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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。% x5 H9 J, K! B7 k
希望大家喜欢!
$ j$ ]) [; n/ TChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 0 z: f5 p+ C1 s, C# L5 i& [
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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2 \$ S5 ^& n# [5 Q/ r, R8 p9 G; M/ tChinese Style: Your coat is broken. 2 ]2 v. U; ~ l# A Q
American Style: Your coat is torn.4 k b& f1 C L ^" n
# I4 U! Z" ^# Y5 P0 W+ KChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
7 z+ \/ S) L9 M) E2 {" vAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.. k0 X- K. J/ d
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ! y! j% y) m% {+ u) e
7 D$ M% C* m% ]% M+ }Chinese Style: He becomes better.
4 i5 Z9 G4 F, t$ z' l2 tAmerican Style: He got better.
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4 @( Z! q* |0 [( I/ bChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.* {' f# O/ R( m% s3 l
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ' j6 c. [ e+ i3 I+ }# i
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !% ^: a% h, c* S( k7 Z' f# D6 O
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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- T$ {3 ]3 N7 r/ `0 I1 \- f# F( Q( pChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
/ j6 M0 |$ \ [& i$ OAmerican Style: It was still light outside. ! _+ ?/ |1 o4 D: c* T# a1 ~- m
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
: p( `6 \# k- FAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. : k! T/ t# [/ ^9 z
4 W- M; i2 b* D: m6 _Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.& [7 n3 A1 U# B1 `
American Style: I don't feel well. " [4 f% D1 u6 w: c
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.# g# s" r* [; S4 {6 v
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. ) L" V) W5 Q1 T9 M
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?8 D- }1 e4 f! B2 s; W
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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! ]$ x% M* H& X. AChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.. P' Z! k6 m! b. j1 k) A
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. % a- j+ H/ [7 [# b9 Y
( v1 H! \6 O6 K) e" \4 ~: tChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
! C% X: q/ c2 }% B- ZAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 0 D- q5 E* D+ r/ { x- O' f
4 K+ Z* e& F% f6 r1 q% z( v% H' rChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
2 {+ a8 q: C! g- u& yAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 5 m! u) O" }4 d$ T
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
; ?5 L% d6 j7 F& I+ cAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. * [ S% ^. b$ P6 U; ~
American Style: Keep off the grass. ( ~( t* c) L& ]$ l" Q
& D$ P1 V7 S0 I! f0 g fChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
& o9 ~ H9 ] gAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. % E2 v" J% K: _5 B h- v; v% y
+ J' j0 w: F, Z: s7 w& s' `Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? $ m: Z# @0 ^: N( a' b
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? & n' P* Z$ j% O
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 0 d1 }4 a- x# j" U) Z" H
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. g" }0 Z) R% o q+ H* V8 Q, N$ k
American Style: I am not athletic. 3 s: R+ p# W2 e
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
7 I& _ s+ M; D" i9 G- \American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 3 w% o' q }; l3 b8 D5 Y6 j
American Style: I know him by sight.
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' E2 S- e6 d# C6 G: m/ tChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.# t# a4 v, k: O
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin/ ^, v- y+ m8 v& R h
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin # M; u1 Z9 b2 Q9 C: z
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.* w9 F0 x* p7 c
American Style: I am free./ F% G! a1 f# v7 O
, X3 v T' v; D1 S+ }Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.6 T- P# U' K# C; g9 ?
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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4 y3 d$ r+ U' k; J H+ r- W, R+ ~Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
: G$ h9 J; h3 MAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.' ~. s. V5 S! i6 ? n- z
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
2 m( L3 V# v5 V% T4 c gAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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, {2 g! I# G P% ^& s( k# o2 K2 dChinese Style: Did you attend college ?& X7 @% A$ c/ Z" e* n% c
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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( P) [, v7 V9 t& v1 b1 IChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
1 {2 _* m& Y- J8 O9 C: a! X4 j5 uAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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8 x! Y6 L! K* _$ b! B# J. w1 iChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
f: w# ^6 Z9 e; m) _+ [" YAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
5 L" [5 y/ z) {' {3 E; LAmerican Style: I am going home.
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6 p3 X7 d8 h, I1 D NChinese Style: His temperature went down.
