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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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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. % S- Y/ W* n% Y6 M6 k/ J
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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7 F, ^0 |3 z2 x: R: x% \Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
9 N0 M4 ` q. [, m( M' a ~American Style: Let me help you with your work. - b2 \7 o/ E2 d4 A9 \
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
$ m9 c7 A3 R" z3 M: q, J i. x* RAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.5 x B7 y! c7 `6 I
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
' U# J* b/ u. b4 V6 o9 ^ o$ s8 LAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! - `6 @6 k- S! e' q2 ?
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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5 w! S3 V) q( X& c. OChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
( N+ k# M" a& p; LAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.+ k5 d9 a+ c A+ `$ x: L. ~7 v. B3 m9 r1 E
American Style: Any place will do. 2 A9 _3 R0 n9 A1 y3 g4 K
" y% e0 D" W/ @( \# BChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.5 R* r3 h# S( H& T
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
4 A0 `9 v! P5 yAmerican Style: I don't feel well. , c1 F d; y' V
Q) }5 k9 g+ o1 `Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.8 j& ]2 W2 @/ M- L" k# X
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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7 }! I& B7 e$ g6 n9 N0 F/ j4 v% TChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
4 w5 K) x0 D- ^8 w* nAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? 9 N) e7 o* }' ~3 I2 i% E" D
& I( h% w4 U: P1 JChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.* N8 [. d3 Z8 ~; f
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
) q+ t1 ^, q% m: v0 P- vAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 8 g" Z! M/ h2 v6 F2 Z6 a) u
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.* u. V& T1 E& n% ^0 U6 I f9 q/ ~
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
/ H5 P; @) j" ^) Y5 M7 Q( qAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 1 h9 v+ E3 E" p) ~1 J$ ?6 ? ?
American Style: Keep off the grass. 6 ]2 E0 }! c8 ]( j, ^
$ ]4 f7 d9 w0 b1 }( U C6 }, iChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
$ Z8 K" l! ~4 _$ V8 d. {American Style: I get paid twice a month.. $ k6 [* u+ f" a' n+ O
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
4 T* s/ h* _/ l8 W" \) M/ FAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? 9 `! w2 @, z [3 m9 t
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. / M, P% k" R; j" M& X: X6 u$ d) u
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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2 I/ `/ z; I% c. V2 [ E' M( pChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ( |2 \5 W. ]) t9 W6 y3 H7 r1 I6 J
American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
# l- O9 r3 M# w2 CAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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2 f1 E$ M0 Y. wChinese Style: I know his face. - t; d4 _# ? o! G2 Y
American Style: I know him by sight. & G X1 C7 s6 }9 B& g
/ z& n3 n" S0 v; u$ H+ E6 E1 WChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.5 h2 G5 ]* T; i* n! S# p u8 N3 X8 X
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 5 B: z! p' j% H& t: _+ S
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin& z9 \3 d* ]. a. M& }$ e8 K
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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& W- u, w# @: M2 x. _2 U7 q" \Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
2 c" w& B% e2 g& W# ~6 M# QAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
/ v) D# b0 Y: G6 H! `& }* YAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.* B2 n+ s" j: I% T7 t7 ?+ u
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. % s. M; U# X Y) z
! s5 X. ^6 w* y3 f9 n& {Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?3 \! ~( [2 ~. |& F2 D3 o; s1 Y
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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2 K9 l8 X3 Y7 `0 e1 WChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. : V+ s3 m1 z, k# V" ?: |/ `4 `
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. & T% m+ l/ h0 B4 Q3 u1 y
American Style: I am going home.
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, i8 ^4 M; j" N0 @. N4 u& D/ [. UChinese Style: His temperature went down. ! f9 Q; o6 H# F! [1 ~0 h0 |' D
American Style: His temperature came down.3 i( Y0 c2 U, I3 t
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
/ g% E( c' }% E# K, g" a, X" tAmerican Style: I like green.
