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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。, w- D" ^1 U3 v# q% `, M
希望大家喜欢!
1 ~+ @4 x9 ?1 r$ c0 U# MChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
5 H, R3 i+ K& J$ h( ~American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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: ]/ E) G+ z# uChinese Style: Your coat is broken. : m' W2 j+ p% h9 v
American Style: Your coat is torn. P+ t# [* S0 `' K: }" t' `: I
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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.
5 V' n2 }% c) n" ~4 I# h" [American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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4 `; C" z: |6 b! X. u' B' mChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
, u1 h1 s V7 j' _5 N- c1 }. lAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 3 T' l' U @# _3 i6 ~" c
: `3 K% T, p& A/ Y! |9 |Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
4 a7 s+ r7 v; k4 C5 O2 y# HAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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3 y4 r: p' ~ P# t, f& N8 NChinese Style: It was still bright outside. 3 T. y% g4 I. V( `
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
2 H; @& o" I L% pAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 1 P3 ]# k8 V. q* N
! F- _9 w4 H4 ]* @. ~# yChinese Style: Anywhere will do.+ s6 T B: @6 x& `3 C2 E7 C% J
American Style: Any place will do.
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3 D* c+ O1 o' }, [$ bChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.2 M4 x) h. a' g* T% u% o; l4 k
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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# ]" O( |1 Y9 K% YChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.! d: n" {8 A+ `0 H# T1 N
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
; G6 I, h: L/ B0 a' D2 H4 iAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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0 [2 D8 t6 {' U6 O- z+ ] h9 kChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?' P* H( \( F- N+ @5 z4 _1 _: }
American Style: Who made this salad ? ) }9 ~/ ?" E+ ?1 I- `" X# F
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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g+ M0 A P! p% K M6 AChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.& `6 B1 y' }! y: @" C# r0 h
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 2 o! v/ H% S& g
6 i% m" i- O7 T/ [4 m- y7 SChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
0 W H# ]4 @- XAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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* L1 U/ [3 G! d% h. } \Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.% P P# g+ g* c1 f
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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9 Z9 D& v) C! @6 f# \3 xChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
: O- ]& e* ^/ g. @0 u, J# `/ Z" R& VAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. 9 d, t5 `8 L0 H! L; z, {( |0 z _, U$ r
6 P0 i, m2 }, |$ f; |1 W0 z3 KChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.! {% v& A5 S* Y; T( m( t
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
- T: X: B3 h2 K& |5 [- ?$ IAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? ' W+ K( B+ h4 i& _* Y
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 8 m2 [. |8 @8 O8 X
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 5 D' X3 Z5 E. ]) E1 F* E
* T1 j M+ C8 k4 J8 N- L3 EChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
6 X& r* j Q: A% a$ W/ }' GAmerican Style: I am not athletic. - B) Z# N; L' u6 M1 T
9 i# J6 n7 G! h/ P; OChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
' ]* f. b9 ]9 {0 a* r6 y$ p. e% aAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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! W: K( U( \4 `Chinese Style: I know his face. V; Q' ~+ I" d: E* C% e) J. L
American Style: I know him by sight. + ^1 Q( w6 b+ C/ l7 C! i
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.8 ^3 i3 z8 n+ ~8 l
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin3 T9 A4 ^5 y. d$ F+ E
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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, f P, p. p& N' C/ o4 g( m3 r# CChinese Style: I have a free time.) q! l$ }, B8 c
American Style: I am free." p$ u! s( ]& S, N9 p1 S
9 F M3 x9 X' U( S1 ~$ zChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
% g2 U% X) H$ K: y: [American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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- b6 j1 T0 ]5 N. uChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
7 C9 X- q- u/ @1 N5 C& }" yAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.9 C9 X( b, o7 `8 Q! |1 N {% Z1 p
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.' ]/ M6 p2 b" f% C3 [8 A9 z
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. % q( F" d/ w0 g0 O5 w6 W# I6 W2 B
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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% ^# f8 ]$ M* nChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. , F* q. I# J8 z7 R# z
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 9 u. t5 g2 D: l/ h6 a
2 A; I: `- [( O) [Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. # k4 @) B1 E; T5 [2 {" u
American Style: I'll be there at three.3 k% B- I* z- L& H. z
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
: x/ @" c0 T% P& x6 q( wAmerican Style: I am going home.
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9 H$ e+ m4 f" b% q: D3 |0 |9 TChinese Style: His temperature went down. ( @8 R0 I4 S; m5 t1 X
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
" J& A2 Q3 k+ C! o BAmerican Style: I like green.
