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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. & J9 z8 i1 ^' ^
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. + z! _' o" }: ?9 r' W' j
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. ) ]2 V/ R' A1 [2 c" R) J$ k
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.! X! v3 q- H$ g+ C! F
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
: Z+ d, _# f6 xAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 8 \# Y6 K- j7 {9 H
( A. U7 Q3 M5 KChinese Style: He becomes better.
9 u u% L# t; }4 G5 G4 ]+ iAmerican Style: He got better. 7 O- z0 k2 j, J/ I- V
% @, w5 O* b/ vChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.* E4 p7 ?% m9 S0 w
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
: r4 ^( S* \* J. v4 [American 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.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.' W) f- L$ K) R
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 9 R" n! u3 I- o
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
4 k) k7 R/ E6 e% u! K+ D7 gAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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6 B$ f# G( C; x# l/ c" `! ~5 [Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
; Q* k" E5 g. SAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.) J7 R2 K$ Y4 R l9 W: b
American Style: I don't feel well. ' e$ l7 {6 l) v5 x
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.3 F! Q i& R, e, ~* f* K
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
, }6 i7 X* `. i9 o( f# rAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? M% E3 P; V) w# Q6 l- Z) X; V
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.; t$ V, w& G8 h- `) K
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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8 X; a6 w& }" T% GChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
$ Q& M1 b2 u7 y$ AAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ( Y8 o" s. Z1 n( [( W4 M0 x4 L0 a
4 B3 I# \" k4 O; \4 D, NChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
' V% X" s; S! d" vAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ) q' _' o" Y6 P$ C& U+ H$ J, c: h
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.: l3 J7 U; T, p' D
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 1 Z4 ?1 p2 F# q% f; H) Y
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/ j% z, m5 i1 ~2 ]- WAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. + _. T6 I/ u5 S5 e
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.' ^5 A6 i2 X1 X2 X- H
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 2 Z0 V1 s' W8 a4 E( `# K
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 5 ?! L" l8 F7 {/ e
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ' D5 ~ C/ j) I; J5 o v( R
American Style: I am not athletic. : n3 x. Z5 H8 {5 T7 j
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. ) H6 B2 D2 {3 D
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
: y+ Z# c; A# F0 }$ j+ sAmerican Style: I know him by sight. 0 F# p: } Y H x. {9 d8 |. Y
Y/ l4 _6 Z3 `5 aChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.. B- c2 C: O' r3 S) L! w; u: n8 O7 z
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 0 ~- k6 p0 l+ I) ]
' K1 m2 C# b5 `9 eChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin5 H% E( g( K! B$ ], e4 w2 r
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin - ]1 i% V- T/ {9 L8 o) h
& u v9 x$ z$ |# D3 K' zChinese Style: I have a free time.
. h% O- e' U( P1 S0 TAmerican Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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( N: V! ?# B! b+ T4 \- m' mChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
( C% H" k" v( E, d' lAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.9 r- k) {# C! Y5 E. V4 \
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.$ D& P$ {$ y4 G2 N& @2 l
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. , b" P* S! {2 _
" ]5 z! L/ v4 _: m0 K: F& l8 AChinese Style: Did you attend college ?- T# D9 w: }' \, P
American Style: Did you go to college ? / c4 |- D: ]. G! ~" K* K
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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.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
5 _6 y `2 U3 w$ K2 R0 r7 g' ]: \American Style: I'll be there at three.' K' D# t! U. Y
7 H% u* J0 {8 X" F, u) i: o9 P$ LChinese Style: I am going back my home.
7 n7 V- H3 U3 L8 Q( Y `/ ?& o4 z3 EAmerican Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. / l, Z' s" n% b6 A2 Y) _" s
American Style: His temperature came down.
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American Style: I like green.1 A8 S" ]2 j- @4 {5 T) \# t
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
, G& I3 J) H3 ~8 A0 D& K" jAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries 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.! @$ v. X% l! Y+ E: O6 q9 Z' j
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. # t5 ?5 W/ R2 J7 r2 R8 }( I
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
( T$ t" z% J, z+ u" ~3 A! CAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. " o8 R9 W4 |# z; a& ?3 ]) S
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.8 x, G2 [" r% @5 n
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.! x J' ~; ]& w! X# F+ i' S
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
8 K9 M/ L; {8 b& j! cAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. & V& S. A# ?2 U) O- S+ p0 d
8 |' w5 A9 _3 Z; ^3 j0 AChinese Style: Where is here.
3 p S& @9 {. h) lAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. # o2 C+ W$ T2 p4 _
American Style: He was talking loud.2 z, Q2 B& F5 ^0 Y2 Z
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.3 T" C; c8 w$ u, J) e
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 3 H4 c3 M5 z) P% ~2 @# t4 j
, x# K: f7 } G8 ], z( G4 i$ i" xChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
5 E: ]! H" z+ v5 t- DAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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R4 p$ S4 R0 x, I0 vChinese Style: How does she look like ?
