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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.
, e8 y1 s9 _' S, vAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 1 C; J# y! Z0 I
, M3 U3 C; c- K* sChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
; O+ Y) G" V7 G5 aAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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7 m( j/ `7 C( T) U2 z! PChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.1 p3 O: m+ E! \5 P4 {* n9 F
American Style: Let me help you with your work. " S2 F/ A5 f; ~- }8 d j4 p2 v
* L/ n8 t9 Z+ qChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.2 v' J0 N7 t& I$ M
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 2 p. M4 {, B. N/ E" d- L- ~
8 [& g+ d$ @) p# y) [# Z0 zChinese Style: He becomes better.- j& v% Q6 c$ D5 V6 k& \1 t6 W/ K
American Style: He got better. . X7 p# [, N5 f1 z9 f
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
. f1 O/ j- Y% U0 U6 gAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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& P2 L3 g' B; dChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !/ H% T+ a" i8 j; t4 ^! ^7 S, [
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 5 r; ]) q4 h3 }% [/ I
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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7 ~6 p5 k; m3 G: ]; U6 D DChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
4 L6 k- D) c( Y: W [American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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r' S* X' @# u& _Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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0 \# z6 }5 I/ k; vChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute. |$ l+ k4 O, O5 K
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. / f2 B$ l1 t2 l. x6 Y; ^
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
2 q: O. u- K. P z2 G! d+ H* P) MAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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9 E' j b F/ {& cChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform. Z7 h7 U$ ~5 F4 L
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 6 N% I9 V) D9 q" c& ]3 x2 }
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
3 R! |% b, @: _6 v* ]American Style: Who made this salad ?
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% s% |6 x. q% U& i. x/ bChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
3 l1 Y `1 I: d0 r/ P# W! BAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. . {- s$ K7 l( `% m2 b
6 g2 l: J& V P' wChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
6 u7 R$ z6 b+ G+ d( `American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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7 R* s% n7 y. m# d( z7 U9 UChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.- J9 S- @$ e. G& D3 W ]# @
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. l2 W( x7 y( C% R3 O
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. g0 b! f# h( ]
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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' j: ~ I! i4 R S0 J# PChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ) }+ {5 c0 M& S* d$ L
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? ! ]. b8 l! l& t6 `1 E' l) V
4 s5 U+ J7 h) |$ e: b% C0 y- KChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
2 m: r' q5 \3 ~American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 5 m L5 v# v4 V/ u- R8 X/ M
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 4 y; T5 T& D/ }
American Style: I am not athletic. , a) e; F' x; A3 w h7 y
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 1 W0 z: O6 s$ }4 @% G6 D
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. ! }# C. j/ O- L+ U) V+ o9 Y
9 j5 r% }( K% M. K) O5 EChinese Style: I know his face.
5 ^- A8 M: A! b% b) oAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.2 P6 K9 n- x% X3 n( M
American Style: I left my hat in the house. . j4 ~, H2 ?, W" m) H! s% l$ z4 Z. ]- D
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin) v d& P: B! u' r* K
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin # [* S, L3 M4 j! x% L/ S6 p
; g6 Q3 ]0 I( i) @. P2 k+ l/ M3 BChinese Style: I have a free time.
7 T/ R* o) ]+ Z2 P/ T% ~ N" T) TAmerican Style: I am free.
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5 n; N9 W T& ~$ ~7 |) B% j* \# p" vChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.. Y p- E& g6 x/ `. _! N! y
American Style: The sun rises in the East. * J& P4 E4 v. ~8 ]
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.9 r8 O8 @1 P5 x e# ~$ S" g
American Style: The thief got in through the window.+ g, l# j- x; R7 d& `
' c" I! G9 s2 x3 `; {Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.; l" h7 B& g2 ?) g3 C/ q7 t B3 m
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. - z' f8 r. W! c. _+ p* T0 R
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?9 ?; P0 ~/ w; f4 f H
American Style: Did you go to college ? 7 v1 x5 W& b% j% E9 q5 W" Q
2 Y5 n! }, G6 L, cChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. ! L: E/ x* N1 j; |% z
American Style: I'll be there at three.- c5 Q2 X4 B# n6 H' f: c8 G! S
, o) S3 T* m" b$ D7 o2 iChinese Style: I am going back my home. 3 W6 T$ e2 o: H
American Style: I am going home.
