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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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" {+ D$ F$ v: d% Q6 U/ XChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
8 {' g6 h3 @6 M+ sAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. ! ~ E3 g0 u0 f7 b7 d
1 T9 l. X8 q+ H6 ?/ tChinese Style: Your coat is broken. ; B% l s" a& h2 k) J
American Style: Your coat is torn." Y0 ^) _7 H# {6 B
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.! q1 [& Q! ~5 Z. c/ n, N2 L; G9 _
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.7 X9 d, ?2 h+ j/ X! Q6 `
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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7 Y& b! n3 z: `! yChinese Style: He becomes better.3 c, N6 r; H* P+ A' b1 Y* E5 _
American Style: He got better. 4 w) s4 m& o9 D; I* _' @0 ?" v; {
, C* F' ?" C V0 z- A# ?4 i9 {Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.2 c3 F& {; @% \6 ]. W, t
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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% N2 n: d$ N+ T) S6 {2 n" oChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !8 X) `5 D. ^# c5 o: N I
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ' _: K! h& f2 ]& y: A& ~0 l
* U8 u. q6 _6 l4 MChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
. V2 S* I7 N N4 [4 P4 y8 JAmerican Style: It was still light outside. : x4 m; k4 Q1 l5 m( i
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.1 P% u" A5 Y7 Q5 v/ J
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
* [! J7 f4 M! K' C' }American Style: Any place will do.
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1 ?7 U$ \/ _* \& A9 \. ]2 f# \Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
: R, U5 k, }/ r. ]( QAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. - n& f* c' Z0 L1 O% a! c
$ b- n+ t* K* r* x0 ]) e' f, XChinese Style: I am uncomfortable./ A: w. o+ R4 W2 G- e$ }$ }5 Q: Z
American Style: I don't feel well. 1 \# ?4 S: S; u# l" d2 J! ^$ O
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.: B0 X. M2 s3 p
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?* f/ t/ _) j' [( K# ?) P
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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& x! a0 _' l# d9 a# S% U- D0 [Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.; T n( t% Z6 ~! X4 W
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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3 d) E( C% P7 o9 g/ ?" dChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.- k4 e$ [" x& b1 O2 X5 b
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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L% L7 J: A( k* P/ p OChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
( T4 T0 S' ^' v T6 Z+ [) }American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.* j4 n% s2 k, R3 g
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. . t4 h+ v8 \0 Y! {4 f- @( b
l" H4 p! b8 q/ D' G6 cChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
+ n' ? S. h: D( ]American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.! D5 G, `0 }/ i0 h9 a$ r
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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: t; e% N6 U8 I" Y7 x" u, M: B- w1 uChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? " q! d1 h) K; x# }# {/ P3 L' N
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 4 l& h( l9 e' O) }1 E! F6 [3 U
8 s: z1 b1 E# j8 R# \# ZChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
3 `$ Q4 C& s) {! U3 XAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
' A C, R( o9 L8 A: ~American Style: I know him by sight.
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- A: s) b8 x8 x: D" ` jChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
3 B: B0 e p6 `1 uAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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( z/ E" @0 q4 a) D# ]5 wChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin; p: \: Y: q4 _# ?# U: F
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 5 u& ?) r0 d; K1 w3 U% e1 U5 V; F
0 ~4 V9 J0 ]% Z5 C0 WChinese Style: I have a free time.2 G: d) k4 [2 E# A- k& t, r3 N& c( s
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.3 ?5 D; `; K v# b& c& o
American Style: The thief got in through the window." W! E& H( A- D. r4 U* {, O
: B }( ?) B6 n7 Y# VChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.( r O0 d1 @; l; l* r: Y; K( n
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. ' A- O9 Z6 Q3 ^" v ~$ w: I
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?& `/ E1 [4 \: |. P; _3 V
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. * G* Q- |: j J9 V5 }
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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% T5 V' A3 w( z# D+ n- D: F8 w' NChinese Style: I'll go there at three. # l5 d a7 G' q* s5 a
American Style: I'll be there at three. J( h' u# J: T# n
% y+ m# Y+ F$ |4 f1 ]Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 1 K/ j( ~/ O- Y4 m0 H" P
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. * r9 }/ p# z J+ q |/ W
American Style: His temperature came down.: e8 P$ x: f& h! {9 Y( Q
& A6 N0 j7 J5 T& v; jChinese Style: I like green color. 7 C3 L# Q5 B$ i- F% ^
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. : o( }; |* s q( s8 e
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.9 W( \5 ]* O9 H/ a3 b) q& G# H
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
6 U, O7 d# E& V# P8 k8 V0 z' ^American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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& M1 e3 h5 z0 D7 C+ EChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
& |+ j( ?1 \5 BAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. & F6 r8 ]! K% y9 T+ G9 t
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. " r9 X4 Y# C/ i/ H! _4 P
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. : I ~" G$ C& C$ R) J+ ~: { Z
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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, a+ \5 F2 X( s5 h( M! Q; j X3 `' tChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
9 C* v9 V$ G" v3 M$ OAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. 3 m+ k" n9 x, ?6 Z& A* g0 B" A
; g) J0 @" H0 D# m. vChinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?5 H9 `$ V+ u- P. y. }
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. * \4 ]9 s5 r# n3 ^! Z
American Style: He was talking loud./ V8 n1 {7 d! Q8 g4 q
5 B. m0 L7 w9 ^' o% l9 e2 [Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.% f9 [; n+ v% P- g
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. ! W+ B8 P/ R+ E' b* j
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.* O8 a$ V' `( _9 B3 Q% G+ B. J: K/ `) l5 L
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? . ^8 G$ g1 S2 W, c
American Style: What does she look like ? % i7 X( E/ ^' Q4 p5 s+ Q& q
t) W) x( N2 r4 ~+ j/ {4 r8 TChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
5 q7 r. v) s! [0 d) h3 O" ?+ kAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
, B4 E x9 n* w( EAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?8 ~! a+ y& h2 P3 Y
American Style: What can I do ?
