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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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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. - O" I8 Z2 W" p' T, M( @
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
6 s7 k. ~& J- z# l' lAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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American Style: Let me help you with your work. & o* Z. V3 W8 F1 F# @: Y
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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7 \% S' s; u8 D( ZChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
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9 _# F. x% D6 d9 d8 R! OChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !' x2 A& \# j' s# B7 p; o9 @6 G1 ^6 i3 C
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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9 G' \: F' h2 r9 x( O, J2 Z9 S* @Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 5 L! K4 b" p1 ]1 s. M
American Style: It was still light outside. ) i4 y2 z O2 q
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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, J' S' t6 O7 ^1 K! ZChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.: P* Q4 P8 [, W. K
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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) g8 T1 T+ G# n, Q5 ^Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
3 A" l% k% ]1 \7 t, s, u; IAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.+ l s3 S1 S% \
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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. H5 x' U( Q; \2 ^Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.& W0 Z% p8 u- O! q! b: U4 m
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ( m' s$ t# M9 w/ s: r9 u
Z4 p: [: W' v/ S! OChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.' L% M( o* _' v3 s2 n
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. : p e C: t6 B s" j
5 _ z0 k" L2 H: c5 n2 U! tChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that./ Y4 u: j( V- \* @
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. ) E; r( z- l% i. J
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. - T' I8 p. `$ m$ o
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.8 U8 }; D# ?! Y/ y2 Z
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? # `+ d9 Z: l* d# ?% E$ [
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 0 t% d1 C9 B& m! X% G' r
7 d p3 E' g" q3 ?Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. * |/ u, \! h- |
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 3 y' t# [/ z3 x/ I
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American Style: I am not athletic. 7 u1 I7 N* _) u, n! A
4 n3 k+ T; L4 A$ i7 W+ FChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. % @" n# S |8 x( K$ K
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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* b# s* h+ @+ u9 D# j) cChinese Style: I know his face.
8 p) Q1 n( T- M( G" c1 H: p* pAmerican Style: I know him by sight. ( N) E" i& Z8 F, R# A/ y' l
# F7 S6 \4 J* ?, X: x) b" JChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.- f2 r- B2 Y0 H, U
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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( g1 k% k5 A& sChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
- C! o# N2 R2 ~; vAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Y0 z4 r2 q: ^4 O) y/ \* E5 ZChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.. h/ ]2 p( ^$ d
American Style: The thief got in through the window.9 ^' m1 C, { [% O( u; D! V
! @# x+ i2 l) j! s, P9 R$ yChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.2 a! z! n# Q) D
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. # }* a9 ~( J* L' Q
8 F6 q5 J1 A& Q8 Z9 N% a: B& F. yChinese Style: Did you attend college ?8 V4 ^' X) {4 M5 D# m2 P' |
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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+ s/ J% I s0 t C. A% a! |Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 4 }3 n4 \$ y: v( @
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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, q$ ?$ q9 z" RChinese Style: I'll go there at three. * g; R$ g" A0 S' v
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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. k# e* N$ `5 y- `+ WChinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 5 W) H# q+ g- u! E* R0 s8 R
American Style: His temperature came down., A' P4 N; b4 J' H, @- F. r
/ D/ z) ^" o2 l# V* G9 P5 u* p1 AChinese Style: I like green color. 1 e; k* k. E* N/ a9 B
American Style: I like green.0 A" i$ n; O* X2 F, _! N! I& H3 J; ]: |
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 0 p6 H, u+ W' |5 l7 S# M2 e" @# o) J. V
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.; S* ~: i, _ e c8 M2 f+ W2 o$ `
5 X4 E; Q* k2 K4 R1 m- E5 G+ n0 \Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
: X8 S+ }, D8 j, I2 {* IAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
, z5 \# G9 \ @* mAmerican Style: You'll catch 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.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 8 s1 C5 Q3 e: f3 R4 k. H# o
American Style: He cannot read or write. 1 L+ U" Z) _( `# s$ J# M5 h( N
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Chinese Style: Where is here./ m7 L0 R2 X' L, f( _. N$ Y# {2 ~
American Style: Where are we. 4 B1 \4 H% r( c$ C5 B
7 A# z' k8 [( n) YChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
/ _5 M# A( \. [% p- Z9 f9 AAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? . V* y+ Q% |" R8 h
4 l9 _6 X. A. T$ [+ y* bChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
) B# x' p9 c1 J5 X1 v# a/ _, ^; sAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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& s5 R$ C8 u/ N, S* [, SChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
& B7 A: J& O K# x! G/ qAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 7 I6 {' C# T4 \+ X0 M9 {
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
4 p9 {6 j3 ?: o0 x& U3 p0 jAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
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2 \6 y8 z+ r8 b- ]- J$ EChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 1 X9 v Q8 i$ h& W
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 2 `" J# _( j; w6 x+ s
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
' J1 k _2 O* J: xAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ? E5 _2 `8 Z5 O% q% x. p
American Style: What can I do ? 5 l1 P8 u6 ^: c
2 q4 {8 Q" h3 k2 sChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"+ |% S, x9 L8 ]" Z- a1 [
" Six months "
- {& o- S+ u1 ]5 ~" How about Chinese food ?"
