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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。9 G) }& B6 s4 O/ ~/ O
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+ c9 O* D3 c+ W0 f( VAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. . P( ^" m c) ?3 H" l
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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6 [! F4 d0 q$ A4 i* U4 G; N4 A% {Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
2 X e u. i. L6 U nAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
3 F. y% f- [ Y( h7 sAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 8 K- h6 C S( d, ]6 n% Y0 Z9 \
' J5 X; K. t$ W& C' D* ^Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
' ]( ]+ B/ [" r4 `American Style: I recommend that you 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 !
; d: y* K- ^- V6 {American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! & q, H c- W6 l: u) p9 j3 ]) @
& ^. d0 K$ W6 M7 G8 F: k- mChinese Style: It was still bright outside. ( Y3 v! y+ ~$ {2 V
American Style: It was still light outside. 7 R' u0 f3 Y! D* k
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.3 w8 }9 s# O8 f
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
- O% ~3 f& [) A$ g' Q% Q; SAmerican Style: Any place will do. - ^+ }; ]$ m4 O9 P
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.; k" G. q; k/ p( o
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. - [; d9 ]8 V" c9 w' ]2 Q
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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( p& n( v* P$ ]# v3 vChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
$ z' \$ f l) v) {1 V7 J" i, G4 TAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
6 Z, b; R! o' n. D5 Q! kAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? T! t2 c2 X3 b
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.3 u& L7 M0 J* ^( N
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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8 {3 E# r1 H4 WChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.- F; E4 `' R! f5 z4 M
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. - J8 d8 {- i# R$ ~6 T
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.7 A& h, o! P3 c) h! M, A$ ^( ~, e' I
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
8 t4 a0 k4 E, C1 ~4 `0 J+ WAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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8 S( h+ _% [/ GChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.+ }5 I1 ]/ M! f, R% x7 R
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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0 i1 S7 D& C; w* K2 `Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 5 \' C: r, J0 `3 [) b0 K; a3 `7 A( H
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 6 `0 V" I- W& I* o, v7 m0 B/ p+ I
1 n( X0 v. S' E: W6 ]9 f* JChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. + E" s1 k0 Y) c5 I4 e
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 5 z! r% H0 q7 N" A+ y% l+ a
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
' Y" Z, b- M% x( x- Y2 WAmerican Style: I am not athletic. ' j3 _2 l# |" @1 x" u
& Y) q1 q2 R0 ^7 F% N w PChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. # E7 z8 Q7 b7 a9 Q) T) a
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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. n( t. k/ l, J1 AChinese Style: I know his face. ) t: w7 N6 X; {" d6 W9 {
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house." _# L4 V) u! ]) F0 Z
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
K( {) z S3 u/ P" ]American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 8 t, t6 A: u' b- w- t1 K- e
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.1 n7 w' O1 v2 }. Z. a) m. }
American Style: I am free.1 J3 B/ }* a" V" D9 x( L: [
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East./ W6 K3 Q. K' m4 l
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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9 Z t" @5 d7 e* IChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
6 g4 a; P$ Q1 ?1 t3 _0 r. [American Style: The thief got in through the window., ]" T; N$ |8 N5 a' z+ M
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.% }: z1 B! q2 t: `0 y0 A3 a/ }
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. - r7 O `( U1 O6 C, p1 X0 m2 g
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?7 Z) Q0 G* u' e* f* u4 _
American Style: Did you go to college ? 6 c- G" d2 a+ ^$ j9 y" l* i8 Q
+ R3 v! X* n* J9 P6 F3 ^ Y1 J4 SChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
5 m. N. t" d3 [3 j7 S. cAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. % g S- U6 Q# i: k
9 A" W3 |/ B1 O. ~Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 3 y& M, i) x4 k" ]
American Style: I'll be there at three.9 r" E1 B4 z& ~ x! i4 K
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
) H4 s) p" J9 I6 i, H" H/ sAmerican Style: I am going home.
