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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. . w; N6 q( y' w: Z. \! _; P
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 7 z1 H& Y, w+ W/ v. \9 H N7 P
8 n1 s# |1 I- N: u' M4 mChinese Style: Your coat is broken. & ]0 w+ D% G7 [/ p
American Style: Your coat is torn. q" l# `% i' Z( n
' _8 H- Q5 g6 S8 e& oChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.# I! B- Z& t6 W- C& R! }( E
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.7 P9 G! s1 p; h" p1 E k. P$ B
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. - s6 A! ~, B/ B! K; S4 N
( f9 I. j2 I0 I, ^Chinese Style: He becomes better.
$ }, e- i3 O, d: l4 H1 o3 \American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.4 D* G: k D) q7 L* c5 ?
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. " E! _# ]$ T* p1 K
! i* V! J+ s0 x# `3 F- hChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
R: z d7 Z2 D: A6 BAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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2 m: D f% q' {9 Q) qChinese Style: It was still bright outside. - V0 ^5 f8 [/ G6 Q! J L
American Style: It was still light outside. 2 `0 K+ L7 |" S4 S
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.. |3 }* C" t3 h6 V& O+ ]
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. & h# i/ X1 |0 l7 z6 u( h
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.) `4 @# S6 G4 h! r; ^+ ?- X
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.6 Q. Z- I( `$ ?; A: n# m
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.( H' x; L0 u# L- A8 s" E
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.# t6 k+ k4 C* o
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. $ X1 Z I1 y$ @
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?+ F! }& ~; U: w- ]6 U, p
American Style: Who made this salad ? 5 G/ ]: g! f! j4 `. U/ ~( y
# O' v# I4 z4 n$ ^4 H) iChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
$ O& x! b0 P! ]5 b* BAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
C% x; V C1 t+ _2 v& v# lAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. $ _# p/ q, Q8 [9 F
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
% S- _" M4 h( I" JAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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8 m& Z( @ ^% z1 z5 ]0 p9 j, H4 Q5 CChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.3 Q# I3 A: D2 n! ]2 ^
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 0 v3 z: y; j2 j3 l' f
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. ! o( q) g; N: O, E( U) A* O
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
3 a6 Q" j( d4 ?7 l2 F& V* N% bAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. % w, u4 |+ F* U/ {* P: G7 e
6 W" j' z9 Q$ r7 n+ h, P2 ^Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
3 x' B0 S4 }5 Y5 K3 n' K' bAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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5 X6 Y( Q1 l/ A" AChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 8 { n4 b4 K& m
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. " j: a8 v! l; i
* \% T" l! u" EChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
2 T! g# }0 n+ | u' {American Style: I am not athletic.
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* t0 m$ s# ]1 D4 u8 ^Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
9 f% p& z; }" ^5 AAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
; p- r9 [* n$ M7 d; u7 p, NAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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" O& o0 u1 |# F3 vChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
, l }3 c5 K$ K6 |- j/ E0 h" DAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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* ]3 V$ W/ z4 Q2 K" G3 k: n4 |Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin! Q, s3 Z% q3 J; o
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 3 M6 t" j1 i# y/ M
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Chinese Style: I have a free time., s) ^% m! N) j
American Style: I am free.
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: C2 E/ O- N9 q+ z( ?0 s4 o7 C" CChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.: _& ~ |0 B1 P u/ t
American Style: The sun rises in the East. ! J# p* W( n* [( z9 m/ @& `7 v+ Y
% T1 m# P9 z' }3 TChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.7 ?- z3 _4 }6 ~- y- }
American Style: The thief got in through the window.( w4 q( t6 m) D4 f* d
~- }( I, w) F" c9 _5 p: f( gChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
, \- C" j4 ^( sAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. ! l7 h y& p: v$ j
) }' G. o+ e6 U! a, y. C1 xChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
- N8 q. \* [/ k" B, i# Q. wAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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. B8 G8 l5 q! ^2 s ^& M) l0 ]Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
+ O0 G3 m9 _% Z* cAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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4 e9 a; @$ Q1 O0 a9 Z; h/ WChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 9 V$ }7 U* Y2 i- z6 s5 j
American Style: I'll be there at three.& `& ^7 Z+ X4 Y1 |( b" d5 G
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
# Y& y0 m3 e( Q% f1 g; VAmerican Style: I am going home.% |( J, o! Y5 W2 |" c' P. q
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
7 r* b: b, R9 b& e: Q" AAmerican Style: His temperature came down.9 ^, {- {1 K0 G% q/ i
4 w0 {& [6 y8 X% X; h! M& YChinese Style: I like green color.
