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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。0 q. K$ J) b4 P( O1 m
希望大家喜欢！
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. ; i; q. z+ P* ?5 ^9 ?+ t
% R3 q- g/ b7 N& t O' j2 yChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
K9 C& D; I: T: U ^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.
0 `" `5 i0 {" z; G- x; I! mAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 1 R* D# F; z5 h! f) t# v
8 T& X4 [. o6 i9 J7 m% X( V9 `4 GChinese Style: He becomes better.* |9 ?4 {$ Y. O: S- [+ t
American Style: He got better. . {7 Z- Z8 E( C
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
3 S) R0 r* `* u8 }( H; aAmerican 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 !
! ?: Y$ H* _* l& GAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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& p4 w* M# X xChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
* H, } U, B4 \% h C+ SAmerican Style: It was still light outside. # b& S. u0 W* E6 j K, \) W" J
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
& z. z% _1 y& j+ UAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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2 P0 g. X3 f& o. _: ?. TChinese Style: Anywhere will do.4 S; @/ r% j( d5 t3 {/ h
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
: U& t' u1 u: y) M$ s, gAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 3 e, u4 V0 N! R
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.- d1 P; b6 n' w2 c( b, U% t- n* v
American Style: I don't feel well.
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7 m7 r/ R. V! MChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
) m8 a g) [1 I' z+ n4 rAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 0 ]/ l* q* W. b/ g3 x) t" ~
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?0 Z% R, c* ?! t7 m' M4 ^
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
7 M/ g' Z4 @8 I W3 a+ Q1 l8 |American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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) g) y, ]; |) A, {; O, tChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.& F' ]$ f# i3 L
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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- u7 \, E" V7 A9 V" V1 oChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.- ~6 x- n J1 v& P4 O
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 0 _# d* d* w; ]& N0 z; P
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
5 E" R$ w+ E* N+ J" [$ U" m1 i: JAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. 7 n" }# D9 m1 I& `. n
, b/ J( r( D1 nChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
7 G) s6 Z0 y# M0 T* i% gAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. . c5 o- C" I: ]9 Q6 t4 P
8 W% |- ~' n U* a3 s* j8 JChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 0 D$ k2 Z5 @" m- M# @6 @7 {4 X
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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7 H- i; N7 ]; i4 b$ M! aChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
, [# `+ \6 _: [. OAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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8 G5 K; v6 x/ k! UChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ; F( j# |! V$ C0 {0 B
American Style: I am not athletic. : h4 {* P6 j" T: w) j8 p
/ o4 ^+ E# a6 I5 D2 r z2 VChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. # Y* g) G2 U) l5 @
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 5 V2 k9 S% U* \0 j9 ^' Y
8 T+ U$ H3 h3 N. ?* [- c u- QChinese Style: I know his face. % v# O- D% D8 D/ {% J
American Style: I know him by sight.
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. F% j0 \4 N$ r8 {3 `, zChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.# G, }5 S, A1 A3 q, p
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ( L; @5 t7 d$ { m- [+ y# A" P
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
# R8 R0 {$ `! t) QAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 1 b8 _6 L) L4 C" t# s0 i& p+ E# S
p/ P5 c4 e/ [9 m& d) MChinese Style: I have a free time.
* L1 X6 _& U4 o8 N- P+ O5 i" MAmerican Style: I am free.
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5 |: N0 t. m* d! \+ N- dChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
0 H* D+ F3 i5 |6 Z& xAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. 8 `$ |6 N2 Z' Z0 ~
8 ]) [: a v: }7 c/ K+ \: y3 D$ sChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
0 b' C8 W, v$ ]: p# |7 Y( zAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.( p1 J7 t" ]% E! v# q1 c6 I7 t$ Q
8 N+ Q! a" h3 }" A6 R5 SChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10. z. |# \! J! w$ ]. T9 |
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. ; h. _( ?3 c7 ^8 r) u+ W. ^& P
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
! I$ c7 g( K7 G; ?6 IAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? - V5 V' f* H7 I( M/ P7 \0 E
( S+ _& Q9 P" ^7 IChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
, c" D Q w O; A- o8 N; x7 cAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 3 ]. S" p# h- G Y
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
7 S+ \# d* y$ X" ?& Q1 c; y, }( V+ l1 _American Style: I'll be there at three.
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6 W, {" C8 y& _' T7 _2 U3 pChinese Style: I am going back my home.
