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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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6 ]/ K _+ D9 R' qChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
3 G9 {% v2 P# P- W6 L) ^5 t/ @American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.: S8 n% G: i1 L f3 O; p
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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# y2 J' x1 C. iChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
+ G4 g! L& b/ O1 c5 L( c9 b3 jAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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, B, l- v& v. B VChinese Style: He becomes better.
3 C0 V' D- v; r# D L; T; q$ s: TAmerican Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.9 o7 `* ^( R4 @, X$ f
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ' @& \, i; x5 x4 ~( y! n# _
9 r; Z* \( M2 E3 d& ~3 CChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
9 r3 P# G3 } ~American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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7 t* u+ ]: h& e* p6 r3 }& Q7 NChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
4 j0 J! ]* A u) c' D& e/ }2 @American Style: It was still light outside. 7 T3 _( T% X* A) N6 \
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
' i2 |- M( k9 q5 n0 MAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ! l% ?# z& N% O- e( O8 P. {9 _6 l9 z7 u
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
" Z' n7 y( d2 _! h5 R7 {' g+ P- G* AAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
7 A' n) U0 M: NAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. , T6 v T3 ^/ g0 U% h
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.5 ?3 G" B1 z X# b
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
' m$ w l- @5 C' d/ F* lAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?2 A% L+ {1 z9 \; ~. |) f G
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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) M8 K5 y! r5 A* p) F' P' hChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.' p$ ^$ Q( A2 o( _. K2 r' d
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 8 }" h, ^+ X2 x! c0 k$ x+ L) Y
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
+ C& J' x* O. nAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 7 ]9 B9 }; }* I7 s4 N' a
" N6 L! S: V" T8 x/ sChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.( q! ^) @( m( O }+ j3 E- L
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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, [1 D% j* i3 E. Z8 yChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.4 C. T7 C4 O4 ?) B
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 9 _; e2 e4 _6 ] ?$ f5 i& [
& [5 ~% p; V# I! j- H* SChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
8 r! Q; {6 \& k; o# HAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. 9 d. ^8 i# _7 L8 G" A# i
5 G. d) k/ ?) I3 C x( DChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
7 Z% W H1 w6 W- h' B5 a! RAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. 1 @: n/ m. Q9 Q: {1 E9 D; R4 y
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? , ], w9 {8 ~7 u! r
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 8 f( t* F# l* W: g1 q
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
2 V) T$ B5 A" x9 pAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. 7 U6 ]" Y0 @7 U9 v- a0 y
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
( f; m' }# Q8 t: N. h# d O0 z+ iAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. . S" K @+ S% B
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. & p! r9 H: G( `. e, v
0 ]6 R) }! R, m+ U$ DChinese Style: I know his face.
5 Z" N4 d: O; H/ B' `American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
% L+ ^, F' m$ X- r8 t; NAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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2 J& K( n# L/ U0 sChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
. `: A, x3 o3 Y$ N. E- qAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 1 _4 O/ D# H4 R# d v
3 A& m. h/ ?9 h6 E+ _& s0 MChinese Style: I have a free time.
' p% `( p2 \ d' B+ G6 g$ gAmerican Style: I am free.
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; T3 a* l4 v+ i/ WChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
2 Q g: P: G( c: Q; fAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
! P7 M" T% k8 v/ ~ G8 D) RAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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) U8 B9 v8 l7 V8 S6 CChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
}& Y/ n/ C+ t9 k# ^) J6 uAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? * K1 n% S5 u; c4 t5 v1 e# w
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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.
