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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。& S9 j' ]: M3 Y9 h5 `" a
希望大家喜欢!7 W) U% G% n& y5 Q e% x
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
( A8 N3 I- B: uAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 1 d5 ^" w7 d% C+ `6 b
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American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.. v9 v$ \1 S( l4 y% e% Q! r
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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2 T( _, t5 m8 ~2 x- S" M3 w& q, f( OChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
: n. H$ y6 n; AAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 6 U% l F1 h* Y
9 k e" w, d6 d6 ^" F: l$ eChinese Style: He becomes better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation., d5 r8 L9 P/ G% D& Y
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. . G+ i1 n& j8 e) r6 x
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
- F5 L( t- n; m2 M; u, \American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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4 f2 U# f$ \& b6 x. ]8 E/ K! F" sChinese Style: It was still bright outside. 9 u3 W, u2 d/ P9 h; i1 I
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.' m0 E, z7 b1 L2 e: r W9 i2 q
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 1 _, Q z. Z( Q
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
- n4 J4 D2 e* D+ e( L2 u3 d( jAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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8 N7 ~- h# `1 P/ Y: e$ ~; @0 ZChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
- H* A: Y0 C6 W, _# h& iAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
/ L. Q! E9 T2 dAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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; X& ]9 q6 Y4 @0 VChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
6 Z! v7 {3 L U! x# J- tAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 8 O: S/ u* j, n0 \$ I6 W, w+ ~
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
2 C* D3 Q# h1 h/ MAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. * Q( `1 @2 B; O4 G0 O; E) _' U5 C
. d. |* D5 ?" \( wChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.& a4 k3 K9 G& E7 z6 P4 Y
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
1 n& P, q* A" Y0 W! d4 m fAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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' S+ k9 ~5 e, t" Z- j0 Y% v2 MChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
- }% B& T/ J: H$ LAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. 0 b$ b7 f* u5 n8 Q
- {. {. F) _0 q# TChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.; |1 m- m M6 J* Y) A
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. ; A1 h3 |# n3 ?/ K1 D
' D- G1 t f. [" BChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
$ Y( N/ E1 R; \, t6 _8 W* J; G' ^$ E: SAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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. @1 J% h/ p+ G7 MChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. / }8 m8 S5 g9 ]) L4 f
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. : q1 y7 k9 C' D5 z! q
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
; d5 d$ n* a: C+ rAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. % V6 |, S6 h0 w
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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, c+ ]4 h: d; U; E3 [8 UChinese Style: I know his face.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin5 H3 C( V& t, E$ j4 L0 w
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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5 a) S) q6 d4 h7 Q0 Z3 TChinese Style: I have a free time.+ s" E( O/ n/ n: X5 t
American Style: I am free.( ]) d9 }2 ] L6 Z
w! F/ U; }2 e. XChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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8 i8 I5 j# l# n: b$ G! KChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.* u& H; e. }9 ]$ {
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 5 \8 d- i3 S8 R/ p' T, T( w
( J; n" o/ `3 bChinese Style: Did you attend college ?, T; R' a4 s* H6 ~9 e/ J
American Style: Did you go to college ? 5 V" M, r; O8 |
[, ~3 \0 _9 f/ I; r, {7 R# ZChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 8 i( Q+ m7 B+ C; |
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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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. ) N/ T: j* E! u; b/ O7 o
American Style: His temperature came down.; `. X" x0 _3 p9 \& N+ |1 a
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Chinese Style: I like green color. 2 M: H; {1 k6 ?$ w; R
American Style: I like green.5 p6 S w9 _* i$ ?3 g
( w# ]& ^( p' ]5 P; YChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 7 G1 L2 Y% N# v( e* Z
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.8 [! J6 f, f8 I2 ]6 e8 \. z
* j# ?8 j( I* CChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 8 A2 X- ]6 U3 Z- ~
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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& C3 Z: ?( E5 L' BChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
1 l" P) ^ X( \: U, r' x) M. PAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 4 a/ h3 l7 [& x1 ]% u# L
: D3 P# S" v" z9 mChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
! p' A$ o: o! Y! [: pAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. * y ~$ O' Q( z8 i5 l4 _, K- u9 Y
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
: I8 o4 a2 z3 t/ {3 r3 aAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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) g; r/ y" _$ x+ B8 x- fChinese Style: Where is here.4 \$ G* P4 a" `% K5 n( ]% J, P$ Q
American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. : |$ H. O) n' c3 v6 d* j: x
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.6 j# l( ]! k5 [3 H7 c
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. + b0 O4 X( d: ~
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
- `5 I& E5 A( f2 u, d0 M9 QAmerican Style: What does she look like ? U: U6 O3 p' e& @! E7 V% P0 }
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 1 P& i$ }2 j. _0 S& f
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.
$ f' f& P. f0 D+ L' m8 BAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.' v( l. X2 r0 h, a8 ?
