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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。 u9 E* e! d# g- P2 }8 |% i
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 9 n( d i" | \4 R
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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* D2 [- g1 ?5 pChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
# D$ j! S7 ?9 e+ y6 |- d0 mAmerican Style: Your coat is torn./ ]* g. h/ A1 b5 p/ S
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
4 ?2 E; f; f( L' @2 @, x0 Y* b: B, jAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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8 h# Z4 Y7 J2 Y( ~Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
2 R0 @$ b# G3 m" x3 Z0 I: ^$ @American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. % k6 f( g! r6 f9 H* t" ^
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.. X3 z4 O7 Q2 M j5 u# X! `! `( v
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
0 T9 \6 j5 h0 f3 A4 c& u' |American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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* i, }0 |' A8 j( M3 {" ^Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !8 v; V" W7 |* }/ n( T$ t- t
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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' Q3 K3 c% D" BChinese Style: It was still bright outside. + ?3 g8 j3 [+ M* h7 s+ [& v
American Style: It was still light outside.
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) A# g# c9 U( jChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.; c/ r9 ^8 G t8 s
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ( X F, j9 J' I% S- i' M. f2 [. n; m
3 E) V; @) M5 lChinese Style: Anywhere will do., U$ `8 u q0 \
American Style: Any place will do. ) x+ z, n- K: r3 x7 d8 K6 J0 Z8 M' R
4 j6 U" ~- h0 o; XChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
3 \, q+ M3 _8 G+ E% iAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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2 K# e7 q- x$ U: E% oChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
2 q, ]5 f* k2 ]. fAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.) A7 u( R. h% g/ ~* w, P0 l. W3 J
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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: f8 I5 `7 v; oChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
2 }- E; e# n9 e% S5 Z! n. ^( SAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? ! \ F5 u4 e3 n4 U" n* e6 z
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.' T+ \$ g/ k8 x" ^
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 8 W' W6 s h0 L2 d* Y: c
+ U& C. @6 z3 _) H* a; n& G- NChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.8 Q1 S, r7 o& V0 v$ d
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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; _- I$ ~/ _1 V. S. y. PChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
( Y, E1 R2 z, y0 h& b" p" Q2 kAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ! ^0 L, Q& N8 {9 u$ L- ^( W
( u* U: ]- _( _* \+ HChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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+ U) I( \$ P7 O( YChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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/ G4 A8 S9 ?- LChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 3 v/ W: O" F+ u1 V' ?% W, Q7 q
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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! [. M+ O1 L5 d3 }0 H- k/ G1 k& rChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. . Q6 h- h. L6 ^ {; O# h
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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American Style: I am not athletic. & l5 H2 r6 o' _; h- @9 x
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. $ O4 \9 |5 n9 S; E$ [
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. : \, f7 d5 y) C: j9 S9 C5 r' ?
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Chinese Style: I know his face. / f6 G, s2 d' T
American Style: I know him by sight. & X8 X+ v$ h1 H, _: h5 {6 _" ?
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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, Lin
# F1 E7 v# q, M+ |American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
2 m6 U" E& l, t* r* o f0 WAmerican Style: I am free.
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/ g+ {# Q0 c* u* PChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.( d; G3 @3 i; M3 U" ~& J- t
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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) b, L; M/ C9 m- B, e) `Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.& @2 B* k* e: D, V9 f, i: n. J7 P9 ]
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?- ~ k( K y' X$ S1 \6 ~( u) y) O
American Style: Did you go to college ? 7 q7 }% w, ], Y; n4 h/ k1 u) [# m
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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. $ ^% R! p# r5 K! f
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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3 B4 Q `# @/ c. g; w- yChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. U2 B" C C" ^. I2 Q( ]
American Style: I am going home.$ a |4 [2 q0 P2 \6 S* `; z
( o; _) H' x2 L4 H$ C5 o4 nChinese Style: His temperature went down.
9 ^ f& u% e8 ]; S- w! {! a( d9 ]American Style: His temperature came down.( x$ g( B6 {6 o; p
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Chinese Style: I like green color. ; c* m9 S8 Q2 Q
American Style: I like green.
