" d. i, E7 R# n9 xChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 3 H" {- x9 z* [! q' R/ r
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ! K2 V/ y; S7 ~6 k, x, h4 Y3 @
! |% \+ j3 H) ^* @Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
4 z' U5 T" }. |# L# z- mAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.' Q( x. p5 `% o) @% ~8 D
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American Style: What can I do ? : ~9 p6 h6 M5 u; L, h( i
/ D: S# X+ z n% Y5 LChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
- O& ~2 R' C8 l: a: o# G" Six months "& F8 H8 {0 Z8 ~0 O/ W5 K. f1 R- B" e" p
" How about Chinese food ?"$ g8 J! ?* m6 n7 } C& T# w9 d4 ]) ^
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? ") {$ o) E/ E2 \, e S
" Six months "
- g: m/ A) s- @1 _0 ?" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
( Z1 \; ?, \- S5 U% QAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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2 a) w7 m/ P& ]2 B. \Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.4 E$ m5 w+ S# x$ A2 L
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.# Y/ j' c, O: \9 k
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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% s$ ~: K- }) e& Q r9 n- ~Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?( n6 b2 |/ N0 W! [
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ( A1 Q4 j" ~" v- T7 y
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !: R' Q5 `) `" U; p4 m/ S9 n
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 3 @ q% _) h. b# F
- \0 R p0 L9 \+ OChinese Style: She was first prize.% ~) j* ?/ G8 L5 t0 o$ d
American Style: She took first prize. - Z: C, |. h$ ?1 K" Z4 W* j" ]6 @
7 M: v1 O) d/ B3 r) m. Z. ^Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
( G( P; ~% h) Q9 w! m2 k ^) OAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 2 l7 n3 o( u% b7 P2 d+ M6 p
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
1 D F" n; h# ? r, GAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late., `2 [2 j, k0 }2 `: I G: P" w
6 F# {9 z; j; `3 ~) a2 tChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
; q* Z( U6 \2 A% P; K" }& HAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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% |$ C4 T- l+ \! t) R" v+ WChinese Style: Keep the right.
0 [" V& C) d' X QAmerican Style: Keep to the right. ' I/ l" n/ m: ?7 `
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
6 ]- F$ W% _8 B% bAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
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1 }) e& K3 q) x( X4 kChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
- l4 e2 {2 ^2 h( i5 v+ ~$ rAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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- c- Y2 a( |# U% T$ ?2 DChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
* ?2 P& z8 ?; K" ^American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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/ R: Y; V k) iChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
; y, m+ r1 Q9 G2 H, e5 PAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
1 ]6 C! {3 y3 R1 {# v! GAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. " d6 U F- h' I% f
9 t: e6 @- @2 o1 kChinese Style: Why do you say like that.. F# {5 k; G+ r' P Z! O4 r
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.& R$ [- V/ k0 Z4 ]9 r I3 Z5 c* [
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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& P1 E, P6 z1 ]2 j' T7 C7 j1 J0 @Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.7 S. B& k( t! ^4 b
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
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L' |/ ]* ^! N- T: A$ uChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]' v. N5 h* C7 m( K; R
American Style: He set a world record.
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! l. F! ~3 n9 a6 J+ _. |, G. UChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
7 j( m4 K2 y8 ?- [3 gAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. 0 I/ }0 |! Q! H6 g! ]4 l$ T7 Z
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.4 a2 r7 d- q5 ]. X3 k+ D3 d
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
. k; ~8 m; s$ d) s2 dAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.( E& B6 L3 v g, B4 w# D
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. ! q6 g7 C2 \3 d; N
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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- `. m8 b9 M/ V( ` oChinese Style: I felt good mood.