7 B& r8 F0 }) e* r/ {. u% ]9 yChinese Style: How can I do ?
/ F) j* u# ]0 `; d* j2 |American Style: What can I do ? 8 S0 y0 F; N8 C% R v r, Q" r) q8 j
- K, \; g% ?6 s1 ~% S0 F0 AChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
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! A) [ g% ]7 {1 @6 t4 E1 [5 u: Z" How about Chinese food ?"- [% o0 Y' A0 \* \
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? " v3 d- v; |/ D
" Six months "3 J3 A: y' R" f4 g6 b- k
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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7 T( m1 O' D9 W' R: ~! MChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.7 c+ x f( d# y* J* b2 ~, Z
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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" u; m8 L( z& n6 Z' `1 }9 PChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience." \2 D/ n. t, s/ B" Q, S! r
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 3 D7 m8 U( O0 `# C! t
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line." ], ~- P& v5 Z: z( }
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. `& Q) {; W& P4 i
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
M: a* s1 V) Q+ R7 gAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 9 N, n, O2 q" W) `& ^: g& {
( Z# X) K4 Z) G- s) YChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !$ x/ i2 }' G; ? G
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.$ B3 Y1 }. w4 w3 |. V
American 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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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. ! |1 F; M8 Z) s# C" n
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.2 f; e8 T! P4 ?, B
8 R& F. f2 s! r& ~- CChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
# G) N' n' H- B6 m; f5 C7 t0 G! aAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right./ ]: T& o p4 ?
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary./ Y; ^% r+ T3 `- ^
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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% n7 z; v/ {3 b) W- n) _! g8 bChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
" A2 H9 h/ B0 b* X1 j4 N5 TAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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3 u1 n: {5 M3 L8 y$ xChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 7 x" A; c6 Z4 q! c' h+ W g) `: s
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?6 B; J9 e5 ^3 \
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 1 j" y" z, ^5 a; R# c* _: Z; l
+ d8 O, ~; E$ G1 ]9 Z4 N5 hChinese Style: He is fighting for his life., b6 Z/ ]1 H" Q# o6 G; P. w1 e
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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4 d* f# J+ Z. C1 e8 ]% c0 W( kChinese Style: Why do you say like that.' B! i+ D- ?* h/ Z! @- k$ ~5 `
American Style: Why do you say that. 4 F9 A' h+ I H8 |- Q
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.. z$ D6 K: l3 p9 B. q* M
American Style: I have no house to live in. * |( l+ L( u: |0 J7 B
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
$ K) H. Z: w, k* u8 j7 L& R; @; hAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. , f! E. s5 `7 v' X2 d: c
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 5 P: p$ X: Q) S. e, K! i/ i
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. " ~" I- h. }) Y/ K2 T& G
/ p8 E$ m! O8 v! x2 H% KChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]8 Q2 B) X4 c1 m. [
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
: p( \) A8 m' l$ @8 k- OAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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0 X! w6 E4 b+ ` {Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. / M3 Z4 W2 c$ k- O$ e
American Style: I think so.3 ?5 p* R" Y8 l1 [
2 e. }2 ^% E; B+ B% Z% UChinese Style: The club's members are 55. / c# B* P: g6 p. I7 d! b
American Style: There are 55 members in the club./ H# g7 K6 h* t* P `$ i
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 1 ^5 y8 p ]) Z
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. - I4 K# n7 c! w6 q7 z
2 k& a& z0 }* l7 W; T, h6 q$ fChinese Style: I felt good mood. 1 U9 L5 S+ u- w) @6 Y( N$ V
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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5 {4 A& C% q3 @6 uChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
2 m4 K1 ^1 p9 a. J% k/ r6 f3 DAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
, y3 Z- ~* |+ m k7 X) H. p8 K( H; XAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ( J6 n" i9 |* b2 i$ {+ Y1 ]
# V# B1 Z( A7 K5 QChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ' X+ o" I6 i" n" r4 N* t
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. ! W. A0 ^- g3 H
! q& Z/ {, t7 p+ S) h p/ S: x; B* lChinese Style: He is our common friend. 5 \% A& x! B2 ~) V/ s
American Style: He is our mutual friend. ! A4 |+ j% ?+ D% L( D3 i' i
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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.
/ n; X% m9 I# \) d0 |1 }American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.7 f5 o1 g/ a; C0 r
* Y& M9 E! M/ `8 b' f/ ^2 ]Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native 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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+ Z8 J% r% P. {% ~$ uChinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( [( |$ y% \) n, T2 u
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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* `* F4 ?* y% fChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 0 t, P7 d* A( c9 G7 c! k4 w5 e
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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) }6 }' N1 E9 r4 v5 Y1 AChinese Style: This is the key of my room. : C& s& K6 O. d! L
American Style: This is the key to my room. 6 ~/ c4 Y! Q' t4 l. {
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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* `% O3 g# i9 X+ e* VChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. # {+ { h6 N" ?