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: D5 y) m0 H: p! a' I* IChinese Style: His temperature went down. 6 j; E& k: x% Y* }) _$ h7 l
American Style: His temperature came down.! s, f) D: Z, C. Q+ z. \
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Chinese Style: I like green color. 2 c- A9 {- C; m# S8 V
American Style: I like green.* _4 ]4 k* D, j
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. + ?) Y8 L8 O L/ o
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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American Style: Give me money, if you have any. , v, i# g/ L- J- e
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.# l+ p" o/ |. u% D+ U
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. $ E! F1 k0 Z& F u" F
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 1 m' ]0 B: M3 g8 v. P" ?1 C5 h
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. / K! Z( V: q+ M; p4 O
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.) w8 [1 v" O' q9 b& e% k( b
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.4 `1 n" r( N. a* Q7 T
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 4 [; Q! t/ ^9 W0 }" l
American Style: He cannot read or write. - O1 D Z% V. J' u5 `
' x' d* {/ \$ ^( G9 e; v8 rChinese Style: Where is here.6 L7 h& l2 v8 J# ^, y( {
American Style: Where are we. 1 z" j8 L5 p$ z
9 m C8 p" P$ l( l) uChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
) k( w+ z5 z9 h- }American Style: How much do you weigh ? & o* U! F8 q1 ~- E4 y
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
, g1 z+ c+ c. I4 h& KAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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2 Y# E y3 C' }8 z C+ z$ i8 DChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
( J1 Q& ?! J+ R5 C& @9 j3 {American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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! r/ n3 w' t& U' Q- a! DChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
2 e' }; D3 F. b* a5 VAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.: }! L# `1 a9 h. K9 o
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? # Z4 k9 {4 x$ s9 @/ i
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
: _" G. |8 y) dAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. . Y5 A/ y- T( z. a* R/ R
+ n( K7 }9 e" @2 h3 o) u2 mChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
$ D# @) V4 c" U K1 y5 aAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.8 W/ U; v2 X1 \0 ?, Y: ?
1 S5 y) b+ o% k; V0 T' DChinese Style: How can I do ?5 A* d& Y% g% I; W
American Style: What can I do ? , f2 m3 I" g5 l& S" C1 y
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
+ F. P$ e) X" X, C" Six months "
+ O6 d3 G5 z' o+ @9 z" A" How about Chinese food ?"
$ G9 O9 D- o$ @* {3 NAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "" R8 u( u9 s Z! m6 A8 N% Q
" Six months "
, v8 x- o8 ?2 s: }- v" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.6 H, ?# @5 }5 G! u& ^; D
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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9 i+ C, d5 @4 w( C8 RChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.* a% y% C! d T, {
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
. h. P+ s# s, B/ ^8 H; M6 QAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
* y `- z9 O4 T, SAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
' D3 h2 P4 h# V7 H2 uAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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+ @3 L2 `3 @ y# |3 o4 W$ P- ^( P& Z- RChinese Style: She was first prize.
, B! I! w2 J% c- p. D; NAmerican Style: She took first prize. ; `% |. R2 Y2 @1 a. H' U, o
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
]8 b% M% }. _" yAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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1 o5 }" {$ l7 `9 X EChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 9 C- N1 q3 L O# K
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late. w9 E, f6 x5 c: S% M
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
0 l1 O0 [' S! X( K1 u0 ^American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.% \$ @2 r* [4 K S
American Style: Keep to the right. : \) G) x! X; M: ?8 J+ B8 R0 w
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
7 G' M- e" v- `( M4 t4 p# kAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. ( l* f6 b) s7 f: W8 h
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.( B3 z. t3 O& _2 \) P/ [
American Style: The train was about an hour late.$ M( M$ C- H1 L" m
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. - B9 n7 g5 I4 r5 |6 S/ L% q, m
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.0 v1 T! O: G9 G3 I& b# j$ |& m! y
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
+ v8 ^4 {+ x$ D, c% wAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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: |, d; |- w8 g0 k0 h5 K' y0 Y/ oChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?) W2 M. q6 I: X/ l4 r$ V: l( }
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? . t. q3 T2 g" r7 G+ c
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
/ h2 |$ w( ~, R) LAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.8 g3 b9 r! @5 P, O ^
American Style: Why do you say that.
