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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。4 ?7 h: @; ~. f/ e g( a
希望大家喜欢!. A8 ^ {% }' O3 }3 l* P+ y
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.2 p* b$ T' I8 Z9 o. Z5 E3 A
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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( N) @6 W2 R3 aChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
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" @% z1 p; A- Z! m! K- N: D PChinese Style: He becomes better.
' X! t T/ x% ]# \' v1 wAmerican Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.- ?7 F" G0 @8 c" g) E* g
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. : h# ^5 `- a/ {8 ^9 l# A
4 U+ Y2 e# C3 gChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
: @7 F: u; |5 ?American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 5 B7 O- N* H# i+ k3 f4 l" Q
2 V' W+ C1 u+ l2 y1 l/ y# w5 w9 `Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. , V, E3 ^4 Q, J' E( E/ \1 b
American Style: It was still light outside.
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4 q0 c% z8 ^, D; w2 {% \Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
, ?% b' @$ |+ o! T+ d5 \American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ! Y$ Z( @& \' p1 R; K
8 w/ I2 ^6 U0 J9 f& tChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
( j8 k; [ L: a$ ^7 d% CAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
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) h4 ~" X. _# u( f+ gChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.- ?! k6 M% H6 {! R
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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$ H" A+ w" g1 ]$ R& r# j0 }Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
! |* W& R$ C" R7 AAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? % X& c. @; b) ?$ I3 g8 T0 _
( `# i# Y" i8 yChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.4 d& n3 @- a- r1 c9 A* H6 }8 I
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.1 t2 w$ q- K8 s& g9 }5 G
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ) w+ w; Y! I2 U6 l+ o
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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American Style: Keep off the grass. % ]& D; F% T& h9 {9 y
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.2 A2 k1 b, {# E: f% Y
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
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! E2 Y1 P% u5 n1 L# j7 y) PChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
Q, _; V0 z/ ?1 l! qAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. ( g/ H" R$ u/ m1 O0 M6 }
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American Style: I am not athletic.
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2 h+ H) B: D$ p# t" BChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
7 a/ d: r2 \+ \% k5 mAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. % g* ^: x0 P4 z6 E7 |- F# X# l
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 3 U# j+ N, I+ y' R; X. n5 q1 G
American Style: I know him by sight. 8 `1 P% O7 r# `3 f7 X$ O
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.6 i8 z/ j2 `* x B
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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, G# K0 G) V c. e5 \Chinese Style: I have a free time.6 q2 d$ S8 A5 f5 x2 l, P. \
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.+ M2 Y& N- p4 g$ ]
American Style: The sun rises in the East. + W9 U' g( x3 `" B
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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7 p. s/ \! `; c O( I* gChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
4 F ?& ^' e N+ Q; o$ uAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
9 T0 A5 B' t/ s( _American Style: Did you go to college ?
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4 [0 ]0 i( {) u+ D7 Q: aChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
, n3 i5 }, G( L0 gAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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- k, j/ V" [% y( u6 AChinese Style: I'll go there at three. % l' A( p3 A5 w6 R
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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, G: N" x" j* _( _+ AChinese Style: I am going back my home.
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j8 Q9 O' C& e( uChinese Style: His temperature went down. 3 M- m% r! M5 b5 |2 i1 L
American Style: His temperature came down.5 l" p$ m9 I6 h" V; f1 }
8 p2 s3 f% J5 i# Q. D2 A1 _; {7 `Chinese Style: I like green color.
1 v6 L# D8 W' {. UAmerican 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. 7 e0 o1 e; t4 x" a( ~* J
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 6 G8 v F/ C1 a
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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. / o) B) T* N0 ]) g
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 1 }3 l+ {7 }, C% ^/ c0 _
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.5 R, d7 D7 b* j, C' t* s
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.4 P8 z) a) J6 v, m
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. ; @- p4 C5 K6 o& k
American Style: He cannot read or write. ; `( b( l" g( o! ?9 a3 m
4 M, a7 C1 M0 c* _! ]9 dChinese Style: Where is here.! C% D; G, q: c
American Style: Where are we.
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; d- l* Z) O( M( r2 U, WChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
8 _ a* e" W1 J3 n0 k! c9 m& bAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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' R$ h; {1 l& W4 A6 @Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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- D6 B& e3 Z" l: J I3 SChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses. V9 K- ^' C& K; a2 ^" ^9 T
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. " M5 y. W% T& t3 O& i8 `& F
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
" k8 S5 I0 ?# C4 G r {: ZAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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' q: Y( m+ x( t) K+ lChinese Style: How does she look like ?
: ]' \+ Y6 p `1 VAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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6 a/ ?' H" R/ Q5 @- k5 ]: qChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. - Q" k0 U% l2 S
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. # ~! y: O* ?1 Z N; Y* T' U
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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?4 u$ ]) L" K* \Chinese Style: How can I do ?$ b' \! c. c; M4 n0 J$ z
American Style: What can I do ? - u( K9 o1 n7 P( l1 q: `+ @
+ Z/ x. H5 G% L3 H/ b( LChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"; j: o1 ~" ]% b a
" Six months "7 J0 M, g7 Z( \9 Q
" How about Chinese food ?"7 n. p8 b2 f2 [, p8 b4 y/ g. W
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
2 n, B. _1 U$ L" Six months "9 T2 i x+ ~ K2 Z
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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3 g0 n- h7 Y* xChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
+ G" \0 L6 v, \* w% lAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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8 o. \2 \: s% s, F$ b9 E9 zChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
' p8 T/ \- C" g1 `; Z# ~- I7 Z$ E+ NAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
, d. e6 p# b4 u, a" d- S/ h- ^/ [0 `; q* lAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. ! R7 ?2 |4 o( I" k, c6 W3 K
5 V* E7 C$ x4 p! P1 `Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?+ ?1 o }" A. r: J/ @! {! T4 ]; h; w
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 9 Z* J6 P: ^* b: h+ c4 u5 z
! {/ n, C8 S" Q- w3 O2 }' dChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
2 H8 f7 z8 a4 t+ Y$ x9 d2 @American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 9 E& v1 w ^; a$ A- z1 D
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Chinese Style: She was first prize., A ?& Z5 c* D7 l4 k' F
American Style: She took first prize.
