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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。# b/ R; R) X+ f* D- R
希望大家喜欢!
7 y/ r$ [& G& U: p( FChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. . u4 j& y2 ?. k2 [ G: C. M
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. / F* a$ I+ S$ I% B# j
5 M; K, e) f; {* nChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
6 V7 B" y% e% l8 {* P' G& U, RAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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- y4 J" X) o! V2 X5 ?2 KChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
* j; l/ n9 q% K. s) |* DAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. ; c% T% ^( Q+ k
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
' H0 w* ?, R6 D6 Z& l; t# QAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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0 o/ h4 p9 W& D( H0 [Chinese Style: He becomes better.) q* X+ |4 S' B, A/ N( M* `* m" o, z+ D
American Style: He got better. 5 u( \: A! ~5 {' l
6 C, Z9 O3 X7 o: e+ k3 [Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
' p9 ?6 Q# f5 X1 K* @( O6 BAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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2 i2 i4 R" n+ w4 ^& h. M, FChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !# ^* V! O$ R/ {& @8 \4 F# Y0 u
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! . A1 Y! x" N# z& X P9 K
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
) @: P( \* ?2 G5 FAmerican Style: It was still light outside. - \9 s4 o9 K) ]+ \9 [
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
$ V0 J6 \) ]8 R4 B' y$ v f$ tAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. & W! Q- r& e1 ?# \6 d7 m9 S! k7 O
. T, I v9 @3 o4 z2 k1 p P, W/ [Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.) u( d& X! S5 l+ r! U' J5 r& V
American Style: Any place will do.
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/ Q8 F9 j0 T" O- ~Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.! S& O# u) M3 \. `" j
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.7 Y B) n+ ?/ A* i, {1 h% |6 z) B
American Style: I don't feel well. # w E( e8 Z# M2 `
- E9 }7 L1 q. E2 D( QChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.7 m# R, W! g8 l% j M/ I" A- f
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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7 \* U) m/ h" c5 S* nChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?" l+ S$ T: O# a3 i5 j
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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2 w* ?6 N0 I) c, H- w/ ?! DChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
5 ]% E4 s" p+ F% W+ k; i6 zAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 3 u4 e& {' x5 r1 M
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.( O# L! d, U( j) F! N- N. A& e8 k- x5 ^
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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+ Q* J" Y6 ]4 s, }# R& tChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
+ u6 V7 Z' y0 T$ Y: L1 D' Y; {2 p" zAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
! ~% V& _6 O: f/ AAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 7 x g. g$ m8 ]6 h5 R/ l2 ^
American Style: Keep off the grass. ' H, |; x. l# V2 V3 C% y
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
5 f- m9 X0 @: p# l" y ]" Q0 QAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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" C. m7 J6 A* b3 d- d! bChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ) @; R D* e+ S# |
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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* b i6 J7 C. D2 n( Z$ [( \Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
% _; U4 J; W' ], m1 K+ }American Style: Let me feel your pulse. & y9 u% t4 S# S% Z4 R" R6 T
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
* J' T; W+ Y5 G2 AAmerican Style: I am not athletic. ! P" Y( R5 u A) o* E$ k! T" J
8 w1 W' m5 [. b/ a1 VChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 3 T/ H. y% y: N9 [2 u& A2 T
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
% D. h+ r: g" D- wAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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) l( o( G, r" |9 g; d: f& @Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
8 y0 v) G; f. D# L; zAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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) L( T h: c) a! SChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
+ b1 x- w$ K) k5 Z2 R+ C7 _American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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2 N0 k+ x4 }# {8 H! H5 R8 f% OChinese Style: I have a free time.+ C/ U1 h- ]: x7 `+ g
American Style: I am free.