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6 q- ^; F; A1 bChinese Style: I have no house to live.' I2 u D% m! x
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.# g; H: L7 ]1 i5 j7 L% n
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
5 H0 [9 U6 Z# E$ k& ^" I# }( ~0 [American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 6 G7 W% X) s- B1 p: e6 c
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
4 }( U) R- I: N6 A8 T& Q% z% ~American Style: He set a world record.% n, V3 ]( p. X2 v( f$ H# V
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. * U! N: ?. F- G: c0 l% t8 d% F
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
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% l! v$ Y( {4 U% K0 [+ o2 bChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
5 J9 E! |* W9 P5 ?; v6 t+ B1 GAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. $ c6 y* P) m+ X1 S, F
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking./ Z, B# F( Z: Z+ J8 d9 u9 ~1 m% E
9 o) d7 }* E; K2 X: E: H7 CChinese Style: This is where you mistake. : z2 M7 S0 _" r. J6 _. ], x: N
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. b( G A+ c) o5 `7 i
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
1 d3 E( c" m$ C( jAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
2 u+ u$ n- i7 ?7 a1 ZAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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, O6 G1 _: [6 L1 G$ u6 w2 b; r9 RChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. - ~( C: A" @( r4 S4 U6 s' {
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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6 v" u- e* U/ Y1 g6 M' J' j2 e; y9 kChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 4 g; A* l. k. O0 Y" x" `- m' t0 K
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. + f8 S7 g+ e$ I! D6 m" b
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
" P" j. c- O( lAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. ' A0 G1 A+ ^: Y2 @
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
8 Y: J5 J: p) a( j: UAmerican 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.
8 E9 E, V+ d- g1 [' UAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.+ K+ [6 {4 i1 `$ y" F2 _3 J
/ ]' f. C. ~3 u. t7 U2 xChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
3 q& L! l% y0 {2 F# l. LAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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7 C. y' Q# }" [Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
9 Q/ Z- R" J9 W* [+ L( zAmerican Style: My room is small.& B5 D: X) {9 }+ ?& L( ?4 |" f
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
. V \ t2 {( f4 I0 L, |- i7 MAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. ' w7 @7 W; s+ ?+ L$ J8 u) v
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. / c4 d2 O8 v% F2 |
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 0 P& i# w1 ^, `* I3 L
American Style: Is this seat taken. 3 q6 g; b+ |* b' q
2 m$ Z$ u2 K6 x3 h5 GChinese Style: Don't be noisy. + O% ?4 W' }! [$ K" t+ |0 t8 ?" y
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
! @8 T+ {0 P- ]6 }American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 7 `4 {) Z* ?0 H+ u; ?( Q
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 5 N+ K. n Z+ m i+ u9 g* A1 v
American Style: This is the key to my room. , A% A7 P0 ~2 z8 L9 _( ?5 h6 f
. R3 s4 N3 p! ]* C" xChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
1 v- {) w! o- Z5 D1 UAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ! T7 ~# B: s0 O- d" ~
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.2 ~% v* Q3 [, }6 I
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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" M9 f- B1 N9 l: F+ ]1 y9 uChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 1 L/ M" g3 g4 B- x; c9 K. Z& G
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. * s; h; F+ t, _8 ~* ]7 s
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 6 H" R1 X+ [( l4 z6 S
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 9 k) s/ @$ c0 M' q! t& G
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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$ `# z6 t! ^5 P* y4 IChinese Style: She married old. 9 Y4 E! a% }, M
American Style: She married late in life.
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0 z- ?% o" l+ M7 c/ cChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 5 d, U* Z1 Z' w& a& E& l' g
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. - S- e& ]9 J$ Y* z; S( T* j& g2 U( H
7 u3 Q4 O2 p. j7 ^2 pChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
6 z1 I4 U* K" T0 mAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 2 l4 l: E$ _3 f9 Z
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. T$ C9 {9 W0 s( u9 M4 y; t
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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' p' D- H7 i7 @' L3 RChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
2 M0 Q0 ~+ v! r, UAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. " u( D+ e2 V. a: I0 M- m6 V
0 T0 ?+ K( @! x5 V7 oChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
) Y* E% h. E% i/ N. [2 E5 g" nAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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2 x k9 R6 h& ~ oChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
s' s/ [2 d( p! _- FAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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5 J% n' i6 [ m: E4 pChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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4 S k2 a8 G) W0 w: TChinese Style: I like red tea.
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9 n; b9 j: `! d. j' o8 `" nChinese Style: This steak is soft.
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5 L) K* {, r6 ^- QChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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- O5 x8 L8 Z6 m3 NChinese Style: Today is hot./ `8 \' x" L; t4 ~- S0 g0 V+ n
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: ~. h( h$ a0 EChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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+ v9 [7 G1 s: x6 u% SChinese Style: What season do you like best ?, _4 L, }! L7 q9 ~% D3 G2 f/ i( I9 Q
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