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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.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. + }5 U( Q" w& N, v* @, z
American Style: Your coat is torn.* F' O0 m# P& v- ]+ e0 H' H8 d
0 Z) F1 r: v' n. Q$ s7 b& QChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work., [+ \5 h5 r8 Y! V6 q P1 P2 L
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 6 i4 O5 D2 F* d {
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
, W7 r/ [# G! L& W8 d$ L1 o6 A" TAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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' O9 w: e0 A6 {: i* cChinese Style: He becomes better.
; }8 L. V/ ?1 Y. BAmerican Style: He got better.
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' w# ]; \0 `4 u RChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
& Q7 G( {3 K+ R* V3 QAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ( d8 f% P' C1 s# ~5 W. `
2 y! g9 I) x8 V+ }( v) vChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !8 A8 z' Z+ w5 b S w7 X
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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' j5 H V. m$ F3 t% F! WChinese Style: It was still bright outside. + ~8 [: U! H4 D Z/ z7 G0 g
American Style: It was still light outside. ( m* c% y% [! _5 u2 z
4 p. J0 m. p% B+ iChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.# c1 r5 d% Z! @: X {, ~) k! Y) @
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 3 }& X9 }- h! ?
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.! P6 g4 O/ K9 F* ?! A/ {: y
American Style: Any place will do. " w0 x* W, \# }1 \6 s6 z
5 e0 d& @+ }- k' D5 lChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
( w q) l. j9 n& Q; n8 c- o* f5 H1 Q% b* WAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.4 |+ @7 i; \) Y- _: ~
American Style: I don't feel well. 2 V. P* b; H# Y/ ~: N3 r, U* z- U. m
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
8 b6 V- L" T; P1 R* hAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?% H( ~! Z' Y1 |# s
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 8 X9 r5 Q- B# d& | s% ^
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
6 D0 q4 P" ^! ^; oAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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; y5 |7 Z9 y3 o+ U/ _! zChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
0 f2 C* x( r# g! ]American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. & p4 }: V! i2 \ Y+ V% _1 p# p
7 p! c# Y9 x" D4 ^/ c- d1 sChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.+ {+ [+ y5 O3 m: N
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. & C A5 h3 O# M \% b& ?
3 ?2 v. X+ f' `' z. F6 ^$ nChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. + [1 L6 C$ G4 A5 [! n- @0 {
American Style: Keep off the grass. 1 w- r" m; z1 X+ l0 j! V
+ r- T: C) b0 G) ^4 g0 \, BChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
" a! W5 e" Z( b# FAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
$ U$ x" o1 [! iAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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/ z8 G i' N* M; ]- F/ cChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 8 r/ ^- D) P6 O7 A4 s7 E
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. # O6 g7 Q% U$ f) Z4 I9 g; ?
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
9 ?* v$ W$ _0 I. l) I+ _$ P9 QAmerican Style: I am not athletic. 9 M7 j0 ]# b) d+ N; G3 R/ K
5 y$ [$ N, e2 @! V/ z1 G/ F2 XChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. * P. O8 G) M! a8 K
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
! s8 b9 V/ r, W& S) y1 `3 k+ S" p* O0 OAmerican Style: I know him by sight. ) T4 w- H. ~4 ]9 d/ E1 P: m
0 O- }* u. G( `; U% C( GChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
3 b) [+ ?' t! H! u% [; L4 PAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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# T$ A+ q7 p7 E$ g. UChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
1 _5 l8 ?- G& Z4 lAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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[; P1 R( W) ^5 B; N1 F1 ?! ?Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.1 r# i$ d4 O& K6 [# v2 [/ t
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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/ W0 K1 ^( y0 {( R+ Z! \; i' tChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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- k' a. b# M- q/ MChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
$ z- x$ D- c, U+ y9 H' L2 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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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
7 y9 j* t) r# R1 EAmerican Style: His temperature came down.% j5 g8 |. {8 U& R3 @5 S! v
8 O; t1 D6 R( f [% VChinese Style: I like green color. 1 C1 R& f$ Z( R( `7 B4 J. J
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 1 M7 c5 P* d2 O+ a
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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5 `3 y1 S% l' n9 b+ M$ I mChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
" f! _0 _$ Y+ j5 oAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. - @+ @6 T! X4 ?3 R" a" Y/ U/ }! U
; N8 ?8 G& t. z/ V! sChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.3 d1 l; g4 h W* `
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ( n7 a3 j) c& `: F1 K# G D1 `
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 0 P/ y L- J$ C# L
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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American Style: The main office is in Taipei.+ {/ k+ v( h" z. V
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
5 c. q4 ]6 B' e' mAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. 3 F5 Z' T# K# A! K' d8 ]5 }' c% Q" D# \
, O/ |/ O1 |- `* c& u% y; g! @Chinese Style: Where is here.: f7 M& Y' L$ H. Z5 U7 o
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. ) v9 M6 g' z5 x% k+ ^! I5 q* ?