6 A: P7 H. ^7 G3 G* g4 @American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
: u/ w7 k$ G% ~1 k, s" Six months "' Y% e/ U* w: G
" Do you like Chinese food ?"9 \0 l" b7 I3 R3 z i1 U
# ?# v8 O# b& l0 K, w1 tChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.# K1 j7 O+ x( O n: H
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. % ^! Y5 o: b& e
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.3 j, g1 v+ |2 m- ?7 d
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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( _/ J4 i: [2 ^8 M/ Q- c9 M, ]* C' fChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
+ ]( @6 k L/ U7 _American Style: Please wait behind the white line. - i- i3 n& c, A: X7 @
3 O2 x' ~3 F D0 a+ t. aChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
0 O4 I/ R0 ` E5 o4 l: v x, \# Q5 kAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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; ^) V+ z" m- s' l* x+ @! yChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !0 K0 H. Z) o p& g9 Q
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 8 h+ K) C) y. }8 I a* S! [& S
% r7 I+ F; C* L9 w2 A2 q, }/ IChinese Style: She was first prize.
+ y: K8 h4 |/ g8 oAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
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8 Q; X* k: F4 Z8 rChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
0 u$ M. G7 n; n6 ?American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.7 t+ N4 [- w7 o; ]
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants./ t$ A* O/ c) v$ n
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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. h8 T. L8 l/ bChinese Style: Keep the right.% \, L- ~. n0 n Y* a5 [; ]! Q$ E
American Style: Keep to the right. % d: O5 U2 T: W6 L
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
7 _& b G* f1 [& ]! h" C/ gAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.* h) U( g/ x c) w8 r
American Style: The train was about an hour late.! M" w3 G$ m$ p2 a# v/ W
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
% z* a: f( O5 E# RAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 8 O1 f3 |9 l: Q+ o
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ! x/ ^( J0 Z+ Q, Z# U
; ~. U7 m" |& c4 z% GChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?) G- G# @; c8 B- o8 E4 _6 N3 C
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? * `/ u2 i" S0 f; E: ]
2 o, E/ k! h, k( `- k! rChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.1 B( {3 [( i" [9 H
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.0 A' X/ ` @5 a+ p6 Y
American Style: Why do you say that.
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; ]9 J% {; r8 R; x& ?Chinese Style: I have no house to live.2 t. t2 P6 X- Q) R" ]
American Style: I have no house to live in. f6 X0 B( [6 H1 ^2 D" }
# n5 j7 f: B" u0 D! ^Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.* N+ f2 {. F% c, i5 p! [7 r: ~
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 7 P% q6 s/ M8 q) ]0 b2 l
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. " J2 G/ p7 m ~1 A: p: F( `
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]1 O& p! \3 \ T K5 B2 w
American Style: He set a world record.+ O3 S, c) h2 F1 g
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ! \9 ?* c9 ? v' ?
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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0 Y# {' J( o7 D) q p2 LChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
5 ~7 x4 P- n( ~2 m5 LAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
2 k5 x6 ^4 x8 L0 g3 K) T) vAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.: U% ^6 V+ V; x/ a. q
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 0 U+ O4 I7 K7 H
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.8 K4 K- B* L2 u( U! J0 R
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
: J5 c$ H. M% e: H/ w! s( YAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 5 ]& C9 l+ B4 @9 I3 R
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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, R! o" ^" P! [, U0 fChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 0 m# W: K3 p b5 @; x# ?, y
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. / A. S' w: M; J7 X0 b e
; X' M2 @# C! f# T8 p6 K2 }Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
9 f; T! L& N& n5 t9 o" OAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. 9 _, }6 L5 P! _4 @5 W
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
. `6 I& x; u( e( U" ]American Style: He is our mutual friend. ) J- F& m1 T* S' L4 _3 \
3 v" R: ~, I3 e7 j' M# bChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
2 X" Z1 H8 Y3 X7 P' L5 pAmerican 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.
j; D8 m% Q# r& K, m) vAmerican 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.
' R# w9 @0 [8 v( h A z. lAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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! B B _- f6 e) [! t0 ZChinese Style: My room is narrow.
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0 s/ J$ s! t r: T7 \7 GChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
" M% E1 |% P! A: q* v2 GAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 8 u, e% B; ?4 }( o) j7 \
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. $ x# J$ H2 |7 T' q1 T0 V$ z
American Style: It is none of your business.
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! p- T C) N5 s4 N: p7 D& j0 LChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. & d9 m6 p' Q( ?" a4 c. A
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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1 L7 K2 @/ w3 y! r: f+ J' DChinese Style: This is the key of my room. & h3 h' Q6 D" D- L6 p% ?
