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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。, j, [( ^, O/ \
希望大家喜欢!
5 _1 P+ z& @7 J- }1 xChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. - w( S: q! D# d# J' h6 t7 a: ?3 `3 F5 h
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. + D {$ w6 A4 o$ B6 y1 V
9 e& z1 Q* J0 T: D% @7 g( n# OChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
' P4 x" i, c1 }& P3 sAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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, p% w0 v. x) e' n5 lChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
$ B: v$ t4 T+ b( `, JAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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" e/ z4 T. w3 M/ H2 cChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
. Y! P* ] a' a/ u, ?American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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& S& V! w& D! C* Y+ hChinese Style: He becomes better.( a( H% @1 G) Y" i5 |
American Style: He got better. ! A) ^+ s& x7 c" S2 Z. l! E
* f _! k0 n) `Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation., _. e* \+ w+ b& C9 N
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. $ S3 U7 {4 {' O( r. C
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !4 J3 g5 t) D; h- }
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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! S% @/ Z. ~: G. IChinese Style: It was still bright outside. " C9 s: r' J3 l1 a
American Style: It was still light outside. # V* D* m+ [3 I' ?8 v% Z* N, f8 t
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
/ L h$ a7 Y3 {$ F+ e' aAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
7 G }3 V( D0 fAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.2 Y5 t9 d8 Q6 V I- A* l
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 9 p) Y- W; m0 D, b
0 L, ~2 I9 v, P& m2 X3 ^5 dChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
" n& e& _' c9 p& K* _; } PAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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7 i2 Z% Z7 O- [Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
- H, ?3 |0 a2 _# F( b0 tAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
5 B6 n1 {! o1 I: e. c; dAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? 6 l* ]1 K3 z1 f
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers., I9 |( p! V# Z/ y& `% _. U% h
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. , T" \! L, G/ \. a A L6 R
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.0 ?/ V2 y& |" I) ~% p( S" u/ M
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 4 ~" @+ D. D7 s9 d5 ]& O
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.$ M, l; ~+ B* s6 X" G6 J5 ]7 D
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ! G9 V8 I s7 V1 D& M) v$ V
; }! p; t' G7 B% b$ m% yChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.( i2 u) ?# W# u `) ^% t( }
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 3 Y5 h% ]2 a% x, r
& G5 P) s+ ^8 SChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
6 {( m. j. K/ K2 d1 dAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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* ~& M0 ~! f! m: m. T" ^Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
) P7 `! M& t7 }4 Z8 ~American Style: I get paid twice a month.. 6 V1 g6 }9 M3 C2 C! i- U
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
( q" N' e8 u3 xAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
: ?( Y/ ~# J+ eAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. 5 O' o4 V; w. b5 O
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
) H' B' w" O i8 f8 SAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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/ q1 J" A% z1 \$ qChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. $ Q7 @/ n; `! Q+ }5 H& e
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. - B+ o. K$ r# S, P2 @8 V
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Chinese Style: I know his face. ! _4 F) \* W. M7 D
American Style: I know him by sight. 2 l) \$ `) H. p+ b) j; a6 b
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.. I9 l( Q- z, E" N, C
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 8 f9 k8 I$ @2 m
* g- K0 ]2 c3 g2 tChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
% t n/ C# l' X. W O3 `7 v# `! hAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
4 u3 k0 p. f* XAmerican Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.; l) ]1 d) V( Y: o# m; l7 k
American Style: The sun rises in the East. q3 A. W1 t8 b6 l/ \* ^. C
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.3 z9 D* p& t2 q, j# Y" _2 b' Q
American Style: The thief got in through the window.6 }' M; B3 r- f3 Q0 [- I2 j
9 ^' S& N* e' M i: GChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
3 t) Y& O/ N- h7 Z% eAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?( J" U8 a0 a$ c& F& U# Y) M
American Style: Did you go to college ? $ p! M; `: c2 z
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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. % W3 K* k- a0 @6 _7 J3 U
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. ! l a f, X4 x
% o; T* [9 T) d' c5 Y6 G7 L( jChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 4 ~8 F/ {4 P$ P/ s; R% \% C/ P+ Y
American Style: I'll be there at three." `1 R% ] z" F+ C
" a; R9 C5 Z6 X' g! iChinese Style: I am going back my home.
' @- _( W( J9 u: P5 FAmerican Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. % e* S# v! ]$ u1 T; f$ Y3 S7 k
American Style: His temperature came down.6 k% b: c& |8 O
$ G# R1 u/ g- q2 G7 E' CChinese Style: I like green color.
; \% K, S6 f# s6 o2 n. [; B! ^American Style: I like green.
