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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。# s# P- k& K4 h7 t$ b/ ]- d' N
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. / C+ a3 M5 Y3 {' ~3 Q& E7 P- @
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. / V1 F. c' Y7 r' O3 U% u
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American Style: Your coat is torn.9 M/ o0 t5 R0 R4 [4 I& y; R1 |
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.: \4 `- D, H# J0 n
American Style: Let me help you with your work. ' L/ g4 H/ T4 a) z
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.' g, W y3 N- i- g L
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 9 j3 f9 ?- i; I
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.) U$ \+ b" y' x9 H3 D7 O! [
American Style: He got better. : l: g. Q6 {" w% i; b$ j5 T
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
; T2 T: M3 O3 q( {* D$ z1 HAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. + ]( K9 k6 ~8 m/ m3 A
* @& x. @4 ~1 y/ n1 f3 ]Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
; L9 K' _7 Z" t wAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. # J/ [8 w- ~3 E
American Style: It was still light outside. ) n. N! f6 r+ g
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.' j1 b0 r7 n7 \% |
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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D/ E5 x- |7 }/ G* y9 A% W% F5 MChinese Style: Anywhere will do.3 j) l8 E7 a b0 e# Y
American Style: Any place will do.
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6 S* Z) ^3 {! @' O4 W6 G* hChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
( [ `7 ]6 t+ zAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. ' P: U! B3 t* v9 H
7 M' Y# y3 `, J2 @4 g" rChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.$ k8 Y1 e/ ~6 L
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
" }9 e2 J/ a6 \7 P6 sAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?$ M/ n: Y' g0 k2 ^2 `, t4 F
American Style: Who made this salad ? . a. d- t; r9 D( `
7 n! }; `! Z/ a$ zChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
# {& N7 e5 H2 _( U( \American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 4 T0 ^1 l( E& i
* |/ A2 B- V& T$ E6 L; o8 @Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
3 P5 P$ H" S& F0 u$ AAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 9 f( ~7 a: ~2 F! e( ?
) V1 P3 V- x& P) t+ z# L* ]8 VChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.+ E& p/ u# c' @7 M6 ]% s! A
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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5 t% y& Z: c( ^+ n0 ?Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.3 |! \/ Z& @0 z/ M* E
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. - L6 y4 |1 L" E& D" N
! E1 }& ~& F, }4 ?# t5 f* J( qChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. & ]' N; k# j. U5 q- u% U
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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+ | q0 {" o z. q2 ?Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
- C( j$ z0 x* g- L& M8 ~+ k6 lAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. % S9 ]# U; t2 R0 U8 K0 |$ }9 D) Y
* i8 U- U- H9 o2 b$ ]+ AChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
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American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
& p! \0 @( n$ q w. m$ I4 UAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. ' @9 B6 \% C9 G, C3 V" b V4 u
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. : F5 O2 g1 U+ M, ]
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 0 _3 A. ~+ L+ k$ L& }) a
American Style: I know him by sight. $ j2 e; J. I: u1 N$ q8 f
+ p2 L y; J; ] H( p/ T2 BChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.$ H) _' W5 f* I3 j" N
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ) v7 W! t( b" [3 Y0 }
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
( g" {: S7 g# h* X$ A8 |/ o6 } y5 UAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 6 A& K7 I# a% M+ F! i
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.8 y" i! k7 I a* X& F
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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) W! z& s- x7 U7 ] W/ b ?Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.: Y2 c, u7 F6 Q1 A' B& u6 O
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
7 m* P5 _( K/ y: E' JAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. $ O" @2 w5 ^- @! o3 [
$ [5 ]5 P/ `" l* p5 d8 r4 U& IChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
4 `+ K& W I- L& vAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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& A; a9 i( W; D% N8 \2 ~& EChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. $ ]: s( E, M: G5 o: n N ^
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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4 U/ e+ f& l HChinese Style: I am going back my home. ) q V) q, E, O s! j
American Style: I am going home.5 B: k% d8 K* @# }1 ]6 s* j
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. : U0 `$ S R) c; T
American Style: I like green.4 j: l6 U: k4 H0 t, Z
7 [ U, K* J" N9 c/ UChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ; l0 G% V% E" g' d8 }* C( L* D
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.& { O) d0 c$ G! _: o0 O
; C: k6 S; {1 R5 ~1 G% q9 s) rChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
* L: g7 |: |9 J iAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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$ t/ i: b7 k3 `4 _- `Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
8 D, E5 N1 M" W% m [American Style: You'll catch 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. 0 `- _" \# `; |
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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" ]4 \. F1 O1 H7 N8 U' WChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
+ v$ @1 A- D# M( VAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. % u4 \+ }& o5 p/ ]: _/ i
. |8 f9 @/ [& f& _" ?Chinese Style: Where is here.
