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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。* ?9 X/ _7 a: c' m
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. * P, i1 h1 S9 @$ A
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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. C+ T; L2 A# z5 x9 }Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
" D% p+ J3 H8 A8 KAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.5 T6 A+ `# b) D
9 _6 b2 ?5 {# t5 N' z# m+ Y/ t: ZChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.6 k( Y" b) S5 j6 O
American Style: Let me help you with your work. / e3 t: \! w: D2 L* X
, O# Z3 Y7 _& K% J" lChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.4 Z: B2 T, @) Z8 O3 A: E! n
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ! n1 K) A: ~, n' [1 v4 v
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
C6 }/ X' p H) T) ^' e. TAmerican Style: He got better. 6 j/ x9 v @8 B5 H# i- b C! X
7 S7 K6 Q6 L9 _4 U* B) rChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.# D# l, M0 _) m: a" N
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. # k% L1 a4 q% B- R1 J0 m
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !- e) p+ L7 Y9 H6 s3 L7 H7 b5 ]
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ' D, M* { N! r
( ~ B2 e: c8 R8 n b: |+ NChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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$ H B: z+ ^1 }. x$ f0 lChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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3 q9 [2 {5 _1 K% J$ ~Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
1 S( j+ u4 f0 V0 u2 Q) }4 rAmerican Style: Any place will do. & l/ W5 {2 H& |" P; g9 Q! F
! a8 |$ a, c9 YChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.4 H1 M1 x* k5 R& `7 D n
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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4 e8 Z& g& i' X- tChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
+ s( q8 m" L# \2 `American Style: I don't feel well. / A h7 D/ }9 @6 x: n; v) j4 M
* v: W6 Q$ F' r- m+ Y5 t% j3 u WChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.. u0 k: k+ u# |7 z
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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0 r5 n0 a3 ^' V9 [; }, UChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?; P; g$ x: p k0 q, t1 U
American Style: Who made this salad ? / _7 y Y( T7 b# B% ^) E
3 N1 ?+ W# k( D5 R& D. ^) uChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
" \5 T' A5 J6 w& N) o! a. lAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 7 \! K$ D3 b: S. d x( ~7 z
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
) a! P! V. z( ]0 ?. IAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 0 `0 F2 c# s; \; `8 Q
; O- r& V2 G, e0 `2 l" @Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
# E/ a S5 S2 X1 _4 UAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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4 F+ K) F( h m9 h* HChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.9 z- x; Z3 x; h3 X" V! h K
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
) h$ k7 t! r8 D1 V aAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
4 K J9 b7 m6 u9 \: c2 R; V- wAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? 2 v6 y4 Z9 w! I4 t0 h8 H3 i
0 s! |6 y! ~# w( HChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
4 b. L' p: [9 D* d# S3 S9 bAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. ) S8 P. A( z0 p4 K" S
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. , B4 i$ u, V! O
American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
6 t, n# X: f! W& n' `American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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. h# v& K* P( v# h# yChinese Style: I know his face. $ ]2 `/ Z8 R6 e/ k: B
American Style: I know him by sight. + I" a. [) w1 }! I% m9 X% s1 m
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
1 `. k1 e5 b* ~! n! C; cAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. ' Z, o( K6 z" @% J! T
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin# Y$ r/ D B3 l2 n8 W# W
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
* e+ V3 k' P C r2 _3 [9 RAmerican Style: I am free.
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8 ?! H& k" Y/ @1 D( tChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.3 H4 u, l( V) b. D5 I
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
# T, F3 ?- _! H9 K6 I9 ]: j" H4 ?2 |American Style: Did you go to college ? * h6 J1 }- a+ P+ {
1 ?# a- ~; W( V* F4 o8 T' pChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 7 x8 B' X( e& r( {( }
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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0 o0 Q( ^7 k+ sChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
3 R# O1 y+ y" l. K) o, c+ iAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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- M- |* K9 A w6 RChinese Style: I am going back my home.
