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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。" i; _+ p- ]8 X) q2 k
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 8 D' ~+ U& _+ N% g
. K/ a, Y1 p; c; A% kChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.8 z, g+ H4 @$ V2 u, m; t. a9 F, e
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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* J. N& f9 }3 F) Q) RChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.# h; v# R6 Q0 z$ H9 T
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ' l% Y3 {5 A5 ~% ~. Y- U# E
6 ~1 K# D9 ?8 Z* b- Q' nChinese Style: He becomes better.* B# l1 b# e9 C$ K# I3 J
American Style: He got better. 0 k! G: g4 X2 C% w# {
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
+ G' ]7 X( t' ^: r0 d4 l% xAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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! f$ u( Q- ^5 I5 u- j3 D3 rChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
( `, D+ J2 X# q! L6 G+ mAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! # B# E) p5 R3 n; I8 u
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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' }" `9 |7 M4 W. C+ R9 TChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
3 f/ S5 a4 P# z# y( I c* W& T0 x2 ?, TAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. % [7 Y! t3 R( n( }
7 J0 y3 y8 R: I+ wChinese Style: Anywhere will do.8 ]. q7 ^- g9 f' J+ t1 P+ t
American Style: Any place will do. % B7 {+ `1 M7 S; N' k% \2 f
( z: B. h. R/ ?9 `( w$ m. [( H3 ^Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
+ E+ x" ^, s/ a' T! MAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. ! D x0 O' r0 L$ X& u5 j
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.# |' Q! F- ]0 ^, V* J5 K Y* D4 _
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?8 `- B1 V. @+ b- [. t
American Style: Who made this salad ? " O( J% l2 ^9 J
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.7 h- A9 b8 w/ `
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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) S4 i; i) l2 h! j4 m6 z5 j4 s2 F6 JChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
0 `, R' B# E* i" z6 oAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 3 |9 h# b3 j2 F8 v6 O
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.1 i' D1 D9 U+ |
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.3 N$ A$ d, U7 h( }; i
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 3 }5 f! s4 V, s* w K3 K R: `3 }
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. - q' k, M8 O$ Q" ^' O
American Style: Keep off the grass. 8 ^' R I* }4 l) C
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
7 O( d3 C/ c3 D- {. @# S1 F7 MAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. 7 G, U& `$ L9 S9 H# I/ H+ o
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? . N% N( }7 C" B' ^( C
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 6 I% U* N' [5 g# r
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. u {9 l% U( {+ R/ `' i4 kAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. ; F E/ u% y0 D* l! J& V
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
& B; F# F8 w, \5 W4 J2 P4 CAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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+ Q* l. |# L) CChinese Style: I know his face. / ?# q. ]& W/ p0 ~% M( p$ q
American Style: I know him by sight.
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2 O0 z1 `! _$ _2 e/ [Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
/ q! V+ f. {1 X) W, k' j) M! YAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. - M9 Q. x A/ u) y6 i4 T C9 U
) q8 i6 }2 G1 i' x R0 o- sChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin( \1 W; S/ T) ?. u$ T" ?
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin + Q- |! u/ w: G2 F' O) T
0 u# h' w6 f* cChinese Style: I have a free time.
; i( ?, s/ `% A: O* Q8 m3 fAmerican Style: I am free.8 [! g! U2 L. h P: {' f
/ O) U) S6 F& sChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.* t7 g g2 c! K3 l
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.# g1 u# j/ G/ \5 r# _
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
0 f2 P. r7 a1 HAmerican 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.
