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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. 6 l+ _: y5 w; k7 U/ V: H" U- q
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 5 [# [+ ] k7 f( ]; s7 x
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 3 o& n2 q5 O8 ~* t& y$ u" f, I
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
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+ [8 Z* d1 K3 G3 D# G5 ^Chinese Style: He becomes better.
! V4 `) x/ M( U2 H8 t$ J# BAmerican Style: He got better.
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* L( b7 ^, n) F7 FChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.7 I( p1 ]# H2 s+ e
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 !
7 O. ]' m. S$ i' {% _4 ^( zAmerican 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. ' y) E) K2 x+ K
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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American Style: Any place will do. # [# D. F/ K/ h/ c+ B
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.' C& _, H* a5 j; k/ F+ N! e) v2 m
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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H4 i7 H, `" C" l N( A' r$ uChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
* J+ z; O! \( Z+ E( k! p% yAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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P z' V; A1 r( L% I' q0 wChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?; V6 b& d! e. m. u
American Style: Who made this salad ? ' L6 B3 Q8 V2 f" v( i" y# s- |, h: e
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
: D$ t, @8 P) V: `* H: WAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 9 o; N, m8 i) x* ~( e
7 L x' [ a' M: H `# a1 _Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident./ B. ~6 ? X$ s
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
$ M% }* t2 R8 C6 y3 ^, R1 HAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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! V' o0 f* a( d r; S$ \- mChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
. a2 C. ]3 _ |+ e' oAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. " B# C8 K2 g, `. D* @" R1 i
: E/ ?5 D- G0 i1 X; y0 I! c" z v6 iChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. , W4 U6 n( f, A/ w
American Style: Keep off the grass. ; p7 i0 j2 [+ F5 J \
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.$ P3 e7 h! \% R' M( m5 f
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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% Y Z$ m; s% i a8 X; Q+ p: VChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? : J6 s# F' H: B) y% y/ }/ p$ S
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? % X2 t5 a: U' B# y6 b
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
( e4 M N. f1 `6 P0 q! r+ b% qAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
, `# B& L& f% mAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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4 d/ ?' A8 w7 r: [Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
' W( ^' h/ d) eAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. ( O5 B' s" `7 S6 M" Z. F
0 i8 ^" L; l& ~( B. v+ ~Chinese Style: I know his face. 7 o. a0 c' y/ ?, T4 ^% S" F- o
American Style: I know him by sight. 2 U+ T8 f, o& F+ R7 \; S) H
- b$ [% I, S3 z+ B) OChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.6 n/ W8 V* a4 b1 Q! m
American Style: I left my hat in the house. $ {5 S, h i9 s6 W4 _ V
+ H9 p, E2 H3 E5 [' b V' n! h+ Z3 tChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
0 r0 W" R4 @/ T+ ?8 a4 BAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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+ t {& h- ]# nChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10., h/ j. r0 \# r! V
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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American Style: Did you go to college ? $ k& n, o, T) i
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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.
9 V1 ~9 g. U" K8 m1 J+ d2 [4 S. bAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 2 k7 j4 F- r; _" v) U
6 \+ }0 d- Z+ C" g, X: @ ^- oChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 4 v6 Y! d6 _7 U' @: w8 q( Q
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 8 f% V8 E5 q2 l" m! U
American Style: I am going home.
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1 ~6 M2 t( V2 I7 n+ C/ VChinese Style: His temperature went down.
5 u. T5 |; @# L7 w$ bAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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9 X+ F! k" E4 O, @! ZChinese Style: I like green color. ! {& m1 ~$ v2 e
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 0 g9 U4 }: _! d+ z: I
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.: X# E- _, Y/ n; k& }+ O! F7 O* b
2 @5 W* `6 U8 y6 s2 c* [. }6 ~4 rChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. - m3 n+ S% n& N% K4 B; r
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. : l# u: I0 H" P/ T2 G3 J
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
6 U. a u4 h; a6 bAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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0 u6 M3 w$ L9 q, iChinese Style: Where is here.) C" l$ [: j7 U+ x+ \4 A# X
American Style: Where are we. : \' c5 I7 Q0 H% b. q0 _# D
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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: ]( Y, b0 f2 ]. Y. TChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
" |7 F F6 @% H- x- x: `* q" |American Style: He was talking loud.
