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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。1 @4 e! F4 Z5 X! ]; W
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. - m5 T: G- ?' Q! E7 k
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 0 q7 B2 j1 a* L; O1 c+ e
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
8 R5 h Z6 N) \: KAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
0 U, f" |" x( r8 a0 TAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. 0 p- o% U: s3 C- |2 ^8 U
" ~+ V' r+ M! \) h; c3 {) HChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.6 g! Q8 i1 M/ c9 `
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 4 L. v2 p: s' K5 m) d2 ]! U
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.7 h! _1 y6 Z' A+ e" M" T9 i
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.5 D6 Z: y8 X) k ?0 h7 q8 a* Q
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 6 W) H+ g% o! M% l* I
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
\- a' V' ?0 R* A1 X S3 y5 uAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 5 a8 g8 i5 x, H# G
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.( \( z ~$ ^4 f* I T7 ^
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. - F3 r4 m: w/ j! ~' j
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.0 K y# x; t6 B* f
American Style: Any place will do.
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5 ^& x' X; j8 y) R% [Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.2 g* h: f' x5 h7 K
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 9 H: V4 ?! {& _" P+ y1 l7 `1 R: R
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5 k+ h- @) }- g! ?6 }American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.& J3 n1 u# f [; K$ F7 N/ B" N5 Q* D2 s
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. + Q: D; z5 X8 V- ?/ x5 m
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
2 a0 Z8 B" d+ G* e' ?. uAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. + F9 s* W2 e0 l3 F, S
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.2 y% o1 C0 U; f# b
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. * Y0 G. s/ T9 c9 W( y
. a, W8 ^+ r, _! C6 F6 JChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 8 L" d* L4 G; _- ?8 y% }
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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+ Y& P8 O/ M- C. ]Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.0 }. o$ L. B' r4 c0 N, y
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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( S; L H# v3 `Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
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' Z' G. |+ h4 h. u; ^, L4 cChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
( }5 I% S2 h2 Q: y. D- UAmerican Style: I am not athletic. . O* J1 |+ e8 X6 M8 N1 a+ [ d! M( h
. T! D q/ t: ?& F, w$ v$ cChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
+ y' a& Y) K% b/ \$ o) X5 b8 \: hAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. / f6 j+ R" F5 _ x9 Q0 y7 {; f
" i3 Q4 q' z1 j9 D. s8 WChinese Style: I know his face.
7 j: L3 `, N; ^0 b( l$ _American Style: I know him by sight.
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2 ~5 S! ?' ~7 B6 XChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.3 o( P( |1 y/ _. [* o% t
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.# q; K& U" y. D' q9 T5 ^
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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0 V& h( j# @3 i3 S5 O- O. FChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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E1 e" `, L, F+ k% p R0 @Chinese 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.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 3 i9 K' P1 U8 H! X, N1 ~0 n/ E9 i
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. ' }$ j5 y: i/ ~
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
@. ~/ Z# W4 R! n4 v, eAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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' n& z, @" h3 i9 x) y4 O1 q) v3 ^1 [( iChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 8 Y" b( ^; |; p0 o+ [) g( t
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 4 F$ p+ o+ U5 M' h
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
1 ?' A$ y9 R; C/ a! b# p3 wAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. : s1 P) F# ~7 K0 u2 L
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?( g# ?; [: K' W& B8 `0 N* V
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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' I+ f4 }0 m! Y! R5 k8 P% `Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. . y' c* u: }- q; [% e# @- ~5 P
American Style: He was talking loud.! P* C( h) G3 s; N
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. % M9 `4 [5 n7 v8 E0 ^7 g" P
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 8 b$ I- d* N, M d( I
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. % P( t0 X2 ?8 W
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. ! F0 L; P1 Y2 L. O' b* t
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.7 K6 M/ @' p$ p2 m+ b& {* n
. C9 l7 K1 [; v- b, VChinese Style: How can I do ?
4 w) s" j h* [7 y2 RAmerican Style: What can I do ? ( H' J- K, R% I8 R" m' e$ V
% t: R5 X& g) H2 }# f. B ZChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
. O4 U! i% E5 v7 b" Six months "
( |7 E7 C6 C% q4 R1 H% X# E" How about Chinese food ?"
7 B( W, d8 \, _ X; \. d3 u+ t" cAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "7 [; x G' v2 l" \- y/ {
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" Do you like Chinese food ?" c8 O3 o3 f; ^ i
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.$ K( \2 Z$ z5 e3 M5 [! E v% L) X
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 2 ]7 J6 h4 p) y' ]9 |) H
3 k' q: ^% K; ?) B" Z- ?. y6 d1 JChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
]9 u" G1 L- _3 K4 J# |# Q+ A5 cAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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( E+ h9 c. b6 H0 i# y( ~" ~" RChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
. t g1 r% w/ q; @; e% C. z5 VAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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8 z( u3 ?3 i# P7 IChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
$ s& y5 ?; {7 k4 sAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 5 I$ w1 A9 \6 r0 H- n2 |# _( _$ M
+ J/ | K8 H8 D* oChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !( Z" n) ^ ~0 n: e s
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! " x) w; k. T/ q! P5 P3 e D; s- {
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.: I* K: y( H8 r0 @9 F* e
American Style: She took first prize. 5 t0 o# |* c0 u# m7 K7 ?1 A
6 V5 p2 J, S, ?7 f; y' \) jChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .2 q; o" l+ q0 n5 V; G) q
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 8 p9 ~: K5 _- Z+ }5 D
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
1 j; o9 i' V8 G- BAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.9 K9 S" ]9 L' P' E3 ]
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 1 J% j3 Q' R# p' g4 m6 [4 r
a! w7 m5 m, C9 ]6 N) m/ e5 cChinese Style: Keep the right., ]% m* p8 G. X
American Style: Keep to the right.
