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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。
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7 n2 b. N' o: q# dAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. ! _& c8 E& X5 L0 m
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 5 I g7 s# L- [ |
American Style: Your coat is torn.- O$ P1 }8 {* f! w: }0 g5 T% [
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
2 r9 f/ E5 K+ y% q( AAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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2 Y% u& N8 q2 c1 |Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.# ~+ q7 m& C% I0 V6 Z
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. & k( q. G* i3 z, O, N
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
9 E1 I! g+ P0 H+ H) a7 hAmerican Style: He got better. 7 ]* ^6 _! j+ d$ T: ^& E; G
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation. B5 d8 F& E, G0 J. m8 t- k
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 3 p) U8 t1 p0 l5 y2 ?
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !, Q$ N# j- N3 @ x& X
American 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.
% j# f9 d0 }6 J N) j8 Q6 sAmerican Style: It was still light outside. 3 L( P8 R; m2 X
0 I$ Q7 e! {* k* l/ C- gChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.# x. u' l) L1 N. |2 b) b6 P; a
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.% b7 N& l* }) U2 r( A8 D
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute." D' n2 ^9 o1 p( B8 O7 W& r+ _
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. # _7 K; ?7 R0 a/ z6 c
: h6 o. y* v6 D: ^" w4 Z/ f6 rChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.0 X$ C* }% v8 S' z5 j. p) e$ R
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
" O7 s0 a. U# D, l' F PAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. , W# d& a! `5 [6 r" V/ }
% f# ^2 R$ T- [# gChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?+ U/ A& q; b# [2 L3 |5 ^2 G
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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* Q0 ~+ |( ^( A$ U5 E3 x4 GChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.7 }0 r2 F: I' z/ O9 ?9 }5 E) s
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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v0 e! z# [% m5 QChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
' T+ J: d9 f/ c1 O. EAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
. v; \0 b/ a7 [0 O$ r( W2 Y2 J' kAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.7 o) m% v- {0 Z/ V+ f+ c' ?
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 8 e5 N# h6 N4 z
( W/ F" c. N. N9 iChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
|' N# y Y1 i: C; |: aAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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% Z- ]8 m, h6 UChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
" w) w+ l8 G7 i. }% B9 q6 ]American Style: I get paid twice a month.. 0 `0 t0 k+ s* k# a
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
' f, C9 q! t. D. `& q. ~American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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$ |9 m g4 W% lChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
. ~1 |1 x3 {3 u1 E3 T6 X4 oAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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# E9 X& Z) H Q" _$ s/ r nChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
/ w1 [/ N+ w7 y* R) w, @; vAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 5 V7 `, G/ M/ }! }
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Chinese Style: I know his face. + x0 F4 {1 c) `% A Q6 S9 N6 w! m
American Style: I know him by sight.
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. g! |. L4 F9 A! yChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
2 U ]# L4 Q1 r* H3 h, fAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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" H; Q6 E5 O# o* |( g2 LChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin o" q! v+ F0 u
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
) Y& ~9 ] Q2 e: M) \* ~American Style: I am free.2 d3 V# c9 {' u, i- l
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
( m' l; U0 U# N# r5 P+ j( X; h. v* hAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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( p a. Y. N" nChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
- E( O- e: D. w2 W6 aAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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2 {8 r! |4 Y" H4 y4 ?) f. gChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.1 z+ }# ^9 z6 y7 h
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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6 r2 j! E0 h( W( eChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
3 P7 \, j( V; Q% QAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? & i& S7 B5 G8 T
- g9 o; m+ z8 v3 l/ LChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. ; t4 K. R) s0 o
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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: d1 M; C+ o$ l% i4 {5 TChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 7 m" z$ B* Z) O& w* c# b; G
American Style: I'll be there at three." b8 U' w: V% [- @# r, h8 y9 R+ c$ C
9 t: c1 Y* L: PChinese Style: I am going back my home. 8 p9 q! w$ L: h$ z
American Style: I am going home.+ r. U; C2 p2 ]3 `( T
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. + H# s# q B/ ~9 t+ C9 n
American Style: His temperature came down.
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4 O+ e& j4 R" B0 IChinese Style: I like green color.
- W& [- x- T- R2 p6 b2 f" wAmerican Style: I like green.