2 M- V8 `& ~9 N4 `American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 8 b& a! [( B; e
5 R, W: f9 w0 j6 _$ z1 q8 o( wChinese Style: I'll go there at three. $ c1 O0 _4 \2 a
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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2 C, m& |8 y# {, d: CChinese Style: I am going back my home. 6 ^' Y8 Y3 L& q
American Style: I am going home.0 l+ ]) p/ |! z0 ^2 \4 i- d ]" h
; b& q* L9 w9 k& vChinese Style: His temperature went down. : U; N* S- S- y! }/ v
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. - s0 L! D1 W" B9 K8 `( h
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
( ~7 W0 l' d0 Y2 uAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. % a1 W: c w9 q6 C* k# N2 U
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. ) t0 H/ }5 T7 Q5 O5 R
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
: G; [1 H6 C6 p9 SAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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& f( N# S3 \% OChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
+ K3 v$ I. c8 R. H- d- K! W& pAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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; o/ ?/ ^9 A, O6 ^/ eChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
0 N2 ^! G" `& v0 C6 kAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.+ n+ h M+ x/ [: N' I: O- r/ w
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
6 a* V) m( B* ]* zAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. 2 z7 |# T* O1 U2 Z) W2 R# ~
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
! o9 b- J6 J! T7 yAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?% v \) W$ K9 F/ W% h! A2 a
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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( v1 A2 u+ X' _ r' i* TChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
8 R( L, M G6 u4 Q' Z1 d5 E. u9 fAmerican Style: He was talking loud.* D+ D6 v" y+ ?' E: e- D
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
5 t: b; T" W# j4 p6 {6 r# tAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 0 `1 f8 o8 B4 b3 I8 S
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
) D. @- D4 {# k' q1 OAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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. ?, v( o( R/ ]Chinese Style: How does she look like ? - Y' w7 C2 ~4 q4 t$ f2 Q8 @/ g& @
American Style: What does she look like ?
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# P ~# s) d& W% S. [Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
( ]' Q' O) @+ v1 eAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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6 T9 j4 U9 k) r6 h& _: \& S LChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
' U+ m J% m9 `& xAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.7 e! g% F' _- X
/ j( Z8 e- e2 c% I+ B5 W+ `* UChinese Style: How can I do ?
9 W- o3 X4 i( s1 b% \8 uAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
# T- o5 g/ r2 u* \( d H6 D2 ]( M" Six months "
$ `( l4 z$ K$ i5 h/ {! u" How about Chinese food ?"
5 B7 {7 d1 G1 W* ]* m: K# hAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "5 m& A8 g& j" i
" Six months "& I& c) }- A% y! v$ W- t% j
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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9 T8 z6 q0 z6 ~& ?Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
6 p; d5 r% z% |" Z8 h- CAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.7 L% S$ \* f0 i2 k* ]* l
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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+ {4 S* Z) |4 J/ @Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.% Q. A; P+ E& p# ^
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?# z" p8 m. m: a2 ]/ g5 C
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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: D+ t3 _; c: u4 s( ]) P& l+ s lChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
: B4 i3 }7 g! Q5 C* M/ w+ I$ jAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! : w9 [+ L/ C1 W( G: g N/ ~8 D' G W
3 {0 h3 k9 E6 o- HChinese Style: She was first prize.$ W. T) ^- Q; _7 r. S! L
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
a. H- s9 k8 F9 A/ J6 ?American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 4 J% j5 o# E! K1 C
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 8 d* ?' c% v& a; @/ f6 B. v
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.: P4 O9 I, Q n
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.$ \5 F6 f- T+ z( f1 H: A) n
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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4 v- l. s/ d* [4 U) qChinese Style: Keep the right.. Z2 i. Q4 {; _4 n6 \
American Style: Keep to the right. * o- Y9 Q0 J% B
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.5 }: }6 \7 e& p0 i/ C3 z/ q
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 2 D G7 a3 p" C, i8 P [7 I$ V
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.) ]% x2 r X) k {! a
American Style: The train was about an hour late. d+ ^& j3 U! D5 r& K( ?
! I, V# z8 \- i A VChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
: e+ O# ~: W r1 d2 Q: QAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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! g% b n" I$ w* W$ HChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 0 j/ q, m0 I8 L
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
6 |! I9 R( D; e+ Q1 ~American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.. q' @; q: ?- t. J
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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! f7 W' m( F3 x0 z D, c# ^7 k5 CChinese Style: Why do you say like that.1 b. D- Z( D0 B+ f& z
American Style: Why do you say that. - G$ G) |: B4 o% {7 z( v5 S3 g
2 n( }& b* W" M6 ~( R3 @: h2 @' EChinese Style: I have no house to live.
( Z1 w& J: o6 E( @- `4 z/ ]# |American Style: I have no house to live in.
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6 h* i; s1 H* j! E p$ h8 d2 `4 eChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.( ]4 A9 W: g# I: S* R
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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3 l1 H. k0 W" T. R) G. {; K7 ]* fChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 3 k- Y: Z% ]# `
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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$ r2 c% t% Y# Q0 q. ^9 _) j" ^Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]! v* j3 @/ |/ w# x5 Q, f" B' z- u/ ]
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. # P% e5 p& o2 R% Q3 h9 m
American Style: Her married life was happy.8 f9 y+ o: _0 [- j: V) K6 y
$ a! x6 I# f. A# h9 I7 H" cChinese Style: Maybe I think so. 3 |# ^- S* v& E% k; m0 [) E- U6 A
American Style: I think so.