/ p% d! [, k' p- V; {& M4 mAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. . O- ~' R' S, [1 {' p. G; \- q7 Q
' I* V/ ^+ [6 QChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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! |. }! W/ t: H6 E3 I: @ GChinese Style: I am going back my home. + `+ c5 y {9 r/ }/ I
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
4 e6 v6 X) D5 G2 |7 l( T; {6 E6 l1 ]American Style: His temperature came down.' l' X7 k4 d6 Y* U* I% z; W% K8 z4 q# D
+ L h' ^4 w: W: Y1 ~4 g& T! TChinese Style: I like green color. 8 g& @6 s$ {4 t6 @: o6 W
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. $ `* r5 H' z4 V
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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$ L7 \% N. ^! Q. _ r; jChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.% v- S/ f2 O$ R3 P3 u0 R+ k2 T
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ; L# ]- S( h( R M8 O
$ @% B4 W$ A( e2 h+ pChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
0 y2 A$ K9 T- c" A; r$ ~. i: fAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. ! q8 v( Y, A1 o
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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5 M7 T' s1 q, j- r, v C EChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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9 z% x, a3 U5 e8 a# @$ WChinese Style: Where is here.' s: Y5 v# l2 ]7 E! ]" q7 |5 O: L
American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?7 |$ w9 `0 s& q
American Style: How much do you weigh ? F8 `9 q8 z3 Z- f
9 Y% o5 v8 O$ {4 \, y, v7 Y: k0 nChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 9 j3 f2 K# J% s0 |' s2 R- s: W
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
! G/ D5 Q3 N$ HAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ( q; [3 Z; i8 t+ C g, B% V' Z
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. * K0 ?9 E, e8 i. v7 I& N
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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$ e7 I% c' Y9 tChinese Style: How does she look like ?
0 Y7 G% L7 c" N) h1 fAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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. H5 Y; c+ O; a* v8 H/ f* XChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
9 K+ G2 A9 L7 w4 v, _American 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.
: y1 _1 a! K9 x# N$ J0 v4 \2 rAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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! a) w6 R K7 i5 ?: E7 S' E! yChinese Style: How can I do ?
" t5 b7 ?$ X! M! P! N; E$ m$ AAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"" P6 a$ {7 e! L1 ^" D! R( l. D
" Six months "
) ^8 L, b; t4 L" How about Chinese food ?"$ n2 G" x/ b1 u# _6 l. ?' G: ]
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "+ D) J- ^( h! g% D; B' l
" Six months "
, t0 _; j3 r* r$ t$ P" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital. L) M. I8 r- F
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. / G- p1 b4 O4 L$ }0 o+ P K) S9 q
4 K" f" _5 @' m! D& KChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience. F6 Z' I. W# j% E+ p& _" M
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
: a+ |1 M1 W9 P2 PAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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& u X' M5 @) o! }! @4 M/ NChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?5 a2 f, E+ \) H; r# I
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? " E1 O8 f: t% U1 i9 Y
9 E- s5 h C, f8 S6 IChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !' b) j; h/ N! j p: D4 F* p' P" H
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.+ O" r1 X' b, [% q
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .: Z* a# C, i) s; c/ A) i
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. b4 _& K! I2 ^/ i( j$ S( N
# M" v* d$ G5 w8 l G( H' P5 BChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. ' D3 c' d7 w; y5 B+ g
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late. }' z, O! J) p
- N) @6 R w d' `2 j9 X4 J$ GChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants., i3 \8 A0 e9 }' c, P' l$ W
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.' \2 r; S+ r/ Z1 I/ z* J1 c# L, H
American Style: Keep to the right.
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2 _% v: ]( x8 l0 V: U$ p! uChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.# b4 R! M1 s* h9 Y; b
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
; u2 D( h3 q8 q9 jAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.: m3 T3 ]) l$ w' W* N. o: U
: L1 W; \- e$ T# J5 ^0 O: \& NChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. , H% R/ {( p/ B; k* a
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.* b/ l. b7 K& ^7 I# ^ R
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
6 W" A4 @ n6 A* {6 P& |, pAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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& P+ d4 m, z+ L3 gChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?0 I& n+ Q# ^+ ~/ \8 J) v: ^
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 4 \6 b) B& q0 p
6 r+ [3 ?% \! \# g MChinese Style: He is fighting for his life." e+ u# m/ o0 r9 \- H5 D" d. O
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. $ h- n9 t" D1 M7 {
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.! ~) c5 k" y6 g
American Style: Why do you say that.