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: `$ b& K) i% a8 \: G, hChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ; ^6 r2 q- _' Q- H+ s; f
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.# U+ ?. G: N$ L7 Z! W l2 F1 j x
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. L4 k* X- t* o" f; o5 n1 `' u
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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* B% f3 g+ w8 T# |Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
6 V( O! b' a6 [% x, jAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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) b6 M/ v- c0 U6 ]# j' q& s% Y9 w) `Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. / M4 N, I2 m+ \/ R3 q: K
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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$ ^: ?% P$ _( [ iChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
. R9 U9 b8 f$ QAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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: r- K" q% ^; L" bChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
: |" W# h$ \* z g/ m' q5 v; V: uAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. 5 M8 q+ t w2 ^6 K1 Z, q$ V# X R% c
& x7 L- L3 I( p. E) i. @; JChinese Style: Where is here.1 a$ q ^2 a% W0 s
American Style: Where are we. ( z* i) S* V; G6 Q9 _8 N! q8 F
# n. v) ^4 l: H4 [# _Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?8 r+ h$ U, D) ?, E, ]
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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; }+ J) n( n/ FChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ' K/ I8 C& k1 s7 V4 _# h
American Style: He was talking loud.8 a& L6 K! a/ e% ?( _3 v2 x3 M
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.2 u' c5 g' W) G; I3 @3 x% b" |
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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, E' b& f q# `( [Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 2 Y- ]. Q1 e8 T7 \5 D: f
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow. l8 Y6 R0 K3 Z' ^. o% l8 R
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
# Z2 h$ x w. d z& B- xAmerican Style: What does she look like ? / c7 L2 O9 M. J! R3 \7 l2 l
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. # \' N; S8 U1 |" e) p, Q" d) ^
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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2 g- u, c( ^( [' n3 ?5 q$ M. V& BChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
( e4 s3 z; C! |0 EAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.. T9 `( E/ [: A% Q5 S- k+ t
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?/ b `7 P5 \ h/ h) Y7 V% }
American Style: What can I do ? ; I* M& e( u' C- p( Y
; e+ V. E- B3 gChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
3 U0 m5 Q. J* Q# V. w$ ~: I |" Six months ". D- v8 S/ g3 b
" How about Chinese food ?"; [/ J5 T. |& ^) p+ r/ @6 r0 W
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
6 P/ N5 E& k. D; m0 O) q4 u" Six months "1 |' f) k% s4 I( d$ E$ G/ I( ]
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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1 | O. r% {: l7 ~, tChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
+ @5 o) X3 Z1 c1 [" D* G9 \- JAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience. m6 T. R s5 s! V; @$ \! }
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ^4 ]0 z$ S3 J4 _) [/ x, G
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.) h x0 r* t$ w% g a7 n8 ~
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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6 \* H$ ~* G6 L+ J' W9 i3 y v+ IChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
, ^2 j5 h; [9 s% {: oAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 5 d# l; T# P* F" j& }: y
4 @% l! d i, Y, zChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
8 P2 _( S) F! r; h) }American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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6 q7 m* V- R4 }, VChinese Style: She was first prize.
. V" |6 V# J! s# k, k+ X. r# M+ Z9 P3 VAmerican Style: She took first prize. & G* W0 r. k k' ]) X
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it ., H3 K. W! U6 N% l2 z4 `. a
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 9 {# B: R% @9 P, X# R
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
9 x K& S6 }2 o& R& aAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.% G9 M. o, G: N; w1 ^& e6 K' W
4 U- h* b) K6 U; pChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
6 M' E+ n4 q" q7 GAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. # y( k# b! m d; | U \
6 P2 J9 }6 G2 k: k# Y+ S3 fChinese Style: Keep the right.
/ q2 T+ j7 N+ |* T# kAmerican Style: Keep to the right. ' w+ t# l3 i4 ^! R7 v& u7 Q
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
) A+ C" Z& l2 h1 ]8 H& QAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. g3 k3 I- s% m I9 T
x+ S# n8 {# d9 bChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
" q. G" \& C" N0 Z. ]2 [American Style: The train was about an hour late.8 _* A9 c8 |/ Q
2 n" k$ K L1 YChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ; j. ~. ]2 I3 x6 b4 @( H4 K# e# b- m
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.' _4 J7 c) J! }+ E* j
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
$ L: |$ T$ A3 u3 H F' {( yAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. , E1 O" |) D) [4 B2 t. h! M' k9 G
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?8 g8 `4 t3 P" t4 x/ j
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 8 |4 u p4 T) @: R2 B
d" z- k3 |1 c. h* SChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
# M) P9 a9 ]' A w% kAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
, g! y3 G- @1 H5 O; |7 uAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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, ]: b8 P, `+ ^ K" f% j3 o0 l& RChinese Style: I have no house to live., P, ]3 i6 F/ V9 P0 N. T9 l
American Style: I have no house to live in. " n' W9 l- t" a' v" z: l
- X# A! I6 {/ O- g: o6 }7 pChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
" F) n' B' E! \2 v: Q( L( [American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. g0 r! f, o1 f. q
4 t6 y, n' f6 iChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. / v- v) i4 }1 r5 U& A( j& s) Z) _& v
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ! h |" P" Y: c x% W
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
+ u- s# E, j4 I- k BAmerican Style: He set a world record.; n, L# Z4 w; h) p
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
5 @: R, L( j/ y0 I' W9 oAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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# b1 x8 m% @- qChinese Style: Maybe I think so. , V& w- ?. K* X- B
American Style: I think so.