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8 A/ T* e$ b( @* x* y) m2 [Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
0 c7 Y6 u$ u9 p. E6 uAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 4 r, I: j" F' `' u% n" q
: p( [6 o. z* S2 G% ^) d2 ^* TChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
T, { }* Y2 _- s* aAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.: Q6 Q1 s! l" E& M
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. $ a9 X, m( j+ R
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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3 r# O, K4 Z7 F4 u6 O% gChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
8 l- }( |3 o. @- E$ KAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? . \9 r* y9 _: R! C5 }
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.7 [: h4 l1 I0 ?; A. L/ C
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.# e) g, r: A/ r: v' J$ `
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.. ^$ H5 Y% u) k! r
American Style: I have no house to live in. * S: e, y" i& z( q5 {/ B
8 P) ^0 J* M( W! Z7 [2 \$ S. UChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror./ b/ Y* S9 P. a# e& _
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 5 ?: J% n2 H, S8 q3 p
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness 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 ]3 ]* w, z1 ^8 o0 p2 N8 l
American Style: He set a world record.% O, m4 {6 ]+ f
* M5 N; t0 j: @4 F% R7 A3 zChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
2 T* Z$ b& j, I* M) ]4 p+ I1 R6 r; [American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. + U: Z. ^ w& c. q! c
American Style: I think so.
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# \# s; x- v- F( g6 I, V- O0 HChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
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3 V* n8 i6 O0 R1 B1 E/ N' rChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
2 k8 W. Q: i! MAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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+ ~% m+ G7 ~* Y7 f, M. ~: N: v/ eChinese Style: This is where you mistake. 5 P2 [( q' b b
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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! C& y) `+ C$ z8 [: l9 }Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
* T% P' y# T; j8 r5 t7 p/ M9 hAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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# K: Z5 @6 R3 [) J y+ oChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
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# m9 o$ P' q; `* E, a. wChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. ( J3 y$ F* ~- a: z0 j$ Z
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ' a7 Z% \. |4 q6 s& k+ A) J- W
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 4 E- Y. \' z+ s3 G
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 8 R) M, \8 F# y9 S
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 1 w1 U: H+ Y$ H* @. q1 X6 W
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 3 q: t9 X: f/ I2 g q
8 e) l" g* A- bChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ' c+ {7 \* p" y& R C4 s
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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1 U) f6 l* s- d8 }) |8 C( nChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 3 a4 L; S4 \! o6 d0 G2 X 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.
3 x, |" u" z9 j9 K+ @ kAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. - N# |9 \6 y! }# Z
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American Style: My room is small.
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1 M' C" ~% q$ L& h) JChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.. u @/ P5 `* D0 N7 I
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.
) z2 d, Y8 X; s+ K: X* ?. GAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. * G6 B' B/ M! C3 z) F" T% W
; b! `% Z9 Y, H9 t- F& vChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
0 G- q$ ?, r* Y* V1 EAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. , D& D) n+ e, Z `, e2 a: M
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. ) q" d8 n" a n, ^9 ^# j; Q6 Z
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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" b1 I3 a" {# A( x0 n* sChinese Style: This is the key of my room. + _' u T4 v3 S% @; \# F
American Style: This is the key to my room. 3 L3 Y9 h- O I
q H% w5 p0 \Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. , o! U; l& n2 a' I
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.0 N) J' J& x1 _
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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.
7 p/ ]8 h) t9 J: U+ D3 ]6 t: XAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. , o4 t0 R4 C3 H P4 ^
# n+ C$ q1 `: M' B" WChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. + u, V3 F' f9 p/ E. e
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. 7 r+ Y% M! l/ ^+ }* b, i! f6 b, A
' L: K" ?2 T I: s( Y0 _+ w% D4 iChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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9 h1 U# w. V$ }9 }/ l! {Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
1 J; K, i' M$ t' D+ @5 @American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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) d- g$ I, ?% ]5 h/ W0 o) UChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
4 @( E, p6 D9 @/ H5 D5 b" JAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.+ J' ?- H, }+ ] ]6 i
, b0 D7 z) P7 k% l8 ?; sChinese Style: She married old. 1 N* b% g$ z( `, y
American Style: She married late in life.8 I* W8 @' M' r: w
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American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
8 F; O8 V7 o4 e, l8 t) K- T, y* bAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 9 g7 q4 D) ~( g, j' [$ X
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. / }2 E: P% T) x9 p8 H
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.% K- ~' N) [8 Y* ]! W4 Z+ j6 L
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American Style: History repeats itself.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ? , k- z, R# B- Z( Y. ~/ k3 i
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.3 y' O' m( W2 ~. x8 L$ s7 a0 u% ?
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.6 ^' y! C, ?6 a Y; A5 i% u1 O
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American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. $ e7 j( V% P/ @/ J
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Chinese Style: I very like swimming., {1 H1 R/ N1 N* E. \0 I' S
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Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.6 I5 l" h( }9 R2 V' V5 P
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, m5 S5 J7 J2 y& U9 j" ?Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?! U1 c. r/ C9 i2 a3 Y1 p8 E& a6 v+ ?0 z9 X
American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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