* s0 P) j) U6 | d) CAmerican Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 5 H& j2 {4 O- [: ?& S5 h, L
American Style: His temperature came down.( Z. V+ a, S' c
' ?, _8 o7 s3 W3 c1 W) rChinese Style: I like green color. 5 L; ]+ R$ t+ f9 e; a& P7 @
American Style: I like green.0 K+ m; v" O, E* P/ |3 t
) g7 M# H$ k8 O9 CChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. # } e {/ C) h" r6 Q# K( D9 \
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.) o2 P- R% L/ G
6 E8 z* @. Q3 a% t' A! gChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
, e# J+ D( _0 L2 D# ?; UAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. ; Q0 I, P. h/ f# S
4 Q# E- P X7 g/ `Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
7 O0 I' t J: Y2 A2 nAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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$ f, D5 ?: o/ R' \$ oChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 5 H( z: h6 D5 ~$ h; h( T
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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' ]0 O- n0 H1 xChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.+ [6 }7 B! {9 o
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. : ^( u4 [" d1 n' z5 |4 p
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
7 b8 j% Z/ @" v* `American Style: Where are we. - \- b' J# V5 Z1 E
6 z$ p2 G* J: V3 p4 |# G4 ]Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
' R: m3 r! s' U3 n# H. N9 |American Style: How much do you weigh ? $ p7 Z$ N. d2 M( v$ g# S- e
0 c" v) a4 i/ PChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
( S' ]3 V7 B) H& @+ \American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.5 j2 N: i/ Z; H ~6 u5 E/ s
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. s4 o- U7 C( ?
8 s. {' \8 A z- R0 n1 X1 Z2 @Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
' Q6 O6 R- K* m$ v% `8 ]& }7 ]American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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6 E6 ^2 }# Y6 S. u* F @Chinese Style: How does she look like ? : z0 ?' @) y0 {# {1 T
American Style: What does she look like ?
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) W+ P* ^' L4 q/ K$ h2 DChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
0 |, Y4 F4 E5 ~! d* N, e, VAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. / J0 H$ Z ]/ \0 Z" |# E
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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# ^! w/ u9 _8 b2 N/ C0 B) mChinese Style: How can I do ?! \8 F2 c- G! m g% I. l- |
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
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" How about Chinese food ?"; f' d! {* N3 A% A% F% U' z: U
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
+ {$ c- B' N* t9 P1 S; T" Six months "4 C* v3 b: W# i/ k n- _, D" W
" Do you like Chinese food ?"8 w9 t4 ~( I2 w2 q
# h% _8 u: }, A4 Y2 x) cChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
5 v+ ]7 t) _9 ], NAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. ; }* L {, E6 @
a- o2 T$ m7 m$ `6 J+ P9 cChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
Y! l3 ?! m. h5 S+ I7 l% x6 ]American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.) f7 z% l1 d/ g, u4 A
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. & ~1 }# T, m+ p. \2 q; `( I
6 u& l7 k* t, `: AChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
2 u+ H \2 {. z- wAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 7 E% w& f: a* l u0 Q5 y( E
8 n- M" _! Q% g" }Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
8 J2 u7 P; w2 Q% ^4 AAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! * V8 `# ]* L2 m" ]2 \+ x6 }$ n5 q
5 n" O1 m: V& ~Chinese Style: She was first prize.
$ S* C9 M* p& G# H5 l$ q lAmerican Style: She took first prize. 9 Z8 b$ H/ ^2 }" P& h3 H
+ r; Y( Y6 ]) ]. `+ \. cChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .0 e" \! k3 Z- ^) n3 Q; v* G
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.