$ ^# y" ?* x% MAmerican Style: I am going home.* V+ A! F( a6 I; i
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. $ Q0 J! ]7 \( O
American Style: His temperature came down.9 C* c5 k7 O, t$ ?1 L; F
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Chinese Style: I like green color. ) @2 v3 {/ t: I* X& L/ ~
American Style: I like green.
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. E5 ~ n; _5 X: `9 y0 bChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
) g! t8 O- a* X& {+ B8 v% r( dAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
- z3 {' R7 u! qAmerican 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.0 B/ n! F6 h0 U1 v7 W; ^
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ; H1 {5 ~, q* N/ F S( V" e
( _1 @5 j. w2 B2 F. h: |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.7 m3 Y# Z# D' X
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.; y. g% X7 B$ O1 ?2 G
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
2 {: |- G4 f* p- m# l* sAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. $ [4 G; v4 U6 |4 B: O: S
4 M4 z! ~. ^ O P3 i: {Chinese Style: Where is here. m6 h. Z! _ a6 {! d* ^
American Style: Where are we. / j A: P7 k1 u
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
% ?/ M) K9 v/ GAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 6 l0 Y2 n/ M1 |; ]" _7 N
American Style: He was talking loud.! T8 `+ ?! [% L2 p
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
[0 Y+ R4 l1 {2 lAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 1 G' T }7 Y/ P- C: S& `8 l7 K1 g
8 ^) L* t: J* C& J1 ^; EChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
( S7 z& a# w) _American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 5 Y7 j D5 z/ }. F* @5 b0 N% x
American Style: What does she look like ?
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4 y) M* P7 W/ z: m2 x9 y4 VChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. ' W: l2 w" x5 K/ E
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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. {' b3 Y+ C0 h$ e; s. n h" p4 R2 HChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
% ?( U0 Z. ]2 z: u4 i) ?1 `- DAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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, y- k& O) o) W9 b) F( ]3 PChinese Style: How can I do ?6 f0 O. g" v' T8 y2 c" M
American Style: What can I do ?
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7 g6 _# r0 ~# R; q+ _ CChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
# r3 s, v) j3 k2 m" Six months ". T! E# k3 y* l- A& _
" How about Chinese food ?"
* }1 [7 z5 E/ O) F0 G2 B0 RAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
% O) L, `; t; X! S" Six months "+ f2 E, l5 j. `- \" Y: s
" Do you like Chinese food ?"9 s& C+ u: j$ m6 v! w* _, z2 \
! G) m9 e2 B5 k$ s J9 y) QChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.4 k; @ H) ~) f8 m" _3 f
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.8 ^' g" t+ E3 O0 @! m4 w/ [) [
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 8 b# c* N# S1 w* t# M0 Z" A
" c0 Z& b2 d5 j6 }9 F* @! k p- lChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line./ J0 r4 d( t, w3 j
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. ! u& p# G+ }, c, t
! G5 q8 k- B, j- v; cChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?9 |% y- W W) I3 c0 ^& i) y2 k- `
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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6 I9 v' Y0 Y8 i) ?! EChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !: l- e) J- R6 c" z5 Z
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 7 }% U8 ~7 K) X# F* _% u7 G
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.9 E9 t* t4 V$ c) ^, s" c
American Style: She took first prize. ( ]" O2 ?$ k; j- I8 d& r
5 d- v) L: I' M! t+ TChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
9 i4 v6 ^1 j6 V6 r9 ?5 |6 ]American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 9 z) |4 S/ a+ P' ]3 C- n
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
/ K* T0 S7 R) QAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.: t1 q+ X- G) @6 Q
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.3 M& S" |* y! R7 I n$ Z2 b
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. . I5 t4 l% R8 f4 V1 H% L% F
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
1 w' Q& k$ W* f9 Q( P$ k- X( k3 ^American Style: Keep to the right.
