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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。6 p2 w( J$ }5 n/ p1 F$ s" F
希望大家喜欢!* p( U. o. |& ^6 B# u/ `- z
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. : S. l8 t- r; M% V- w M' {
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
/ b7 A2 u& m C( f) [% r( VAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway./ P# \5 z3 K# I7 }( D! U/ t
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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( L% C' \; I2 q; D5 y4 A) qChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation., R8 k) H" P4 W+ t4 y
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ( i4 z m& Q ~
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
8 m, m7 X% c, h% c( nAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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1 a, @" a2 p/ R; Z" h0 sChinese Style: It was still bright outside. , m5 o4 G: a+ p8 c) s4 O# i
American Style: It was still light outside. 6 ?. ?# k" _$ P9 h( s
) u; a% E( \9 Z* N. OChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.! {2 X$ D3 q1 C, C
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. / }+ v, A1 L' F+ t H
* d! Z; D. C) O8 [, k* B. [) aChinese Style: Anywhere will do.3 I; ~3 d* U U+ c1 x7 Y
American Style: Any place will do. ! T$ `0 S- j3 q" F9 Q$ h; e4 T
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
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7 t Q, ^ b) g- P2 IChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.0 R1 L; u% p2 z1 Z
American Style: I don't feel well. ) F: e: F& N t( P& D" w
. r2 f) ]! C7 i5 [1 \Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.; X y5 Q8 s' Z! @7 \' c: }8 n8 q& [
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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9 V7 E. b7 H4 S: J5 I3 uChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?( z" J: F+ b& M- I. }0 ]; A8 {5 q
American Style: Who made this salad ? 4 _0 r) K1 J8 ]7 s- |
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.6 y0 L+ E+ s9 c$ |
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
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% O5 j, z( |: q) dChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
! z5 N; g1 r( E' A% x" |0 TAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. ' V. S7 o+ N" M3 g5 Z1 Y/ G. U' F
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. + q8 o7 T8 U5 D; _
American Style: Keep off the grass. ) w% p2 K' t7 m0 `3 I: S3 s( q
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.' r. N2 O( ^8 J9 v2 q5 A# Q8 }. }7 M7 y
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. . N/ f! |1 }, D. ^
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 9 ~' D7 P: W/ C) V! L0 }! d
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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+ f4 O) j' k) D; n0 ^+ YChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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, G5 H, y8 b) v3 ]4 yChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
/ c+ P9 P6 I/ ]( A% ~5 g+ hAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. $ U- |$ p$ N; }
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.. L8 z0 g/ n* l" N; t
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ' n/ T0 e* g3 p/ j2 \) u
: p# W9 u- L! \- y5 |: L) @Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin# \, E O8 \1 Y
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin - Z( W5 b0 z8 a
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.7 K2 ?. D; e! _2 A
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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3 H8 ^+ m Y X* YChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
6 j: T- q9 d. `8 Y3 Q% T5 OAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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3 E1 n; o) t# N3 m; rChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.1 L5 l' m' R, B- V; m" i
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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; f. x( |" e$ I! D1 O& |Chinese Style: Did you attend 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. 5 b) A9 Y+ Y$ f/ A, V3 R
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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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. ! {, w7 W% Q3 F( Z6 C3 g+ K
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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5 I( q% H) K! Z/ H0 P, H$ \Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
5 D3 c) e' W0 Z+ X: K$ }$ K8 zAmerican Style: I am going home.7 F$ x- O/ d2 Y
0 c* n4 f9 r4 u; ~) uChinese Style: His temperature went down. ) A& D3 c9 h Z) j ]2 i* U H
American Style: His temperature came down.. R8 t: C6 `/ O: S# |
" C$ S1 k9 k+ V4 p+ @7 xChinese Style: I like green color.
8 g7 k8 \4 g0 d! r! X% @% L1 TAmerican Style: I like green.
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! f( l9 N0 |# X5 ^Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 3 j8 h& ?2 i- f) q+ A$ s
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.% M& V8 H, n3 W
) f/ v. J. n1 o( @; j' t+ ]" ?Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. # v) x+ |% L+ W" `+ A" q
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. , K0 u R3 o# v( m0 c9 W
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.* b/ n, _7 u1 y4 R: }+ a k
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.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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1 Z) R- n; F- g, o# [' }Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
; @+ m6 a2 w% d4 C# V* g% ^6 aAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. / h/ E# f( R+ S
1 _5 U8 u. U1 ^Chinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
8 F3 a# c. @( E# G3 ~6 ]4 aAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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1 X0 ^6 Q# l$ e. D# `Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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) u! C8 t2 e8 @, c( P: V( \1 V/ YChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.8 x4 `+ B- |8 y L) J$ s
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. - U3 A% i, z3 `- j% B) C, @
) r O0 P5 w( G& yChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. $ D& r. n, N6 e
