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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。. U" \( k' B* J+ q3 N
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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! d |3 D5 c6 F6 O( XChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
3 e5 o* E+ U3 {- ^1 eAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. 1 S6 U2 Z9 Q, E3 J0 o7 K1 O
$ Z0 g$ V6 F7 c: p: H) B% K4 L# JChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
$ R! W k; Z- G0 ?% P Q& S: Y9 oAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.- V7 t# |9 q ?/ D5 ` L9 V
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. + t7 ?' Z& `3 C' [3 i
6 d- R5 m# S# E$ D3 X# w% H0 |Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
1 j5 Q/ v2 ~; y4 ~( u' E8 PAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! i( P5 f# |$ E ]0 m
1 N* A h( C# Q1 Y" v: N4 pChinese Style: It was still bright outside. $ E8 M& N, [3 h; d3 o5 Y, R
American Style: It was still light outside.
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1 R% ~( Y# [2 t1 ?% _! YChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.. P: Y8 P& ?, q T- C: H2 N* g
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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% l# d m$ N1 f. M" _/ ^8 q5 b6 @; vChinese Style: Anywhere will do." j1 j+ r2 w% a4 U* n$ M
American Style: Any place will do. - _) [/ H7 }$ h) ^ T4 n0 w7 D
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.# |. c P/ l7 \& F0 _- ]5 m$ u$ e
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.& U1 V* o) ~' Q
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
6 \ L8 h; O$ I/ M0 ~$ FAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. : F# U& @+ S+ h& |1 h, y0 U( m
7 c/ N6 X/ x7 K% W6 hChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.4 D, f1 L6 o# Y! q) h) \0 U
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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" f4 }' {5 ~ K2 pChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.+ L# _9 g3 c. @0 a/ U# g- p' G
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 2 C5 O7 f) T' S9 u* H
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.6 `: }/ L* x* _9 F; d
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
6 A! \* Y( I$ `% oAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 0 a0 Z% y- f2 ~
- r# f8 d# I. c' \# yChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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4 K& J7 Y o0 uChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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0 a+ k% R) V$ f+ [" h$ O& iChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
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. g. S& j0 N# Z# C( m" RChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. ; |/ L' B9 X2 E% B
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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# l" Z( h7 S! U9 P* K- z. @, VChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
5 u, H4 M5 ?2 S4 _American Style: I am not athletic. ! {# q M/ ]- f f0 `
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 9 e- Y T& B7 U u
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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9 T3 A( x0 F" T9 |Chinese Style: I know his face. , n! P9 p( y1 n$ @* [5 |4 Y4 |8 F
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time." Y) G" [) m( r. x
American Style: I am free.5 p4 X$ T, {6 I% @# s, u
: Q/ E& A' i" y ]4 c6 AChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
4 L) W' D; Y( P. L8 S* z1 C, wAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. ( d0 g( U5 u s2 ]. p7 j
6 T% [1 n0 f* {# q: Y$ VChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.) j; I' \1 x' N' l4 w. k
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. $ ~+ V6 {' e2 Y4 `9 w D9 q
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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) [7 P$ b/ ]7 s ]: v& mChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
. j8 c! p; k6 HAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. - f' e" ^& T/ U0 c
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 8 g- ]* ^7 ^# ~7 r7 o* n
American Style: I am going home.$ t" L9 T6 E( P6 O0 n9 q0 I
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. " W6 U9 t4 W0 J. b) t$ ^1 v
American Style: His temperature came down., v1 e# Y2 _0 e
6 i/ R4 V8 r* _) b, z; Y5 k5 J- k3 @Chinese Style: I like green color. 7 Z. s9 r( I1 u" L! ^ F* v: H/ W
American Style: I like green.; s. L; t2 A8 S W
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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' B, R7 \& Z* K8 o. oChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. # v; a4 ` S0 E1 o& Z
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 0 z/ v6 L2 m+ p# p
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
: W! _0 E( F7 [/ W) a% A6 t" H% AAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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; y% [$ o# P2 {3 Q5 S: k/ ZChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. r. E3 }3 I7 F) F1 |% J
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.9 N3 H+ K/ R2 v0 L- c% a. t
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.9 B5 k& q; {7 y! t
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# D0 k8 b( U$ Y+ I4 ^Chinese Style: Where is here.
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' i" y3 Z' c# w* [) |# C6 [/ K, YChinese Style: How heavy are you ?/ B& K# T5 v3 h" c8 c- w
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. & {; P+ [8 R. b- W4 z& t
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
# {$ v3 H4 O" e' JAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
M7 p$ G8 h0 Q. z0 \American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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2 A8 n' F5 l: C2 oChinese Style: How does she look like ? 1 B* C$ E. @3 I; p. \
American Style: What does she look like ? 2 V2 r6 n& {, X5 |( Q
8 U0 F# x, v a RChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
9 x2 K8 h G# s( CAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 9 y# e- N" ?2 [7 U- ^
3 Y# [: s) Z7 VChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. - o7 _0 W- p+ t; \$ ?5 k. V( d- I0 ~
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.* b2 P: n" x1 \8 j; h' l
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?0 z' c- }# h1 K% \0 v4 U* g
American Style: What can I do ? 4 j9 a, }1 h- O+ L3 s `
5 |5 B4 Z) g, aChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"% S1 C5 e' v% ~. _! Q H' K' P, U }
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" How about Chinese food ?"