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. X* |7 \: @/ XChinese Style: His temperature went down. ! N0 \, M' ]5 L' P$ |$ k
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
2 Z- ?3 x; h7 Y- b0 _5 zAmerican Style: I like green./ ?0 Z8 A6 U5 ^$ Z
W+ v$ W" Q. i. HChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
4 ^5 P4 m' [1 Y/ Z" GAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.8 W( D' I( j# z, n: q
: J+ n; q* L$ H4 HChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 7 o( E1 |% I& F& c, Q: i
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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6 h* Z7 I4 ?7 q+ PChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.# t( R" D$ L3 W' |# n; f. A
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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2 H [7 F# m5 P8 I) H5 aChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. & a7 Q! w1 s a! b. b
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. & Q" K8 V( E: {+ W
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.6 _; ~) @7 \+ @4 y3 ^8 E" `
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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4 Z' T" }& u: [" g* I# l: cChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
% U; ?4 I0 X2 ]3 g1 v3 bAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.' }6 W& W' m5 W! r6 y
American Style: Where are we. / {" w- t" I- c- O' ?
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?4 `, t6 I4 s- b
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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$ |2 y5 O) J, S1 D. |. ?: @, a; ZChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. $ e0 C; a- n6 J& K; u% @
American Style: He was talking loud.
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. Y/ Y6 G/ h/ A @/ Y- MChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses., B* Q& l+ J3 V# q
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 4 z$ S$ \; ^! c; r9 c) L* j7 R
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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5 \0 A, u2 z0 E! u3 X: gChinese Style: How does she look like ?
6 x5 r) x! p) p6 t2 r- ^$ @' L5 hAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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2 M! w' Z# L2 X2 P8 tChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
6 E2 v# v c5 m b& ]/ f zAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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5 X+ G, i8 i# C, @' w4 |* y& WChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
7 T2 V9 P, U, c# aAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan. P. L0 [& ?- y5 d3 [* N
; v% v: k. e1 F# Q( a$ g5 N. @! o3 a+ {Chinese Style: How can I do ?
0 b% E9 ^" L: A" z7 s3 w, B! mAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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8 q8 p5 W- F+ q2 s* v/ R' gChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"+ m l4 F* k% f* |
" Six months "9 ]# S* h; N. t _
" How about Chinese food ?"5 Q& n* Q7 |1 X+ o6 X5 G
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "3 K& m/ u0 W* J: e0 m% S q# @
" Six months "6 Z- B% d; E+ Z: b ]0 v
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& D! B$ J, g2 Q/ j- \Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
* S% T' J% F# n$ RAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.0 N$ q# }/ I! I. T( p5 b% U
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ' ]- \, l3 L3 B! x5 Q
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line., }; H; S( B- X. ?7 i
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?# r, U, [9 w0 j3 H4 P% X8 c
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? / m4 t5 W9 D& ?
& G& B8 W7 G% K: Y/ v, RChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !6 L# T" l$ e9 Q: j4 p4 }. |8 X! ~+ W
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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" P; w1 j7 f9 _Chinese Style: She was first prize.
+ P' ]7 w$ ^; _: pAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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* ^$ q1 [* W+ l& E5 iChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
$ T4 N2 H# l: n0 _* F+ H! W f% W+ OAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. * V& D) M& Z# c( X6 J* [' |1 a
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.
. p( J' D' ~1 q7 W. {$ ]2 B0 YAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 5 b) e* M2 C1 v
$ \0 q+ {% r6 c0 nChinese Style: Keep the right.: [; y Y( p0 e ~0 a4 q. X
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.7 G6 g9 E* j! E# W
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 1 ^6 l" ]9 D4 {1 A7 a! ~
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
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& \" v5 l( Q) s, j f% O1 j0 }Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 9 Y, G' z; N; f, \5 Y! a s
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. ) X. C7 z% q; G& g
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 6 B" j! {: s y1 L
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?- u( z: n& ^5 [) E! p& i! n1 I
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? * b5 S9 f$ P3 M7 ]9 R s7 Q% h( c0 @
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.' I# `1 R% y- h4 Q+ L/ \) z, x4 P
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
z1 x. Q- g# v4 d9 { T+ WAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
6 G' j5 M) ~6 v DAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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1 g; e: H; {! N; J2 wChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.5 p" D- M$ B0 o2 y, T* y0 U# c
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. $ e) I' Y8 w3 Q+ u9 w
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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 ]; e4 _; N6 t9 T) r
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
# g( A8 X9 ]' e* lAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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# Z! }1 v- r- X: G% X& ^9 G1 ^Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
1 g F L% n( D" W# F% `American Style: I think so.
