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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。! r3 y# u0 I7 j' p9 C! r. h
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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# A& l+ \# W& I% _0 K5 U$ RChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
9 h& W+ g, j: R; m: T0 n# l. S( fAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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7 S! U% X2 Q4 k- OChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
: {7 i @! `# Q/ W9 \+ H1 WAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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' u$ h4 J1 j$ c/ wChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
+ {; n" g V; n1 g) EAmerican Style: He got better. 6 E5 B1 W' D* e$ k) h
2 z A; `! b8 S0 {+ S" I+ }1 cChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.3 ]2 B' c) E6 a* m: `
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. $ G0 K {2 V$ m. e1 @
1 _7 D( m7 B" H. u& Q5 wChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !- P/ ] D, b- u
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.% Y( E/ c* f+ V4 p
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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/ h- M; w# J8 R! Q r$ P6 n+ K" PChinese Style: Anywhere will do.% Q. w1 d; A L/ o$ \ i# f
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
9 s/ t. s, N( O+ [4 A/ V$ qAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.& m7 }7 D: C! c, P. E9 T+ _: {
American Style: I don't feel well. % U5 A+ q9 ~- U
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?2 D- Z+ f2 @$ N. E8 J, j! P" G
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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. {# C9 _- L: e1 x: M+ Y/ @- bChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.& |5 S. d `2 R4 i
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. " j' I7 a$ i8 ^. U6 H8 a+ `) r* T
& Q. {* j' A V" V% ^7 YChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
; n R. c ?# d1 rAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 4 k5 M0 g+ L& s0 @
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that./ \) W; z, ~! R% l
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. + h7 H6 s+ N7 }. _
; l: h6 l4 g& Q! Z* EChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. . Q) n7 q) R& p& H3 l/ }5 k
American Style: Keep off the grass. ; v8 B5 _7 {1 ]; O3 a! X. O, a
4 M! x2 G+ c, b# z; w+ ZChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? $ k9 M, z1 Y2 s. J7 v. ]# P2 S
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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' r1 ?+ s9 W* }' ^Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 8 Z/ D3 Y% y- q; N: R0 i/ I
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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" ~' k9 g$ [* F! EChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 5 U* k2 }0 D" g/ j. f3 w3 e
American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 7 R3 K) S+ D' u8 b* {* P( Y/ q
American Style: I know him by sight.
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: x! o5 h4 a: {% e O" g* FChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.6 l- c7 Q' c3 j8 _7 F% f# |4 Y/ y
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin" Y: T0 w7 P, P+ j( z3 J0 G& A& e7 v
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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- ?+ |, L. I/ `# Y7 T) qChinese Style: I have a free time.
' }8 z6 j% B* j. wAmerican Style: I am free.8 a- }; _# M+ [6 ]8 l1 c
' z. u1 W# n& g. d ~Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.( V3 L" B3 S1 w1 {+ u* F
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.2 ]' [4 c8 y9 k* l2 N7 ]3 ?* u
American Style: The thief got in through the window.0 C$ p. t, ~2 m; K7 \7 m+ ]; b
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.% H9 ]0 A, q6 i/ r; z" h7 Q
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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1 \ l' V0 |3 O6 A2 M; G4 q/ Y0 uChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
1 l' ~; I/ y/ k0 N9 \4 uAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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; X, @; P7 E# ?! Y3 {* V+ s( mChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
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2 [5 M4 c- a/ h# u& GChinese Style: I'll go there at three. % Y- ^# y5 q4 B2 n: T" ^" Y1 n( i
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. & n* V! L, b% w9 Y
American Style: I am going home.$ z5 [0 I# j* C+ O3 N' ]9 Z
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. # g) `" s- _/ q% y% a) ~4 z6 b$ F4 Z
American Style: His temperature came down.
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. H4 m; {6 f1 S0 @Chinese Style: I like green color. ! j2 [9 u/ |% [8 I7 a8 o& o$ m
American Style: I like green.
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! t- X4 J+ C) {) V5 IChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. _; J, ^" g: i
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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: I3 n* e! R3 e& n' E& |Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
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Chinese Style: You'll have 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. . g! z1 c$ v) ?1 [! \2 ~
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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# x0 g* t1 Y6 E6 ]- \! W7 iChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. , ^0 L+ }; k% W5 C6 Y1 E
American Style: He cannot read or write. # i4 v3 z" {3 B9 Q1 k
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Chinese Style: Where is here.8 T0 T. |+ H- p9 [& D
American Style: Where are we.
