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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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' j2 k. O* X( V' z; s( t; i& RChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. ; q& E. W) R% `2 F5 F* L3 ]
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 3 ?- m1 z$ C7 L {$ `( v" q
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
& ^; ~7 @ ~7 a$ _* Q3 w( uAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.7 C& D% G9 q y5 Z- N7 i6 `
; k" G9 l' z6 o5 YChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
; p* d+ _4 S- g9 I( \American Style: Let me help you with your work. 9 x* k. u: e! i+ A2 f
G. p, k. C% O8 a, N6 aChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
" w8 Z7 Y! Y7 K* u0 L& D4 H# ~0 c! b7 EAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. . P8 ]! y9 K# f2 H7 L
' [. l) @; S& v) e4 PChinese Style: He becomes better.
& C" I$ h7 x+ A ~American Style: He got better.
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+ D+ Z: h. x6 m, Q. b( K3 ^0 MChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
2 i4 K- @. o/ R/ k, dAmerican 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 !
' Q8 ~( {( R+ a/ g: V& p) ]: fAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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! x K3 I: O0 q: P( U$ t& o" PChinese Style: It was still bright outside. - K% B% k/ N* F& _
American Style: It was still light outside. / m* g; D: i1 A# p' U% V, }
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
, X- ^* u$ K8 yAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.+ R4 i7 Z$ F }/ A9 I
American Style: Any place will do. * n; e9 U1 S& | z3 N
! o$ t% D$ `+ I- o/ `( h1 `Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.3 W& c, C! J5 d5 p. }
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. , s0 j* W- x* t9 F0 g; C2 d9 t
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.: e* k3 Z4 |$ O/ J5 T G
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.* w5 a% i) e: ~9 m$ R9 Y1 |! i' z7 b
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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7 q0 `/ q7 m2 u% FChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?- c! I, q' J* c4 N) b. }
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
Q: y) Y Z; o) h( O4 v- SAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. : a% T3 n3 j: H: F, I. J
5 U7 x3 M; @- i6 U. t9 Y4 z8 [4 G- iChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.$ v5 M2 ~" u. n( h$ `7 i
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. : a" j: E/ o2 n5 {
# H* f9 i5 [, q# z+ E# U; m' ]Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
" f0 I- q$ I+ p: O5 ^0 d& k; o# uAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. " ^% j# }- }7 Q5 L: z2 D
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. # Q0 ]- m/ ~. m
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
+ b$ `& e" q/ T- J1 v' N6 ]* f SAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. l2 _$ n9 m( d1 D/ ?7 m& a+ c
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? # n* g# D% ~6 Z7 f( L
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 1 X5 ~5 W- O& F
" I1 V: N0 r! w6 JChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
@5 B) A. a& b" p MAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
' V8 m$ N! J' iAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 1 S- |1 |5 Q `8 k
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
# x# R* Q" n, n) B( gAmerican Style: I know him by sight. 8 U9 R; \* Y; e x% @& A* a
/ C7 t s. K3 h. Y% P& a# B0 VChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
6 x9 ]- }5 x4 d& y: M9 i9 DAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. ( Z3 D+ ~: G. H7 L+ m$ l
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin2 s, F* E/ [* K+ l# a2 }8 J
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin # e1 d" O0 q/ y, r1 U
0 U- P4 p9 R0 mChinese Style: I have a free time.3 G3 J1 {; _) G9 V' H4 [: K
American Style: I am free.
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2 V9 W$ k- x% y! v$ ZChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
9 I4 @6 x6 y* s8 X. nAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
' z0 H9 q5 O& P- L! }/ o* fAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.' f# {7 q! K" K9 P& D9 z+ k8 ]2 T% w
! x, A/ Z: \( a& p: `- qChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
& i% ?7 I ?) C$ MAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 4 j7 i4 G9 p# _1 l6 N7 b
% L% U' Y0 O% z. dChinese Style: Did you attend college ?) {8 y+ ?% U" `4 r
American Style: Did you go to college ? : a& Z0 _6 V- [
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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.
. d4 F0 f; I, w4 d/ fAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. , t9 Y9 J" O" ?/ C* \- Q
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. ; ?2 H6 i7 g; w, a" w ?
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. + _$ D4 _# z7 s4 d* q8 Z2 O: Z' G
American Style: I am going home.
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! g0 P9 e, Y5 F" PChinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
* J$ {$ W: v2 i4 m: d4 dAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
1 k9 J, X* y: L3 N, n9 J vAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.' R! g$ o1 }/ H5 o
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
' B, F9 i, q( YAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. 0 K: Z7 c/ ^% F
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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.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.+ W4 t5 X$ g% c+ k2 N4 ~& I
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 2 X! s v: o1 A3 r1 b
American Style: He cannot read or write. |% B7 z. U& I4 b0 @
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Chinese Style: Where is here.- n) [0 f2 I# w# L* M2 q6 Z
American Style: Where are we.