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' e7 K& B q; J' h+ vChinese Style: The club's members are 55. . k4 n3 e& x: M/ ^& ^( _/ G, V" s
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.5 g' y' A, M( j! F. \) R" K' V
* |2 t# C% I8 w) G! |. h' B% {Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
+ w" y$ {6 a9 \! m$ OAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.! r6 Q9 Q! [: N
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
% J \: q: K0 kAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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( s( g+ y' z! z6 Z9 I5 y- ]& pChinese Style: I felt good mood.
# _2 t B5 b! u1 _" z, ]$ C- sAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. S! l3 @1 i9 P! d$ ]1 H
" z2 {% _. y/ wChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 9 M9 Y4 {) V0 [* [4 x
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. $ [1 f2 I# f7 A" t2 d: M
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 2 q( ~/ o% i- P& z
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ( H5 @8 ?& j& P h4 o
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. - N$ V2 O n/ e) N
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 5 _9 j0 Q6 o5 y5 [& P
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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% f; x9 w% q3 T' x7 I$ I" Z9 VChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. # S0 g$ x6 y" D! E4 W- ]
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ) Z! d2 a# O- Q
2 E c! W# B/ M8 r# d% m6 V. XChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. , j [! j7 p S* b7 d
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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% T! `: t" h. |Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
/ y0 [' V+ s# cAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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1 E$ J' S C! w" X& ~ T0 N6 LChinese Style: My room is narrow.9 ]4 s0 ?+ [& ~* z8 U* L
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.0 ~/ t; m7 P( J# T4 z
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.( }% ]6 z# M4 r! p, L/ c" C
2 M3 m- }: K1 z# }% \4 } rChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
+ n" t8 G2 q6 q' S( ^/ ~" I& S; NAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ' X6 i0 ]9 E: R5 o# N" d% O
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. & g8 d: h$ w/ U
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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( K2 K) v9 x/ w JChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
( l7 h- v3 D& k& t" o2 m* @6 X: cAmerican Style: Be quiet. 3 b7 k0 D9 b+ [7 W6 c! ], E/ {
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. ( f$ k4 i r9 W6 v
American Style: It is none of your business.2 U ]. g- J; R) l4 B/ I( c* s
8 | q9 k+ r. k; J9 e6 iChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. " b. ]# V4 z0 F/ B* Z) M
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 3 I) i3 G* @7 |
American Style: This is the key to my room. ' A) E3 l! W0 }( i! q4 e
* M' P9 t i. IChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 8 {3 ]/ s% M" L. u/ [, S% O
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
4 _5 z$ I+ ?5 H$ GAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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; L8 ? Y$ [6 t: b5 u6 ^1 z8 qChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 6 ]1 U$ v$ b' v# U% j
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. # z9 _- A# @2 V$ Q4 | `5 b: K# C" w
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. 9 c: E6 q3 v7 R# P. Q+ m6 w
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. % f4 F7 a0 y, b1 X+ a, e: j/ i
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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- a ]# X; g" Q: mChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
% u5 b0 C# l) O) [7 W1 Q$ GAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
6 ]4 k% `2 U# v, y' r2 ?' S6 Q& F' IAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
! R; ^. p- q/ @# v. F/ i2 ?American Style: She married late in life.6 j3 j( |% j" a f; j
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
6 Q. m; \9 p4 F& CAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 3 j9 z% S6 |2 y. ~7 C/ p
8 {7 }( R; h9 Z" T- A0 ^Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
* Z8 V7 _ k$ U4 v1 lAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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- K( R$ Z$ ~, h6 d! b+ z: AChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
. |2 `3 x# z- t9 Z m6 }American Style: Open your books to page 20. $ E) i$ u; z% X8 E$ H
, Z' p: t3 O$ V' U$ w8 ^# N2 jChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
# l- E' f L( dAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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: ?3 p2 f- y# }7 `8 E" @0 iChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.+ c3 |. ~ ^4 D- H2 ~# k: B* }
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4 m, A. x ]+ V b) vChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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! ~& {: A- ], ` a/ ]Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?
4 L7 G, S: }1 s/ eAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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