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% X/ m( F7 Q# l( ]9 B1 B2 dChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.( j$ N- z" \5 g# v! L6 ]0 }8 }
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.' u. Y; M6 }4 l& u7 [: s( [' d
American Style: The train was about an hour late.9 b/ t6 C4 X8 B/ F/ m. A
1 L) z5 q: M: I& `% P1 ~2 m! wChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 9 Q3 |2 Q7 [( J& X% A" |: {( e
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.4 @* ~$ G& f6 h! i
( l1 p" {4 T6 R; a5 C7 @! S qChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
: S9 A4 n+ K0 I% k. r- ~9 uAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?& ?) B+ q# y) a0 \0 X
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? * i$ v) i' p6 R& r
/ i$ x' H4 U7 C) C4 o. e# g7 u* ]0 M, i7 }Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
* W7 x1 H6 V$ H2 oAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 5 y: ]: Z% ~4 z
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.4 _4 \8 E# T1 {+ K+ `& I
American Style: Why do you say that.
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7 k6 P3 r4 U3 R6 bChinese Style: I have no house to live.
8 ~5 d/ \7 R4 J. }& A3 k- T( XAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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( X/ u, E1 g' gChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.0 C. J u, h4 F. O& O
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 7 {! b( Y2 `, p, f
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. x1 X; B+ t6 `6 u& @) N+ B+ ^
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]/ Y: W2 g4 ^: y. S/ l2 X P, z
American Style: He set a world record.# |% M6 q' Y2 i& P& i3 @5 `7 K0 P
! @% n2 J. m6 xChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. - ?' v2 _( S$ F" d5 z' A& X+ A' z
American Style: Her married life was happy.3 v) C6 b& x; w0 u8 h
) T1 t! x; v0 d! b9 I. gChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
# j6 @: C5 m S/ M. a* a5 @/ oAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. R: [4 v7 }6 S. ~* F% P7 w
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
8 _! E5 p* C- F, l+ E6 Q Y& R$ GAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
2 J c2 ?& y5 |# j) ^& d0 ~American Style: This is where you are mistaken. a; I9 H. t$ J/ h5 I: ?
1 S* W$ ^- Q( p- d3 E( r/ k( w& BChinese Style: I felt good mood.
! ?) L5 ?1 J2 E' ^1 }; QAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
, D: A8 d) L. A& c& p3 IAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. # A( O) `2 P" y3 _- s/ q3 \1 Q* e
! t3 h- g/ h6 A9 Z$ U8 _7 e- zChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
! a! Y1 S! t+ lAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 2 F5 ^$ V( N( ?3 v' H4 O( j" ~
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ; M2 z) X& W' N, y: L
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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' @3 k; f3 Q9 S/ X" ^Chinese Style: He is our common friend. * ?9 @+ }- y* @$ }6 ]4 M
American Style: He is our mutual friend. # A; Z5 t3 }9 E0 U- B0 v
# O: `: {0 M0 q1 R" b4 aChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
2 z$ f; q+ m' G& l, [* eAmerican 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. $ }2 B2 s) d3 I9 Z) ~9 i
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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R- D: b8 A& o0 W$ u. Z$ |Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
" M' L6 j$ ?- e5 dAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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' K# _1 \8 ?+ mChinese Style: My room is narrow.3 @% s& Q! |( C3 P A
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.' W1 `! G9 q* @; _6 q6 M; s& ]- O
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.8 o5 b1 B8 {/ R. m8 Q! \6 g) k
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. + [1 j! s D- u9 `5 d/ ^6 d
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 5 ^: C) n) X& o8 i+ `, @
American Style: Be quiet. & j* N! P0 }5 h# i$ p, e& d1 i$ N
' ~; b$ U7 k; k* M1 ]+ t! f5 K. _, `% TChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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- @! \& m& F0 I7 Z/ Y; P6 nChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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( t& m# u8 x; H* \* g fChinese Style: This is the key of my room. ' m/ G( }5 q8 j# _
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3 c3 I! }" r' `3 k9 a' k: PChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 1 K. e+ R% n% ~; a9 P+ p
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.( r" F4 { h+ R
1 h9 o: P1 G0 W+ x8 L) k" i oChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 4 X. r0 I4 Z$ W% F5 J
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. & _# d3 {9 p5 d; I6 {" q
+ z% r" A* l8 ]: EChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 7 i: G. s! m, a A8 X" f4 M7 E) T
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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. M, E; V" r3 ^! V- s7 yChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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$ l; N! C' g3 D$ A1 rChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