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0 u: f1 Q4 i* _5 ^Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ! |; N" @) H8 W/ m D
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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! C. u* o" `2 R* ~) k$ |Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 5 ^- n. A) A: _6 N# q
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
+ |. E5 g2 }, |& A0 eAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
4 p9 N& X4 q! i2 p- D# Z+ NAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. * k9 D8 H& b, P+ H/ w" t) Q
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 9 X9 [5 s% B. q& g1 Q3 L" k! a2 i
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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2 G# @0 N" I9 N; b; pChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
A4 u/ w t3 Z$ Y# o0 tAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. + n' A/ t" D7 I4 f8 L
/ Y) i7 u( h4 I% ]# KChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
8 J' g3 t$ H2 Y$ d8 LAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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9 \, x5 B9 u! I2 e0 I3 M' dChinese Style: He is our common friend.
, L5 _9 E: Q) M$ ?' }0 s* D7 yAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. : D. P( R9 Q0 p0 s" }# |) w9 }; a
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. * f, M6 f, W2 W5 z3 P2 E$ w/ W9 J; H
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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2 G' w. x' k; ^/ z0 VChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 6 c2 l$ J+ _9 h; \" F- p( O
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.3 J' [7 E; b! B) d% y5 T
; m8 F. [6 N' d9 m9 P! E& L6 g" HChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars./ N/ v( Y% q( u$ [: W
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. / b7 ^4 _) J5 h, j
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
" U) o0 Z. X) l0 p- O% w# m$ _American Style: My room is small.5 [! O9 F' ?1 B, e# Z( Y0 ^
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
: P- ~# `( e$ n5 m' _* y% k. c @American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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+ f$ L0 l5 V RChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
2 L( _5 S/ [2 }& z: JAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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2 k) M9 u6 h; h o E( [Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. : e u7 O$ L" g4 W9 g; n! z
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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7 Z; K- y- K; n% I7 G8 ?6 tChinese Style: Don't be noisy. , d8 `. L# s9 K7 C" }- W
American Style: Be quiet.
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8 ~: @5 @* f" _% V1 b& Q0 [# tChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
1 K! E& V* o ? Z, b# pAmerican Style: It is none of your business.! ?6 k2 k5 k4 X
- Y: _5 }5 x" w! u; h* kChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
2 q! `2 u1 L% c0 V$ y, d2 c$ ZAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. " J* X$ I& P6 e7 A% r
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. ! V f2 ^' d- R3 d% u/ m
American Style: This is the key to my room. ' w s1 G- a( Y9 |8 P' Z: s' u2 W2 L
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 5 g' [/ S$ L$ k% ?/ X
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English." s4 }4 a4 o. }2 m8 l
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
( n1 ]; K5 a1 s: DAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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- w8 g. C0 I- X: y8 BChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 8 x; u; e6 d6 A+ V0 V$ ?; R+ x
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. ) d, r- Z& m$ [. A6 d
# C$ N, G3 a; A5 w" iChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
) n E0 w9 L$ E# kAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes. 4 f) j: R9 A# f5 I) J
% E) J. F$ g- k+ YChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. & Y8 a# b7 \; P4 `. U _
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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6 u4 Y, n, ^; |" bChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ) E; x3 G5 I; D# p8 }9 g
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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: p! M/ u" d% R' M: l0 U! rChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
3 ^9 u7 ]" c; ~/ [American Style: He had a child by his former wife.3 x6 \' b, ?7 A6 i: H7 ^. a
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Chinese Style: She married old.
6 U' D3 O8 I% @1 XAmerican Style: She married late in life.: Q5 N5 M7 f2 s- _+ A9 M' E
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 9 h" D3 c; x9 P- G3 C9 [ x# ?8 \
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 3 V# J" C8 W6 n& W, R& r$ v( Y) e
% e) e8 w% V3 p' VChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ' e, a/ e- k4 ^) j6 j
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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) o" d8 z( b! W( JChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
; `3 t) U( k6 N3 a9 x% I9 r, gAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. ( r, k5 T6 i n/ l- @$ M H) Y
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
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/ P1 Q& p, Y( x3 p- @* l. V CChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 5 a! e) a5 Q6 T8 e
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