' t5 s5 C: p! Q* AAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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9 z, P3 I3 d3 o, E- F: p4 rChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ) n4 d/ T/ }1 U. H4 I" n
American Style: He was talking loud.% f2 ?; ^& i, W( T2 `. T
8 K9 p7 ~- y) a) k+ ZChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.4 T) D' h7 f% B; I$ A* s
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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+ R- S6 h* J1 o% J+ y# w/ U( I. N' HChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. - l; }5 \( E9 } @4 q
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.; k5 P+ ?1 a5 H {. w7 q* P& r
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
3 D0 Z! I2 C" A" H$ |American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
6 V; \4 P1 m! K, K7 T( ~# K. S0 y* UAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. , u& T% ?. X0 E/ T/ [ X( s* Q* O6 ` |
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
0 R1 l3 W/ I$ [/ ~" n; gAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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2 g8 P+ t0 k+ ?7 ~Chinese Style: How can I do ?
0 }; p7 n3 w" |" UAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"- H' }5 P+ o" v0 L6 P/ W1 s8 j9 p- J
" Six months "
9 H, |% |2 Z0 f" How about Chinese food ?"
0 t. Q% ^% ^' m$ e3 K: ]& r9 iAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "0 k7 j7 w# _& ~# I V8 U6 x
" Six months "% r1 \ E$ ?9 h0 \/ o. M9 ~& `
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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# i1 |- V. v, Q4 C( [" _" F7 oChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
3 ]/ e& u/ f7 d! n9 @ V) x( bAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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5 G' q# X# |/ ]Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
2 f7 _# k2 I3 p' h3 EAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.# [$ X8 h2 n' E/ |+ X( _
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?) `& [# s% C( l/ p) h
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 8 K1 Y- d; O" S5 s" z5 e
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
# ^! B; r/ j# Y8 v" \- u0 R" }American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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* F4 n4 u4 {. C+ [# ~: kChinese Style: She was first prize.( ?9 ?, M# t9 W1 _1 C: r
American Style: She took first prize. # ?7 ]& |* a. f) [3 |
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
* ^& A! J. t4 c% d3 rAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. % q7 f/ i* |; ]
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
0 h2 C$ X- y3 d# F- ~American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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+ @) j& P7 A/ o4 n# I+ iChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.1 A+ B4 q: L6 h- M2 c$ q8 G' D
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 9 U% }6 U7 s& x: j6 u! Z
. \% v7 \) ?/ M: DChinese Style: Keep the right.
8 w. z- x4 T/ w2 [) ZAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.8 i X& Z/ y3 P
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.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 9 a5 u6 u0 k+ ~' ^
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.! B! f% @% Y" g
% R! y& u i. B( h0 L; a, sChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
5 p( @7 t" Y) }" V. B7 ]American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. - g5 }8 j9 d1 v2 C3 a# `& h" c
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
0 g9 M1 g! v7 NAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? / j% Q0 _) ?$ v& C1 V5 k
5 g7 ^6 ?9 L# X. L. A* g2 F [Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.- e% |& [. p4 G4 X% ?
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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3 s v7 X, d9 FChinese Style: Why do you say like that.+ U) ]5 s7 [* N
American Style: Why do you say that. 8 t9 @1 A4 T' C) Z( `0 Y
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
$ {2 O& D' P5 t3 b( [ |! aAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. 3 q! u2 |/ X( A9 e, v
6 D( S8 X0 P9 J& L$ YChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
) [; |0 r9 a# `* J( S+ t: HAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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/ K/ z& y0 D6 OChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. [" G. a# F' B6 Q# P! }5 N8 H
American 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 ]$ l' S1 p; ^: \( x* L+ n, X# m
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 4 A/ a6 F/ U- ~0 D
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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3 r; ^5 K3 x5 j$ HChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
: D- c, Z8 q( b& e& @, K. e! uAmerican Style: I think so.% S/ j; O2 G0 Z- w) H& Z% @, `
1 o' b2 \9 s/ @+ L. K4 qChinese Style: The club's members are 55. " ?1 @6 A7 p9 H6 i6 Q
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. % v! N# j& D" ~2 A
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
3 c% g! [! r" R' C E" ?American Style: I am in a good mood.