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.7 G: l! C9 w1 K. z
8 P9 ]; ~0 h* |$ I* i3 I' GChinese Style: How does she look like ?
8 d: T0 o2 t, t* L5 K/ U) L, pAmerican Style: What does she look like ? a; e( y4 l" U6 l: Y" c
& c2 W5 {, i* ]0 K5 ^Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. + I7 R( |: ~3 {- L- K. M0 |$ I
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. / F0 ~2 |& ~5 N( m# |5 C" r
' X R' c1 g6 b$ J/ j& Y5 W* f9 v: pChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. * d. `3 G) c) i; Z' k6 @
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
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# V9 o8 o. z: ^* HChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"2 O3 B; F$ M. h8 l, F; i7 A# T
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" How about Chinese food ?"1 N) c, H! W& w6 U8 f# l
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
$ ?4 }7 H# S( P9 ~3 Z" Six months "
7 a" }6 w' l) N k. D2 j" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.8 s5 S6 Q& l% F( I0 B; X
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 8 y8 a; ?' B, Y# m5 Y$ n1 L7 J& k
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
" M; h0 p1 T) ^' H/ {* o% jAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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: b5 o% W1 j8 Q( `Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
7 _ U" q) M3 T+ g5 o1 xAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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8 c# ] _, {) b8 n+ o9 m9 Q: wAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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) [! w' l* a, ~: E+ lChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
8 c+ m# f: T. I7 d* z/ A" Y9 aAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.0 v/ U3 x! X4 ]) E
American Style: She took first prize. . t" r: z: z" M+ c8 ]5 O" c) v) r
: q! Z( P- l% }0 IChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .3 z# d" j; {: c9 I
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. ) D' t+ M: s/ |6 D5 P
7 M- ]* E9 E' e8 i/ MChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
7 T$ t- o$ a/ _1 g& QAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.4 G& C& W! C/ ?& k# N
, a% ?( J+ q( S8 L8 W+ ^% U* v; mChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.8 X# n) Q) f8 r9 }9 K1 z
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. - X1 H% p& s; G6 z
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep 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.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?+ s, }2 U ?. @2 C" r
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? ) {. o! k. J) u
& e% V- a5 [( b! R4 aChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
b" A( R. x1 n/ \2 l1 lAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 4 r6 W+ O( E" P
2 F- q8 {4 L/ n" ~% F" L- z& tChinese Style: Why do you say like that.$ A" x- A4 N" c, Q' y) M4 [
American Style: Why do you say that.
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% L( C; y& h+ |( b# J& S8 KChinese Style: I have no house to live.
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8 ]4 f1 c+ M" ?9 T& |9 @Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
3 ?6 u" S( a6 l3 rAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. $ ]8 n" C {. P- l/ S
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 5 [) I2 v1 i+ Z9 V
$ u/ \5 _: o) H" U7 zChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]2 W' g/ ^5 j- \: x
American Style: He set a world record.+ ]2 s$ b7 {' s4 _. M5 d: I9 H
i* O3 Z' ]' t3 \. ~Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ( t4 }. o( [4 Y# c6 Z6 h% j
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
' U. {! V% { l2 p+ W( G9 f1 w6 bAmerican Style: I think so.
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/ n0 ~* ]7 [( U4 _+ I+ w+ hChinese Style: The club's members are 55. ; z$ b+ b4 r" P$ B
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.6 p- ` M7 A# C `
+ a, i6 g& Y; aChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
, O, E1 I* Y. |9 LAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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7 [+ P+ ?6 d$ G# q7 _) KChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 7 e" N2 Q4 j: r1 W& s: W
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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/ ~* i! `4 I6 b* TChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
4 d: k$ B' r" S3 FAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 2 o% ]; Z3 k! E) Z; w1 r# W; g3 p
8 o2 N* m0 z% g* M9 lChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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- M0 @8 h, [ i: P3 iChinese Style: He is our common friend. " c' G! y7 z5 o* Y
American Style: He is our mutual friend. , d# }6 a! l O H4 ^
9 I b* H. F9 k7 T P0 VChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ' }6 ~3 D8 L/ y; L Q8 s+ x) E% v
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 8 a1 j$ ^6 @/ }' M$ E
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.( m; C; b8 s m7 E7 ~: b0 t' R6 A
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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" A4 s( ]3 h5 {Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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& W6 w& a7 S2 MChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
! Y! M. v: m) b, K7 B7 s; ]American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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# ~# i8 S' p& M4 m5 l1 fChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
8 I l# v( R( [7 }American Style: I will do anything I can for you. # g, p9 @5 H. ^. s3 `, t
- m. ~$ X: C; }0 ^. g/ XChinese Style: This is the key of my room. ! p( ]; m5 S! S# v
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 3 M; N% _$ O. O9 A: |
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 2 y- Q; |% L |% y; P
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.' m7 |7 F. H/ m' _! P! t7 s& S
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 5 F9 p( O6 q8 p5 z7 B# h: U
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ) Q( I$ `# M" S% \3 Q, d
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 6 P' I, r8 J% J) q/ l, Q
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 ? 5 g1 M+ G/ h; i
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. ! c( d9 V! d) v d5 g0 |
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. 3 E! a- ] s1 m: O0 E- W# C# w
American Style: She married late in life.1 K/ m w- Z4 u4 R9 B! r
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. + Z% M! C) f3 G& n4 V# Y8 W2 O
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 7 y Z, S; t- T) E r3 j% f% F
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
2 B! X6 ^2 C- L3 ~' v" hAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. % N5 [" R& d c0 [ H t" M1 W
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. / j8 G# O E" d1 Q( ~; y
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
# c1 C# L. F$ DAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 7 P' e" o4 E9 i7 x9 l6 Z
8 G+ v0 Y* @. ^6 c# w4 N, |Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. ! i5 r! p. n/ ^% g$ Y
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. 5 C; q/ d3 I, A. j5 [
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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) U# ^" x1 t1 v/ k$ wChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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) l8 h7 `- M9 h" nChinese Style: I very like swimming.
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