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& R- g) e4 r/ |0 ^1 l4 @Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. " B9 d8 C: k$ K9 w) x( Z* y# q
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan./ E' Y: e/ P% t. b6 z- Y
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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.% o$ C9 g/ o. d4 ~$ `: f/ N" u
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 2 O# P3 l" D7 P! j0 s6 _* y( b1 k/ N
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 9 _$ u3 ]8 E1 U0 K
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 0 r- w4 ^4 f6 L* n3 Q
, k( y, F$ Q8 Q1 hChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
0 J4 {4 J$ ^3 ?, a0 B. f: ]American Style: The main office is in Taipei.4 h5 N# P3 F7 |+ G( b, i3 T; H
: [# e- T+ y+ N+ b3 AChinese Style: He cannot read and write. # |( z# V# x& ?, J/ b/ Y
American Style: He cannot read or write. 3 Z* E! L; H& {9 z- S
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
. ?* L: D7 H9 p/ A' }4 }0 S7 |American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
0 s3 y7 b, o: hAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? $ k) m @1 G) _9 ^3 B
, h$ G5 k y( k# |9 hChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
3 X8 K- y, e; s( h5 j+ DAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
n0 K' m% c7 ?American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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# {! U4 G) Y6 q) v( u9 ^Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
0 `4 P$ A. |2 e# XAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 8 q- c7 P" @1 R( k% X' c+ o
American Style: What does she look like ?
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' |# U! K9 v3 [Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. $ c c8 ]: G/ Q
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.
+ d! f5 n8 y- }" F/ b2 `American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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0 ^" q( W! v' K' U( OChinese Style: How can I do ?( e* M2 W" B9 }& k' o
American Style: What can I do ? - J' M$ D& o2 _. |' Q7 p, t
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
0 @% T8 c( |, H8 q! p7 o" Six months "
) ~& E/ Y$ g+ `6 q( i- \" How about Chinese food ?"
# Z, u5 i2 K1 S/ qAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? ". \% I5 |7 p# E+ U# M5 p" W
" Six months "
2 R$ q: Q0 b( f: F" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
/ \$ e4 r& h$ r7 j% pAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. + J- c$ o+ }+ H0 ^; F
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
& ]$ {. g' [" s& L" v5 G8 vAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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, | I; ] E0 [ b9 X7 A6 l, v K8 lChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
1 g( t- d8 U4 U# x L8 c$ r* JAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! O B4 i- X5 [$ ?& w0 ~) s+ J
2 a) }2 T8 D0 q. d; x0 PChinese Style: She was first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
4 n; B' L. j! Q* ?! f, x LAmerican 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.
) ^ a y& s4 Z& z+ pAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.0 o7 b" {" z+ x8 T8 i$ o+ H" i% w
% y! l7 r* u C* O- O% d' FChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
/ Y% W* d# N) I/ L" Q& aAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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5 Y! v9 v C# |# \- N6 QChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
. W7 Y; k& G2 t" }8 c0 FAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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3 v- E3 ?6 ^( u9 D/ Q9 c$ X! g3 mChinese Style: The train was late about an hour., |$ t/ [1 }" O8 X7 c0 q& \0 Q
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
' M0 Z3 a0 U: ^% d0 o7 {American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.: C' _; C6 b6 _; T8 P9 U& r
5 \" W( _" w& {Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
8 D0 R) H* V1 E& a( n$ j4 [. Q' yAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. % R' }. o; `) h; s, R
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?0 c ~2 ~, @$ V, I2 d' y$ {
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? # `. r0 Z! M9 S8 C, E
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.* P: I1 R1 e( n; x
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 6 I$ n; U6 ~% t( a5 h
4 ~, [; h" @9 b9 J) ~6 IChinese Style: Why do you say like that.2 Z f/ V' _' p7 E
American Style: Why do you say that. # [6 a0 b% z! Z
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.5 `( U9 X! T+ h* l" d4 t5 j( t
American Style: I have no house to live in. 9 i! } q- D6 S2 c2 X, o
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror., k( Z: b) m" B4 k0 S6 m" x5 s
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
- _: a' h6 q8 u+ q7 {: P- g+ J$ u+ ]American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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- J" C& b+ v8 \" ]Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
: X- s7 J( s( o; K9 x& fAmerican Style: He set a world record.4 ]- Z4 c2 G8 a4 C! }
3 _, i6 c2 }' f1 f+ U: X4 h2 h7 E& oChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ; p+ H2 j* f+ F- ]+ N( Q) T
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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! B! w$ Q) E0 XChinese Style: Maybe I think so. 4 s( u' Y& V5 _" ]" w/ K5 O
American Style: I think so.; y3 c% f2 I# p( c3 j; X
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
; {8 k* r- a& @4 B8 hAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.% W% w: w4 Q; I- o. J& d, g) V
8 `: ]" f! U" GChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. * B; v: C9 t; X+ m$ p
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 4 ?2 H2 D7 {7 f0 v. ^: ~- @: M# A) U* g0 j
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 2 l/ Q. |. y6 }9 C) E+ L2 _ ?
