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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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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 6 n8 q1 w0 L" X, @
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. # B* Y6 W9 ^+ B2 s6 u7 }
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. ( ]- Z# s. B! {
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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. u- H; Y2 z, d: s4 SChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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# M. \1 W1 w6 |1 V5 dChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
6 p0 E g% t3 V+ fAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 2 Y8 m! b9 S4 k0 g
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Chinese Style: He becomes better., B2 V# n [4 I n
American Style: He got better. 3 u* _! c- n* }, u
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
- N8 B6 u+ p+ _* e% Y( hAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! t0 u1 F0 a" w% B# y
( F2 g0 H3 A$ C$ {: |Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. : I% g5 ^8 L0 i6 z2 K
American Style: It was still light outside.
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$ L: X8 d, f5 ^Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.- V7 Y$ [! B! l: n
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 2 p* I/ Z0 P7 V
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
' V5 N6 n: j- W% @$ f6 @American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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1 w" \" m# Z, P& v9 D7 LChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.# R- E# c0 B6 z0 p
American Style: I don't feel well. & I7 k% q3 I5 R7 h4 \
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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( I6 S# h" p1 q$ m# JChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?4 G7 E% D9 D0 I6 Z
American Style: Who made this salad ? ! V+ r$ O: f* a) r9 U _8 o
, o( @# J G) [8 UChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.1 X/ z/ X H9 P0 V7 a6 \
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English. E: L8 s: C j5 ]
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ' W% S8 E% y ^8 e1 }( P
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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" t, ]9 Z: p* F! ?* p# yChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. ( ` q0 u+ I5 F0 `- M5 W
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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a6 C5 Z6 {) Q1 M lChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.1 ~4 l& X' I* l" ]& |; C
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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" R3 y% Z" d3 Q# o. u! sChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
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0 r1 @2 b3 C7 \! y- BChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 8 G; l9 {( e m+ m& p
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 7 O, u; O. M% Q" ^* S! L; y" Z
American Style: I am not athletic. , F7 R# b: Z: R) A! O" L/ w, l9 u9 [
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 3 H; c% w2 f# o+ l1 }! R$ F
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 1 r, H, R5 b1 `* T
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Chinese Style: I know his face. ' d$ X6 u+ @4 e5 b7 \
American Style: I know him by sight.
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9 N6 S8 D% G/ nChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.9 U9 C' ^; q" v, A
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
" \: p6 ^, b+ }/ w& w3 PAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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7 a9 T7 ^1 g/ u4 t. E3 B/ ZChinese Style: I have a free time.1 G! }% I( m0 O* }9 i
American Style: I am free.7 s6 G6 q" [% l# Q! I
5 e2 ^6 \) u7 n3 ^* HChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.; A0 Q% H* S" l8 q# _
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.1 ]2 |' z! G X7 i0 L0 }
American Style: The thief got in through the window., Z4 X9 H# {5 f$ r8 b
" Y9 r7 }$ r; q& HChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?5 O3 a# `/ x! w+ l8 K1 ?
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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8 T* q6 _) @4 w+ D) T8 j: K* |Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
0 {" g/ r* S1 ^. `4 @( j h" I9 uAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. ! Y* a1 N/ {' K( @/ k. w
Y7 `7 f% Z1 B. f5 w" WChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 7 K& d6 e P7 }0 W# T0 i( P
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 9 L8 W) c& j+ t" U% N' L( r; C
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. % Q! C, t6 @1 [) O; _; ~
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ! A( l: o7 T1 v2 U+ ~, n1 P
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. & h# g+ ?2 t$ U& C" |
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. Z; b- q: N- |
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
5 ]8 c; E0 _ A( bAmerican 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. $ s1 S8 ~2 Q0 M" x y
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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- @' P: L' e6 K0 S5 {9 BChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.9 u% q/ F$ Q) m
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.- ]9 a6 Q, n8 K, ?