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; N3 Z6 U5 C1 O+ l0 k. o X5 }Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
1 \ M5 C7 ]) A7 ~% S7 O1 h( |American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.0 D- h/ g6 r6 k: _7 o( p
- N) d* k+ J% AChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. $ _, k; J: V# I
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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3 N+ q/ H% F5 _+ K; rChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.# M; K: B: d/ l `7 P
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 2 ~5 L6 P8 ~& C, s7 a! X! ?. w$ z
4 ]) e7 Z/ |, h& z. ^, T" nChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
- m1 N+ \1 ~4 W' O% z. j) vAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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. U6 f: d/ ^0 v* p, V2 IChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.5 ]* f& K2 Y. s7 v3 i7 E! M( E
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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American Style: He cannot read or write. 9 s; N+ n$ d+ ?. ~
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Chinese Style: Where is here.' C' U' @! `# d3 W: m
American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?' V: C; U+ H2 d0 {2 Q' q
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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8 K1 [+ M* `5 q$ ]4 R/ r! IChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
+ W/ m+ _$ g& V7 q( C& SAmerican Style: He was talking loud.4 [' G z# c5 n! s$ S* E1 ~ \" G
/ a' Q! B8 k6 \6 O: w$ U E( w5 ^Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.; @. ?2 b, G4 r, M8 i
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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. L! Y N5 U: F3 c- Z- w7 FChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. & l* C8 j5 Q0 P; D- k" W" U( [
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.$ W! t- j% {0 z5 H; z) }0 {6 [
: w6 i% ?5 q1 `4 zChinese Style: How does she look like ? " O; k2 y5 F) {' z U
American Style: What does she look like ?
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9 _. F7 e F, j0 |6 T h' }1 x# j. jChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
5 D J% A, V+ M3 c0 K* Q" N% mAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ( u) O4 Q2 z1 R- y: Y% I# _- [7 b
7 H. s7 @/ j+ iChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 0 r+ |- B* p# Q2 y7 t }
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan., ^* V1 E g+ z
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
& h$ P3 _; M2 b) ?American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
" ]4 m8 f' r& w; e) Q' L2 [& [" Six months "3 r" ~. S9 M) x; \# D
" How about Chinese food ?"
h" x$ J. x# `6 BAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
+ z- P0 Q, Y/ ?6 [) k2 [7 F# m" Six months "
9 p+ D: M* M) K; W. K. U& R) |" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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& N1 {! t) ^* VChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital. c, w7 v- E' [, b- T* S
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 8 e, N; u/ K% O6 e. x
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience., ~; a8 W& k4 h+ ~% ]
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.- I0 i2 |6 u7 Q1 h- z$ g% s# I+ r
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. " v) f( ^) ~/ m% d' U; j
6 [/ y6 [9 \2 p/ mChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
6 k( T# p' g$ O( Q2 k) IAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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0 B$ j: m( t, Z7 V4 I6 I- g& xChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !! S2 R7 A3 h: N( c2 z( Z
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 9 {2 H: Z, D0 B' v* ]0 p
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
/ g3 R$ _+ g3 xAmerican Style: She took first prize. 5 j3 }/ ]3 ~- W7 X, l) Z
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .# j! G0 A% o1 O+ ~
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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; b1 L- l6 A( v6 ]* w! S+ HChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. # h9 E6 x6 a- d+ K. ~% \- U
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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4 y) } |, ^: |Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
1 R/ j6 y' R5 \- |. R' VAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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; d* L0 O/ r6 @7 f1 `0 fChinese Style: Keep the right.
3 k' R2 f# e- n* _6 v A3 e2 ZAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
/ R9 c4 Q; U8 ^. ^& _4 @, TAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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; f' A4 o. g* PChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
3 A c3 D# J# E5 d, Q1 M: oAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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7 y9 ?+ T5 t/ D% nChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. . i1 L1 d; O. o6 \( 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. % K* b1 C1 \% P& n
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.2 r/ |& p' E" F5 w
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. & Y" q# c' A% Y# t. H4 D( l
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
* f8 B" n' [) q1 h9 q3 l' `American Style: Why do you say that.