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, N6 K$ L4 T" D! j1 ^0 m/ AChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
/ u3 F% r( [8 {6 i: V' d- IAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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0 c0 s, K9 O8 ?& VChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 4 X: z2 {+ [& H7 B
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 3 @2 C8 u: I3 ]0 G+ V
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open." S; }4 f$ F' b8 H* C2 C# {
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 3 ]' n' k: P P* i
9 Q& |& _% }( `$ H* B* s0 s" O: K# oChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
. X9 H2 \* q% z+ hAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 8 l' w+ A- f( b3 V- }5 y
7 c% a4 x9 z, f0 X D& i1 KChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.+ W7 E. L! c2 P# o, j% \6 e
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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% N7 D+ M3 J3 M7 a& m, uChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
) P1 s& S7 r8 g- U- r, n+ y8 J2 ?American Style: He cannot read or write. . r) l# w# d$ ]8 Q# ?: m
6 u; U! F P8 G# a& YChinese Style: Where is here.
0 g. x7 j; {" s' M5 wAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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|6 `- c" i. L' [Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
0 k" p o! R3 Q z3 bAmerican Style: He was talking loud.' T; O" M X7 B; A0 r+ T
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses. l% E' U: r2 }; K, b# ?
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
% Z' E4 u& L* H( n6 U! \0 BAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
6 W* z& z8 X JAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
% z" W! T1 I' A+ h( J3 g' q) Y0 `American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. $ F0 `, {9 L' h& z! N
+ i* |% M8 X. `, L9 r2 S7 l# fChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 4 b6 V" l& g I% t7 `4 f) G
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.: } d4 X' a2 k7 }
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?* f: u) q% O; J
American Style: What can I do ? + q4 ^+ Z0 d9 U& ^( q h$ `" j
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"! W$ v2 M9 e0 c# [, j' p0 w
" Six months "
5 ~5 K2 H+ N% a5 K2 K5 [+ X" How about Chinese food ?"
/ C* i) ?! K. C! j6 L- HAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "7 \. x( E0 ]' H [" h ^
" Six months "
3 v# k* L! K3 o* j3 C" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
5 t) Q' U, @- Z+ FAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
. U$ Q8 I% ?# s) n/ CAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
& C" _5 \6 ^ U; b# {; fAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !, M. E, G$ V. U9 ~# R0 a
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Q- g2 D: M4 T" u# ?& E" G6 M8 WChinese Style: She was first prize.
+ L% O1 R: X7 A1 Y8 F$ TAmerican Style: She took first prize. 5 z/ V$ t- \5 B" @4 L6 c; n
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .$ H4 R3 N8 n( e' a0 F
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. ! Q1 N; j% S( v/ @* E6 \) p, T
2 j& F% l! c- ?$ N0 x7 z4 y3 EChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
2 ], K7 s! D; I! m) a$ U* n6 BAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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' W2 E. J$ \: pChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.( r# l& m5 W/ e8 e3 b
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ) g6 b# W; P; z8 `$ B1 I
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
8 v8 P6 M+ c0 S( s: `' Z7 e0 tAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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y3 J+ Z& \5 c5 c: P& [6 EChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.3 ~. G/ ^4 L9 K, h$ _: v: 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.
5 v5 e7 d3 C; W& k O; cAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 0 l0 D/ M+ }4 Q
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. ) p1 B& I' |* c1 U4 B6 T
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?1 y( _- I1 @. E1 E. Y# I3 L$ L7 X
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 1 ~ Y2 U, H8 `7 S3 n
2 E: F, I6 ]) M' UChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
4 Z q5 P9 k! ~/ }* V. f& gAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 8 x7 o0 B. a$ F/ E; D
) T j9 R! A$ P% cChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
6 O2 g- Z6 K' H3 R/ b0 l! S1 gAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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( J5 m( E- n5 B; aChinese Style: I have no house to live.
/ e0 E/ M. R$ z+ ~3 PAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.; A8 f2 I3 x' @; N$ y7 {) X" n3 _: E
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness 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 ]# r, c3 Z% N; H6 n6 r6 A" c
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 3 b: S% r; h* G% C. C& O
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 8 s7 w1 l* n$ N# O+ ?- U* K
American Style: I think so.( b, o+ G1 d. {7 R8 o* x# p: Z8 t* X
2 ~+ M9 j1 X+ b6 NChinese Style: The club's members are 55. 4 c2 {3 i; N5 h4 B* i
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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5 O1 }3 d5 V4 m" ?5 y. DChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
, A5 F2 o! @, r1 e+ bAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 0 {$ M% O; [4 }- ]$ f" Q/ m& E3 K8 Y
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. & x$ g+ G' @% o; b6 S- E$ q
4 x& K: x' P$ ]% oChinese Style: I felt good mood. - q4 r7 u' n4 {
American Style: I am in a good mood. 3 A4 k7 _# _! g D( X. S0 M2 v5 g
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
: R& B5 w1 |8 h3 \2 FAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 8 ^" [: g, J0 O$ g( p9 \
5 p" H# R" m2 g/ P2 N3 aChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
) J& P& C! _# j; y2 n3 d2 r2 LAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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( @9 s% M! w: @; A: [, ]( gChinese Style: He is our common friend.