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3 u5 h, F5 X# b' sChinese Style: I have no house to live.! _+ G( }0 [% y0 J; Y
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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" K O X1 ]# c1 T+ kChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
) O ]& Z! s0 QAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness 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 ]8 g1 I# D; s. H# y% q- S& a
American Style: He set a world record.+ U4 V) h1 q0 N8 H! R8 w. `
8 S. P, u" M X* Z8 u0 S% wChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
' n; L! C& W, [: }4 ^/ z, d9 _American Style: Her married life was happy./ v2 ^* k$ |. V E- F3 b
" f, ^$ Q' p b/ |" aChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
1 _7 E2 U/ u- ~7 Q9 iAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
8 F: z/ f9 y2 z1 {; o ?American Style: There are 55 members in the club.# s5 [& W9 V9 n& y
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ( X" n0 l/ g3 L5 R3 p8 |2 `
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
7 z( v b9 t( U" b9 JAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
4 |9 d! x q( T2 M) j* }( {. LAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 3 o6 c7 m+ u) Q
: U6 m2 B( ]0 i" OChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 5 _0 [; A1 z, W: m7 v% {
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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) T7 _+ p0 `" J& E% q+ ~- sChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
4 B" b$ x5 y) x1 G5 N# P6 vAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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/ Y7 m7 r# U5 I, @0 Q# O# `& v5 tChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 3 ?! c4 p* f" G) t; Z& I% i
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. ( t' \" c3 P; j& x
( x4 l2 H6 [ V6 B1 C8 TChinese Style: He is our common friend. + t/ R' P1 v. Q) N
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ; {# V5 Z2 N% z) A4 t
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 1 {: Q" @$ H# I2 M$ [
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. " c% M" _, ]6 I2 H/ H
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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2 e' N- j9 Z( e# Y1 g: B. u/ vChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
- `/ H4 u U8 a* d" l8 ~( bAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. & n1 w' [% V" ?) z
9 O* d0 P* i( z0 TChinese Style: My room is narrow.
3 b7 s) g, T1 ^$ I( w# W/ l3 jAmerican 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.' @$ {* ^- X9 @2 `# a% T C" m
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.! a+ y" _/ j4 ], N4 j; e( i; A
* m E% Q& q8 ]Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 3 n, ? L3 u; ?1 d
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 1 Y% G+ c+ N! k) ], ?" |3 t
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 9 ?6 q/ E9 t7 V. B/ l3 m3 W
American Style: It is none of your business.
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2 L$ b: o' D4 v; x ?Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
3 @( ^+ J, Y( U5 AAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. + b; T& o" n3 j3 H" A! h" v
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. ) _$ G& D2 G2 {5 s
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. * [9 v8 Q7 K' \# z8 v% N, {
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.8 \3 l9 C; t2 l
) [; ~5 r, W6 K7 r. m: m# B4 vChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
|: g: q6 r t+ P! KAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 7 b6 M1 i0 \! f& O, [
. m* N" ~0 K/ H' d1 kChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 3 ^% |* E9 S! ?9 y# `- l* C
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ) {9 G) ^0 Z, O& _1 b9 M! Y
. X: g, H$ ?$ f3 F1 ~, zChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 1 e9 i1 J% q/ P% x
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. * o- R( k& H1 j! e
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 1 e) F4 Y% ]- E
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
5 `3 E* W7 N+ E/ J4 d' _American Style: He had a child by his former wife.7 r) C; {5 C1 `4 m
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Chinese Style: She married old. * a2 j! q4 h# V1 x
American Style: She married late in life.0 i& |7 P/ O7 V! O1 j& f
' y! x. ]7 [1 `) qChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
! s( V) P3 \6 g3 g3 ]! n1 aAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. y5 z- S0 I, H
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ( D1 e2 K! a H2 P3 U2 z; w0 L" D
& v; B' {& s* BChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 2 _- n5 b( p( l8 Y6 G8 {2 M
American Style: Open your books to page 20. H, u% f7 O& M
9 ~9 ?: \4 H" V8 pChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 4 i s& \% r e7 m: M
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 1 P2 U- q8 Q; g) G5 Y. W6 L
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 4 H/ ~! m4 t8 p* \% _$ c
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5 G6 h$ _: n7 p( S8 i$ EChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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, y4 p% b) z4 a3 U" HAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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