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! @6 j; y; l0 ^Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
5 O7 r* z X* \American Style: I have no house to live in.
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% T! Q8 o* w, O6 ^3 ?5 D6 ?* {Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
8 z/ S* k: ]+ ~- H9 r8 k( m' l6 ]American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. ( _" \- {! X0 }0 i
9 G) Y) c/ F5 d+ AChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. & C; C' `' c; z& Y
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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- ^, V: N2 L$ b0 H9 L& P$ j" jChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]$ h& X* _: ^( D$ d% ~
American Style: He set a world record./ |3 h6 |% r. p) o @0 n
% L, y0 k# I# K0 g2 CChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
: y; z2 S# B. \ W, K0 ]' _ tAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.' ~3 B8 N+ b. O, P; {5 S3 P
& g) c: A: q4 H* x, V5 r- HChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
( i- Q9 M+ D0 W: o! B7 S3 s9 CAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ' x: ?# c) s6 N' G' T
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.$ N+ z2 v. N' d) g: i
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 6 O+ Z( d3 w# f( M+ k
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
7 X$ H7 F2 \) Y1 O+ S2 v9 J" g. GAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 0 X7 p6 N* r9 t$ y$ K! ^3 }! l: P
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
3 H7 W+ h+ o% K+ ]9 M' f# z- _American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 7 M, ~# D @0 p% x+ q
! S" c0 N/ [- H5 }- GChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. " r8 a% N0 W+ [9 k
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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/ F1 S1 v, I: h/ A: `, ]Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 1 @% O8 r) w( U" ~
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. ; P' s4 S" j! c9 g3 t3 E, w
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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" B. s- B! w1 hChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
% \8 r. o- R$ a; I: G& V n0 v: kAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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( ]8 ?: W$ d$ p7 f& r9 UChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. , v' T/ `9 c( k* o
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine. R% e0 `8 }" u1 C* ^3 X; E
' M/ w3 a5 l# S7 C" mChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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I6 }6 @5 |1 a7 W* F' mChinese Style: My room is narrow.
; B3 m% ~+ V- w' f: YAmerican Style: My room is small.4 h6 B) N& A* ]' e: f9 D/ O- [
' M# n8 |3 w( o$ s( M, x' U0 c4 KChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
, r4 ~! v7 K9 T; l/ e" YAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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$ T9 ]8 q1 i4 H5 K* v; oChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
; d! T4 c2 l) q4 @3 Y- z" T0 ]- ~American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 7 W0 @+ K- C8 N( p# w
3 A# X* ?/ | x# R0 j9 v+ ?Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 6 |: [$ b* f8 F! w% L$ r
American Style: Is this seat taken. 7 Q; w$ @8 q! c: l/ o, w
* w, t0 |# q5 pChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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American Style: It is none of your business.# a9 \4 }4 Q4 X
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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- }& O8 e! N" a+ @Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. ! l+ Z$ v& i( k9 S& V
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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" t5 V( o. W8 H# \Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
& }; r& M4 U& d- c/ J0 _American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.4 F2 u0 u8 @: y$ i
+ J+ i: R& w- g* H( e3 F' cChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. % _* `3 p- f" G) E1 k
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.% C: W! ^" M& M' O
/ v2 d o' O2 VChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
/ \- h- v; \1 C9 p* q- hAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 3 {/ U* f4 g( A/ x8 z f- L8 f3 K
4 p7 m% p6 Q4 vChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
/ I, c7 K* {. c; m |; Z; |( \American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. : |: j( |' m# a) B4 T
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ; R1 {/ @2 ~$ z5 p* V% s
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 9 K7 i1 K) N7 _! E) u& t
, E" e g# y% w( S, @9 IChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
! z1 ?1 i/ ]1 a/ O" C3 x8 H" EAmerican 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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& r3 K9 E+ i1 Z* V XChinese Style: She married old.
& P& c* W. i! D% m- D2 V/ HAmerican Style: She married late in life.. A$ \2 ^' }. a3 c
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 1 d" k6 D! G3 V' j0 g6 x/ ?
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 5 Y- L9 a7 {( t0 _% I1 x- i* h
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
1 W+ N! ]$ Y! S+ D# YAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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& k9 k( H" p, R/ c% [5 EChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 5 A' O7 p. q9 Z; f8 H9 l0 @
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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- U+ j8 Z3 Q9 W% OChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
/ ]+ `; m# T) b2 \; ]6 S& J3 u) ZAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. ) f, F; W! E2 f/ Z' x$ s5 y
4 j0 b: U2 `" [& K0 l+ eChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. % i# N, Q. i) d2 c$ s
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American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant. 8 ?+ y2 C' ]- @0 P5 c4 Z
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. : M, w1 p0 I! S7 H0 ?8 ]
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9 \1 }. ~/ G1 F$ h8 [4 p. uChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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6 C, v3 w) x* B5 s" VChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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% d$ {; D4 o t' I8 ]Chinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
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