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* i4 v$ C) @4 Q7 t' y I; gChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"' H# D! u5 a i2 E" P
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" How about Chinese food ?"
8 E0 z4 G1 B% i* |1 r& _8 M2 TAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
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" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
7 P- O' ]' Q0 ?+ @) D) o5 HAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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) @8 K/ f0 A1 n5 S/ {: @% _5 ]Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.' \+ ~$ I( t0 l4 A
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. , l I5 Y) e; s4 R! E j5 k
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
( D, b+ q( T( HAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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/ f4 n. ?# ~7 C7 V+ fChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
/ \/ V k! m3 y) `1 u0 _American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? % G, T8 C9 [/ F6 c+ V) c
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
2 j3 m0 A3 l) b& e4 xAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 3 b4 h+ r4 e$ S
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.' n( D2 V- [/ d w
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .1 n L" X) H; J( t: F
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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) f6 X! R# K0 V5 k9 X% jChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. + c/ J7 d- r4 C# n, @% g
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.6 g7 @& v7 ^, x5 n
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.; b/ D" m! E3 h3 l. `3 }
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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9 a* T6 J6 ]1 f6 H1 _1 W' z( Z1 ^, W$ N* kChinese Style: Keep the right.2 r* G; X2 f4 A0 Q4 Z; c* G! j: T
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.6 J0 z% S" |9 e4 E2 y
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. i# @1 r( Z0 A
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
9 P; d" x/ y, @! K0 C5 A* vAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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+ z7 w! A9 m$ Y# I5 I2 N7 H4 lChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. / B3 m8 x, h B9 C( l3 {8 ~2 R( B
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.9 u2 x. A3 |' g" L
* n! h) ^/ a- @( `5 u v5 i7 IChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 6 O4 {' }4 Y% O/ S
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. & \& s) x4 T/ b. N; L, H3 i- E
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?! F- c8 T6 {# W, x% P
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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9 N* x% v' l$ W& X' M( l" zChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
) K+ f( e' u6 Q; O3 SAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 6 Z5 ~$ S/ d* \
% x8 F4 ^' \9 S! |& WChinese Style: Why do you say like that.! Z, o( L0 v) e7 _! @
American Style: Why do you say that.
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4 Q% l! _$ R/ z/ m+ ~5 i4 ]/ VChinese Style: I have no house to live.& V; V5 z+ H% r; w2 m$ B: F
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror." t* s# q2 ]; d, z" u. k( ^7 R# Q
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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2 [" _% p2 Y; C. T# B2 AChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ; I+ q9 ~, h- Z1 g
American 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 ]
, q, F2 e: k2 ~American Style: He set a world record.2 h9 [; Q% ~: P! S0 O$ R
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
1 V7 I- ]) A; ]+ v% PAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 6 A) t1 o( o& p- {. \
American Style: I think so.( M5 f) Y; n; i8 l. K7 S
9 u' M- Q* U# ~Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ' ?1 N( g+ A0 z; R) ^
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
' y( k! A5 I" t1 O5 UAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.4 @! R: q! K1 q+ b. U, G2 J$ N
+ X/ C i- t) v$ h& N0 b; _Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. * P# t9 c l) h# B6 K+ I
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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, ]0 {5 U0 D7 R& V# S( S1 y/ T. fChinese Style: I felt good mood. ; l* h2 l, v/ H# `' y3 j
American Style: I am in a good mood. * ?6 O# u' y+ @ p5 \, m
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
7 K( {0 b% T! ?3 c0 Z2 J1 TAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. 0 |7 u, b1 a$ S# h
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. % ` ^6 F" n5 K6 n% [
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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# `# J* z) P0 f9 ]7 gChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
4 m6 s5 l4 o7 l0 R# \0 n6 IAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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8 e' t: j) z% @: DChinese Style: He is our common friend.
X4 m& _0 `* ?! A/ HAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
) l6 w, r/ S" A. _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.
