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中国人学英语常见错误[转帖]

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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。
. P3 w7 P9 T# f; Z2 f希望大家喜欢!
! Z; x' T$ q! n  @! C; b( \Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
! P; D; h5 K# M6 ^7 D, `) UAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. / V8 h3 S! \7 i$ p+ B2 j; s( [
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
5 A. m; P! b5 s5 z: T  q2 A) eAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. , j/ d6 D. O% ?; c3 Z) Y( X

* z: _: A' q; `/ F7 nChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.+ ~( B5 k# ^  K" d2 d$ c
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
& C5 L2 K# S6 |+ K/ q7 zAmerican Style: He got better. 3 U" S: J0 a. g

. Z4 H6 c7 i* R3 j: A( D% Z1 h: e7 _: XChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.* B' P$ o" q" @6 Z$ j/ B
American 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 !' t1 Z* A! N  a! s& W* ~& p) _
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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# ~7 w9 ?4 m2 c9 Z  c  ~Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
6 T$ p7 @2 p. _4 @/ \5 KAmerican Style: It was still light outside. # @( a: ]" L( K& v
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
" I- x7 H( N! Q  J& _/ FAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
% e( D8 q2 a  j% uAmerican Style: Any place will do. & s: M* |! e: S- @  O7 n
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.+ Z1 _' V" I) ]5 d& ^5 ~$ V
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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' L) m! r+ D9 M3 T; W& jChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.4 S8 a; G& h, C; `, \
American Style: I don't feel well. # k. Y0 ]; d# M- l% p. ?* N
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
  s! n" o6 d! v, a" U" d  zAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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# _2 s+ k/ h( BChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
' Y% Q$ z8 j+ I/ v& E: d. j  ~American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.1 ~" j& E0 v! i* v3 C
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
. b" ?# z2 S8 cAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 4 F& d, P: z- `2 S
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.6 I. z6 Y6 e( I) R6 B
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that., @5 S0 p% }! h
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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! K, W  H# b! F2 A0 ?Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
0 y) t5 S- @8 bAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. + n$ O+ `) o; e' E/ v0 T. f2 Z

, W  I  p2 E* K9 LChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.- g9 T$ @7 D( F% i9 O# M3 L
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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( C3 q0 {' W  F$ _* y* zChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
1 w/ F! S7 r! ^; A$ tAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 6 K) G, x8 K! K! o. j
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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6 q% u8 B6 t% M; ]1 k" ]Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
! @3 G+ F- D3 ]$ O1 xAmerican Style: I am not athletic. + B8 X0 [/ n& ?3 j

% E6 q: K/ f  O! t: ^$ PChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 6 o; F4 m, N: F1 ~# f
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. # g1 j- H, H2 S0 Q/ V- f9 N
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
5 ?# X' b! h) ^, X" |2 zAmerican Style: I know him by sight. + m% |# V9 m% F
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
( G5 {! s7 J; j# Q3 @1 |American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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6 p) Q* Y4 a! H( `0 e7 `Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
$ [  U5 ?) a$ b$ t& \7 p, p/ xAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 4 i9 c3 F4 c1 J4 p0 H- o8 \
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.$ Z( H* K; c: w: v6 `% ~  {
American Style: I am free.8 G% Z4 X5 g. o8 z2 l6 R6 c
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.- ^; k( G' H& b5 I) K
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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1 M+ e$ U# O) {- G. w) _, nChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.# L; @$ n- B5 p2 u
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.$ n0 H; \. N6 R; c- z+ T
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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1 g4 i5 a: J+ c* V- B: ^/ EChinese Style: Did you attend college ?4 N* e# v" a9 q% t2 D$ M+ E
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.
; R3 [2 P6 K3 s$ z% G2 v$ mAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 1 K3 \: j/ W7 S* l% {# F( G& A; n
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
7 ?6 C2 E/ W9 e4 b- RAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.( u3 W& k( C0 K9 P: q( L
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. # A0 @. {# d: d) h# a
American Style: I am going home.2 r5 q" B2 ~. T7 _$ `
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 5 K+ A" R. f  ^4 X& W
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. , F7 y& L0 K) z" [' j
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. & L/ L1 d0 h8 ?
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.9 p0 n. X9 ^. ?/ B$ F
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 4 K' R' `5 I' j) ]
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.
3 G! c0 p4 i- kAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. * |; T* X% i% p0 g+ ?* t8 I

! Y( T; O/ U6 s9 }2 V1 J0 E, J  ]Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 9 b; ?, R+ @1 Y3 B
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.; v! B& E! A. G1 ~9 {
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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, l( {" L+ @5 v* f, rChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
* Q( I7 G3 `8 I0 |3 y" [. K0 ?American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.+ Z: S8 l$ G  ?
American Style: Where are we. 4 d9 N  A! m9 g2 ~

* q8 \8 ^: o( fChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
0 t& K, D0 [. E( c" K$ V: ?American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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7 W, C, Z1 z7 b. ?$ k8 v) gChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
% D; E) t5 ]3 N- W( f. [" [American Style: He was talking loud.
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" h1 f/ Z9 }8 ^) L, AChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.. S( y4 ~) v$ e* O: L7 K
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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9 `# |' r$ J7 X% B2 M* GChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 6 r' Q: Y) T8 G& S  z4 v
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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- O5 a& ~* ^5 NChinese Style: How does she look like ?
" L7 L/ K% I3 x& DAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.   t+ l) F8 S7 Q9 z4 e( Q& j, G- v
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ( Q7 H  [; H! w
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ; I1 w9 p: A. y0 r
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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- l( z1 G+ D; d) ^Chinese Style: How can I do ?
5 B) L! o- ?) X9 e" G, _American Style: What can I do ? : g+ o; P! q( j- ~