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$ v p |1 j6 a7 _$ z* A, OChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.7 P6 t9 }% N+ J1 @+ s1 A
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.# _4 ^1 p) U7 h# ^4 [0 K
American Style: The thief got in through the window. f5 A$ C l; j! t- z* U
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.9 d; G1 u. }& _
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 5 E: Z' F0 t# `$ d
6 o/ C% J, J6 o5 u2 h2 GChinese Style: Did you attend college ?. w8 g. \! v8 k S# Y5 B6 |' C4 d
American 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.
; g1 D8 w" Q+ Q" ]3 h* zAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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h1 b3 [' k* s- v/ ~$ @% nChinese Style: I'll go there at three. " N' Q1 V- `8 q
American Style: I'll be there at three./ r( E. K! ~! V5 Y8 D7 y, x* R
) E; ^" P4 f) m& Q: Z$ o) lChinese Style: I am going back my home.
, B( `7 ~, s( Y+ {/ C% L/ y5 AAmerican Style: I am going home./ U! }& v& x. X/ U* S- j
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. $ |- A+ f5 G5 a
American Style: His temperature came down.
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# n8 Y/ F, i8 k- [9 bChinese Style: I like green color. ! B$ l8 c% X- c! d& C. C. n
American Style: I like green.; P% G! ]8 y: x* ]% j( j+ G- l3 k' ~
) q! m- i' I4 } a' ^Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
8 L! n9 H% S, I) `1 ~American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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. I9 g6 h6 D) S2 C# @* @' mChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
9 Z0 ~ R/ N% ^- w* }American Style: Give me money, if you have any. - R/ G8 ]* D+ w
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
8 d3 F, m) P: U: W4 {! t! |American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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' w, t# N q. t" j& m+ d- XChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
; L) X% P9 E, W1 D; d0 hAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. Y: P4 [" @5 m% D: t- V! L9 H$ \
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.) H* a" u) ]- \7 s5 f9 J% C7 Y
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.% p* {) [' i" l" m1 X6 K
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
7 }+ A: A0 i$ w5 A {; f: AAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. + R7 B7 `! R3 [' \& U. P
/ q5 P, K: j# l7 [5 Y( cChinese Style: Where is here.6 x. d# Q0 N, N4 ~ l9 e7 L
American Style: Where are we. 7 t8 n [" K' C/ x' O# E
7 U( J+ S! |: h/ n( D3 S) EChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
8 h; D# s0 N0 k$ z$ Y+ YAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
& w3 ^" C8 r- a( m4 U/ ?American Style: He was talking loud.. N: X1 e7 z& R( l1 i: y
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses./ I6 D! \0 s. ?; S, E# v6 C/ P4 }# o; C
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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1 W+ N0 a+ m1 ^0 `Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. / b! `$ N, F' h# Q! A
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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4 W: e( j! s, @ _" G, ?- _/ ~0 |: NChinese Style: How does she look like ?
+ g% K! f/ E" b, xAmerican Style: What does she look like ? / y- d2 m$ ]' r' `0 p6 L4 Z1 Y: F
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 5 p+ c) D/ U j5 L! z1 x4 F
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ) e8 `8 K0 J5 \% U$ i/ Z
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
4 D# {; }7 c# G" RAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.0 ?4 u( Z' r0 Q3 ]! ^- ?6 O4 c4 K% t
! |. z5 J5 L: O1 s% T/ yChinese Style: How can I do ?: {* `6 S; p( K2 u
American Style: What can I do ? ' C7 y J( L& p1 E
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
" s( x- a6 I8 N" Six months ", U7 }* p# [7 M. Z: t: z9 d; L. E
" How about Chinese food ?"
