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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。; l5 i9 H# n2 m5 F" t: V3 X
希望大家喜欢!
( {7 K2 {3 ^ {) w2 _8 uChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 6 H0 B2 l$ Q" X8 u! F( R
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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9 S+ d7 m7 P/ b7 _6 yChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
, Z0 f3 i- L( ~/ v3 y) `$ ?American Style: Your coat is torn.7 }# H7 c0 P3 _$ m8 Z1 T8 G9 i1 d
% t. b! ~0 q8 L) {Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.& b2 g& M! {# \; | t0 t9 O3 d
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 5 X- Y7 w9 C/ _- B' [+ E
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
" s: a0 K1 W$ d: l# _American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 7 d4 d0 u( h" ^9 g; C5 b
- @3 w8 r1 Y, Y/ w+ LChinese Style: He becomes better.
) W3 B0 U/ R, i5 WAmerican Style: He got better.
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" P: |; z) F p# E/ gChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
, v5 b- Z' C7 E2 G+ O* D0 pAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 1 j& R/ \$ G2 T7 J+ x
; o. V' w* r6 I4 {- QChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
/ m! C, c( M' i& s' yAmerican 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.
3 E: c+ ]' i6 U& \! ~0 }. AAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
2 ]' v* a5 _6 b( H* w! oAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.& ]' u6 ]3 Z- B" b- u
American Style: Any place will do. 1 p& J8 W( S v* T4 Z: M$ [5 n( [2 ]
) D6 T3 m8 [/ g/ zChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
: Z: q. q) ^+ U5 h! OAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.4 M5 X) ]# q! }* C
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
4 y& w P* v5 K, H" z, UAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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$ V' t { [8 V4 R9 N, BChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?+ k p! w4 F3 k5 u' C
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
- N% O. L9 w0 j* f" dAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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: {) p+ C7 L# P# cChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
6 H4 U. }0 P) _9 y4 r) vAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 4 ]( }) q3 F3 |8 ^' G% X4 g5 s
8 M+ X5 ~* k9 q2 `" U: ~Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.* a% S f" b9 L# O& M9 P
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. " i. Y* s0 b3 z) ]$ w
# P: I4 r, s, c" e7 |% QChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.3 S* J I( j! P4 ?' v1 E5 l9 `( A T
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. : d9 L+ i3 E+ e' F l3 Y v
; h6 w+ q: `' t' wChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. ! i |' o: M) W& j- z
American Style: Keep off the grass. 6 z7 U4 M: K4 M V% } A' k/ i3 Z
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
7 H5 U Y- E2 v7 X" jAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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' A# Z: O. x0 L' W. ^/ y. B2 bChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
X! C9 u5 R1 _# A9 b6 r% TAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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+ O% ]/ f8 z" O/ O, fChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
/ E3 n5 s+ b' nAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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: D0 r$ L% k8 W5 K# o7 F9 lChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
) K$ m: `& i% ^) ]American Style: I am not athletic.
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4 F6 e* p5 O8 W. l9 s2 `. X. `" DChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 5 F7 u, T) @ r
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. " k- u. P: `3 z/ R5 g6 M+ ]5 ~ W) F
U. M$ L# O* H! m0 xChinese Style: I know his face. 1 Q9 X1 G4 q4 C5 Y
American Style: I know him by sight. . P# V* L5 f+ B4 E6 s4 X7 q* u
& M7 n, m' o+ d( Q! LChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.( a6 t. A' H2 J' J3 P3 }
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 3 O- K+ G6 l2 D. W* [# h% S' w
/ F$ y2 O, d+ B9 c# HChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
3 s$ B; X G2 t( x p( ~/ |American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin # D, j i4 [% b3 Z% {
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
3 I' H- l# W5 Z+ L8 r% T8 UAmerican Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
/ }; b1 |) D: n( J$ s( gAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. ( g7 I- a1 A, ]; f& p
9 X5 g& S& s6 X7 }Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window./ R; y5 e( R* } y, g3 k
American Style: The thief got in through the window.! ]$ x# U& Q5 i; B" Y
, s- A8 ~/ V$ |% ^1 a2 ]Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
& G; f: i/ S# c/ G+ _American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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# j' c* v/ D5 E/ i, N( AChinese Style: Did you attend college ?( R. v j, I: J7 w0 H) Q. W
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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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. 4 c' Z6 ~" Z/ k S
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. % q' J) B0 Z* o
) @ _1 [8 T" |( Q* kChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
4 U$ f$ N5 Z. ~* p; t$ aAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
0 a4 o. C5 ^* B9 b; { ZAmerican Style: I am going home.