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9 `. O- h7 P, y0 {7 y; R* K4 fChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. * q E! }) z) d$ `7 g
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. - A! o1 E+ K& F! m
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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3 u. [6 ~: R" G5 @. e7 G7 C4 p+ KChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
+ Z; q) B, {; O) h5 Z/ iAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. ! X/ p! h" m( D- ]6 L% Z
3 j0 v" N, d) K+ d, X/ H+ {. u5 aChinese Style: He is our common friend. & Z; j' j; U' H8 Y$ }6 c
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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% b% x; r, Q r' ?% q: c8 JChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 1 O3 `5 r/ a6 p# V4 e
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 5 B) O' c8 @7 C' @# F1 v
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.; a9 S9 P* M6 i4 K9 `
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ' W' d& }" @7 W3 ~4 K+ F
! T0 F- U$ s# L8 O# ]0 cChinese Style: My room is narrow.7 m! Q8 A0 L2 a. W0 |! D5 }
American Style: My room is small.
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2 a6 f, i8 X( k% ?- S1 sChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
. W! M: W8 |* V. r. H# |" X9 qAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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. r* T" e: R* g2 |/ p* FChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
& X ~% |' \" l+ y: HAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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9 R a% ^ Y( M6 T0 v% c" H( E: o7 ]; QChinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( M+ v& |5 O7 \/ P! ], |6 y
American Style: Is this seat taken. 7 [+ W& d3 Z6 E1 j5 h
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American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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: R0 K2 h" U; M5 D" M# J* w! FChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
) I2 y9 Z( `" U q+ P$ g: iAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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/ N8 g9 D3 a; v+ d+ Y/ ?Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 6 S' z. C% r7 C4 j ?% i3 V
American Style: This is the key to my room. 2 F/ O O0 \9 X4 A0 Z' P! }& t
5 L2 L0 b* z/ v/ Z5 c6 \Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
8 D( D x* |: ?American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English. i: g3 ]- i' j$ f
. X2 k# R. A8 p" _2 J, C5 EChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. - u; ~: R' A. J& v9 f
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.6 V0 a: z7 ]' N7 [+ i" J$ v
- q0 M- X+ j: l( T; v% D! b3 DChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ! @- ^# X( G2 M, J
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. ' t+ Z' Y8 T3 U
/ }. O- K8 M" \) |Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. , \! T) p8 U, @7 U
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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7 o% C6 Q# ^+ h. WChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ) q3 p( V2 x2 k* _5 m e6 Y
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. . E! I7 z7 o/ b% B2 G6 O
, |: c A/ t! v; P7 M6 `* f6 p5 zChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
- u; H5 \, }/ d; Q' R7 wAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 6 c& h8 m/ d' f8 R: q# \7 L9 c3 Y5 s7 b
, ?0 v% c. e# {! N( rChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. P; D7 e2 S3 W8 D1 R, |# p! g( K% [
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.- d$ g! X+ \$ D2 B" x! V
, g& \6 b' ]' Z+ F! I+ }/ G# QChinese Style: She married old.
0 r5 V2 \ ^+ M) p$ pAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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4 l* F! ]- ~; i# `$ l# U' H+ ?. {Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 9 C9 o Q3 o {+ u* b( N) 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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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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9 X; z% j9 J1 }! G, DChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. / E5 ~# o; z1 I
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. ; z" p% n+ ^+ Z! ~1 W; m" v3 \
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. % c- [; d) X- e5 O
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3 l/ z, O% @0 v3 j; OChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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0 U- b1 W8 H% ~( @Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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3 o+ d3 j$ W$ S6 k( k2 JChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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$ V g* y5 B7 X9 G- w# VChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.' ?- w* \! Y! a' y* z
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3 q0 P3 p# g+ K4 Z, |Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.7 N+ L) e! K6 e) R
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" I, K0 Y& P. w6 vAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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7 c, z8 J4 V) Z+ RChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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