1 E3 n& p( P- }5 GAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. ! U# ]# i$ K+ f0 t) b
, `! N% O" Y# c( W1 L/ P; A# _7 wChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
4 E3 I* V' l. H7 Z& mAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. $ ^1 o1 |7 A# z% H( I1 I5 M
. d2 K: B( Q) O/ L( k7 y, F- ?Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 4 Q) u" y- f2 Y8 X) | }- d6 J/ b
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 9 F9 N7 f9 P& }( O6 k, H
i5 z5 Y _$ L! E+ YChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ! S( m. N9 h8 j. b! V5 t% {
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 8 K3 t* s: e+ F! w8 l
American Style: He is our mutual friend. ( A# t/ T2 F# W! @
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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V. u6 e1 i: N" nChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. % r0 c" u0 {% v9 ^' M4 n
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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- u4 I# U' e" o* I q6 Y/ j+ ~Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars. P) P7 [: Z* C
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 9 Z3 z2 |# A" H4 _, r! J* s0 d. c
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.3 c! \0 o, ^# q% j
American Style: My room is small.8 e5 `8 Y' j$ }6 w9 j
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.5 o# V6 O ^2 y! L4 [' R, j
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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: f9 P4 }; @0 XChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 6 l9 U! C) X! [$ h# |
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ; B0 u( T, X2 S; F' a) y
6 z/ v3 f- K' E7 N; [: m5 [Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
9 y7 T" U9 y. |American Style: Is this seat taken. & M# @7 W1 q N: J# G
( |% [+ p# b) jChinese Style: Don't be noisy. 1 H) ]2 A2 C$ R! @5 a
American Style: Be quiet.
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1 Y9 i" L1 |% [Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
" ?- j. M4 g& d0 q; {% t( YAmerican Style: It is none of your business.: N/ i, h/ f9 d$ F! D# }: D
9 j `; N2 d# k5 y* @Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ' F0 R* j7 j1 u( d) a
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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3 ^$ g6 Z( j' Z: lChinese 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. ; v- _* n3 a$ Y1 y% D% f
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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+ F- S. I" o# {, R3 ^% YChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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, w. I/ D& D( U* f: l+ |" T# {Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 3 H7 [% J& c! @5 L' h! Y
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 9 x: g% X0 k y/ N9 ^% e: E0 u
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
9 I! s- B" y% M4 [American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ! b9 k: ]# E# _
; H7 p3 s% _0 GChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 8 l6 S x& z- M1 J7 P- V
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. , |5 n( O' y) C" A, I9 Q9 Q9 F& J/ Q
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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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American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 9 q9 J9 M: f5 _" F4 L, t2 e3 u' I
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ' d. G. m+ ^- G2 z D
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
& e: c: |/ G8 nAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. / A; o) p% e3 R& [0 `* Q
- C7 X& J4 K% `0 h" u3 N6 i0 N" Z* eChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
( p3 L: \: I1 h. uAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. # p$ F$ L/ H4 v$ O$ _
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. V( D: v! o+ a8 k$ @; @
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
6 T+ `( O0 n" i) }American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. & a- U8 Y6 r# P
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. 6 f) q5 n# Z0 g
American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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American Style: Give me a phone call.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. / C1 q; B: [" X
American Style: Is there any room for me in the car.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
5 ~( g8 P: I* K0 gAmerican Style: I had a very good time today.
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American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
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American Style: History repeats itself.
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American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours.
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7 U- @ h2 O OAmerican Style: I went to the beach.5 T; o1 j2 A3 G5 b/ L- O+ E
& Y* v( a7 P" _ _ ]+ WChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
6 a, E, o# d) N" lAmerican Style: The door was closed when I returned home. 1 l8 Y* z8 Y7 M2 p+ [& ]
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.+ O5 g, M8 H" U F* J
American Style: This steak is tender.
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American Style: His new book will sell well.
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly./ y" V9 w$ e6 p1 U
American Style: He hit me hard. % f0 a- a( w' U: l# ]- j" P
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American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. * m2 }) N6 x t' o
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.. B3 W' T: x5 `* l: e6 M7 I
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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6 _4 J4 F) c, h9 i+ EAmerican Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.2 e! K* q3 ^! N/ D$ b
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4 T2 P9 J5 `6 [- @: q& BChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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8 @. X5 L) Z# p" O3 v8 kChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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American Style: We changed trains at Woodland.
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Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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' [ v- F% [0 t2 ?Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
, c- m6 \1 ^. I% vAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.
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5 ]3 ?- t' O. h, {Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
+ S" Q" b9 K' C j2 f) \American Style: How do you feel now ?
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American Style: Which season do you like best ? 0 K' a0 S* t O- w6 i
: A6 B; p% i9 r1 mChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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