American Style: Where are we. G( P7 ?) G2 \3 O* V
0 {+ z" E$ q4 x8 qChinese Style: How heavy are you ?& c3 o+ p2 T, A: p4 |
American Style: How much do you weigh ? * k* a8 n5 D& s
7 ~( d% s) A& t8 j' U8 _Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 7 X* |' p8 t$ \! Y
American Style: He was talking loud.$ Z/ b* T; T* @" Y! E5 h& Q8 J* _
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 7 u/ m5 l& o5 l
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow./ g* b" d3 C3 D% r# H% {" K
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 0 `8 R% f7 [- B, A0 j4 h4 Q
American Style: What does she look like ? 5 l6 C: h6 b1 D" D, Q2 K
$ c8 J) Z `$ q; ]# N& _2 [9 B# z& oChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. ' ?: r, G3 u- ]* `6 z0 Y) {
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ! [$ n. a- w) ~: R. j# f( D1 I
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
/ H: ] J: Z0 p/ `" h4 ^+ mAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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' M" R* A4 V- UChinese Style: How can I do ?' `( l3 V f+ ~. M3 \/ m5 N. A- P
American Style: What can I do ? 7 K" X6 i: D( E& v9 y& ~7 f
+ p9 U# m5 j* \2 e1 MChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"( M, M# H/ t0 a& H' r0 Z# v0 f
" Six months "
. X9 {8 W& V% y" How about Chinese food ?". \" X7 r) o/ ^* G4 y Q$ ?, O+ R& g
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "- _8 v v, V% M; e) `
" Six months "
) R5 R g' H! m2 n/ W4 _0 s, o, b" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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, s( N* ]; k2 a7 o+ XChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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" _* I! F+ g6 n, ?. hChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
# A3 n6 Y+ N: ?7 k/ r8 |American Style: There is a limit to my patience. : j r7 c7 l/ u# N: I3 n! i
9 _' I1 A, F0 A& C! ^; ]Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.' G; N# R8 c, F+ _
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
4 p. o( P7 C! Q7 M$ C; P3 q. kAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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. e# _+ K5 R, b3 f a" |6 ~. eChinese Style: She was first prize.2 _ |" c4 x, I) J0 b9 W( v
American Style: She took first prize. * w& p& S+ n, ^$ D
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
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/ i$ F K% |' H0 v5 QChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. , N |+ n+ M: t
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.0 Y& s1 g& w' `1 s* R$ ]0 g9 s: o
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. & p1 u$ P' I$ |. e6 z% }' c: B9 E$ e
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.$ b" W- `9 `" J1 w4 z( r
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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9 w- m) r' g1 S* z2 _- M" u8 z/ KChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
3 n G% d7 H3 V3 {American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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8 p: c# S7 b% i& Y9 FChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. # ?2 V3 ~. f* G7 e7 T
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.% y8 k& H8 T7 t0 ^! U6 i
* J; a2 u- L1 p( o( xChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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4 E# S h+ V4 W& e0 n( [# C% \Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
6 }) s7 ~4 y3 Y# }, [( \) XAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.: b4 O6 F) \' c/ K/ T' i' N
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 1 n* _" F) U2 t2 m5 O& i
# E! C$ U* ~; g9 x* `( m9 t' qChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
, [/ P- q m+ LAmerican Style: Why do you say that. . ]2 T! r$ s4 I% D+ n' w
7 }- p1 W8 U/ X5 t/ S' oChinese Style: I have no house to live.4 I# C$ a0 q# p' R: K
American Style: I have no house to live in. : M- r) @4 d: }
( ^) d% j1 @9 JChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.! i W5 z7 [# A+ m7 N5 q8 n" R) M
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. - n3 k4 x$ t9 `
9 K6 a+ q# X8 j2 gChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
# a8 z2 G& L0 T9 q# wAmerican 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 ]6 s3 t9 m% q2 ~6 Z. [
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
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0 {& O4 U7 w, J% qChinese Style: The club's members are 55. " ~9 K. ?& \% A8 p) I8 Y
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.* A- A G d6 f& s, m; c6 [
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
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2 g Z6 |$ V- @! x" EChinese Style: This is where you mistake. ; X2 R6 K# X' p2 w' w2 Q4 A( M
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 1 S7 U% O6 y8 d. J
American Style: I am in a good mood. & e! S2 X+ g v0 \$ r& q. \5 U9 A
}3 T, B# |0 q0 T/ F3 JChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
( X2 H2 @# C0 j7 jAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. / n9 e; j1 D8 M% Z7 u
o5 x6 |) z) q X$ xChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. ; i0 F6 `* y: W( `0 g2 V6 S
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
4 H+ S3 R* l3 Y% j V) o9 f! oAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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, B( w1 c- \& @, O" p$ `Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ) `4 J# \; h; p2 P) q& B
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. . D% Z+ v, f* Z0 P
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars." b' P2 x! X8 h/ t: l% w9 y: k7 C" X& _
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. " m3 J; k+ w/ I' L2 j. K
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.% \5 z! u0 P5 J( Y: F
American Style: My room is small.
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3 H0 a# d$ i* q( ^Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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2 R, ~9 a5 H! }( e7 j9 k% wChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
8 B0 |3 H7 L3 O2 KAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 3 `- ?& f+ y' t; m" p' R# [: k
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. & W: j7 M m: } j9 p* R. Z
American Style: Is this seat taken. " V K: p* x7 v' o
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+ W$ m- M( l: H' t5 }8 aAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. & _% B) g; `! w k
American Style: It is none of your business.$ T0 K3 U* w, C5 k1 `1 @
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 6 Y8 E/ R/ f( s3 r
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 6 [5 z+ n7 G8 U4 a
American Style: This is the key to my room. 6 L' C2 Q2 G9 y1 w- D) i8 d
% D7 b% ]1 {. X5 Z2 @' bChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 9 {8 N4 x+ T0 a; Q
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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6 j' p0 L6 A1 G6 b( K; u* \/ c5 ~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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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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2 z& \' X* v6 H8 L7 EChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? + [/ Q2 G/ {. ~- @
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? H% F* n( @0 K7 @3 ?1 Z& M6 [
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7 w, y( q2 Z6 k3 v/ j$ u3 U5 h6 VChinese Style: She married old. ; w; d# F2 g% Z
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. ) O, G( j: h3 t2 E, s
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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( H- G" d# M( Q; c# kChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
( @$ s# T- ]. ?6 J6 e+ l6 q3 T! L, t. mAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ' H7 L S# w/ H; `: Q2 |
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. * V" M/ q4 \# z
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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; \- S: c8 d! D2 jChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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0 J; ^3 r8 Q% k2 b. I/ g* DChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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