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6 ]3 M6 z8 d( N! r! O2 u) K, jChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
6 Y. O$ |, @0 W" w1 mAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.+ h7 [# F, [) g8 X
+ b0 a6 l; N0 ^0 iChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. , R& i1 e0 c% t' z" x/ I6 `$ B' O
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. $ r( J$ m! l/ _9 Z6 U
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
( G' z/ I) [7 q: ~% s; KAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 0 z7 o! ]3 j. V0 `" r
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 4 ]% {5 E9 M5 ~# @5 D3 A' U
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 2 J. x" W; [( l G7 s6 g: q- |
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
+ n: X* [9 d& tAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.+ |. H+ R- Q/ O- G# \5 i
) U+ T$ s2 X# {3 C4 jChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
* M3 ?6 j, w" D; k: `American Style: He cannot read or write. 2 ^# [ \$ h" T( g7 B( m ^ f+ m, ~
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Chinese Style: Where is here.; @7 u6 i- V0 |; c
American Style: Where are we. + @8 n' |& Y+ c5 v9 Y
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
. b" h" c; S. J: s# `American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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- [" h0 V. K: m$ x2 @# r* kChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
9 \( ~8 J. ~7 V% xAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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8 r/ x$ K$ g$ OChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.: o, N' V2 {; _+ }8 p" A! I/ I
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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7 Y E! D6 A0 l! l" vChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 4 g0 ]) w% x! L, t5 X
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
) U2 u# r* ]8 V; _& w( oAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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8 y0 y. ~- f( H0 ^- H& n& z+ T* XChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. ; u1 e9 v, N6 f2 _1 ?, p
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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8 h$ ~" z: Y; p" \: XChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 7 R: f) B, B% x, q! U
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.6 f7 B3 y- w- I" Z: i1 c$ W
0 p$ N; y: K) k7 C% @- kChinese Style: How can I do ?
1 W- L' P) N, }; M3 sAmerican Style: What can I do ? ( X8 M$ s; q: a& g) ` [
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
% k+ K- u: c* N& p5 Y" Six months "7 x- \ o# \* i, m- S) X) ~
" How about Chinese food ?"; w0 V4 E4 P$ t" O- @
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "% n2 r# j& l/ h: z# P3 y* U( U0 h- A9 @
" Six months "9 W5 |3 T. X/ a5 H% o0 \
" Do you like Chinese food ?". L% V% O" N( v2 o' B$ R* ]
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.* n; m) M5 V' j2 P. y
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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% y- a! l" r3 p: ZChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.$ v/ O' g& n) A
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. # F {1 \8 p: k8 X! M6 \4 P! f2 t
, A6 F4 k1 Q; J, GChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line./ {# T; u: v# v* w
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 3 S# i: R3 D* _$ j
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
, _ O" x2 d e1 S. vAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !! u7 e6 D* B5 {6 V( j Z. G
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! $ E, }6 w/ x) Q! _( _9 S* ~
' _# h; r% ^1 Q1 F2 _. DChinese Style: She was first prize.
4 T! O: g# Q5 M' a9 dAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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n z. ~6 R3 b' {8 jChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .) A+ Q: }) o( ^" x
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 9 }, v5 n. Y k- T5 W
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. : P& y7 m- p1 }" A1 F' ~
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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; M0 ~5 Q, e: Z: _Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
% H, P4 K4 W7 V! } ^& X, qAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
3 \6 C6 w& E" N, OAmerican Style: Keep to the right. 4 v1 [, h2 z! Z) W' i" o- Z% o. [1 h+ X
# Q3 Q! a6 m0 T7 [7 w5 S5 QChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.! a l" @" B: l8 ^
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 2 C. |& F$ j4 \/ u/ c3 ~* {% Z
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.$ ?6 [/ e' b! l& p
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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+ V6 p( R- Z5 M4 \. Q* f* TChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
* R2 s. x5 V8 T8 h8 P3 ?6 }American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.7 f9 w7 N; ~& F6 s; @
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
& U4 X) m2 t( ]" J. cAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. $ ?) C1 j( C+ F
9 O; ?% `- d, q& T" T" XChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?# D9 q U' c6 \( S! {* S; C
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.! @* h+ }5 \! R0 [+ K; S0 c8 L
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 0 C! L. p/ O0 h9 R. e/ e# |
6 Z1 ~$ F+ c/ }% A5 V' J% a3 i( JChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
" Q s! _, y- O: m1 `American Style: Why do you say that. 4 {+ `; d" y) v7 u+ I3 ^% R/ w
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
* C$ r7 n' a9 c5 L; ~ |2 ?American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.) v- b1 t; P2 m# Q4 g$ k
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. / `0 f* y& \5 {! r
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. : Q/ O" E N2 O0 y, V/ _
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ] s) o- s" Z) X( w$ R) f Q A
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. / K6 m& a& i# j8 w5 H' ?; f' X7 t
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 3 j: S7 ^. u3 p+ x; C. u9 ?
