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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。, N7 \2 }& M) P/ @6 ^( k
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 1 l) m- u; T6 k0 I" t4 p) `0 ~8 m+ o% z
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 1 V& B1 y/ o0 E( e1 i6 U
8 [# C# j1 R. N! b+ HChinese Style: Your coat is broken. . t p& C3 v+ g
American Style: Your coat is torn.3 w7 f. @) v6 h _
, D6 D; o+ H& j9 s/ \+ X: J: T+ C) wChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.2 E+ C' \$ \7 e. s8 I/ w: o
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.# S% s( @ u, `$ `/ _
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 7 B( x: u9 U L1 T* z
/ P$ U. z6 ?, IChinese Style: He becomes better.
1 J& }8 ]6 t7 j5 b3 b. n& @& u3 dAmerican Style: He got better. 3 Z* F7 i/ o- |3 ?% x2 I) \5 @2 W7 x
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.$ g( u- y |: G% Y+ e# w
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. * Y% J* U: M4 E% H7 K+ p' n
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
- F8 z7 Y6 ^$ V4 OAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! / O6 a" p y% G
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. - ~; B- ^2 ^/ }* z! |6 q; o
American Style: It was still light outside. & W: o+ \! y6 B& z! ?
& r3 {2 I$ X) q9 d" {+ O5 D" BChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
4 c; m! B% i/ L+ BAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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0 E1 p3 J, v9 R) q/ g7 U- bChinese Style: Anywhere will do.3 a3 X' |; {. V
American Style: Any place will do.
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. _- w+ i6 K# \ J DChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.# s/ [8 R: s- P. a4 g; Y% z" p* o% U
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable. e- |7 G7 R4 v- {
American Style: I don't feel well. 9 `7 F! U* F0 R' O$ p
2 r4 S2 J. c- i, @9 ^Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.1 t: G' C. U0 F$ Z
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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; Z$ W. t) U0 e [* `/ eChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
; e* `+ D. ~; V2 AAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? 2 |8 ~$ l' K5 R$ `/ V# C/ m" }
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
! D% n4 M1 B2 V( g, K% `# CAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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. H# d/ T, E# @7 J% X) rChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
: \( b; a$ R) E$ o; v* ?' G: ?American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 4 d7 e! {; ~7 Z8 e: D
+ [" f! t- Y8 k! O( DChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
+ f6 P% r, Y& ?4 M7 BAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
" J# W; a% n( I% u/ T0 u: XAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
3 ^. C- f7 l/ Q }* M7 {* LAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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$ ~/ {3 n1 K- |) X9 C. W0 bChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.; Y) g1 |( J9 ?4 D5 N4 N
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
h2 e0 m, j7 Q$ QAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? % Y3 A2 x) P, `8 F
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
6 X$ v& q1 H) D+ o% PAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 0 M! O' x2 G2 |9 V! k& r, ^3 s9 {
American Style: I am not athletic. / u% D8 R j# e9 M# R
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 6 X3 F0 v& t& _: |- q; T3 u
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 6 z. \4 @8 P" b0 a; {- O
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.1 J% l* b+ ^6 j4 l5 L
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ) M* ?5 P2 p& W: _8 T$ V
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
- z6 |8 r' G% e0 b. {American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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5 y0 ?6 i; ~: p6 HChinese Style: I have a free time.
, [" ^/ z7 m8 `3 S) ]American Style: I am free.
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8 |; k }5 U+ b6 K& m$ z7 a" FChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
3 j* I8 _& b) |0 yAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. 2 ^0 K3 ^* P$ ` f4 y7 O4 D9 N2 `
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
9 |8 D4 A' j7 t* v s% C$ M hAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?, r# v3 }1 X' g4 B
American Style: Did you go to college ? ( p/ j, {" |7 t, S4 N
# t N. ^. X& y2 p# a2 A3 BChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
3 I1 f% \0 _5 y/ f. r7 IAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. " n s4 j( h7 I2 c5 ?8 s
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 4 f9 e& }# v0 J# I0 X( v; |
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
6 t( p5 j& E* Q- IAmerican Style: I am going home.% b1 F. Q. x- f: C& I% c
$ i+ |" K1 L* {! T3 H/ DChinese Style: His temperature went down. : S U" b. @ P+ N; A+ {8 t