3 y5 F$ Y5 t) A; c! q! N5 bAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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$ d8 ~# Y- o7 O) Y. w3 gChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
* Y. t+ f+ t, r0 D9 zAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 4 x' c6 j0 y6 b" f5 }
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
# p0 ]. @$ x7 a% ^5 b4 |. \8 Y; r6 k: hAmerican Style: Keep to the right. $ c. F# J, t; o5 \% _/ |2 {" i8 P
; a/ n7 N5 s0 TChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
4 u) E/ i* S6 u x& n4 ] ZAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 3 m8 o+ h! K0 b: x
' c% e7 s' @7 A5 _ L$ l5 BChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
+ R& t! s6 c! G9 d# t: `American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
0 U9 `+ I4 t. h1 jAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 3 n* u1 Y8 g& [# e3 g
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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~3 D2 b- E( b- ^& D: ?Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
- f) ]; x2 P- P* F( J( x% n* wAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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, R( E. O5 u" e$ i S* m I( z6 OChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.! I& X1 V& N& n6 D
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 6 X$ x' X' L) T. l
/ [! K/ L, A% h. k5 O7 c! ~" p) _Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.+ p7 u7 Y% `. n* X# O% o% |& V
American Style: Why do you say that. 2 t$ n' b9 x, @4 S$ G
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
5 Y# s* _/ Q* r/ qAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.: M3 _! P9 P: D2 Z8 Y" i
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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8 g8 @+ O6 n3 y5 p9 SChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
4 m% o+ j# F1 t6 {( iAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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8 @' g5 r& O% R" C4 b) @) K, e! ZChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
+ f% `3 z5 c% x' oAmerican Style: He set a world record.2 r- \4 i$ u. w" ]9 @. C$ f
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
' T5 X- y+ w H9 m6 R4 v tAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.* k; z* x1 e0 j ~6 V+ Q
( ?+ |3 ?( _1 K# d. x/ w; r. S9 \/ I( gChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
4 X3 a% S/ t3 t6 y# A, W$ [American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. % C& Z) C. N2 t1 v& B/ E' O. F
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. # n9 D+ l) n9 X
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 2 V: K; U. m+ C" m N8 C j: j9 F& _
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ; `+ D7 f4 E" Y7 t+ t
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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0 X- D( _6 S& xChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 0 l& Y) d7 o; r4 |$ o3 R+ m Z! c
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 2 G5 s: v! y: m3 k9 C( T
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. % Q5 M: B5 S! G) g9 `1 D8 t" i" F/ \
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ( Y W" U i; O) c: z9 Y( ]
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
- v5 Z$ H; R3 a. BAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. 4 Y# `' K3 K9 s5 N4 z
) T9 @) u8 r+ x: x6 iChinese Style: He is our common friend. 2 q+ P1 V/ I1 ?3 y- J
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
* ^0 V. `1 \: V, cAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ; y [% \7 J. Q
- T# y5 G# y5 M" FChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
6 a; X, ]8 [) |4 D+ v1 ^American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.! N( H- d( N& {$ {" z$ N
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.: P8 o; n9 m4 D ?3 m. R
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. + q! g# ^) @4 n+ m
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.6 `4 J2 S: [0 \, e% Q
American Style: My room is small.- O% P( h# f" n m$ @7 D, K
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.) Q8 R j) e# P
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.8 B! \$ G/ b8 W0 g! ^& x+ h, w
. y% }- Z* W# sChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. ) q1 K( G( Y4 |' ]
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. & j9 D \+ v, x7 F( x
American Style: Is this seat taken. / [0 a+ g; B! ^5 [0 y
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
: X( `7 [5 `+ B" E* W+ |American Style: Be quiet. - {3 i" ^5 {9 S; J
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
' i r( D9 u/ `" ~; i3 t) \" ZAmerican Style: It is none of your business.' M6 ~$ h7 t* I/ r5 |& D
( G w: F3 z! g$ uChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ) M+ z) p% F7 l2 e+ d s6 ?8 E
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. , k; S2 E( K# Q4 E8 r5 ]- I
: L, J1 X* A4 y/ }# }Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 2 i2 r; \9 A' A9 ?# h! q
American Style: This is the key to my room. & v2 U$ i" n1 c, D9 B
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
# H% J x1 y4 B1 T9 x4 @! pAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.2 u$ h7 g' a. D6 i4 |5 m
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. $ W1 l5 E4 j2 @8 J: s% a5 r
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
5 {) o" x ?; Y9 u4 rAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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, k+ a: C4 z3 Q) ]% AChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
! H. D/ w p8 z, OAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
5 i( _, g3 R$ J* vAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 9 A4 E$ ? m! ~/ E
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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5 J& ], T% Q4 ~Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
! ~& L9 d6 I$ P, l' B9 KAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
4 D; b9 w; Z" }0 E0 ^; ?' YAmerican Style: She married late in life., q% I9 v- l, ]& s+ |) B2 ^# u
# W7 z' Q. u3 B! s' u7 G0 BChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
! t& @( k$ W X! nAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 2 C$ r# F4 U% C0 }6 a4 _
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 1 F0 [) e8 u) I* Q
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
# @& I5 `/ k8 {9 O: C' O% dAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. ]; w" I, `3 m2 i' u9 [
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 1 ?( j+ Q' ?* z- ^0 ?4 R% G. P# e; C1 C
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 0 p# c5 O) P; x7 Q8 L
/ N0 M; P' a3 N9 p+ CChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 6 a: y, n a, X
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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9 p2 y. _+ U: A/ e) Z0 h3 \Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
' H& Q8 }! h* C" @! OAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.# u* _6 [; O) b- Z5 l
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