x% Z8 k9 R$ |. [2 E6 sAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
7 i- S* b1 q: A+ |3 h" Six months "( J- H% w* H; n- R8 b
" Do you like Chinese food ?"" ?" z3 Y& I" ?, w/ @" y; z9 g5 w
# z$ W/ P: t% r0 t/ fChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
5 X; t$ P8 S& d" [' bAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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: n7 s& R; p. Q" P7 uChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.: n5 o* n8 I, T7 l" [; U
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 5 m$ o* F4 N, q5 d! E8 M# E
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
* N" b+ F+ O5 B4 q, O0 e) OAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. + U; f- n2 c! }/ ]; ~
6 r9 b% n' j" W/ N( A5 }Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
3 `* G9 R7 b; S8 n7 p- v6 L5 AAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
- q5 Y$ _& i9 a9 l) k3 AAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 1 H0 N/ H0 U. Y
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.) M6 O a' F/ ~
American Style: She took first prize. ! Q" Y6 B! _0 Q' {. W \
! V8 o3 N: m- N% rChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
2 Q% H& v- H% V( nAmerican 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.
* T+ O3 y% d- P) \, Z; Y0 fAmerican 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* g d% V. U( Z1 o( s
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.) i6 Q# }1 ~9 B! \! h
American Style: Keep to the right.
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# }% E. b6 A( y" WChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary." `! R, ]3 c% J5 D$ ?
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.8 k' x; p5 J/ s9 N
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. & q. P- F2 x, h5 G5 O0 D$ O+ d
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.5 Q! I; j1 J! m: S4 D/ a5 W7 f
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. ) A* Q) y; a# u+ g. ]& Y
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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& Z, F- L5 g, G) ^Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
/ J5 [3 t8 Y0 J+ X# t9 c% xAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? . }+ Z( }. f. l6 K
/ D+ H S1 x1 e3 V8 x# FChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
% x& h+ d1 e) U. B5 ]& _' q" AAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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- P" ?. q9 {" Y1 m% i4 P. P+ qChinese Style: Why do you say like that.$ H* |0 [, R$ f, M
American Style: Why do you say that.
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. Y i, _* m$ A5 bChinese Style: I have no house to live.: N A$ N" ]/ u& @
American Style: I have no house to live in. . n# _: X2 X+ \0 b+ H" H
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
, B P7 Z) E. d/ d5 c4 j; }American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ! Q; R4 f0 S9 u
American 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 ]
0 p l T" U+ q* G3 z% r4 v( LAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
& U% u8 J; Q+ @% {American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
& h8 s# C* ~, l; x- q! CAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
# W0 H% A) T9 QAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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0 q6 A1 t( K1 P( E2 I) E# ]Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
( G' p% w6 Z3 VAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
4 y9 z8 U% J @6 d+ h* W3 d rAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. " M I- `4 O r6 ~$ z$ F! N
, w! ~5 D r+ tChinese Style: I felt good mood.
4 O# C; u# W6 xAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. # D( j8 R9 v6 B/ K
2 b4 r: n7 Y0 H' o* I+ C2 ^4 GChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
1 t2 z9 p. i' L( p2 n$ Y. AAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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! q Z) S1 A) \: pChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
/ Y* W! |9 _" F) X8 a: AAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ! p1 R4 ?% t" G# A& t
: E& i$ v& ~4 h( L6 g5 C- ^( ]Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. : M$ L! p: h4 ^: r" Y2 s5 c7 Y$ D
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 2 w# V6 I, @0 q7 C* S
5 j3 [- y( u( L i8 k' q" S: RChinese Style: He is our common friend.
9 u Q( `' W _7 l; YAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. # z9 s! Q5 A$ X- p! q! F
7 y4 `, ?# c6 j7 F& f3 [4 QChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
% a5 D, [; t9 C0 tAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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& P+ o2 I2 k2 F$ k0 {; mChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
. t& o7 q, I9 N) k8 _8 S3 }American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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0 [0 _& M1 u d" GChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
' `# c& }# t8 U P; ^5 dAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
9 [8 i. x( m7 I/ z. C' K9 L# \American Style: My room is small.