American Style: His temperature came down.- A! u3 o5 o7 Z1 }2 P2 e7 D
9 Q9 _. P& H7 o+ Q% DChinese Style: I like green color.
3 x, n% e4 ?4 ~( jAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
' H3 b: a; w; K9 r2 i& uAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.6 j* `' s/ Y g$ a: m8 g
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
/ J4 W: _/ @0 f( Q$ T/ FAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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5 k5 c) R( o5 t8 r( C9 w$ |Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.. a2 ^3 [( J; H0 ?) _/ v" M, r% V
American Style: You'll catch 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. 7 A# O8 {5 K* T* i) B
American 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.- |; ?$ C; ?: f# x% @
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.- K% t% d) l; @7 o: v
+ E9 R* \9 O9 D- iChinese Style: He cannot read and write. 2 b$ x* y, g W9 x: E k
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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5 l4 Y8 e6 D7 @3 ]/ B8 M, }3 GChinese Style: Where is here.! r2 `; R/ E. J" I6 q3 L( A
American Style: Where are we.
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5 e( T5 ~% @6 c& iChinese Style: How heavy are you ?* A6 N! n4 A8 |# a
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. " o# j q+ p3 j3 z1 ?& C" }5 ~
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
7 K9 l: W5 ]0 s$ i* f. |American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 4 Q. {* R' _6 O) G( g$ K; g1 R
' A' C [+ L/ w" S. p% `' z2 cChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
2 j, I5 n2 k0 M7 [& L& U( j2 zAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow./ g$ E4 v+ Z. P X0 R8 v
1 F% g# h7 R7 S8 n2 P7 R) xChinese Style: How does she look like ?
. n4 d5 ~4 X4 N8 I4 LAmerican Style: What does she look like ? . C6 s$ `' ~( e
6 i! X' J1 l) \) v7 |, lChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
" O. M& G6 ~! s3 d# M$ hAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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' I" O6 Y+ {. Q: p [# y6 Z7 CChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. + m7 p7 q$ F' h5 z5 d* S9 M
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?; Y6 F: @8 v/ Q2 v7 u L, ?
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
9 {; R% f2 h# U2 P" Six months "
1 {+ \9 K7 u% B9 Q; p/ \" How about Chinese food ?"
. w C m6 m+ @( W+ `2 JAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? ", k. \: M Q2 a) o2 u, k
" Six months "6 ]! L" d9 J6 k
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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1 j% g( S! z+ x+ ?7 `Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
( M0 T, y6 e( A; w2 V5 }American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. ! }$ w$ S) @5 K/ Y" }" Z/ A. l
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience., T4 D, f2 [, N
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. + j* l1 F0 ?% r3 b3 E8 n
7 e. {0 E7 T* ^# @Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
9 u5 _" [0 H0 Y4 o( n1 f7 gAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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' a1 G0 G. Q, w& N& p( R& |! B/ w# b$ ZChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?' M1 F% r4 D% u) W! G* B) U# f
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ; w, E1 j3 w& u7 Z2 ~
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
! e) g, J Z+ P0 I6 l5 WAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize. W% ~8 H0 J" x' @9 f: _) \
American Style: She took first prize.
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) i3 [" l2 P9 g; {% vChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .3 O, i% D9 A% i3 N3 `2 R0 C! P
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 0 ^6 b. t W; C5 S0 g, t+ _
0 m8 l6 i* x( ^" SChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. ; N3 E# ?/ R4 j
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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3 F* G% J# R8 dChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.; {3 G6 ?6 w7 t: u e
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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2 c d% ~ A) e9 h( P1 lChinese Style: Keep the right.
+ Y& k: X& T4 rAmerican Style: Keep to the right. 1 m( k8 Q, f$ Y0 P' n% S( d
5 K) k/ B5 X7 t, qChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.7 j3 d; r0 K! y1 @
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. : j8 m$ ^3 \7 P( x% m4 U) g+ ~
# ~; r; ^' [ ~7 z2 e% mChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.7 Z6 B- G) z3 ?3 i- P/ ~3 h( l$ w# }
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. * S9 C, ]" t$ D: y7 O1 r
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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* I U; H6 T7 i* U1 H! W6 \* aChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. . a3 A0 z! L- g: E E4 @- V& i
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. " s/ E8 I# k: p; T0 X8 P
: W4 b. m2 i9 C, s, |Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
" ]& D- U) L4 Z3 P; {American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
r0 L( i/ ]6 tAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. ! g+ d, i! t6 ]3 b
8 I& K6 }' I: c5 nChinese Style: Why do you say like that.1 ?7 c+ Y1 w- c4 Z4 a: g* L
American Style: Why do you say that. " y/ X C R5 S0 \* R& R9 t2 Y! N, k
! ~0 v, ^: b4 B v: D8 i+ q& VChinese Style: I have no house to live.