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
L7 N1 b0 o- W. ^4 h' q6 VAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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" [* o, h9 y5 Z; O% U. {; _, i f2 BChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. $ Q( ~! z. p7 u
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
, `7 c) U& {- G8 Z9 G' cAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. 0 I/ Q: b- b A, i
( m2 r0 R B- Y' M7 [Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 8 ]% X7 G# g" [# g! j" d9 m
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. , m9 |' d: ^8 F: `+ g! Z
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 7 [; \. ^1 {. ~+ R" X( O. t
$ _* Q2 _, a- A- X& w; AChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
1 S4 b9 t0 h# _- I0 v/ S* y5 ^+ aAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. # r- y6 W% O* k7 Y# d: _/ s E1 i
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
+ `8 x' q4 W* f5 \% e0 W( iAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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- `+ D: P% D N. f( h8 DChinese Style: He is our common friend.
% S$ E! Q/ m- O+ q2 |" RAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. 6 O8 N' t' O8 f$ Y1 }7 q; v& x2 V
/ z+ p; `' c- W- U$ j' R' cChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. % j/ V0 |) Q4 }6 Y7 x
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. / P, l `. }' w
3 x ~* i+ i! [! u6 ]7 Q& D! zChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. y6 L6 K0 B/ W6 a% k6 L
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.$ T% _7 p- ~: N- e& s p" Z
. K$ C O$ o' w7 M4 w( V3 Q! ^Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.' i J* u0 U% K9 C% s3 n
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ) c! C+ I& B" {9 ]( b1 W0 q% l
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
1 _1 G% N/ x q/ m$ r2 BAmerican Style: My room is small.
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( O. H" M' e4 r) A# K- Z2 vChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
' F2 ~0 w' W: \+ mAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.: j; F/ @6 Z b5 t& m. l% f I
) ~" l! ^* p) K4 v9 \/ J) P* f! HChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 7 K& T9 e; `- Z9 T8 A
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. - p" c5 y. c) e4 A# r& Q" n
N# X' z4 O: U) ]: f# ]Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
4 y; L( i2 }" eAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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& Q6 U/ K, Y fChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
$ V: d6 U- e2 b, D) Y' CAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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! V6 F5 Y6 [; D/ Z4 vChinese Style: It is not of only your business. " ]* _$ L& Z+ k5 d* g1 C. n
American Style: It is none of your business.: E1 q# f% t- `) ?0 S; J G
4 b3 g% m& G* b e. g5 ?Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
7 v& ^ b( `; PAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. , s5 K4 Z U) i
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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. % N. ?0 _; r3 }& A# u8 R2 s& g7 l& V" }
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.. E6 X# T! q- O& o6 i4 s
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. + F g2 R X1 Z, Z5 r& ]# }
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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1 n3 O2 a( V0 JChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. / ]3 [! X# C7 T- B& @
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 0 G6 H2 B/ E h$ L' b9 v
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. O" L3 X8 B: n% w# c+ U% \
- z$ ^6 V f& D8 hChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
% m0 { h8 U0 S7 dAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 8 l' J; J8 N) H3 ?/ j4 y; a4 l
0 ~- y/ h" C) U# I4 _" G1 nChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
3 x4 [9 E4 {! A' k, @% x" BAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 6 k, h* i" x+ ] f" W. }
Z, N" U7 ?5 L" }! SChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
) q& n4 u: m: X$ D- W7 tAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. + l1 W1 I& a0 F5 m' D
American Style: She married late in life.
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2 i0 e) O+ Y' M3 V" G" N; A2 ]Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. / c9 ~ z5 T8 Z4 G
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ) n' A, C1 Y6 J0 z I
3 L" R8 c4 @: @5 EChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ! s. G1 a) s1 P/ X/ v9 {" J" X3 ?
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 7 ^ [% d* M, U# ^
0 r7 m/ m2 |5 ] Y- M; AChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 4 h, y4 P' O+ L
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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0 P' W0 t$ B" K. Q- S4 D8 D# |0 gChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 8 Q) t* v8 c0 K( A) T. Q. a
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. ) _6 |* @. I) a. v! Z s
9 E L. H4 U0 S; l" UChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 0 w% W: ]$ L$ k
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
6 C) Z. W/ a% ~/ `! H( M% zAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.. X$ e- I" m5 J" [# V3 |
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& K" m6 e# }1 x+ C5 tChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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2 |5 v- u0 Z* t' p" F$ e3 zChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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