" R# w+ g1 B. y1 D! `- YAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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. o" `3 x# m8 u$ f- hChinese Style: I like green color. 3 _+ u0 X4 R! E6 O# k8 T
American Style: I like green.6 M9 r P4 v* w. Y1 j: o
% l1 j! \5 b. o! Y1 r/ jChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
4 t8 u) s4 d, OAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.* t; D8 \! V7 R+ O+ D! i2 d
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. % K6 v! o5 n' S9 o
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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' v6 [3 u% I" p2 N4 b: f9 I8 X' ?Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
' W$ L% N/ ^3 }) f" YAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 7 o5 f; R" w! H3 b4 s: J+ ~/ N, r
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. ' `+ w7 L9 u# s& p$ F- c& c& C
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. : n- r' j6 n% F; Y: H8 i$ h
' t& R, c1 T6 t* jChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
: c& F: `1 g* EAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.6 l w" `/ D6 |; V. _
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. - g/ o, b% `6 N
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
& h" b( A; y2 L% DAmerican Style: Where are we.
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8 G1 g: l8 ~7 e% u0 QChinese Style: How heavy are you ?! ^5 H& X2 ~# l
American Style: How much do you weigh ? 1 `( j: C+ Y) f/ d
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. / L9 f8 s1 y' ^. Y( v9 k
American Style: He was talking loud.
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' ]* x# @, {7 ~! C. KChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
6 Y$ g6 L; J; i4 V4 ^7 oAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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. T: O2 V$ \- I5 J4 L4 M8 L/ BChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
. J; \( h1 T& O) `American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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# s, H" i/ [# K1 Q% K, \Chinese Style: How does she look like ? % }6 X1 X7 A9 S( g7 k+ }8 D
American Style: What does she look like ? 9 ^' t" M, E% q
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
* n( {+ l( i: w) o. P0 F' zAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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$ {: V" ~6 B# |Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
' ~; p8 e1 `, k; }( i2 a7 `( _American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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5 C: [) K4 T' H' a0 h( _5 yChinese Style: How can I do ?
- s" i; i2 P/ W+ QAmerican Style: What can I do ? ( U/ `$ |3 b8 l5 {: ~
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
- {8 {" q5 S2 Z! o" Six months "
" z: t7 y3 L/ `! X" How about Chinese food ?"
1 Y1 Q2 w) G- nAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "; `& F" S1 N7 [ F: S9 ?2 `
" Six months "
$ N8 G- u- j# w) O% E" Do you like Chinese food ?"9 `# Y* K' _9 F
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.- B# j6 ?0 j6 {& G+ q( c
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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) P/ E2 Y L. G1 q# b+ J: OChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.* R6 A( a6 c8 W+ r
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. " a9 x4 J1 b% o x0 H
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.; J* d4 c: Q/ E; [- b
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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' B/ p( l2 m+ RChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
3 Y; ?7 _% ?$ r* U0 gAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? + f! a8 O( a% J5 O2 i4 u
k$ N3 }% s1 E' P) ]# z8 AChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! P$ `! ~, T4 Z! V7 y3 ^# L
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! " b- v) l4 d' k; H7 v. R/ w
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
5 [) @1 g: I, ]" [' d7 D Z. Y5 NAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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1 k* X* I0 ?( @: |9 e+ I. J H( g( SChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .1 F& u, D: N7 m' r: ~
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.
: J- e7 b( b. M, [+ _/ W0 C1 L* lAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.$ J) j4 A, e; i
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.8 I" @5 ?4 P6 l! b$ Q( a: Q
American Style: Keep to the right. . X' L% U( K" j0 B3 B: a
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
2 ^% @3 w9 d3 R+ k1 v0 ~7 h% n0 MAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. * P9 K* ~6 Z' n7 d
q9 z$ V0 U. v X+ w) U9 KChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
4 |9 o5 @ t1 L% ^6 zAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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+ Q1 W, n7 j) C# ZChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ( ~- Y0 i4 d+ I" S3 B. K. Z
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.
; f7 A" L: `6 S- W+ F9 uAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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, {1 ]/ X& P: hChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?+ y' D; T( a# I" X) ^' U! n
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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9 q9 S! i4 f3 F2 YChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.7 M8 z T* _3 J' [* k
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.% C5 @$ ^1 d. R+ r/ }
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
# I9 L0 U/ P: MAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
4 J7 b9 D O: O" K9 RAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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) p# { Y' H5 Q- k: K% G4 fChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
% O& ^& j1 I! V2 [2 VAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ; o( k# \3 t- P0 n; u$ {, ?! \
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]! y D( D0 o) N2 m+ S" Q8 |
American Style: He set a world record.- B) I; y6 h1 e9 o& B* ]1 V
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ' t) q1 m8 C! T) R# Y7 d
American Style: Her married life was happy.6 Z% A5 m; E( i# U1 R- b- ?0 {, ~
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
# T$ e& x$ X; @+ q8 \8 sAmerican Style: I think so.3 E* v0 J* y' A8 g" m2 _6 b8 B
8 B& B8 o4 @( R2 G+ [* Q6 |* SChinese Style: The club's members are 55. " u. z; ~3 j( `# |( }
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.+ i' z# |3 s6 e/ }9 x1 \
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
1 |: F& Y; u* }9 A- y3 l- N( S' i( GAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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2 k6 y! V5 O# L# w/ E/ W' @; f& fChinese Style: This is where you mistake. ! @, [6 ~; l2 W1 T! a
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 7 M: I H! {8 ~. N$ `9 h& @
- M5 J3 S2 k( Q2 yChinese Style: I felt good mood.