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) u2 J4 ^4 b; m0 BChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.; o( U$ ~ U$ w$ b
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
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: [% P/ J0 t v! HChinese Style: How does she look like ? % q7 K2 Q9 c3 v6 D
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 9 u& e4 `/ M2 n4 e) R2 a+ u5 H
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.) F& ~3 `4 r# S |! L" J0 I) y
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?$ q9 m. t+ B' F( Z7 Q
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
/ ~: E5 V$ z' K/ V1 t" Six months "+ _# o* E r( e6 M6 A' d
" How about Chinese food ?"
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" Six months ", ^! d- u$ T0 r( U0 F, Q
" Do you like Chinese food ?"% U. k# u' w/ W: m9 V
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
1 k# ]0 F# C! q1 ~- N- m. a* y0 yAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. % E! ^: i8 R! D" w! ^: f {
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
: n! N- v( P; G; N6 D) A& [American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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5 l9 r" W, e7 T, qChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.- @3 r$ b6 s0 s) m# C+ x
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. & l: n+ ^& S8 C
. I% g& a. [6 V. C+ e8 V0 v) VChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?( M$ L3 T$ k8 [7 E* D1 x
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !6 B5 w3 x# C9 K' V. w8 T
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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* ?. Q1 \7 A4 o( x4 ^* p! gChinese Style: She was first prize.! ]9 W- U$ E: O5 u/ ]
American Style: She took first prize. 2 h( l- P/ o4 S1 g
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
7 |+ v- h7 o' d0 [( @. o2 U- j( iAmerican 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. 2 l4 t+ E1 X7 {$ W
American 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.& o# G( K5 v0 V2 c# p8 y
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.# c4 S. u3 }; h1 ?" Z! e+ p
American Style: Keep to the right. ! p" t. Y) }- L& i( F3 M/ ~
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
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. m, M/ |( n. uChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.3 [4 T$ f. l' `- V7 }6 l( S
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ' I, p- K" q5 r
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. # Z0 M0 v0 E! l4 F! q3 a' M. h. H
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?* k" ^& {% y& C$ H( V% r7 E# {
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.7 P2 e3 H& [2 ~6 ^
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
1 u8 m6 m% u: M! R. V+ bAmerican Style: Why do you say that. & p7 j! x# T! X2 ~) n! X
- ^3 g/ z( V/ P; ^Chinese Style: I have no house to live.2 _5 D6 X9 K- r2 w, [' F6 M
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
7 ?& ^( y3 q% Q. m9 W0 f) ZAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. + f. i3 t6 v: [, v3 M- j$ P
3 D. ~# [1 |7 C6 tChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ) N& O5 [ V- |: v4 s1 U% a
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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1 P9 m+ Y* N: S8 s1 L, x+ ZChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]- R5 d* C g, o7 R# G7 s; W6 p
American Style: He set a world record.
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; B; ?+ c! f: S" R" U2 W# CChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. " p; i6 v9 z( h7 _" l1 y- z7 L. ^
American Style: Her married life was happy., V6 }6 G# K' U
: c4 p, J1 T8 u/ l! tChinese Style: Maybe I think so. % ~8 G+ C( @: y% r5 |
American Style: I think so./ B7 T* g( }* ]0 c. D, z5 Z
" i" ?' _4 ?) L, F' l3 dChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
_; I% Q. X0 [' Z. M2 f' ^8 J0 OAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.$ _9 B5 {. b1 T1 M6 H
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. # N- g, Z3 N9 Q3 h$ B5 M$ U
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.# X5 R1 `) v5 i2 t; R5 u: h1 h0 d& Q
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. + J9 Y! P! }( M. q+ |" K3 \! J. {
American Style: I am in a good mood. " t) p/ l+ u/ y) Y7 `5 E8 q
. U, D8 \( r4 O. I# g" v2 jChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 7 t: w4 h$ }9 X) m* M1 G
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. ' {3 _3 \% Q/ u( \
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. ' R: o+ [" P( J
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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, b) M" [ @" dChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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6 C, W" a- W3 i5 o5 aChinese Style: He is our common friend.