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# `0 ]' m8 a6 j6 C5 r2 o/ y% RChinese Style: His temperature went down. - P/ E+ A7 w" D) i
American Style: His temperature came down.
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4 N( b [8 f2 [& r6 G- ZChinese Style: I like green color.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
, ~# I2 g' o* \7 CAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.. x" ?# q+ ~0 H f9 B$ f- Q
: E: U; Z6 t3 C+ ^' {( {' H: o1 EChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
+ x% G& f) ~. C5 j+ O P7 _American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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; g. J+ _5 _, l" C0 I6 g. w& ]Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
. q$ G; [ E# D; p. T5 f& bAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. + }# y) D/ j6 D
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. $ l/ N" R9 T8 ? l9 S* f
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 4 x0 {1 X2 g" G+ K9 w
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. : m* a% _1 v2 v6 j# t! C, F$ l
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.! b; g, K) n7 |
American Style: Where are we. 6 u) @* A6 Y& q: E. O4 Y: c
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
; h0 _$ K3 t& @. ~7 nAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? , p. a# f/ {/ Q& u" m
& s% Q; t+ }% n! ?7 a. h% ZChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
7 G8 }% L: x+ p/ w/ ~American Style: He was talking loud.
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2 W% k* T1 I! P: L$ C3 s3 n0 E* UChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
' I( U2 r: q. v/ B8 SAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ; @* w# W0 Y: X& c$ H7 m$ H
6 \, \+ H2 l. w+ d+ Q# S. cChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
. H" X" J$ a5 A& }' k6 ?3 W* H! }American Style: Are you at home tomorrow." ?$ _; [4 o$ e0 ]6 \
) Q2 N* w, e# v2 s6 W0 NChinese Style: How does she look like ?
6 c3 N! w$ e5 x ~American Style: What does she look like ? , \$ _5 i4 \7 e( D# b7 u' y1 g' o+ H8 I/ v
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
, m$ V! @" ]" g; a, ^" `American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. O7 {3 P' I& A6 B, Q0 w0 }9 n
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
0 P- b1 E" | }3 b) wAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?. o. {7 ]* @9 g" n( Z0 Q
American Style: What can I do ? 2 e. [, T9 V* |4 F& C
J: ]& w4 {: }* j* F1 k% DChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?": t& X" d' f6 F' W& g5 _
" Six months "
# Q* L- U9 \/ p# K( o" How about Chinese food ?"* y( N& p: H- e* y/ T
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "$ J2 ?8 J. _7 J* r" k
" Six months "6 Y% o) J( t, L. p. G: j! R
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
; l+ d+ W4 ~0 ^; Q# ] K$ p5 E8 lAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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, d/ t) b$ v# F f$ X: `( @1 xChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.% s( P6 i) Q& n, ~9 P
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 4 r( v5 c1 a9 Z4 \
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
0 {# U, W7 \2 n+ TAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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4 q( P& Y7 H/ x6 c& VChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?; i+ `1 S( v* c1 z' I
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 0 q1 L2 M* d$ _. p4 l# u
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
+ P: m/ r7 \: s2 ~* L2 z q0 ^: wAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.3 k7 F$ T* e f% m8 s
American Style: She took first prize. 9 Q" K+ P2 g |* q+ F
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .! ]0 X" y# L6 [9 P/ q6 h5 @; r
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. % z; Z+ ?3 {- k# ]
0 o/ M, t8 X i1 GChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
. o& o' P( Z2 c2 R; Y5 Q! @" NAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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* i7 W% c) d6 K1 g: ?1 l( YChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.2 t+ a0 X/ o% G7 V3 ?% O
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.1 U$ m2 M2 o( g$ f$ B6 `9 c
American Style: Keep to the right. * D7 U( F8 G: l
6 w( _! o8 C+ ~Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
% P8 l/ ]- C0 D* tAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. " @9 X# X& ]8 _6 t; W( n3 ?