1 G8 @( Z3 F* A5 Y7 o* y$ \) @- `American Style: He had a child by his former wife. X# q6 w) H7 Z0 l, g: K
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American Style: She married late in life.+ J, s' G$ d1 P: E9 [( X
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. . K( G; x: x- k1 ~+ h$ t5 I
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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; p# J: G% G3 p. M i$ M) p9 i7 F& BChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
$ z8 S" U# u5 `" x* p4 ?9 KAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. % _( a7 [* |) X; ]
8 M- V k0 k% S x: e/ k3 G7 cChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
' \' U8 k' ^- lAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. 1 `$ S$ \3 z2 F7 {& \
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
5 D0 Q( ^6 e3 SAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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, r' A. ?; t( O, ~) \Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. . n8 X3 |% I: Q+ c$ N; g
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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American Style: Give me a phone call. 5 n. D0 U$ o' O6 x" O
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Chinese Style: Let's play together. 4 ]4 u M G3 c1 @
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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% Y2 ~; J- `+ uChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
" A) N, ^. s5 o8 B' qAmerican Style: I had a very good time today.2 r! B5 ?& U" e' n
+ |' l! ?( Q% N5 R0 H( JChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 0 }, k: _. s* S" B
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. " B$ Q- D0 Y0 P6 d. s3 s
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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American Style: I work for the government.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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5 z+ N0 p9 w! hChinese Style: I have a question to you.! l7 T8 l# E& u) x* O
American Style: I have a question to ask you.
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" _3 M( d& q; jChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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American Style: I like black tea. ; z3 j' t! u% c0 Q, U( y9 ~5 H
6 w! a* ?. d, L0 rChinese Style: History repeats.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.5 b h7 o0 r; W- D5 L
American Style: This steak is tender.3 W& L; {! D9 Y3 C& |+ f
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.) C2 F- O9 G' S# z5 n
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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American Style: He hit me hard. : l/ D, l: Y+ ]- h0 V
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.2 J: h0 y% g N: \! N; w
American Style: My pay is not enough to live on. ' T1 l. f( Q) D& k% j
8 v/ S% \. r( W* \( KChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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( q; J @4 e% W& L: LChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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8 n7 c5 a2 T" j( hChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done. : X( e5 |8 V& ^3 K
American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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% i7 F* I! `0 fChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. + Q# H1 m: |, s; H
American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.: Q$ g! Z. W$ l% o' _8 a/ h5 g
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American Style: It's hot today. 3 I; B# h s0 \3 G% a, C
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Chinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon./ N, ]- s8 h0 T- o' H; s* H1 h
American Style: My father will be home this afternoon.
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American Style: How much does it come to ?
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American Style: We changed trains at Woodland. * M7 v0 A( H6 O( @6 A1 c6 |
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) d; G, Z2 d" r" N! cChinese Style: I very like swimming.
5 ^1 ^( B. s& O/ J* IAmerican Style: I like swimming very much.
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Chinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.4 R9 v; f# U0 x1 u* T" L) z% i
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4 k/ J. A8 \) C1 GAmerican Style: What time is it by your watch. - e$ b2 c6 o! y/ P) W% q
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American Style: I don't know what he said.
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
3 R% ?0 Q0 }8 t# Z, O% X9 K- h+ {American Style: How do you feel now ?
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3 Q8 W1 t2 T/ ]/ yChinese Style: What season do you like best ?. V& w( ~& L! `! _+ P) }1 K) a
American Style: Which season do you like best ? ( O1 a- m, x3 h3 J" E
9 F ]& `' u3 _ O ?Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
6 M8 N2 B: \8 y( L! fAmerican Style: Welcome to Taiwan. |
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