: \ {/ ~( z @8 N. Q) N; fAmerican Style: What does she look like ? & v h% Z7 P D, C J& g; [+ Y+ x
+ m2 p- O2 Z/ Z! H: Y! y/ GChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
9 S6 U8 w9 i& [American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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$ |5 X( X) U* `; h! Q4 B0 I# GChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ) M8 ^* A$ P+ ]. C% }
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?; G# O4 K+ t' a7 }$ D+ b7 e) O M
American Style: What can I do ? % j+ U7 A" E5 S7 P1 w7 ~
# l( g6 u$ u1 v; s3 o) c! B$ c/ cChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"0 t; U( o6 d% ?% m7 g, ? P
" Six months "
. z0 `) f" L A: y9 v, {8 ]" How about Chinese food ?"
4 p7 G7 O) p. Z1 xAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "1 k/ Y' c N: n; B: w8 `9 L
" Six months "
. ~ l9 @3 q9 ]5 U" g: D3 [/ Z" Do you like Chinese food ?"5 C/ K: W! h( Z @9 j) b& L7 F
0 q0 Y: J) Z4 gChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
4 e7 d6 b. Q" K3 `/ TAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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% @4 F2 }, n' i5 d" D5 b5 BChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.+ i5 A; P6 \. V/ e+ T9 R# W
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ) H; o k# u0 J# }+ R* d# e: W
: A/ m- o" i) \7 b% v- {Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
/ q! J2 L5 h1 }0 m0 K% Y: S7 S( RAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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: A9 T, Z) P2 M# v( [0 [# kChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?1 e' U9 R( Z3 o
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !2 U V! n7 Z& A! z$ `6 x
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.; L+ M6 B: c/ s$ C' t& b/ ?
American Style: She took first prize. : i4 x4 K0 J1 M: `0 d
% N( a; Q0 f" \Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
, X4 g$ g0 v0 b9 [% gAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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+ Y. M L5 Y! N3 ^' j6 ZChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
" E5 t8 V! w" b# g2 b' R- gAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.7 Y3 D4 b, F% |
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.6 R4 o( e& w+ n9 i4 G
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 5 t# S% X4 ^9 D! t7 S
( L6 N2 {0 h; G. @! Y- sChinese Style: Keep the right., B0 `6 K9 L4 c! Y
American Style: Keep to the right. ! ^, D% V, M1 B- _7 G- A
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary. z) ]! O0 h7 X7 c: M8 i: _
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 0 P: v, I$ Y! e) i
/ _7 s, }) `* ?2 K( A6 eChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.# z7 h' \- N/ U8 e5 D8 U
American Style: The train was about an hour late." p+ [" f. X5 t- H$ \% j
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 6 b: F* \* I; m" u( x
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 8 h: ~: I5 [4 O: e- j+ T; n
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ( F; L/ s+ ~- \2 \# z1 {$ e# }
1 W7 m6 i/ \; p. S5 MChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
9 f. X* @4 I- A" P1 wAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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3 }* ]0 W/ ~+ o; K' ^ E4 c$ h' YChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
% J9 l8 L$ K* f! DAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. ( P# H& O) }/ m1 v+ J2 O) \; l
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
9 j1 ^( U1 r! ~ K# tAmerican Style: Why do you say that. ! s7 I' C+ n) t" f+ Z$ J. p$ U, u
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
8 I- K9 Z5 d& W0 A8 y3 W2 y* dAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
# z# h3 Q5 n1 e% sAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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* f; p1 R; h$ g4 U) _# X, d3 BChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
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, ~4 ]& J7 D+ |) y9 G3 Y) I' Z1 A# EChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
! h# a( q! h. L8 k5 M* RAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
) {4 Z9 f" L, O9 l2 C/ A iAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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; K8 G1 F! T( e( l& a) G" N* n" D' TChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
$ R; X# c5 Q5 Z7 v4 G& O# u' wAmerican Style: I think so.
