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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。
9 w( K& I6 t6 C1 x0 a希望大家喜欢!9 H& h' B, E. |
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. , a& t* B3 Z' c0 o' W- {+ Z
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 4 C# k2 `& j) \4 J+ F( e1 o
, m0 Z6 c# A( V) Q" HChinese Style: Your coat is broken. & S) a1 u6 m2 Z
American Style: Your coat is torn.+ k% [. ]- J* g6 k( _! V
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.' X4 `5 L" w5 m: Q4 a
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.# Q0 G* p5 d6 q' K* D% m S
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 8 N1 W( w) b. b5 y9 j1 v5 ^0 R+ ^
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.3 l5 z6 X a/ i' ?5 W1 _
American Style: He got better. 3 u. w8 s1 w6 U( Q& E( L! r
" `6 Z/ ?; P( ?Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.1 n$ V6 i- J0 B' @" d
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ) q) m |6 y+ W8 W
6 j/ N9 k' T0 [% KChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
1 { [( H& S4 E, U8 V: O gAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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6 ~2 k7 h1 L7 J/ H$ j$ x' X' \Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
+ w+ b. \% h* @American Style: It was still light outside.
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o' t) n; `* d( r# ~Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
0 |8 r5 {' h5 L2 T O- b7 pAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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9 I+ [& n" S, t& Z* @0 j* M- k# YChinese Style: Anywhere will do.6 k# b8 v) d3 r$ @ R
American Style: Any place will do.
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( d5 ^$ ^3 B# W( v. z6 f( ]Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute." L+ G! Y5 C7 u" I. H
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.3 V1 |' N7 n5 p; K8 G, `% p# D0 H* A
American Style: I don't feel well. * i; R5 Q9 c# t1 T+ f9 H; S. F! R, B
* O8 k" ]; ^! E3 r6 OChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.9 H4 B2 ?7 j! V" c% |
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. ( L# i3 o8 t2 {
% F) ^0 s4 I# e3 |* ?! o$ pChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
1 E( a( z& ]$ |American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers. o( A, H; }7 x- @
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.3 z F2 N2 `( Y9 L1 B
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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( H: }. U6 S/ x- }8 r( bChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
0 Z2 ]" ~8 i' {! D, m) mAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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5 h; l+ ^! r* O0 J3 z4 V& z* WChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.' [+ z( s( N" C* l# a
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. % ^( b! X* J a" Q+ l
' j8 i. E2 C- q& E) z9 mChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
z9 G$ T) o( o9 m: _ p1 jAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. " ?6 y' R5 c( w+ n
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month./ o( f1 m2 v0 M* Z. z
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. " s m" z t( I1 h N2 Z2 c: K6 q, N
* h+ ^: q4 b& l9 X& a& z4 A! J( K! TChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? & |# U+ r+ C% f7 U" Y: l# y
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 8 y2 L& A) o7 v& i
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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) w1 A8 o9 i4 x8 ^& M, {Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
4 m/ G9 d# I3 ^: @American Style: I am not athletic. ; ^' x# G: Z5 [+ l
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 8 \9 x$ y, N& m! b: ?/ }8 m
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. * q) i- l) }/ @4 j1 ~( @
American Style: I know him by sight. - m' m1 N2 \2 E$ @
- r2 O$ C* t! O% ]5 c, b& BChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house., ? E! C6 |( I+ W& l; Z4 U
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
; a3 M0 @ u4 [ i# R& kAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin ! G% M0 Y. B$ s% W0 C% G
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.( {. [9 ]! Y! S+ t! r# x) }: |- H! x
American Style: I am free./ z- {8 _/ f, f+ x
: y- Q& b& F( m- a% R8 a$ WChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
' T7 s& i. L/ QAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. & o: z1 R, W& f! \
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
! ^) }' Z3 b2 O* h8 H( Z$ y* MAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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8 N# W4 C g4 xChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10./ {& W1 Q; N+ Q
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. / J2 f; R, }3 E+ c; f) G& s
/ O1 C/ G% ^) x$ y3 m" K3 bChinese Style: Did you attend college ?, K- D" P1 z p) g
American Style: Did you go to 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.
# E' n. g& I7 o- M) Z7 D4 x4 @American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. . `1 |; A; F' [/ D' d- t9 |3 x
+ Z: P$ x2 ?9 E( E4 ^$ E/ `: qChinese Style: I'll go there at three. $ z/ }6 l3 v: f3 n8 h
American Style: I'll be there at three.4 f7 n$ x& \# i: Y
8 L+ r; t0 n4 L' w2 A o. ^8 @Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 3 M1 ?- U( f6 @8 q, i
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
9 N! z. P# A8 C k+ B" VAmerican Style: His temperature came down.# O4 y3 F8 a3 C8 d0 a( h1 U
% H1 k: M' M- I6 |5 B: R/ kChinese Style: I like green color.