) s- b ?( W% I3 fAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
- b1 _ }$ D* D/ r" Six months "
% L) r" b; ^( C* O" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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; n/ O$ N5 x/ @5 l6 ZChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
0 L- q9 O* C2 [/ h# ?8 aAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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8 D3 S& t' j: R+ XChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?0 _ p5 ]0 I9 ~7 p
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? & b6 \+ H$ u3 j* ^ q
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American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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5 x9 @7 P, M3 ]: W: v) ~; GChinese Style: She was first prize.
`$ z' I1 H5 Z3 MAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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* G( w8 Q' Y) D7 p, E# h, lChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .' q$ o( L$ N+ N% C3 O' r$ ]
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. " d4 @9 z/ s/ N& @' F6 {
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.7 Y% L" h2 |8 l: i
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
* H" y) a1 C2 O# C% EAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.% D9 F) M" {4 Z
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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) Y5 D. \# i+ \& F; DChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 2 [6 z) \3 h1 ]2 S
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 1 a4 c& ~! e& s+ b: l
( T' ?/ y* F: s8 ]( V. hChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?9 ~" K' w% _$ \" G2 O
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.; c$ T+ n2 I! {- \: a \* ^3 a
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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' W, W) ]% X! A E: m7 }/ P8 _Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.6 z' w8 d0 A' F3 q0 }9 ^
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
; ]$ ~5 x% |1 D. f" |; S7 yAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. " A' \8 k5 z# q3 `) ?) @
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
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2 s. k- ~) C$ d; uChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
( |! H3 E) w; v$ S1 ^! KAmerican Style: He set a world record.; {3 r/ [9 Q. a& x; a* D( [
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
+ a( H9 D1 Z! s9 T' c; c/ cAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. ) T5 ~9 d2 X4 x2 k/ r, i
American Style: I think so.1 i1 u2 Q4 q& n
6 c& j* A8 f. I8 }Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
( t: p* ?8 ^8 z5 I# _American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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5 E% l: b, {2 }% u$ Q5 VChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. / D! M! e" f; k% y' ~( S6 c. B) u
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. ( q) R$ ~ B6 M% G
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 1 o/ U! l7 \; M1 e/ u3 @! \6 R1 o
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
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- `) S" {$ {$ S; e* KChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 7 M& [8 n8 i9 O) Z' \
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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$ v0 V% i: J( T PChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 5 g2 U' {0 M* k5 O/ B3 S+ q
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. , d- |2 h g% t. v
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. / J+ N+ l# P% i: _3 X
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.4 i; n# u$ L/ V4 i5 {
6 h* t) G6 B6 G" l/ i- h! ~Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.+ d* r) V% U8 S; F: b& w7 ~
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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( y9 b Q n2 r- t+ d' z, r5 I8 a. L$ TChinese Style: My room is narrow.8 u2 |8 D' s8 y# S6 t
American Style: My room is small.
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, j- H: q+ Q. b, k5 t' O jChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
6 }$ \* p; ~) u3 ]3 q- |American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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) h; H5 S0 y0 m* J4 g' jChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. ; q; X$ h9 ^9 K& I' ^) ^3 N( @
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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, x' w& m# E V5 d' I( BChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
* H1 |- X: \1 |! _ H$ _American Style: Is this seat taken. & b5 K) Y6 G+ H7 d& q5 X. h
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. ' `& ]. P. {) g* }1 ?
American Style: Be quiet. ; v5 [. V/ \6 i' }* Z( v$ g* B- E: }: e
* a W! B) @7 Z6 mChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ! L2 R/ [5 D$ D# ]& e
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. , K- f1 w, B( B" D; f. a" q
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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2 [( I, u& U4 y& q% x0 tChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ! B' y7 L# U! l9 R, ~
American 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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3 Q7 G( H: P; o! F8 XChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 7 `" X1 {3 z$ C4 S
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 8 W) ?5 F: W; M
# _) q8 ]: C! k; `Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? . D+ V6 A# m" ?3 r3 p$ u
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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5 M) J6 A4 Q2 DChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 2 V4 u0 ?* M, x# ~. t
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.& j9 o% ]9 @0 n; l6 A
( z( e& W% J. T5 `% D, qChinese Style: She married old.
" K% m8 s3 `( ~. `2 m" B! TAmerican Style: She married late in life.* K- C' v% z) [% V
& y# C. b0 d7 L' W1 M8 pChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. * a+ H. e H" W- ]5 \& G
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ( h& r. S) q6 O3 y8 ?. w4 W0 ]/ t
6 y) {, t) U1 l* o J# A. X# kChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. " k8 @# m+ B: V
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 4 o Z% Q1 Y# q
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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! h% N3 p$ T; iChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
: T- \: ?, v, B* FAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 5 P) _" J* T3 m6 v1 @% _4 F
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
1 F3 r6 C J) i" NAmerican 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: Give me a phone.
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Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. : z) O: {! Q4 W
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.. D' C4 z& Y9 _8 A3 O
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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# q1 O2 c, z6 ?2 z- ?; q* Y6 M' MChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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: P( I1 \) E( @- XChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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