' @2 A( k' }6 { j* ^: RAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
4 g+ f) W W O& vAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ) h4 n! ~) ~: D% q
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow." r" U, Q/ D9 _
American Style: My room is small.- {' R$ R4 H+ f! t7 K+ M6 E
2 i% S9 R7 [5 h& m5 | Z3 g9 mChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.7 h" \' R: L0 _. X" f% e
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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: b. i- \ f4 e4 r) y9 z" ~2 @Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 9 K$ i& U- I* G0 M; M
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 3 R% [ @! d$ C: U
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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+ q: @0 ]! L. ?* Y' W" H, aChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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5 i K+ @ L' d: Q5 T$ Z' P+ @" LChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 0 \9 ~* t8 Z$ o# r
American Style: It is none of your business.. r* J; G* E0 \- h ?) t
1 X, |) F# K; S' QChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
) @5 R) }0 {; NAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. 5 ~: i% E, i- Z6 Q4 q8 z. S& ]/ I
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 4 |! [( M$ a( H2 I7 n
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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7 R* B( g' @" d, U: UChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 2 T6 _; e* a! \' S! ?" k7 ]
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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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. * E1 B: @) |( G! o
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
2 O1 S2 {5 B7 i) q6 R; ?American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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5 O1 ` u" D, TChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. y9 A4 l3 y, u' ~1 F
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. U) g$ @9 w( ]0 r1 f# N
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 9 N6 W5 J% x% V9 _: M
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 7 p. o* Z: n" z0 Q& }$ Y0 y7 _3 H
+ S3 p) T1 U' Q& @5 x/ pChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 8 q9 l3 p9 K3 R) e3 x* e+ j
American Style: He had a child by his former wife./ H5 f( B- W- a) l r: p
9 _" G, j" z& {$ i9 @Chinese Style: She married old.
% E% L) i7 p1 ^; k6 AAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
- s) l+ G: |/ p1 [9 i4 W" k' HAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 3 E0 U4 U X0 H# ]
- e d& @3 |; h' _+ b: l8 mChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 4 L, E: S# t( ]$ j
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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; r6 r$ f. f: WChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 5 B: f6 L; @1 k% Q6 F$ u' J
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
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4 ~) X* d, l6 K+ q1 f7 AChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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9 C5 o6 A; s, [American Style: Give me a phone call.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. + u3 ^6 Q1 J( L0 E- i
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2 l, z% M: r2 p+ {6 z1 _/ SChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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5 a4 N: Y8 n3 ]3 w# pChinese Style: She is pure.
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+ q* \, t' t) ]. G. w/ g1 m/ gAmerican Style: I like black tea. 8 j. ] d( s6 T& ~) H
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2 C3 f4 t L; m! pChinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early./ v+ p5 D# |; N
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" N! Y$ U, ]9 u3 G0 H8 D6 M) VChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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. w) x, x6 ]+ \& sChinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.5 y# b' `" D- L
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J6 b( J" q& [& ]+ bAmerican Style: His new book will sell well.+ h/ G5 h* v) n N
0 i; ^# T2 U M8 GChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.3 C1 C2 t% x- X" K+ H4 y
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. 6 @9 u1 t* `7 m% h$ E0 l8 b7 j
8 F' @: m% |1 x! ?Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
$ \ Q/ H; v5 t- O3 F& j6 j* m$ \American Style: He hit me hard.
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American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. " [* Z/ w# Z" }$ L
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license. 3 u" g( N: H( m7 S# q# H$ c
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. ; s3 _+ U) G3 K7 `
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a, s. k3 ?' V! W e5 yChinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?# ]! B& P2 I7 C4 W
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.$ U; x4 e, }5 e- J9 d7 p: R& Z
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4 e4 V# K- y4 f( DAmerican Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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8 o8 n2 o/ n! G# s: l: i: T8 h2 |8 H! XChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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& e2 [/ J1 g f- {+ i! TChinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.2 ~" S# U, y c9 B* i
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8 l+ ^5 h" c: s9 LChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.+ Y+ i2 z s b, Y
American Style: I made a trip to Europe. 2 U9 e: `0 t) C$ W7 ]& ]& [4 x/ y4 G! V
: f1 E: o8 e0 r* qChinese Style: I very like swimming.( S4 T9 x) s- W
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* p% ^+ g1 m" o' n. S8 qChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
; c. ]9 n8 Y) C$ KAmerican Style: Wait your turn, please. 1 m: I+ _7 h- J4 d3 V3 K5 E
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American Style: What time is it by your watch. / A1 V' N, Q) m; _- C/ i- M
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- ?' m$ _( k" G7 x O: RAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.- {! D. ^4 Z" C. c% N6 m
2 ^+ q# T# G7 |1 T) r* C$ iChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
- w' L4 U' ^ R3 v$ f# r* m/ S% XAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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American Style: Which season do you like best ? * k6 U& N. }& w
( _, }, } |) H7 q" f( KChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.0 D& n; N* @5 h' W
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