/ Y$ Y! W! M6 }7 M5 VAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. & D/ J9 w+ Y+ u' N
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
4 S; z e ?6 q. ?American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 7 Q* Y4 L3 z6 {% j' R9 v3 x
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 2 ~9 S/ ?. a% N% M& H# v
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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) h% u6 g* B/ c+ B7 DChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. - N4 n+ u) J) Q& ?9 y; C. c6 m+ R
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. " g1 X9 t8 v# Z# u& H6 o
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 1 J2 h: P+ F* S b" N. Z
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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0 A6 D1 G% J6 R7 vChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 6 x" G; a" n6 k# D$ l Q# H
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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6 W. s! t0 J# Q. y; q. ^Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 9 u# V- P8 e1 _) x, D) g0 ^- \( P
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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0 ?: G5 {! n7 v' a4 z0 U' M: p7 QChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.8 [) v8 n1 N8 g3 P- {
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. - q) V1 j- S2 h( f
# J0 ]) M: f% p2 y/ `7 F9 h" TChinese Style: My room is narrow.2 p* k- i5 K, O ~5 w
American Style: My room is small.
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3 U' ?: h) [, `8 v. ], GChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.( _9 b- w- T( @9 N, I6 F5 }
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.) S% z6 U8 z6 l# `; k
8 |* u1 g2 E& _7 `+ M, vChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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# E1 \& U9 j* g$ U( Q5 D9 GChinese Style: Is this seat empty. " r' |9 F9 y+ u; O
American Style: Is this seat taken. ; M" ~6 D8 H( M/ ^3 Y, {
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. ( |# t5 l! H5 u! U" v; T/ E
American Style: Be quiet. ; _. b6 ^6 t5 D B0 g: D* _! Z
7 A' r" V7 J$ GChinese Style: It is not of only your business. : Y/ j3 z I8 @' q/ v' q
American Style: It is none of your business.
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' K" t$ E$ M. N; ?- W" ^Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
0 m4 R6 [' h( D! W8 r( W' U8 XAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
8 t4 _( c8 G9 ]) \American Style: This is the key to my room. , G$ Z, z- A6 B) L
. V3 R* J; o2 R% vChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. ; F/ o. Y2 a; O
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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/ j7 h0 [' x' d7 UChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
: H9 ^" s/ f3 m+ {American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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) u; |7 }, A5 ]Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 9 K0 X6 Y" R) U& M
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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( O* K0 I( g- i$ ]+ qChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ; A, {# h9 h4 z* ?2 J: x2 L
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.
& s1 e) K4 _" o3 q& r! vAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.. g6 ]0 O/ ]/ U3 U2 B. k- z
& H7 f1 ?8 V# `6 k) q4 iChinese Style: She married old.
i( ?" h' w3 h: H* fAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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( A* p$ s1 Z+ P7 iChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. ) j/ V3 p% G$ G; M
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. / B7 g1 z0 R8 n1 ]4 H
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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% z- F9 Q* m) Q: _1 ~Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
. {9 D: ]. U% GAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
3 ]6 } D0 j6 {! d: cAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. . g* P1 A0 C7 c, @1 H
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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/ w. h ^+ U; A) Q9 l. SChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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, z. `9 M9 `' o6 `+ a0 W3 ?- LChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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4 [. I4 @ d- M6 j1 h& {American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ? / h: Q! J, p0 |* b) N2 d. b8 `
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% X9 ]1 Z, L: l7 S _/ cChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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' k# c5 y- H& M4 Z: CChinese Style: What do you feel now ?" A, B$ _- Q! D! Z; O
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, E% C8 y* g) w, C# d! Q+ K9 o& fChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
+ }" o p* w2 W R5 `+ l3 Q9 DAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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