2 Z1 R% I; q! B/ H7 U- lAmerican Style: I like green.
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2 ]2 ]1 i1 D7 e2 | e" `; fChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
5 C/ b* ]8 X" ~* [. ]* A: jAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.' D* s/ ~4 |+ w8 h5 `% |. L$ ^
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. ( {" O* r0 O. h
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.' x7 i9 k" I% n0 z/ h% ?1 w* k. Z" q% }
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.
2 W4 W% O( y$ k4 D6 KAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. : g1 {* R* F9 w1 Y" M( ^! n
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.) S; W0 G3 J2 M% g! y! P
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.) P$ [. T/ m' g6 O1 Z6 J* P
% b* \/ ] h) q* kChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
. d& a2 P* K+ CAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
6 c, {! `* t! c5 x/ z( t$ [5 \American Style: Where are we. ; Y/ C2 ?9 p9 W% a& N) Y5 s: W/ i
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?& U! A: y+ T- J& p
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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. a2 Q; B P0 ]" z; EChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
0 \9 e2 Z+ l' C5 Y2 m# M- ~/ jAmerican Style: He was talking loud.: s4 n8 T% D; d' E8 W
% j' e. N, F4 A+ b$ c: m) TChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.4 J; A7 F& @3 C7 }2 _
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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6 D9 B% D2 `# v3 n$ Q) LChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
. H& Q8 w. h# d# F# CAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.9 o: }1 f3 q+ B& z# r
0 K5 O/ ?: X2 v' {" tChinese Style: How does she look like ? : s( n4 k( i( n0 J* I, t! t
American Style: What does she look like ? - ~: j6 P9 Y* g, [5 M2 h
9 t& U! j" p$ Q4 Y0 Z7 FChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
6 C: s$ y' x9 d! ?$ cAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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2 d2 f+ p6 O, g/ KChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
+ u4 V5 y/ S; nAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.# U. B1 c; Q3 N2 `/ O9 W3 W
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
+ b2 @7 O+ E- m# IAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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$ C* f+ h9 L* Y9 K3 MChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
6 ~! B* H4 g5 Q* R+ Q" Six months "3 Z; n8 e* ?+ T( Z
" How about Chinese food ?"
/ G3 \1 |" n9 q4 z7 z) v, ZAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "9 V, G' U6 q7 e, B' F3 A, V
" Six months "
, y1 Z7 b# I) a4 }9 P$ L. f. V [" Do you like Chinese food ?"7 Q1 m/ Y/ n/ \' {# j$ t2 \
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.) x, a5 Z- C% b* v0 H, s
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.1 h/ k1 o9 ]. J; ^: m$ n+ E; f
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.$ M6 s6 f# |% F! {
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 3 j! S0 |9 |0 M
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
, E" c6 a. |3 c, WAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 5 d$ R2 I; I. R5 C2 E1 z. {
5 d, t# ?6 E+ u' y6 |% HChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! r' M% ^5 m) r# _$ ?* b
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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D# Z/ |- H" H# _Chinese Style: She was first prize." X' M$ ~0 i; W. |) L1 O1 b8 u2 a
American Style: She took first prize. 6 H5 n% R$ T- T$ t( S
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .4 k; s8 e' {1 O! { y7 `. \
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 2 L# T7 \2 {) q" ^# Z
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. + `$ W- H$ s5 n9 G; y
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.( h& S- [# `0 _
6 {4 P1 B' A: M8 b9 H: MChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.2 `4 K, ~7 Q! ]: O1 ?9 i
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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- ?. B: M9 C2 q) N. p% L6 rChinese Style: Keep the right.
# b" s8 @% d6 b( sAmerican Style: Keep to the right. * l5 F) t& k& c* r5 l0 A y
8 l0 ?% X, b) k+ ?: ?. WChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
' v; A- r" x: L( ` Z6 A! b+ u0 _& \American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. / U6 C$ G$ |( g7 |3 c9 N
O0 P+ ?, ]; _8 B* V6 ?) v, fChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.2 K% s" t2 m. U; A- L" \
American Style: The train was about an hour late.4 k; Q- c# L" J, Y9 y* N$ N9 w
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
( V0 V: m% A4 g0 t; f( k4 VAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.- E) \0 H$ F0 P$ F
" k* o% D* c8 P$ j4 Y, dChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
6 w/ u+ s A/ V, B/ C, {American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
5 n$ k* \/ ]/ t: H ? yAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
$ _0 @* f2 o* aAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 7 e& P" k ^- G- z1 U
5 G3 Z( M- _+ [Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.5 h# [% ]( d) Y# I1 |, T
American Style: Why do you say that. * X t/ o* n' c5 @: ?) k6 G
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.3 a" w4 q+ e1 Z: J2 T" f8 z
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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/ _& z v' g! c( kChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.) l% z4 U1 L9 d) U4 h+ P) K
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. : T: h* K. c; V- t
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
+ C4 z; V! w4 TAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 1 |" P$ W# `7 w2 U3 C& x. F/ C
' Y. w2 g0 t/ V3 R* UChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]. X2 C- K( v S1 e' F) d
American Style: He set a world record.