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5 E) H$ q, x! P2 HChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .* c" J$ r$ r+ v7 E) i# R5 K
American 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. I; \' D& D2 e0 ?; w+ b" X
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.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right./ @# N) I W1 E% D0 T0 k+ [
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.. L7 m: ^ H9 ?8 ]5 A1 E# a
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.
7 @9 a- e; k2 ^5 l2 H3 qAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.- R/ B0 ]/ G- V0 \3 j
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Chinese 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. 6 ^9 [( m% \1 j% a5 D
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. : }. p$ S* a: V9 `
2 s Q0 t! u% uChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?& b8 V$ `! ~# V& d* C: E4 e$ {
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? % |8 u; t& G+ l6 G) R1 s
# ^$ l, O( F. |& K- t( V L' @1 GChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
5 h! X2 A% _, d) z; `: D) l0 EAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.: t; K( W) B9 s4 Y# H2 f
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
! p& V$ a8 ]2 l0 s7 e! LAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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- ^7 Q$ T) c3 U: R5 O5 xChinese 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 ]
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
$ V1 M, @+ U' }) O0 \2 X* KAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
; o3 o# }: D1 I( W4 hAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
! Y3 ]% U1 x7 ~American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
5 D7 @# Q- ^# T0 T% N5 TAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.( g* T/ ~ C5 C3 \+ ], x* c7 G
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
8 Z( ? J: Y& AAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. # @+ P8 w/ w7 M9 Z# u
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 4 X1 i+ T; l# Z; | _
American Style: I am in a good mood. ; V7 s, Q- ]7 \# f) `! z
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. - B* ^+ c$ T" U" s2 U; o* t- p
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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& r! A& n J$ aChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. $ Z& Q$ h( Y5 g$ o! T. t" k! k
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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" m* }; B) h; t! CChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ) g* A- C! F8 `5 [% a7 \
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. d: u+ p7 w& E
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. $ C; i6 g4 J# e2 O
American Style: He is our mutual friend. & D. z" G8 w. W7 o; }3 L/ V. i/ c
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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+ r, p4 i; ?* @+ J* t- M+ S. j' ~Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 7 Y5 K! H" |$ y a0 S
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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" F6 ^! ]' s& X; R- ZChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
4 R+ }% V: V0 X+ H# U: dAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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. e% m. V# |7 k, m0 _8 AChinese Style: My room is narrow.; a, _9 `( j! k$ w
American Style: My room is small.
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( ]5 p1 B: a# R0 g8 ?4 CChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.) z& h& q, R' u% A5 W( S
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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# r* @* Y: y. ]/ L/ T) K' {; F; `Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. ! m+ U" J! @! m0 T( J" V. z: w
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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1 V* l5 ?/ `5 O( BChinese Style: Is this seat empty. / H" m: e% F% B3 H
American Style: Is this seat taken. 6 o( b3 L6 T/ ~$ s I# ]
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. - J' ~" p, `! D# x* `5 F% j
American Style: It is none of your business.0 V+ q9 V/ g& [6 F$ e7 q
4 V. U1 i; b: k' A% n5 aChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
2 s' |7 |/ B1 g5 X w8 mAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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* h" P# }" ]6 F" V8 z# XChinese Style: This is the key of my room. ' {, x; j9 Y7 n5 U2 d, w3 ~5 m
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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7 o1 y" b" @; n w" _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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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. q, t0 s$ |9 t* t# U! w0 P) l
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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0 }+ C& Y; j, ?# w! C& M- u# V5 HChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. + n' f( K: C. z- Y' C. ?& L
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. : i1 ^$ ~' q5 ~" Y6 e6 A
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. " E. u) j$ f8 f( F* _. ?
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.; l, p2 w4 R! Y
3 W( F8 u* k! X0 y' j5 DChinese Style: She married old.
& b2 N' i: O( U( n4 A% DAmerican Style: She married late in life./ n# W. y* f% V: F
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. & z7 @1 T) f5 t5 J" `* `
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
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& [/ t# W1 @7 t' I/ a1 IChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ) W# O& N* ^" T
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. / U! c9 P( U. V( K" R# A5 f+ @3 U7 g
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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: D4 \0 S: T6 F _/ zChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. $ o4 d% J% x/ K* P3 ?3 \! a
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American Style: I had a very good time today.1 Y; V+ V2 y h7 e6 b9 D& F" o
; t* Y9 ]# f% N! D0 [Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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9 q9 c X& |! E" JChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
9 A, Y, P1 i, E1 P+ }American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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3 y4 t" S5 o0 d" f: I T: a$ BChinese Style: What do you feel now ?1 p5 N+ _0 U5 h7 t* M5 c1 b
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