American Style: This is the key to my room. 3 Y0 Q9 @: ]8 k3 e [% M
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. ) n+ P K# a/ |% j! w" @% ^
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ( Y2 |" Y& n! d$ H9 a! }6 \# d" t t
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.$ G9 h7 ~- t7 ?2 E- @( P
* {3 W, K4 N! P/ KChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
: D8 D, e4 ~& U b% Q6 AAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. ; Y" e# I5 a2 u# ]8 M/ P+ B8 }
- n4 ]' E$ D; E: @; H; uChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ! O- `& m6 y* e
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. + _: R8 b* y2 Q& M/ A$ D* c. `" H
0 U5 [1 w! }( HChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. - G+ C3 z( u: U* p7 H
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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& l5 ~; i% T& G6 X! iChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? - j9 J3 n% G% `( h
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. + b7 Q) a9 n3 L* ]1 C% j: {9 s
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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4 e2 G4 S% ^! E( \8 E- QChinese Style: She married old.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. . d2 J; n. v; }7 \
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ) ]6 ?6 D1 F0 p6 l+ R+ d! P
}7 x. v/ c) Z+ c0 FChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. / U' I8 j. f. y; @+ A6 N g1 O
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. , J. \$ [7 G2 Q" z2 e
E& F- u) y% kChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
6 w9 Z- f- [2 |5 A. {American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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. W0 f2 ?: I" j5 MChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
) E0 i/ C; M+ R. g. F, OAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. * I/ b4 k7 k5 P, o! ]# A
1 m% O% R8 t$ M) _. UChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
: z" W1 h" U- o* D9 e z8 VAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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5 L/ o; ~( g1 H. M+ eChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. * _9 M: o: p! z1 F
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.& Q4 `/ Z) f* `( o3 K8 P2 A
7 H! w9 N4 F6 `Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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American Style: Give me a phone call.
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American Style: Is there any room for me in the car.
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2 w- C9 `! V+ l5 K7 ^6 aChinese Style: Let's play together. 4 c) L0 t& j; E, Q5 G1 q
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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0 W6 Q9 ]7 C% y0 i+ x' xChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. % O4 V8 }! o! @2 o; l, s
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. 9 W( u% f5 v8 b! _& k- y2 Y% ^
( ^" v) P2 M" p2 _9 \" O1 y# l% lChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. 4 J! I6 T9 U. L' {8 ]: Y- _3 z/ \! D( F
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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/ o1 p) U* F: i# G' uChinese Style: I have a question to you.+ S5 Z0 k8 T8 [: C
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; {" X" y0 v) E! d- n* R2 WChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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2 i3 |9 Z# v7 p& N; sChinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: History repeats.
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American Style: I went to the beach.6 J. U. Y, u m# {/ H% u
% [; t) c+ w+ X2 O! oChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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: A! q$ E7 a% X$ s5 uChinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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5 |6 A% ^( u3 t9 ^! eChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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' [) ?5 @0 _- o/ ~. qChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.2 a) G' H: L$ F8 \
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.- K8 E1 i8 @* L6 P% o* \
American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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6 c# ?( Z: g( h1 H9 L3 fChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
' l; d, A' ?/ m' bAmerican Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 3 q* ?; S" ~* k" s9 q
1 e8 \& ^# X3 N, O9 YChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.+ N9 o1 K/ F9 S- k
American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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Chinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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American Style: I have a lot of work to do. ) v2 ~" g/ v, Z$ Y) s( h& D
; Z# T+ o4 o0 j( ?$ QChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. 9 [. h* l0 X5 Y i$ ]
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7 u8 O8 u7 m3 e BChinese Style: Today is hot.' J* v3 T& y0 d. |9 h7 \
American Style: It's hot today. 0 u6 A" E& _/ R0 }! n
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0 Y: m3 R9 X v$ u# P2 \; V( yChinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.5 G. F5 A* |3 S4 t& z* T3 G( ^* \
American Style: We changed trains at Woodland.
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8 \0 W0 O0 c% Y/ uChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.$ g/ y. ~7 L. j" C2 l
American Style: I made a trip to Europe. / S# i/ N3 p' r) [
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American Style: I like swimming very much. 8 W1 P' a8 b0 _
" ?7 j; H- r9 S: O- U, JChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
! @" d8 _0 f2 X; H' y& {+ f3 j! hAmerican Style: Wait your turn, please.
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, E% I7 ~5 H: t" }8 `Chinese Style: What time is your watch.
6 ?4 K0 V d3 R. }9 W/ K8 v3 K. WAmerican Style: What time is it by your watch. % c4 d! U5 T; m1 x
3 y% z+ E/ Y* }4 f iChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
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7 z" W2 I- R& J8 R" HChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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6 C: e& m" H7 g& f7 dChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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