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0 n8 Z9 V: \1 L' k2 xChinese Style: How heavy are you ?* z+ a5 F7 o" @1 P- _4 u
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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2 P" n* M) U% ?- w3 D$ X x/ BChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 2 {% k6 z, @ | K" y& d9 M
American Style: He was talking loud.) H% A) _5 M3 w7 Z0 R9 h
! c4 J$ G7 Y9 UChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
+ ?" _5 W& J; g% D. `6 x4 LAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 6 u0 z! S2 u5 E
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
1 i$ k! R# y3 ?+ }& FAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow." N* X& s; x' R# g' ], c
8 a$ |/ G! {; w6 r8 ]+ `Chinese Style: How does she look like ? / r2 t5 b8 \' }. m1 [
American Style: What does she look like ?
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% I& D3 n3 D8 f+ O% ?1 `/ k8 sChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. # k9 h4 S7 Q8 l5 x S
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 6 L& S' {4 ]) |3 I0 i" |$ @8 c9 p
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
: k& F1 c) ], v& b4 [American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.$ _6 G0 r+ [: b2 G, Z3 Q, M+ q8 @' j
8 l" e% K9 Y N8 S, S8 Z9 L7 KChinese Style: How can I do ?
" x# Z1 _4 U! K- Z" aAmerican Style: What can I do ? , ]1 k6 l5 }2 l {% [- E
7 P- U) W6 Y P, W TChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
# j; k9 Z3 k" n& u% I; }" Six months "/ @5 Y. B L' T( t/ X; y! \
" How about Chinese food ?"
3 I- G( q& u7 ?* F! Q5 x5 w, O! _American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
2 C/ f- O$ {/ {" Six months "
% W8 B S3 D1 J4 a" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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4 O Z* L6 E, q8 M4 c$ JChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.3 k7 E9 E/ |( m4 ?0 s3 ?
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. * V8 o0 k- [" ]: { |2 X# u0 W
T& v& ]# o% h! f! I4 QChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
2 m1 o2 ~0 Y. u: iAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.$ ]" T; V) `) Z$ l& _" y8 l0 x8 W
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. $ q1 U; m; h% {/ G2 t; ^
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
% Z% u' k; M% c2 E5 t5 @American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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+ T" R0 Q' Z! \' R e" {Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !5 b4 U. @4 S6 B, K D: j H8 j
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 0 x8 c$ O8 ~1 X5 m) N
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.. T- E9 S9 a$ Z! C4 [* V
American Style: She took first prize. . J( X! c' j% a& R) T! P8 \
8 t, u$ k ?6 G8 ?, [) PChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
: c# P4 s. p1 D( e/ l7 r& s XAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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. @) e/ H/ Z! T8 E) v: X+ L; _, FChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
' m; S& z( i! ?9 W$ eAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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7 U$ i; H# N4 L$ t8 ~3 bChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
7 u* A' Q0 y$ z- {# s9 kAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right. v8 S9 f3 o! l
American Style: Keep to the right.
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3 m' h# F, W- V8 \1 L* Q0 rChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
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% J/ x9 h7 K# a* kChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.- i; F* c( q: n0 c5 T0 i
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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1 ]9 |$ a' f6 Y& yChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 6 {% P: M" p1 e1 C0 E8 M
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. & A" m. ?) H" z( k' s
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 2 N4 J5 x/ U9 P- m! \
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?" p6 C( _4 _4 [$ L
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? " _: _' ?0 s# p9 ]( j, j
( G$ y# M4 M4 g1 x6 P4 @$ ?Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life., w1 U( h) U3 t ]" H8 m* o
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ) i' H8 W# j1 U, e6 `( n- `
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
* d' C1 p$ K+ h3 p/ W, \# _American Style: Why do you say that.
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% y- k3 ^1 i- UChinese Style: I have no house to live.