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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: z @: Z+ i0 l% i$ |5 A' ]Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. % s4 v( r) h! o F* K
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 6 e; h( ]( p& {( P t9 z, Q
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
; r; w! ^6 P9 ~! ]1 v1 ?) |American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. $ q3 V. w# x. N. H9 L7 V
6 |. r6 c# d6 DChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? " d; q8 a$ [5 {2 w0 }0 V, f) \
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.
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: b* u, K6 J+ @' a1 t% Z& QChinese Style: She married old.
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American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
* s `" n |6 n' e+ H7 ^ CAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. $ b1 W! w6 E- J- t: u( ?$ c% }
+ J- a$ W+ U% c& a% p4 bChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
a) w4 W" W. \, Q9 d! kAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. : C; [/ R9 V1 P7 G; x! a
4 ]# T- W; O2 Y/ p% k4 AChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. , m7 |. Z9 u" L$ H5 e
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. q& W6 | H9 n! b# e: T
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. . g- ~: O" t7 L; O5 S9 ^# q- 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.
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U( ?4 z) B8 E2 \1 TChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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Chinese Style: Give me a phone. * a+ n* h7 z7 P9 E4 m7 a* P, R
American Style: Give me a phone call.
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8 m% g0 P9 }& k/ N5 uChinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. 2 [& x3 ]: t+ M) D5 B
American Style: Is there any room for me in the car.
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6 t2 ]7 o% i. k1 ?& }0 sChinese Style: Let's play together.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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8 O0 B2 G Y- qChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 4 `6 r `3 f( ?1 l% O* m. U
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. ) [) X5 t+ ]9 G/ O5 j
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. 1 A0 w) M. d5 g$ f
American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. * m1 c6 S4 n1 Z0 Z" @* A
% @) u5 P5 w% E- ~8 C6 MChinese Style: I'm a public servant. 5 _' `1 H( I; ^
American Style: I work for the government.
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American Style: She is naive. 3 Y: f( \+ ?0 S( ]* R
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American Style: I have a question to ask you. + [! A, b0 n- g4 K/ m7 F7 U
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.4 T/ `8 q2 n# e5 ]0 V
American Style: This book deserves to be read several times.
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, W/ y+ w! N2 K, `; G$ @2 GChinese Style: I like red tea.
9 l" o/ ~" Y8 B( g/ EAmerican Style: I like black tea.
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" C6 W0 j# r; w. gChinese Style: History repeats.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.. C* F" h6 d0 `
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. 8 j! t9 q! B* b. t
American Style: The door was closed when I returned home. * w" ]7 a" R* @
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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8 n8 B. a+ w% c1 D* w5 JChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
8 V6 j8 |) b0 h ?7 n5 V1 wAmerican Style: His new book will sell well.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on. . F2 ~/ `9 c. r4 Y
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.4 D. y( y$ n8 y2 d2 d) J
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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3 m4 i$ i% }# R9 X. W. ~Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.5 g# f0 o& [0 g1 G: B, |
American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much. s; B1 ]( D: i$ ], D4 `
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.& f, P9 c1 _ U0 I3 v) H
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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Chinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?+ O4 s( R# j8 k! `
American Style: Is your camera like this ?
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Chinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night." U5 H( O$ l# l, L+ M$ _
American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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1 h% D2 z/ B( oChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done. ' `$ }! @9 }# A }
American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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6 D8 c6 y. k1 c8 ]( W9 D+ r! OChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. ) K, p0 ]1 k8 p% @- _
American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.: E& G* l2 q ]7 f$ ^& E# R
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Chinese Style: Today is hot.* [" Z$ i# q$ B- m m, N
American Style: It's hot today. ; _- s {6 O2 m) T) x5 A4 s
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Chinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.. R' ]6 q* A* g
American Style: My father will be home this afternoon." j9 l5 }: x$ E' u3 j# G. H( U. s' y
" j9 g* Q) d& o( C- ~Chinese Style: What is the total sum ?
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Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland. b9 D+ }8 c8 V! R2 y! d+ ~" f
American Style: We changed trains at Woodland.
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Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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Chinese Style: I very like swimming.
0 O- d1 D: i e) @% QAmerican Style: I like swimming very much. ) Q( v( r+ M+ g' X
7 D# V0 y- ~6 r- BChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.: S" x$ ?3 R! ^9 M& d
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* Y) V$ ~. S4 }8 K) Z! Q5 ]6 l: B" mChinese Style: What time is your watch.. M+ h; I" O5 ~" ]
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0 _$ R8 c& c9 U- tChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
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' Z- J, `) [+ i$ ~! pChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?9 h1 ~0 h3 O U* U0 E8 E
American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.& x6 u8 K- u2 j& N, v: E7 P
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