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
2 x) e- G b, Q4 E% \0 Q( M% R8 MAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 9 e. ]6 Y" M) E. Z
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 4 i2 H; @4 C* \9 V6 U( h
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.9 i b6 g5 H- T0 ~% L# o1 V& \7 F- S" `
6 d2 ]6 Y! S8 t/ @) f; Z% lChinese Style: How does she look like ?
. ^* x! A5 B: f6 A* kAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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: u, @# C5 S& T, VChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 9 _$ z: m) f! V5 `. d6 t" u
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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" p; F0 Y* n: q' Z: z5 n# R6 V9 _7 b3 iChinese Style: How can I do ?2 F' O+ Q& e1 k, b# b
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"( T* w2 S/ u+ Z1 O4 s* j0 W: d
" Six months "6 P: T$ b2 n1 F4 b
" How about Chinese food ?"
. j/ L& O, t: r3 B- I0 W5 D/ Y, ` ^- F& qAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "$ e6 g' t6 |) ?7 q
" Six months ", z+ d5 ], \$ h s& B
" Do you like Chinese food ?"; E9 }' `! O. {8 B7 z& n
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.2 g' D7 ^/ U" J: C$ T4 y/ o. a
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 5 s: H- C; L6 W. u7 G$ t- K
2 A8 M6 V2 O$ I* r/ a5 zChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.& c* ^0 t" _) Q# W
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 6 k) X( w% m- e4 q9 I
5 o5 d! l% K% o* b9 [8 s$ bChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.6 C* N! v! Q: c, K0 I- `
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 6 p/ W- O; g" q# y* Y
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
8 _, `/ d$ O# j+ g- aAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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* L1 U2 I2 r r; h( A) DChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !7 A5 p$ t6 u; k3 I. C
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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! u) b3 `' @4 T: pChinese Style: She was first prize.
@0 F7 _6 S8 jAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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3 ?- X) s" H) Q8 l8 \' J' ~Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .. t: W) J3 I1 c0 O
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. : W+ o! w* p) h
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. / k" p7 Z& ^4 z# ^
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.2 k- D( Y; x: p" L! i5 |, n0 W
$ X6 p& `5 M0 MChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
1 ~$ L) N: S6 k6 \0 h9 yAmerican Style: Keep to the right. $ H( Z% K( `& y4 V* j& y: k
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
h) A1 \2 X( dAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
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3 N1 M/ A5 g$ e' C0 Y8 QChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. ; |& f. M6 `0 w9 q+ p9 a
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ; M6 o3 G8 o1 n0 m1 a- W1 O+ T
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
, T( f ?0 \% N& rAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? ; r& Y; Z2 f0 H( b9 w& L
! W4 e t4 P$ S% o5 A4 j/ eChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.$ i, G& ^* V1 _8 I
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 7 [$ `0 X# R' Y: r
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.4 n5 j2 h# Z3 p: C/ R1 ]
American Style: Why do you say that. " u) _! C/ Y# M+ v! O7 N9 A* o
. g) n# U+ I0 E" o' vChinese Style: I have no house to live.+ K# @, d9 C9 F# J2 R) r
American Style: I have no house to live in. 4 Q6 Y D% T u! u
/ g, F5 _% C" g& e" LChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.: e8 F8 Q, ^( h2 ^# _4 A S
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 6 q2 r8 Y% ^. J6 m* z
; m: h1 N4 v& ?Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
4 e- a' q/ ]* n: R! y4 W: XAmerican Style: He was unconcious 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 ]4 z* y) M- j6 i
American Style: He set a world record.