* B( ^7 w: _% s) ?+ eAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. 3 g4 |0 {5 l% F3 k6 n4 n+ O
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.9 [2 N, K. Q* M0 H3 x% q
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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, e3 f$ j. ~" _) WChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. * W3 x& ^5 d, L8 |9 G0 v" d
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. , Q1 u# G' }+ s. n" u4 g
" k+ K- q% P' r6 Y) |# X8 b7 xChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
6 l% P# Q0 ]6 B P% cAmerican Style: He set a world record.+ c; Y( M3 j3 ^/ w8 Z. [; H
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 6 P1 M$ Y8 t% C. S* X; W: H
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. w* m" D( ? M8 P/ ]2 [+ q9 S
American Style: I think so.3 d' n- w% M/ u5 I
: T. }# c" W3 c4 S# n2 xChinese Style: The club's members are 55. 7 V7 I* g$ l' }2 v/ M' }
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.1 E% Z- `0 M( [' r/ Z
! L7 v; q" ^8 yChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
9 F. k: ^3 ]* K. {" R ZAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.2 S1 E! A' i- h4 `7 d; i
( z9 r6 ^. d( f% O( kChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
3 X& y6 _) l* W. h) z9 QAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. # h3 D! S5 O; C, F
- d7 i, }0 m& w* T# j; |- d( Q xChinese Style: I felt good mood.
# \; |+ b% Z$ HAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. : v% U0 K+ v" c" W) Q5 }
: H2 L' e! ^/ E, bChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
6 Z6 F6 H! O$ PAmerican 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.
4 `: m8 N: D: K5 e% s1 }American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
5 V. C( u2 O# V& k3 P9 g* H5 bAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. & j. |& E" ]2 h7 @
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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0 y1 i6 Z3 b) o& J3 _. c* ?: e+ HChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ! C; g5 b4 h/ l
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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' G Y8 T/ H. X) q( QChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. ; f+ l, _1 l2 c4 r
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.
% I# p! p+ _, F3 L+ R7 Y/ kAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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0 v* A6 Z# {, @' dChinese Style: My room is narrow." w9 M% }# [% F$ M4 Q
American Style: My room is small., ]' E1 F; H/ F# [: R+ T0 ]
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.! z! x, z# S4 Z1 d& K
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. 2 y3 y8 D" y. w# v
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. & z8 Q# r) C8 T6 S# `5 ~! P: K+ s) o
American Style: Is this seat taken. E2 p% H7 c; `: P* _5 W( O4 C
: U: l9 Q: C" SChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
8 z8 K( h* J4 h8 I& n0 c; i. }* dAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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$ h9 N, S5 Z7 Z/ a: s5 e# O' |Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. $ [; D/ O H' e/ b& p' `! J1 A
American Style: This is the key to my room. ! b4 h; u7 P7 l9 I2 S1 y
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. $ e: ~3 ~- E$ {# z1 k9 v* U
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.2 L) w; a+ W. |2 [
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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. - i$ \% N2 {4 i% j7 q
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ( m/ {& _0 ~8 m7 a0 A
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
& s6 t$ S$ C5 m5 w9 K' _American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? p2 q- r" A" C6 t
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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# b8 J5 K5 g) X& Y. ?) Y, `Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
! L: _! Z, X( k* }) x8 a' tAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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3 \7 f. i" ~* [Chinese Style: She married old. 3 t8 T6 z; H6 k2 J, Q
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
: }) `# [- L0 hAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 8 j) I" t* e% R! f, x
1 l3 s/ p O, t3 O/ Y* Q- kChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
7 s; A% t3 m% z# MAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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# d9 ^. M& `4 [7 gChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
, Y/ g; w8 h& l) {5 r$ I3 }American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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" J# |0 R6 u0 \4 }Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
. \5 \) c7 ^+ s# n% Q `0 ~American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. : t0 S: X; |2 v" F& `
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. 5 K- B& f- p: t- x; d% l: y
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. I* u) K' c7 b) g8 x! Z P& T9 T+ jChinese Style: Let's play together. 1 M0 N/ O* }; t& l+ O4 {
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today. 3 h- W6 y1 j N8 n
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 9 s& U0 c/ w. w( c: s4 q- E
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. $ a; r' ^# A$ w& I) F8 ^
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, G3 j/ C* [# \! w3 SChinese Style: She is pure.! a: l* Z; ]6 @! c" \5 l8 O% h
American Style: She is naive.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.! E b, j% W! ?3 o; ?
American Style: This book deserves to be read several times. ! k. v( ?% Y) F. v3 o9 B" t! M8 @
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American Style: I like black tea.
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American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours.
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American Style: I went to the beach.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. : W9 |, N: j3 E4 t+ b9 v* v
American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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American Style: He hit me hard.
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American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 2 {4 z7 T) h3 r! N: F: b
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license. 8 Q& {0 ^' m2 X. {5 ?
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American Style: Is your camera like this ?
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American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five. / S# R4 M A. }& F" x6 z
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+ s4 i. I* \% g. b/ ZChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ? R2 F9 l! q4 T. q8 D5 L
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