+ j' N1 V7 N& b6 y4 ?0 E5 }American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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7 i$ v/ A, b! ~% b( G/ g! RChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ! {) v4 S! [- C, S' }' }. i# `& n
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ) u( D! U1 T9 h( C! G6 G& |
8 O& s1 H+ h: ]- qChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. $ n( k! S1 }9 D9 b& W9 B, w
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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. \( N9 ?6 Z+ P+ |Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.( b' T6 {$ ]; o! J
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.1 o; _# B0 D. f
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.
) D. I6 f4 X; s+ G; n. oAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.# q1 V6 O6 s( v4 m+ C
: _; `9 c$ {0 C8 H/ JChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. ! E0 n4 P% w% V: } t
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 6 ^ [* g4 ]3 l! Q3 f5 z
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
% L: j+ Y" Y, U# @ a* l% g! nAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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N/ d1 D5 S" q' UChinese 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. ' o- e" g2 U- s2 r: U& R: ^
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.5 [. J) `3 n+ x7 v
5 w* G ?. M& ] PChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. / m# ]' _! I! s0 N. b
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.' O/ t0 |% K& q" l0 p
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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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# v, c+ k: z. _1 K& q: ?/ EChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? , O+ t1 P: f& j* o9 p9 L+ f
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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5 R6 U! e$ B) _6 d* ZChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
: G4 C: _7 \7 k1 e. P0 j# x2 {American Style: She married late in life.
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; M, }1 V3 M! j- t1 X% SChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 3 y! n- p( ?' x: j# O# b# q
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. J! G( e/ [' ?# B
: v }6 A/ ^4 ~4 h( V" n# cChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
$ Q0 H+ V; `4 P, i) D, h9 p& EAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 0 G2 n' t0 Z/ e% E
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
1 O. B$ Y/ \8 Y( e$ rAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 3 f }1 `" _3 Y; b0 r! ?8 w
7 u- l& ~( P# K; KChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 7 S# H" ^1 A8 }9 B( p
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: Give me a phone. 7 f; x, G" x) M' W7 S) q
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& S2 H3 G1 ?4 OChinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. 3 E+ L- ` a! k* s, K' M
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Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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American Style: I had a very good time today.
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8 P0 a- H. F2 s8 ?7 K( {0 H( W# a1 `5 sChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 8 R1 Z% C" a, z! t: H0 ^( m+ g- g
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. . q; r Y, r- Y& F% p6 q% d
! V/ Z7 c. q `7 y( vChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. : ?' O$ U5 R5 _9 o* Z
American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. 3 p: z) y. K1 S4 w; C
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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American Style: She is naive. 6 K3 ^0 g/ C# S: U* c' N" ]
* f) ?" o" Q* u9 X4 wChinese Style: I have a question to you.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.7 J1 {, K! r% ? d: ~3 r
American Style: This book deserves to be read several times. " V3 B8 H, a! Z. |0 i; W6 N
9 \+ I+ a3 Q+ HChinese Style: I like red tea.
: @, c5 n( H, e3 z7 Z' O0 D+ aAmerican Style: I like black tea.
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7 k: D) M; \$ v1 P* B+ O0 ~+ {5 [Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
6 |# N) U/ |+ A% ^ MAmerican Style: I make a rule to keep early hours.
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8 Z" y/ |8 g2 q5 IChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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. q7 l7 [/ r, X6 \Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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% J& B! \9 c+ M) m. E4 hChinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ? 0 H* P: z6 g( k/ g+ T0 E
American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ? ! X7 n+ K+ M9 {) Q$ l; U( b p
% H. g3 n' j5 b! CChinese Style: This steak is soft.
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, n% v: i. I( f7 ^& uChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.2 X6 x5 m* ~ y' a9 ^! T
American Style: His new book will sell well." T: H8 x( c9 _ d) f5 k1 w2 ?
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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& Z4 B" W! S! z+ K; JAmerican Style: He hit me hard.
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" l3 A% L; r- K( IChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.. _/ t0 ~% a: \% x Y3 M8 `5 I
American Style: My pay is not enough to live on. 4 S8 q* s9 n! i9 Q& F
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American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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, u, M, f$ D2 l) @# ]; N# DChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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' L& S" o9 S! CChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. % d7 M& X& S, s# B
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6 U3 e# Q3 P: ?' E5 R1 kChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five./ ^9 B a6 p. g# h
American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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American Style: My father will be home this afternoon.
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5 W# K1 }# v/ `" m4 V0 r, TAmerican Style: I made a trip to Europe.
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/ n" A, x8 B4 K1 JChinese Style: I very like swimming.+ z& s) e5 ~6 n4 Z& @ z& J! D
American Style: I like swimming very much. & J5 `% x) \+ L' o1 I2 p
( @: X; K5 n% l7 ~" i$ N2 X9 aChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please. _1 _9 S, S* G5 x1 ]! Q! H
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Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.9 u# E5 T6 D/ V4 z' g4 Z
American Style: I don't know what he said." K1 { [3 `/ f1 {# ]
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* h+ I. w0 C) y: A1 TAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?1 [, k7 o* Q& w6 [% m2 v
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