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; @' M- D# l: Q$ O2 SChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
9 M1 f* B' P h; h1 |# W$ YAmerican Style: He was talking loud.2 J; P8 S. Z2 e
! ~; C& t* K9 J: i" HChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
+ C) X ?0 ~! K" p4 i% NAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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3 T9 G9 _& J8 A+ H' L" qChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
( n7 O3 D$ c7 K( \( B1 z, `2 QAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 6 M( ~6 d9 y% F& M/ K: F- @
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 2 R( y* P- y# T" x/ \0 _
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 2 L5 G2 x/ B/ e
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
: W2 L; t' z9 J# DAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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( u, w3 T3 Y, B0 uChinese Style: How can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"2 H$ \" u( ~' F4 J0 u
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" How about Chinese food ?"+ \8 U( Y b5 W y! Q
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
# A( |$ f$ h3 D% u0 A1 I& |- U" Six months "
+ n) G' N7 u2 m- R" Do you like Chinese food ?"1 @9 H4 j! ^5 t7 D* b
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
9 ~" B9 [; D/ x5 w( FAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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" \! W+ T9 x3 H$ Y& u9 y) l% cChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
! _& q! b! T' A {$ L# TAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. 5 e1 {# p+ \# J- i. J% O
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
. @1 n9 l( }( @; ^* ]8 f- @American Style: She took first prize. % R- { q3 w7 V* v& H6 {
" T- |5 q; E+ K$ F% s! A( |Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 8 f# p: T) A8 i8 ~0 p; T* N- e
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." q0 R/ |& y% {0 h
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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l$ ~( q% a; M' qChinese Style: Keep the right.
# f0 {# f" x+ K) h. cAmerican Style: Keep to the right. # t: F$ ?+ t, Q6 h b/ u7 F: E
9 U9 x$ {/ l! g( f: nChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
) n8 o/ t* i* M5 Q8 V# _American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. : r7 N: f1 y+ ?, \
# _+ V) L$ L* N& M* uChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.! j9 `* c* _* x c, K4 K
American Style: The train was about an hour late.5 ?' W' k* p+ D8 F$ M8 E' Y; n3 {
2 V8 [% }8 ~0 L' e0 e( RChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. - M+ G0 ], U* `1 h8 Q+ @" y2 h
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.6 E d% \: a9 w
/ L) N* C* R1 Z8 xChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
5 N+ [. _' }0 | |" yAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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4 C1 { e9 J, J2 H" |. F1 bChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?" Q6 y I8 v' u9 o; I% {( |
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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0 m' m' N2 d$ J- GChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.0 ]4 `- Y& \3 ^% b; _3 v+ t: O) @
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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# G/ E" V% A9 z9 Y6 ]Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
' c: x- J$ ]$ @, F9 O$ {American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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# P. J7 [% v. r5 o6 DChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.. W+ b1 |; H N, `1 j& H0 u7 t
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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7 j& L1 F3 v6 G7 O- QChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 2 H/ \9 t* n6 V. [0 K1 z5 E( J
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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# ^. }* p2 M2 _4 o9 I+ b1 _Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]+ s5 H V# H2 d$ p7 n1 a
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
# [; L" V" i: Z& z0 i% Y/ FAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 4 x8 Y! ]5 j9 k2 p
American Style: I think so." O$ Z/ a% B H. F& B% |
( F' {9 n; ]4 g: P6 }4 PChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
$ T. |, z. H# Z1 t& X& a- n" K8 ?American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. . u$ o5 r& X! j# S9 T" ~
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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. F: d# Y% E( JChinese Style: This is where you mistake. / i) i9 f: r$ _! g
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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. K$ o$ g3 d! v- bChinese Style: I felt good mood. J1 R0 G* g9 f2 u. U4 f
American Style: I am in a good mood. ( W! s+ c' y7 h( k2 v$ j6 M: ?