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2 Q/ K& f4 E% [2 ?4 X X& |; @. i2 MChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
$ E3 @! u$ q/ `" Q2 H8 ^4 uAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.6 X& R/ y6 v5 \; J
% V* l1 \ ?. X1 GChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 1 S( s. j* y7 \
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.: A' r* s- e( |/ g* g
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. % J3 B. a: g! d9 t: e, a
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ( e* k/ |4 i2 l& Z$ M
American Style: I am in a good mood. + | m0 ~6 R& ~2 i w- t, C7 ?
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
& S3 k1 Y. T& a# T/ ^American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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6 _7 a" v: `; c5 {2 pChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. & {( E& {8 B$ d+ @; B& U
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
9 |! h7 ]! P% p, [. |5 P) ]$ @American Style: He is our mutual friend. - U i0 q* U( S5 j9 F
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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0 x; E0 n1 h" O9 r+ M {Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 4 {/ h* h" |: @, O) L$ k% d
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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8 k7 t1 O+ B, q7 I8 |- O/ V* HChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.; h. G" b+ h0 t. G2 N/ E+ [3 C0 f% D
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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7 c0 Z$ m: ^2 |9 w# YChinese Style: My room is narrow./ b" _( a' _( @9 M e7 H
American Style: My room is small., s! O- y& s( p! \
0 \# o5 S' ]1 A/ B- mChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.0 |% a4 ?3 Y; K& o) D0 t3 J% _
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.$ q' O V: x: x! ~" ]8 _
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. * K9 b6 F. C) b8 v0 Q
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 6 \( g$ B7 ?" P$ J9 K- ~6 I
% v3 N- r( K+ T9 g! G4 A4 _: l3 C6 pChinese Style: Is this seat empty. : Y) ]) k; w$ I# y; R' p6 V
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 3 Q+ j" Q6 }, i
American Style: Be quiet. ! k. {. c4 ^7 I: |
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
$ e3 M# a: W% @# ]. q; `: pAmerican Style: It is none of your business.8 k4 I: o/ O& A
6 j9 U! J3 D; IChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 8 m D$ _# o4 h4 h' h) `/ k9 x: W
American Style: This is the key to my room. * V! V2 p: y8 @( C6 `
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. : a1 d, l, Q$ E2 o$ o& B Q& r
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English. _# ~- j6 p: @4 s
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. + a H/ L; U3 [6 h- p; f* s
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.; o/ v! b6 x' g: [$ ]& ^' W
& o- x4 v4 Z) t( C, ^Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 6 F6 n6 N" w8 c! c
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 4 Z1 r2 w: I) C
' H9 ]* ]3 r# I* PChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ! Q7 n* ^3 f2 x! E/ K) z- T" `
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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/ x- G9 n. }; q6 AChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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- [5 H# n+ e J# E4 ^) J6 AChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. * X" A1 z0 r2 h5 r+ n* N, [
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.! ^6 ^+ C; m L6 \
% ?7 q% ^4 ~3 k- jChinese Style: She married old. 7 ^0 K( L% A8 Q' T) O, x
American Style: She married late in life.2 c( A/ T' \; v, S# [9 }: n
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. : O8 Z# y. }4 k, K- ^
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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( Q3 O% i+ i Q+ H) ~Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
+ V. z6 G1 a( N$ L, p' QAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. 1 Q L+ z7 a7 D% o+ K+ u2 ?5 X: H
3 t2 x( y) z. O, y# [6 TChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 4 Y) d, I% ~4 \5 Q6 B: M" N$ ^
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 3 o( }2 I8 @. ?) x9 u
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 9 ?4 n( O5 d2 @) e
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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7 B/ @, ]' B4 u6 CChinese Style: What is the total sum ?. @1 b; E/ S" q" h
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/ q6 X! ~. t2 g4 \# j9 ^ [Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?# w( K+ U6 A$ ~. ~- v
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