; T L# \' C0 |6 a# t! QAmerican Style: I like green.' m5 I" X. N1 U/ ^5 N! L
" ~2 h. f. r, D' FChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
2 C2 C9 O/ X- ~3 fAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.8 p5 c+ ^$ l- x( Q
8 y( T( k0 l9 h) G/ \' t. MChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 3 w, I. n! Y/ `* b7 F! S' o$ i9 c
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. ( Y# o- U/ j# ~$ J0 X4 ~
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
* L* l- [/ g3 k! |9 dAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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0 d9 ]0 ~+ n+ N+ yChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. , D* V5 k- u, L+ x
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 1 C0 x! R: e! {& M+ {! ~$ u* C
* a2 j* F( Z! qChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.9 h. }; o6 M8 y6 g
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
4 y7 x% n5 Q: U( ]5 GAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. 0 j4 k$ k7 A- X. U" K% `6 T9 \. p7 D
) h: C; k" o8 s7 |Chinese Style: Where is here.) j g {7 `, W' y; Y
American Style: Where are we. 8 l, B7 ?0 \8 S
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
0 V/ r: @" a+ Y uAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? ( E% l5 k9 Q8 {3 d4 b4 U3 i
3 Z0 D+ J9 B( A' E$ N( L- z; r8 d0 yChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
' Z8 j$ g6 k0 L. l. {. f4 K( U6 VAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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/ y3 o7 L- B3 `Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
( u" `: E) I1 H, [; t3 C9 L6 R, TAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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d! i0 Y1 B, r- j5 ^5 X* _Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 8 v$ ^% d/ i+ k, Z" V2 n6 d" {
American Style: What does she look like ? ( T) M+ r' s$ e+ Y, H: R4 a
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. & e7 ]. x3 F7 q+ e- Q5 T4 {) U
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. & {( y! t! H; Q( I1 f4 l
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ^* b& r6 k* r6 N, X
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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6 E0 E3 S* l- w: X {Chinese Style: How can I do ?
! P# P, n" v4 y& ?2 V4 G0 jAmerican Style: What can I do ? & v" f' o0 o$ b' n' j' j
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"- ?) V8 X8 H* n( i
" Six months "9 `- v2 i3 R5 {9 A
" How about Chinese food ?"
8 `/ a7 ~$ G: H. W* KAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
/ e& C( N9 d2 ~, a5 a* e- Q" Six months "
$ n- M# O* V6 S7 r, m! s" Do you like Chinese food ?"" u& F y$ t; l* O2 d8 M- R, M8 ~+ P
- S1 f# o% {" \: i) X8 `/ ^Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.; V2 {3 i, [, D
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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. ]8 t+ e, C% n/ v9 K( t5 YChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
, i8 ~( ]- C( kAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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6 b. u7 @$ r9 R0 S2 a* x6 r( BChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
& o h$ t! z5 j; ^1 Z) W7 iAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. + X9 o9 T5 ^1 h% [# `
" _+ [3 _ y4 @) B7 u MChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
: T2 m1 z3 W. s5 o$ dAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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0 |) u3 t6 r$ pChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
! [) j0 g* k5 cAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.: H+ J. }4 Q2 V! p1 s6 M9 u
American Style: She took first prize. ; z5 k: Z+ l# N7 ~) K
J d9 t9 [2 m( | wChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
3 c' b3 c! e- F4 A( i7 ]American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 6 g* W" t( O* w+ S" \1 c1 x
9 O3 {5 l3 V1 n! qChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
. W7 N! c0 J4 |% w/ h! d# ?American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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* T. M. {% d( W! j$ aChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
6 A7 b) o* ^. x1 J! {: w! o, |, @American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 7 J0 }- q8 } k1 u' t& P. |
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.; d/ {" @2 C# P
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.2 z( U! G2 Q/ }& E
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.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
) @! {; x, |5 WAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. $ e% j ^" U C+ y) K! F: o
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ! d d1 C' `$ h4 J7 o+ D
3 f" J3 W9 F5 T# X, x0 Z$ V9 Q7 NChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?! |3 s' o9 W; O. M- m5 S; I! q5 R1 H
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.! a% [% J% N; U% a" u
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
( I$ S# N9 E& ~, k/ ?American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.9 F$ J4 `6 |+ M' W: v
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. % Q/ k. s, t D. j; R
& y3 E$ x* N) [+ j0 AChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
, c) |- I. U7 Y0 a# fAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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) `* V) a: L. ]9 r) v& jChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
7 L- L/ G) Y& {3 d f/ LAmerican Style: He set a world record.* o+ o3 R' A' y7 q) w- C
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
9 V. G& ~% C& f) sAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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) Q& @' ?9 W1 I) j S0 xChinese Style: Maybe I think so. 4 [& z4 h1 q! L! I' N7 f
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
$ d# r8 Q. z. j* u' R5 WAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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7 C- A8 ?6 L7 GChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
' j" w& Q6 _- P [. q, J; G* yAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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" c7 _5 v1 E" ?; P* z! dChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
6 n8 f9 i0 f: |. {0 QAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
$ z3 q3 Y5 w# @3 G% C ]& IAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 9 C9 v9 D2 t; m- e7 _( l; ?