% J& w4 r$ \# uChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 4 O" s' {& Q7 I. L6 n. |* u
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 3 D) S% O+ Q1 ^1 T& O3 m2 _
3 r9 `2 S2 }" BChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
6 A$ z3 [) \% Y o+ |, W0 iAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 7 D; n5 K! H1 f- n9 F! v7 E" g6 c
/ x( O+ p) u$ L% N: k# M3 Y# LChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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1 f \8 l- _8 ]2 @9 ~Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
5 g8 q( V- z+ t, ]6 tAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. - z& h4 k" e/ u1 x3 p2 l
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. % a; S" E/ v# \2 z6 U) \
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.) o: j n) R# W! R0 V
, d% [9 _1 y, OChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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American 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./ o7 ]1 V T$ [/ A5 T& P. M
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.; U \/ S# j2 [0 h8 R9 @+ \1 G
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 0 `5 |: l f8 ^/ |0 i5 }+ g8 U
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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6 N6 D: c7 l VChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
0 [, d5 L t6 p# X& G' q0 L; k8 QAmerican Style: It is none of your business.5 w# D) n/ H& J5 Q1 J$ q/ Z* k7 }
6 s/ F( Z+ E \7 ]5 x7 eChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 5 m; ?8 |7 D9 u" E
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. 2 L u% A% V' z6 w. ~' U; f: c, b5 F
% I9 f" _/ h; cChinese 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.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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/ T% ?9 I% l# ZChinese 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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6 ~* y: D9 q; l4 mChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ( h9 I0 n4 a9 r" b
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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5 z( T3 k/ ~" n: O9 HChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. ! Y2 \; q# \7 j& I0 q
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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" C( A7 Q: c5 L+ K% l% nChinese Style: She married old. 9 L( W0 ~. a M" h% Z
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. # {( O, R+ y. U3 Y; l/ o+ n
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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% } V) X2 ]/ vChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 6 J: s- _2 T3 p: D8 E6 u
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. * F% e+ o7 c+ V: X
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. % m& t& p/ e3 a8 R+ J
, ~5 B: R6 ~7 ]' @3 g' h0 dChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
' a2 E8 X$ r+ z, ~) d( d Q* H" eAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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% C; y4 e; d' _! A/ z) @! ]. rChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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( T9 c# j- c, h- b' M1 R4 IChinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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! j1 |! t( a$ g; `0 \) h% BChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
( P8 S+ q& ~% @6 n# BAmerican Style: I had a very good time today., {' U7 l/ C% g. `+ B
1 v! M6 w9 l* p; tChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. : F8 k: U9 q d2 C! g
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* w3 P+ C- u1 W! a$ f nChinese Style: She is pure.9 B8 o1 f2 Q" @$ n
American Style: She is naive. 5 K# R( J+ \( n' `+ y0 O- h
: r) }- n/ \" Q* x+ B& W) wChinese Style: I have a question to you.6 v L; n- @7 L1 a
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4 R& A1 \; b4 uChinese Style: I like red tea.
# x# C7 {( Y$ p: Z6 b. w9 x4 h0 aAmerican Style: I like black tea.
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9 e; M7 H6 w3 b% N2 v" QChinese Style: History repeats.
* s0 i* ]. Y8 B$ d$ D2 LAmerican Style: History repeats itself.$ I5 h4 F' a. f( N& P9 Y: x
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American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours.
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4 B" s( a2 {. A5 gChinese Style: I went to the sea.
3 x# ]9 J _9 C' _American Style: I went to the beach.
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$ [0 C5 k t2 N* M5 U) p6 K, AChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
0 I2 a: s" ?4 v5 t$ ?6 g% KAmerican Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ? % d K/ A- E/ V7 D. Q% `
6 W; H8 @" w9 o a2 P, \Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
$ s: W) O" L0 C+ B9 fAmerican Style: This steak is tender.3 ?# {+ f7 s( t' B: r" F: @
+ ^9 ?, i j. e7 B7 F qChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.+ ~- b9 X, ]% t# i5 K2 y8 f
American Style: His new book will sell well.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
$ \. h1 {) k) K6 K9 kAmerican Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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American Style: He hit me hard.
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! E2 @) h$ |) U3 o+ oChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
6 v* O/ z$ `1 w# t% i) z0 iAmerican Style: My pay is not enough to live on. 5 f5 G4 W: U! W1 E
7 ]; I, |, i* `! p- tChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
+ c0 B+ T9 F0 M+ q, y* [American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. - F" g$ @1 l4 |, V7 e0 F w0 T" ?
5 _/ j/ |2 k, g RChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.) U6 P( W% C# m W- J2 \
American Style: Why don't you get a driving license. " B& i- T- I& f% ^
; N' h% _$ _' z& m9 \ S# k" wChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.% V# H- P9 t5 \" O; u
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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+ B& ~: R0 O" j z& f; KAmerican Style: My mother likes her tea strong. 9 f0 N! W. j, F$ \% B, u- B
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American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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$ F8 z( m: i) c, G5 Z( ~American Style: Is your camera like this ?
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) ~# I; z' |, z7 q" U' b; w/ DAmerican Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five. ) `8 `# i7 W$ T% Q0 q
6 r2 Z6 h8 Z1 `2 `' a* aChinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
' p' E: |6 u7 ^& O& ^, y& dAmerican Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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& L9 D9 ^9 B- V9 B$ eChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
9 r3 C' y( |( }American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.0 Z% |5 F7 u) z1 s, [
; |* F4 L" _8 V0 V% MChinese Style: Today is hot.
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+ w7 V3 m+ S. ?: ]$ }' oChinese Style: What is the total sum ?
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American Style: I like swimming very much.
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& O& T8 e) x6 CChinese Style: What time is your watch.
. h+ B4 c) ]' ]" c# xAmerican Style: What time is it by your watch. N( B7 ~9 R+ M# N+ `
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, [4 V9 f+ T0 ^American Style: I don't know what he said.
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7 z7 [4 D, z! b( u4 L/ qChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
6 J& M6 E& Z$ `2 U' }- y) qAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?+ g. x& j' }( ]! p0 _6 ] j
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