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% B9 Z" i% F8 I4 T a( kChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.- h( L x8 A$ \( f( T `
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.; B. Z# v) ^ r$ L% Z5 j2 ^3 g H
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
+ U K+ ^. ?, I2 Y% r2 M$ uAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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American Style: Be quiet. ' S/ \" P! l1 I& p: D
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
- _) G) i9 m: B- [+ M2 ?American Style: It is none of your business.
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. b! E7 `' M6 B) m U% J/ WChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
8 W9 E2 M( l8 u$ J9 AAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Y1 a, l. g. S! F( ^3 j4 CChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
2 l% r( x; I1 Z4 @( O- ]) r7 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.
- @) {. X( ~8 z: x8 W5 V* J0 e& NAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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& R$ O* a- R: O) z9 l6 CChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
3 z/ p- V: x5 S1 t+ Y f) L$ yAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.9 r h6 i! W1 B$ ]2 m; j
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. & f# h( N% }7 L# V; x8 M
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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4 F2 S( i. @- r9 j6 I! xChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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- `4 P9 E( R- f8 [Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
6 b: Y0 }$ n, B- H6 a1 O4 P; O! K; rAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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3 J8 b; \9 j2 N; h) ZChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ; [9 K* r1 S8 ]) s9 R
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? / y3 ]+ r' b; y
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. * ?8 W- J) R1 `) |1 h9 l$ }
American Style: He had a child by his former wife./ a6 M, s# k1 B! x; e1 b3 U9 k
' Q; i" [* n# ]# m$ VChinese Style: She married old.
" M. b+ q8 C9 `% L. z" y2 oAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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2 S; x X. O: k" TChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
8 q2 i& x) I1 B8 W9 H% o, QAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 1 d8 G+ ^/ K9 S' y* l6 i; \( S
4 }7 O' ?5 k$ HChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
, w3 [7 } H' oAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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+ \. u7 Q3 p9 G% T+ p* U3 oChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. . r& i t# P& n9 c& X
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. ' ]! f0 \$ E( r" X0 R( G
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 4 L0 q9 p( K# I& R. u& U c
& u4 y' @9 R7 ZChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. ! R+ }' z% w$ P
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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1 s h& {7 H1 l6 F2 Q9 tChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 9 a H& M9 g" y# D' Q6 B H
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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Chinese Style: Let's play together. 1 L+ K- c6 O. c2 L; ?4 W
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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7 ~$ S; d2 r3 X6 ~Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. : V- o* e( v$ ~$ u" ^7 j' ^
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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# M5 O/ T/ ?0 Y" x, \9 NChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. ' e: M& I+ H" N: m8 t
American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. : c: d0 N; g$ _% h: B3 Q$ d& R& c5 p
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea. - ~, D: j9 a. s
American Style: I went to the beach.
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0 Q" q* r( x# @" q" U2 XChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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2 R$ k( Y9 c9 X: C: xChinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ? ; u+ F8 z; [2 h; Z8 J
American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. 2 e3 K7 f( K3 X* T: W
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American Style: He hit me hard. 4 Y3 I: E f k' w3 c2 C! ^
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2 a' n1 } A9 {9 }# G! tChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.7 I7 b! W2 i! G* `2 x2 g1 m4 X
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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+ S8 o: M# e! ^- C! rChinese 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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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five." Z% w9 B/ ~' Z( v
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American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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" I; K7 E$ B9 s$ N% i6 j7 k+ y: d9 AChinese Style: What is the total sum ?
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Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.1 P: E# N" `& P' p! L0 t
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) l6 Q/ M# f+ p3 x t4 XChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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American Style: I like swimming very much.
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American Style: Wait your turn, please. " T" {# Q) c* L# Z6 |+ g
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American Style: What time is it by your watch.
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American Style: How do you feel now ?
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+ J8 s/ R2 K& vChinese Style: What season do you like best ? G y6 v4 y# u
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* I8 ^& ^1 Y; N. S7 y& }' Z) j2 C7 QChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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