# v( A2 U8 h: P& K3 aChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
+ @, E# O3 [8 ~# I1 }- JAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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! G' l' H7 M+ Z1 t3 G+ DChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 3 R! \$ p3 w: Z( F: G4 f& q- F
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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$ ~/ ]: C9 F* C, ^Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. / q5 c$ g# c$ _7 J
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?/ \0 W* }+ o0 F/ \
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? + J; Q r6 A& x; x8 @: X7 p# f
4 Y9 k' T) m& UChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.) \" j, u( C% C' h" d
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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) R _* L3 R; f& K+ _* E7 b1 ^Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.& s' k" f, ?- y7 U
American Style: Why do you say that. , Z2 R7 [% g2 u9 C: s
( h% z0 Y0 |. ~' M% n, [4 xChinese Style: I have no house to live.' }* U( r" i& t
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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, M2 I/ J, r# J1 FChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.- w. y9 l- j& k4 B
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 9 n7 f5 z+ \" j$ B, ?5 d S4 o
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
/ [/ L. n( x! l& T( u7 o1 nAmerican Style: He was unconcious 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 ]
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% |/ L# l9 L9 }/ A2 Z6 X$ N+ D8 `Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
0 e. q2 K( e: |3 aAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
/ X) `9 W. I) m8 s! p) O+ G: cAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. + t- G. f4 _) t* r: ?/ K! K7 k
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. " D7 l' l5 T3 Q; w( S
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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, O$ v1 ]' c' q' @# o a3 y3 c4 \, ^) }Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. & y- R6 {1 T' B' p$ U% P
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. ) C9 A8 X) T7 ]5 X1 a; F! ^$ x
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
" K( a* a3 D n- z, ~' W; X5 WAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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2 O" @( w9 H: }: f3 K! j1 m# `Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
! I1 J3 U6 Q W/ B" sAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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9 J3 p& q2 w) M( ~Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
5 V2 z$ e6 c, ]4 f! ~5 RAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ! D5 {6 G7 m& l' H
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 1 G" V) q6 H' R8 ]
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 5 a9 Y |; ]2 c' t6 l0 B$ E
9 y" q, K, _( @6 ]. i) t& OChinese Style: He is our common friend.
# K; i3 w. n' G4 y |- l( YAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. 5 v, b. p }1 D+ D# y+ h
8 N* \4 ?1 Z W( C/ B5 s/ lChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. % ]2 A: M+ l' ]" {
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.
! U- D+ G. V7 m) [6 kAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.. b! Y- ]# P0 A
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars. t' `! ]# U7 A/ C
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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' z0 w/ Y& b. m) p3 l2 yChinese Style: My room is narrow.
( U, J& X' z5 V& o8 i; _$ v/ ]6 iAmerican Style: My room is small.
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: S6 C6 ^% m6 ?/ LChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.5 a4 R$ \& J! S4 P1 l, R' U# b
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer." y/ t, K$ ~$ p, R' ~
# F8 n4 H) N1 P# L4 a* O# PChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. $ O. J4 h( T+ d3 A
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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+ Y) |3 N4 b4 |4 S W3 ^, UChinese Style: Don't be noisy. 8 q# j% g' N1 e7 ~
American Style: Be quiet. ! T6 m( u# K1 j. g0 ?% f- @2 V k
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
- ?4 A- U* _! H, c- Y4 D) d* v" zAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. 5 ~# {/ f: Z) W. ^% \0 `
6 u$ T3 l- M! h( @$ @* i# {) y1 DChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 1 m/ D8 c9 i @* ~. g$ z
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.
X' g4 j. a5 [- c) ^5 \4 ^# DAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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! V; b8 F* e4 G; KChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 5 h& X% c. ~3 q% o5 H% x
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.& a5 F: V; a" Z2 b7 Z/ {( {6 t
7 r$ {) E( r9 P2 vChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
; I9 n4 `" Q; g1 LAmerican 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. 3 y/ P; ]3 t K" A
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 6 n5 a; ^9 ^. D8 S
+ e8 q$ `6 p% W+ Q8 V( O4 EChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ) q8 Y( o5 U$ H" k) t
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? # {8 z3 ~) r; s
) M6 r) S p" c* a$ c IChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
% ~+ B! x: ^7 p8 SAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.6 T8 F& Z6 V& x( i: ]# f
0 A. v9 u0 Q) Y. mChinese Style: She married old.
8 E, [0 s0 A* ]# O/ JAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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' r4 ]& x. H6 A' t% C' j/ X. VChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. . L) _; U7 \1 f6 N, x; \# I. i
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. % x. D; }, a, p; n
4 r: Q& A; }5 F9 U$ O: g) e, WChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. * a+ O+ n' w' T9 q9 {$ R
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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" f+ h @- [7 W1 g4 T' z$ bChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 4 Y( ^+ O7 Y4 S" ?( V! G- b0 ^7 v
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 9 N/ n7 R1 f; A: v- C
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 5 k: a4 u" }0 _
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" K) Y# u0 l. fChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
3 H4 w2 O. L( ]9 v" j* Q, WAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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& D% a" V }- ^% `, xChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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9 x: l7 n; m/ k$ EAmerican Style: History repeats itself.+ S) E1 V9 k" v; b
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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