% C7 J, V& a" b9 m0 C* I! lAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ! }/ J+ X3 ] L6 a
American 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.
5 i5 {0 [! q( w Y7 r3 F: z) j% PAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.) b1 I2 k; K7 X" r0 ^2 q8 I
( Q* I5 {' L }/ e' HChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
, h# l* j f+ x3 a" Z' U; o$ d* ?American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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American 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.
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* K4 W! \$ ]) }; r: U2 ^* DChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. " A# t# x/ \6 ]% S$ T
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. * G# j* H. p, p8 V" ]: [
1 j1 a1 \$ ]! XChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
9 L# ]5 H" S V l+ }' w/ K8 CAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. ' C% I* J% s- c6 o8 P' c
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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American Style: It is none of your business.: E# D# h) F1 H2 t
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 4 w5 W! J& ?) M7 T
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.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of 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. 7 G o. K6 Y4 a5 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. 0 o' {* J' p9 r4 g
American Style: He had a child by his former wife." s+ E7 p$ ~3 Y2 f8 Y! ^
: e% a8 F, z. fChinese Style: She married old.
7 ]& F4 W1 I% |American Style: She married late in life.5 f# f9 y7 n g0 r7 i4 P3 D* t
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 0 o, j0 Y0 o r7 F3 |8 C: K" u
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
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" ]# H" A: W0 N* gChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
3 M& j1 y# x( ^American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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7 Q2 e0 t9 L* N( I1 k9 jChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
% x0 g9 |- Y+ Z4 d9 Z3 ?4 P1 ^American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. $ x( |& |( y5 E( B& h7 A4 |9 A
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. " [( W4 e+ d, b8 h1 F# h3 u Y
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3 ?/ R! J( t9 D; Q( X; q) NChinese Style: Give me a phone. 9 [* p( ]& `, t9 x1 }( _* }5 k# Q
American Style: Give me a phone call.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. % y l0 O5 S" s# B7 p d$ t9 |
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Chinese Style: Let's play together. # u1 t: |; `3 e, h$ S5 y+ ]+ C# ?
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 0 _9 c9 j) @8 |' i; Z1 }
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. ; U3 n. }! O2 U% B# u( _
" U/ r# T9 j1 O0 v3 e m0 y% f4 DChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. d, o+ S) P- v& u9 p
American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. ( x! J+ ?' u" z2 f; z- f
9 e% W& V2 N5 g. SChinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
5 b% w1 f+ T5 g/ fAmerican Style: I have a question to ask you. 7 w5 t) n1 V P+ i* N
' T! E: x4 K0 S1 IChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
9 {7 d/ M) \7 IAmerican Style: This book deserves to be read several times. 4 p! \. T* p8 h
: ?% |7 z& W. g# FChinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea. 2 E: _0 K9 b) C) j
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.1 g/ u2 j5 x! a9 v/ z" p
American Style: His new book will sell well.0 z- o% z+ {! E8 T2 j9 v
9 Z% M: E! M, x# s9 [7 OChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.. p* `; s+ j9 y8 Z8 b
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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9 S5 W1 P7 r5 l0 N( bChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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- |5 c5 _5 G- y6 J$ b$ J1 C& Y: GChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.4 S8 R% C6 w" u+ y) z
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.( r2 R$ f5 r& ~0 H
American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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% r/ |# V: Q, P6 H! rChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
9 {8 D$ H5 p* x, F( ?; @American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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0 F+ V6 `4 K! g% vChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.& ~) R- S6 b) s/ l1 {4 L9 x
American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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Chinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
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: }1 x" m0 x3 T* fChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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- W! u3 d- s# V! ?, e) QChinese Style: Today is hot.
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Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.
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# N, l9 Z# z( T( A* RChinese Style: I very like swimming.. |8 z5 K3 P( D- `
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3 V; G# N: H0 d" h/ ^0 K$ I; l6 CChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.+ Z* \* ^4 M% Q
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Chinese Style: What time is your watch.
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% t% ^* F) O. p6 ?Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
0 t9 s7 R* G3 d3 WAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.* B5 ]' X8 F2 x" z+ L3 v
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