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3 l5 q$ `9 y2 G# OChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
! {1 Q1 ]' C3 B2 W7 kAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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6 c9 j; b& \, c: \4 \Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
% a0 h' g O! k/ S) }American Style: I think so.
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1 }0 d# g& m9 F+ Y# k! YChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
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. r, D: v! C; `# h9 B$ x- cChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. . ]: l! K7 L' o1 E& c
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.- R9 o1 Q+ P% n/ z
4 i* [& M; g+ f: V. v3 }Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 7 e Y! M% \. v$ s0 d! Q! }
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. ' U- z# s3 b7 F# @" b1 J
# m- |% D$ T# B% @5 Q: OChinese Style: I felt good mood.
# Y7 V- g1 f3 V0 O: E0 ^American Style: I am in a good mood. - u- C, _$ ^0 ?3 s1 {: s- x2 r
4 t) Y2 _( s+ i# q( `9 f& @3 t# {' o) aChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
( a5 n- S* ` d9 y0 kAmerican 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.
" K2 R! F" w/ X$ R; b7 N) C8 rAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ! |6 ?. a; p3 B0 K2 z
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 4 O: m: ~" q' k R
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 9 B4 o/ a. W* b! {' y
0 N$ c2 {, d" c; CChinese Style: He is our common friend. ! J8 t# x, e6 Y v; i+ a8 h
American Style: He is our mutual friend. $ `+ `0 M2 N5 k$ `7 ^/ H
& S0 L) ?* y# s4 }6 t6 dChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. % n$ A$ p- _/ f2 `2 k
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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$ G* Y* M' m5 K0 d3 ~8 ~- KChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. : F4 J/ T) m& Q9 M+ ]2 l+ _
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.
% i7 Y1 [$ h) @% L. `; N" l( a. \6 @American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. . K$ j5 p) m# z% \1 r
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
0 ?2 B. T0 j+ E" N2 F5 c2 [American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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+ P+ J5 m- K! A& }+ ?9 y: aChinese Style: It is not of only your business. - B! P1 o$ f5 U* C, k% y& x% o
American Style: It is none of your business.6 j: c! X( Q* T8 h0 D# T: k( L, r7 E
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 4 h1 b: D+ B, l/ y8 @: X4 n( \
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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+ B# X+ e5 w/ X5 WChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 3 ]3 J6 P$ y# D4 y
American Style: This is the key to my room. 0 \4 H6 P6 B3 a
4 e. |" R- f0 f3 ~Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
1 y" F/ _+ ` z0 Y. ?" X; i! U9 F& wAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.* ]+ f1 C& |* C6 w5 i# X
; B+ W5 A; g) z: f. hChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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) P4 c7 u: |( G' N2 M/ T0 eChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
$ H5 x" N3 W; m4 M+ r' I: DAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ! ]' @0 p8 [3 J- p
. o5 r& N: I# ~Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 1 u. k7 k9 ~7 j3 K. i: g
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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, c; A3 x6 ~/ [3 O" SChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
: j5 G4 j: O" w! UAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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6 |" Y3 Z+ b: sChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 5 j2 z8 K7 q/ \# w+ N% f e
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.! K4 y0 N( l7 ]5 R# ~
" o3 U" ] d9 V' [) P, oChinese Style: She married old.
9 _4 L0 X5 ]0 X+ @8 H7 s6 kAmerican Style: She married late in life.5 I5 n( Y/ u* {* V3 b7 F; A
% g# L# o1 c( l! y# h9 W4 }Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
8 N g {& Y0 G: i2 A! E8 X3 \# \American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ! V: O+ [; g, v1 x
8 g1 o% v+ H1 d. vChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
9 F: _! W' w( F4 R2 A9 P$ TAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 5 `; ^, x. q3 S
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 1 v1 a. M" X% l( ~7 W4 x$ i# J
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. ' B# g, ]. m2 B. W9 f9 S
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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( w- u! a b/ Y, m4 q' {Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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! {; S& C& ]3 k" T* L# f% K8 ?6 yChinese Style: History repeats.
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American Style: His new book will sell well.
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: U& Y( x+ k+ \8 z0 bChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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9 @9 S$ Z* x0 \" n+ y# hAmerican Style: Why don't you get a driving license. + c! V* D) {- ~+ y) V" X; |0 C
# Z2 f+ ]) N( ~! F9 EChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.; b( q& |6 E) Q8 Z B
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.' [5 J/ Y( F3 n: P2 F. X! w
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2 V1 B5 H4 b( P8 q [( [/ k) aChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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