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4 n* T4 P4 c3 i9 Q( Q6 ]. {* v; rChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 2 ?: \- f- _5 ~$ Z5 }# k! F
American Style: Her married life was happy.$ k, l% C# ]. v7 K- a" I; v8 \
% D9 B7 R1 D" Y c! kChinese Style: Maybe I think so. % _8 `% _/ r; }$ T
American Style: I think so.6 e; X( k7 o4 V" Q
$ \* A& h! o0 ]# @3 f6 }Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
+ {- ?' J% H/ |8 p, \! HAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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. B( [+ `! k l ~: k6 TChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. $ T# R) o# |/ M/ r' w C# W( \" T
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. ( ~) I6 a/ C' L p* D0 G6 T
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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' @, c+ O# C( _$ n! u0 HChinese Style: I felt good mood.
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5 ~' U5 _& X3 t4 wChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
0 G8 q! g" r) ]American 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.
2 O* L% {% C- O+ jAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ) r0 k! D: b( o+ Z
* `* _& C8 G. B; ~Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 4 q. j1 n6 E/ ^* f1 J6 d
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 6 R- E$ z! l* I q: j+ m9 O
3 Y% J7 z6 Q0 l5 @8 R3 ]) aChinese Style: He is our common friend. 2 Z3 p3 C& a+ _8 O
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 1 L* q0 V/ \% b5 K* Z5 z# e
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. - ?0 x" D5 `$ ]* x9 d
) C, F& b# @. W! E6 @' VChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. + P8 f9 C& U( R
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.( X/ ]& p1 `8 G" E( u1 f6 p( F
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.: c% I' z+ v4 A+ L/ E2 N; V
American Style: My room is small.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.5 r# [0 z+ `7 ]& S8 |
American 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. ' y" ~' m6 U; \$ {
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ' }7 t( D. O; j( o/ p! k' A
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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m* y) |1 k. ?0 u# B# e) _Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
; P7 {) \" ^9 T& N$ s( J) ^ rAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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7 J. `& h6 F/ e1 \* Q4 \- BChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ( f; n3 C2 L9 R" ?; P% Q' x( [" u, Q
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. 1 z7 D' U" L* q! `8 d6 ^
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. : X0 x' `2 M5 ~8 |+ Z& G2 E
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.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 6 Z- [1 R& S- _' r9 I/ ^
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.* ] Z. Z0 M& x5 {" Q6 T
0 L7 P' }* @/ \2 V7 M5 g; OChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 3 A5 }6 D* X5 Q6 [1 F7 m
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 6 e' V3 l! e: V" F3 R4 x; H# t
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 2 i$ e2 O- l/ E, E# G; X; e
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
7 b; L7 `* ^' Z6 \# }+ Y0 z3 |American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 0 \" Z( R& B5 ~% S+ t/ B( f+ D
, Z3 i1 `+ P8 G: [( ~Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
# q; B9 Z( Q) k nAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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" R( K2 c" z( P; UChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 0 d4 X) G" ~) }- ]+ P5 z: Z
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.$ Q5 Q+ ~* J9 |7 V
- P G* d5 q5 U. k1 }) fChinese Style: She married old. 0 P! _6 Y2 t1 m1 ~, _2 H! r1 X
American Style: She married late in life.
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' x. K$ V8 Z8 E# I; h$ t3 [; HChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
' q/ P' s8 M' \3 A# c% W, `: OAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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- L% k; \/ a0 C0 zChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 9 U/ t/ M% H$ ]# F6 J+ c, y$ R
American Style: Open your books to page 20. % X& ~9 c9 ~4 c* O9 a# F
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
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# T, O4 i) M$ G) H5 SChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. ' x3 {, s( G4 `) q
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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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today. 0 S+ A' V! W3 U2 k& b# D, R2 b
American Style: I had a very good time today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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9 c& ~ P! Z6 ^Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: History repeats.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.1 \: d* A' L" H6 _6 {" }9 v4 M/ D3 M
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: Today is hot.5 \1 ~1 J8 g4 Z7 t+ t( K* R" b. q
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Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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! D. l7 A+ r( o/ LChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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