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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* ^: S# s3 S% L% y+ QChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 7 E; ?- b z4 E7 w5 G- O! F
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. # r6 c N2 J+ S6 H5 u, g+ \, [; ~
6 h- g2 ] j( S6 _3 K3 [ VChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ; I+ C o$ e3 C1 D' t0 K( g8 z) I
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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) a7 F% N4 j$ j4 F, k2 K6 ZChinese Style: He is our common friend.
& ^3 @6 ^& J h$ b W- `$ `American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
+ D# J f/ u3 j- g9 H$ k( lAmerican 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. * E7 Y! \' s- w" E2 ]8 b0 }4 K* K& {
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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* E5 y7 m' I% b) OChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
3 |9 n ^' w( y4 OAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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" u! j- U/ w2 j+ S' QChinese Style: My room is narrow.
$ F! @$ \$ I1 x6 ?5 E1 ]9 YAmerican Style: My room is small.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.! W. i' W R4 n
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.5 G+ |( v; L' r
( K" H5 u( s, m2 d- N3 fChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
$ l4 m8 b& x, A0 E, V/ |6 ^American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. / h& q7 p& X9 O) X: W `8 G
- @$ K8 f4 m' G. Q" x4 LChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
; d( h3 P! r( K0 q" ` [American Style: Is this seat taken.
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& H9 _) C4 y& h3 I8 d3 FChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
0 p7 c' p5 l! `, YAmerican Style: Be quiet. ; G( i! N ^( ]* x
. e- |# J Y% e7 a* rChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
# a4 G' U& E- o4 w" XAmerican Style: It is none of your business.7 j! l# Z# Q9 Y/ ?
7 k \: j6 s: `2 GChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
5 b. K+ U* m1 _1 Z& M! IAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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# }9 p- ~' G: i ~9 D* gChinese 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.
2 I8 a0 J* W1 \7 lAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.4 B1 n: _1 B4 I) k, [* |/ I
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 3 X, n, s* o x% X% _7 j# Z
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.# L: i; ~3 a$ p% P( n
, Q4 p, I, x H/ Y' rChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ) M8 h2 t _, a `2 ^2 _3 h
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
8 ^% q0 z" d" E4 C" FAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 3 p$ ?8 f$ v& c2 u/ s2 `
. [! A3 \9 J8 yChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ( H5 V/ O1 d6 M0 S- L: }" K
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? ( X6 l; ]. v0 o. L
8 t: u7 z: L$ X& Q$ y J' H k/ kChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
9 p2 C2 e! e) s, S* wAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
$ k( }5 J# p7 b' YAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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+ D( B& \& O1 j$ g; `: UChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 9 l* O1 Z, i" u
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 5 g, W3 K- ?$ `& F
% e: L0 p5 a3 I( @5 BChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. % w( ~5 _6 U( F" Q: j# Z0 a! a
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
7 z8 \$ K5 m7 AAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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& _6 j) n2 `' v+ \Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
1 l6 C- F3 c7 c) bAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. # E7 {" C' V0 E; F: g. o
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
4 k4 p; { j- XAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. 7 |+ ~7 Z" r- ]) r) Y- w( @
7 `. p! `* X# g) [Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. : d1 ]) q0 E/ I! K
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black., j* p5 f9 f8 [0 C0 O: n; c
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+ }" W' O+ q1 i3 b5 aChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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B8 A. f: P8 V1 L ~0 \2 Q% _( TChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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" M8 C3 @$ L; p1 D8 \& nChinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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& L7 G# p/ d1 \' E! P" w& eChinese Style: I have a question to you.. y$ F2 ]* H, U
American Style: I have a question to ask you.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.2 f) Z h- S z9 C" }
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+ ]. T; v7 n) I9 P7 KChinese Style: This steak is soft.
0 J! m6 ^ z, ^: |5 u7 C- g( G& p$ AAmerican Style: This steak is tender.; Y# m0 E1 P" g5 f5 c9 ?4 E* W
5 l( w: e! u; |' A% HChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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4 f5 U: E9 G" g4 y# YChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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4 I: m) F5 y2 [6 Q& d1 F( o! UChinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
, A/ t5 m5 Z* B( u4 a) EAmerican Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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/ t2 z) i" G. c5 x7 f- Q9 dChinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.! o0 ?9 y7 c$ a; H! w
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. a: s, w; N7 a" c# r# cChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.) v/ m6 ]) [/ H# ]
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" @4 k% x# u7 n1 Y8 dChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
5 F. M5 e& m9 @4 N; ^" Z" G) a0 UAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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2 H+ n/ j, q3 Y1 S- N# ~% VChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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