! ]% s3 n. E0 c( A9 g; }American Style: I have no house to live in. 2 o* Q* @( T* E
% T( }8 B1 l2 B+ ?7 X8 L* MChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
* X, g) g5 Y9 s4 T! `American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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3 G. T, v) M% L. b1 `Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
0 H2 P& U/ M1 [3 H8 ^! H& G% I& d2 _American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. * N+ i6 C; F# I/ T. X5 ?
# n; {, `( `0 i: ]Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
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" G# o" d6 p+ L4 a; G. w8 x9 Y, wChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 9 n7 ]% \; `) W: E8 B
American Style: Her married life was happy.; @; K9 q w% p2 Y d6 ]. C
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. % Z6 z1 F1 X' S4 l0 u3 t
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ) x8 _* w2 }5 d2 R
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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8 V7 c W$ k ]Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
) S$ y" j f9 e [) y" jAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
! n7 y$ `" W6 E: h% }American Style: This is where you are mistaken. $ Y& u- X, ~8 a0 Z% [7 a& o% n: ]
0 }& o: t' K( U- @( [6 _2 Z; hChinese Style: I felt good mood.
* W$ O' v3 R! qAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 2 x; F: ~" j5 ?8 F$ T& e
7 n! A/ O3 h5 T0 l1 k; tChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
" P! f( s3 `) Q! f! D# FAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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7 I4 G, t0 G+ c x. LChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. }: g2 \, ]# ?
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 3 y# y2 b- }4 v; L w
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ) {0 F3 N# @5 X7 i) N5 U2 m. Y6 k
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. + V9 V9 O. I( V3 W
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
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3 w9 b1 c% l A; ~7 p3 e# l* j5 xChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 5 Y8 I; H& d2 r( A7 ?5 z2 L l
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. & ?0 n6 G( Q4 p" x- A/ B
# @9 m; i: H3 ]Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. ' W8 J4 R8 B9 x/ k2 K# Y/ g0 D
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine., K" d7 W+ Z6 ~& P, r/ P
T- M4 _7 _1 @( {! qChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
- y4 V* i' n/ P: gAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 4 u& `5 A8 [6 N0 L% K( ] d# v O' J# @
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
- v9 \! }7 w: [( w& [0 ^' w7 ?American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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" \3 h$ s6 ~- }- S/ r+ e% |& V5 }Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
* a2 p& @$ v+ p' JAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. $ }' V, J& I# `: `& P
, ?; K& c! o; M- f. s+ n D, a$ }Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 8 l1 h( Z& O' B M, {5 }4 I
American Style: Be quiet. ' D; L2 M9 x% [- j! A; n6 _
- G: W9 b: h( uChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 0 J- \& ], K7 `6 j# c& U
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. & ?) ^; v, C$ y+ F0 x O7 k# Q
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 7 R5 U; e, t9 |5 j9 z
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
3 t6 b8 q8 _/ Z5 jAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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O7 e) x! O- H$ `' P- q8 LChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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1 b- \$ K4 F! E- [0 M) |, ]% tChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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3 F- o9 k* E; q- X; |3 D0 C& ~Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. # S; J C; g' D$ ]
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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) q/ f8 I& `: hChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
( f. s# R9 T8 \* zAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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* ~* ~ Z: I7 B! B! q' K6 T4 jChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. Y, z4 U. k( g+ E- Q
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.: N* J3 V0 E0 i& Q. _2 ^
) e; Y% M# Z6 f8 Y! zChinese Style: She married old.
( Z3 h: Z* m$ n3 z8 R! YAmerican Style: She married late in life./ B& T6 V; r1 ?" q$ x
. x( S5 `+ a5 W, J! Y; sChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. ! I6 [$ a8 r8 h5 A- t
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. , D0 d/ G ~. e+ m: m
6 O2 C( f; Q+ f! U7 q( fChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
' W. m) w3 Z1 `) y8 ~' cAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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+ M; D2 }% s6 i2 B& V4 mChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. , w" T/ E4 A% a0 y
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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. [* [& S$ h' o2 R) DChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
$ t! o% s- b; s. u4 [( k' S. Z, l: MAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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" {) r- ?5 X/ X8 k1 y! c; PChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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American Style: I like black tea.
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American Style: History repeats itself.
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( s7 i$ i- F- J0 t. ^* ~3 LAmerican Style: His new book will sell well.' T, V. w) l6 z' x* h# E
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. 5 f2 q" E* {: ?. L
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.9 q% A L4 ^6 ^' G% p# m: n' V
# c+ i0 J$ _" U2 H" LChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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' D8 D# | l8 i2 j4 HAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.
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: _1 u* S& t. m3 d) wChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
: X* S2 U9 {4 K$ h* K& jAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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