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* V o+ d% d1 l) E. G1 ? WChinese Style: The club's members are 55. & x7 d0 d1 W3 t3 @, J
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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6 L8 t9 M2 @" O. ^; t3 Y; GChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 1 p A* S4 m* |6 z# f" H; }4 Q9 m
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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3 ?( L% x1 p! c1 j" T8 L! cChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
) e# E7 \2 D2 j5 d% G$ c9 a" {# [American Style: This is where you are mistaken. $ ]3 r) ] ~1 v( }: m
( t2 c- A- ~, o- a5 b# dChinese Style: I felt good mood. 7 F6 e0 Q( Z/ h6 t7 v* v" k
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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2 j, w+ s! `% _! a+ E! `6 A9 V3 u' EChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
" M- ]5 |9 Z4 b2 F+ R$ eAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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: [9 V6 \6 G( jChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 3 F% l& e* _: O
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 7 H/ b& @' J1 b& i% E. Y
1 O3 b. y% T0 eChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ' @9 q' {. E( y# [2 L: x; j
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. : O) V, \3 U0 M
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. : u" K: k8 l& v' S/ ?4 M8 ^1 v% f
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 3 K, P4 w, d6 u
0 ^+ Z8 o5 r: @* T: z5 gChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. % c- x3 o/ s4 Q M& d% O# L
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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* Z5 r+ A" P, t3 ]. s# ]) F. dChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
$ f) b+ p6 D& t( L# x8 PAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.4 k- b: f5 m* Z( u4 s9 t
; _; y1 C& _$ PChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.& T+ [+ b5 N$ j6 b2 f! f$ C* ]. g
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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2 Z& S2 Y+ I. F+ EChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
+ [% x3 @" g Q& QAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. * I0 }5 Y# o( e. ~" g! h- e, e& _
7 x n! \: L$ ^( x( QChinese Style: Is this seat empty. : `5 J8 @% r. o6 h" x5 q# I
American Style: Is this seat taken. + T! \! s3 A8 s
" z7 q- V4 h) f6 h% k9 [& iChinese Style: Don't be noisy. - V: ~' p, T' B {3 L2 [2 v
American Style: Be quiet. : n+ j) q# S/ ^2 Z! x% `
* }. G1 w! F5 Q% K0 a$ V) ^Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 6 p" ?( }: t4 h
American Style: It is none of your business.0 G. ~" g0 N6 W
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. , f- T& z9 w& Q( ^1 l
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese 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. 3 ^7 ]9 A* Z w7 c) k; C
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 0 d/ {3 Y+ f" Q
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.0 V! [8 g- ?4 q* ^9 j: J
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ; f! ?4 ~4 w& U2 V0 t4 z2 Q
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. & n. a$ _- N2 d, E
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. - K8 J X& Z" q' ^$ b0 h! s! V+ s
# c6 S9 u1 c. HChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. x5 D5 A( z7 Y& W1 t' g
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 9 m: F, V, x/ w, u' F$ z( {! M: s
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
0 T/ H- \5 G. E9 l: f# KAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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2 D+ w s5 n9 r M. GChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. ( y: b: m; M' h6 ~" @' t
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
& F4 G' J/ D3 `0 PAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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0 I8 }+ @& x3 ]0 e7 y: e* uChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. % o( h# W, o& B$ G' `6 R
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ; n& M& }# @6 T8 }7 T9 A7 M
1 i$ h8 x6 f1 w9 z: r: vChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
2 V$ ]8 [" M( p) V( D7 IAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
0 q+ z7 ^5 @7 U- j# O" |5 TAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. 8 W. h- {1 ^5 }) S4 i+ n: O
" C" S0 z3 z) A e" B8 mChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
) R5 O* ^2 t8 M4 {0 f* XAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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! ?7 ]* E. O- fChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. u& @/ J0 p. Y7 u7 v* {% C
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. : l6 y9 r7 r: d' m
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. 7 W7 W, v! D" q# f
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; ]5 M8 P6 i9 Z0 zChinese Style: Give me a phone. / v/ o1 x8 T# \( K# U; u
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4 t0 f! O! b, Y! dChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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3 E( [/ ~) e8 T9 aChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 8 ^' G3 S& N$ D6 O, y1 R* v
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. & N# [+ w" H5 f: M5 j' A8 p
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular 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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Chinese Style: I like red tea.2 J; j6 j, l5 c/ @8 A- ~7 U1 [( {
American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: History repeats.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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$ U s, G. A+ VChinese Style: This steak is soft.
3 y0 x; Y' [) QAmerican Style: This steak is tender.$ d4 J- @1 g4 j5 W5 s2 v; f o: l) g
% v7 }" @6 M& I% K1 PChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.0 P. m e4 C$ ]6 I0 a( _$ I
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( U1 {5 q1 F5 d% gChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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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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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.7 ~* ^$ h# w$ h* w3 p. Q- C
American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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Chinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.2 }! N0 E2 R6 ]9 _; M6 U
American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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7 u# r X+ t J6 c2 }2 G( iChinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?
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! \: `4 z3 c1 ^5 \: A" ?+ d+ UChinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night., y3 e3 q8 _, `4 ?; |: L: ~
American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.' Y; h2 C5 f9 _: R1 e2 J
American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done. 0 O2 b3 C$ ~: E! f# ?
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Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. ( n8 J+ H0 ?9 Q% `; e3 B
American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.; x# H% [' i; z7 Q$ n5 t
/ I K! S" Y' N9 }" vChinese Style: Today is hot.
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Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.1 v$ o3 F' G- _9 N8 F; k
American Style: We changed trains at Woodland. . r+ f, }) D9 Y: f+ Z9 h
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5 s, k1 {/ f- [& Q1 y2 aChinese Style: I very like swimming.
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Chinese Style: What time is your watch.
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?. l! S1 q( H- t* M2 I
American Style: How do you feel now ?
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3 S: G8 x& |! f9 J. t# t+ S2 OChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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American Style: Welcome to Taiwan. |
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