American Style: I am in a good mood. ; Q) Z- G" s' o* ~
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ' a% e+ j$ k4 ~6 V" f
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. ' c/ O4 d- n2 {0 Q2 n; K
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. * \2 n) ^7 U& X$ E- n
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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+ G/ T5 k( S" h+ f4 I( {Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 1 }$ a8 H2 K- Z& h/ d
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 9 l: y3 H8 \ @1 L z3 r) X" ]
; t/ @* g! Z9 {+ E" _/ TChinese Style: He is our common friend.
0 y9 T3 y6 a; Y2 _% s2 q' a, l m zAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. ' b1 r! N9 f7 F6 _! i& H/ t
. q1 ]8 u4 y. E2 v3 VChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
1 Q, g, \# |/ `& eAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 8 t2 s# L0 b& }: _8 x/ z4 ?9 v
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. # d& n/ B5 E9 ]+ T' |8 @# P, \
American 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.
& [9 E/ X9 ]3 H5 m c9 UAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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% K; f; C0 K) uChinese 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.4 n: X8 b- J1 {/ I
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.0 J0 N- a8 A8 p w
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. , O" R G( S4 Z
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. [4 H4 a/ C5 ~: [9 [( [6 W
) o6 C) s4 [; C$ wChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
7 f) U2 I0 k2 `0 J) jAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. 9 B: V4 B5 E. N# D1 Y* B( ~
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+ Q( p" T$ A# V3 p* }% K- fAmerican Style: Be quiet. 6 {8 M# Q5 _0 ^( X; h4 a
3 F& l8 x. Q% @0 VChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
( l. [3 t5 Z5 K. F4 m1 CAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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# w x/ i! `" U& |Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. - ]3 S- V9 K6 s) U6 s, i
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. " @5 e. L( O3 j* n! I8 p
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
: G$ t0 ^5 H. e* L5 u0 `* @American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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- t/ I5 \( F. s7 s! v1 CChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
$ g4 N9 `% v: C. B9 e4 FAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 7 A6 D; `( k9 a d0 p4 t
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. / t% K7 Z9 [2 e5 e
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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.
/ J# { [: t1 }, n" |American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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( h4 o8 t' K$ O$ d/ m% k, xChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
1 C6 P! S2 b5 D# f- M2 pAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
9 Q+ U) s2 [# X$ f vAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.1 I* j' d5 S1 Q8 @* f" y. L
9 r# w, R$ J1 x; B# o/ U4 oChinese Style: She married old. % V1 M# M: |* J" X2 B2 F
American Style: She married late in life.
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4 U4 [% T; F$ U$ e* v8 i+ |" Q# V6 oChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
6 Q5 i& @7 Z2 b a/ B2 b7 H. \American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 3 N5 v- |) u6 C+ A, e$ m+ s
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ' n) s7 J, \3 U. @" A0 r
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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