/ k3 @9 y, g) p# @& dChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"1 }, G' `4 h9 ^8 |6 |& W3 b
" Six months "
& i* c$ K3 c3 a" How about Chinese food ?"
+ h) T7 O6 A& e) ?American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "2 z0 F- x& k% e9 ]% ]2 D
" Six months "! h1 k6 N# @) s
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.- s2 A9 r8 r+ w# U
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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6 ~- f- _" F: Q) D6 z0 S9 k1 }Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
$ e9 }. Q) ?% ~1 C* PAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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0 i; W* |7 Z, \) iChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
5 ?; m/ r5 I4 b1 S, `American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
# r+ Q7 v/ M# S  x# B2 b8 v  LAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 1 p5 I; z  O& F- M3 O6 l0 V1 R
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
' n" A# g2 U0 M( ?American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! ( q* v  ^) _2 C' T
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
8 M$ z8 }, P# V( J) d* GAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .3 I4 }! F% G! o( L( I8 k
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. , ~/ D3 z2 q" l. C( O
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
& u7 _1 q' T4 p  u5 K+ o$ CAmerican 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.$ O) t  A- |$ L' ~
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 4 G& b' }. S  \- |( t5 i

, E( r  V; J9 }+ r+ y4 y% K0 l9 ZChinese Style: Keep the right.' w5 N; G# Y7 z3 G4 u( J* w
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.7 r8 ^& X, _/ r) I0 C
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.
4 E  M  z& {* L# x& ^American Style: The train was about an hour late." V4 D5 l+ _4 G5 M) I. E
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. * K5 |- r  k: V7 t1 o
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. / L8 M: n+ \3 i0 C) V  g
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. # `: O' z$ Q5 s! }: p8 ]
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
) }/ f( _; d& H% a2 x- Z4 ~American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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0 N+ B7 Q+ P) D$ n7 I' GChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.& n/ Z% i9 x5 Q
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 3 _2 I/ }, o3 O) e" j

. o  R. Q) U& Y: |/ h) S8 T& g8 NChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
+ X% _6 Y) A  T' d, l! C! DAmerican Style: Why do you say that.   V9 c7 E3 M8 C9 m+ Q0 V
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
2 D' n' F* O1 [! U2 O/ {  x4 U! FAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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+ F: [6 z" m2 @: \. [& DChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
+ G+ U2 T' U& K+ g/ v7 Z2 ]American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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: v8 X" R% d1 b, Z) c: N" wChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. , c1 f& }) H. {5 @6 s) Z$ X
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 ]
5 W- Y6 h- L0 ~7 C/ J  b$ RAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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% [, k- ~) A& h% f; T; p, XChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. % ^2 [! ^( P7 j* [* H; l  L/ E: ]
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
8 F6 e! ^# i0 l3 pAmerican Style: I think so.8 f( e% I) \) x: \

5 f) V1 B# u/ q" A: `Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ; ]: E- ~# k2 S$ X( ^6 s4 ^
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.! J; d0 E% b1 N

( `# d( ^) c1 o0 M3 \8 k+ d' ]Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
  x6 x. [4 x- v  PAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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; w# ]+ x+ d4 p$ F; M; I/ B5 XChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
% M9 Q- v7 d6 U7 g+ ]$ E/ s- Z6 ?2 rAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
% h& a, Y3 k' T) K# EAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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: A7 A9 ]2 I* p( PChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
: U4 o+ Z. T' ^7 ]) tAmerican 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$ G6 D6 I, q3 ]. r! _3 k
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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- Q/ U9 J# R; I0 J  n$ `Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. + o- B- V1 U' O+ J- ~* W2 t; W
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. - e7 z+ p% e0 g/ }5 F2 Y
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 7 U2 F- h/ `  G. t, d
American Style: He is our mutual friend. : @# g4 w# r! p5 ^; ~

) }; ]6 O7 R, D  u6 T) p, F" N  nChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ' ^/ Z% s. s) L
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.
9 {4 \& H; M* q  R' M5 x# YAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.5 e0 S4 m+ {( B

* p4 m0 E: j- A% b3 s9 R; E' cChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
6 r2 p4 R$ I; V6 cAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.7 r4 s- [! g2 R3 j, G2 I
American Style: My room is small.
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5 h/ P7 A" T  w  k9 \/ OChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.1 v3 ?9 f! F! I6 ~7 x
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.3 M! h9 W1 P2 T8 O: p/ A: @9 X6 z8 V

. n1 G1 H3 ?5 OChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
5 w) l7 ]. k6 j+ I# `! DAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. , O1 ]. ^" u, ~7 W
American Style: Is this seat taken. * J" v/ O: D7 M% W1 R

( W4 q9 Z! b/ W- R8 k. G: xChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
% `6 r6 f# W* t" W8 ~American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. # j% w6 U+ e! t- P( {2 n% [; R1 {
American Style: It is none of your business.
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# a; t0 w' P1 x$ g  wChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. , A- w" m9 E1 Y- ^0 h
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
, p/ Z# g; @# ^  M4 iAmerican 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.
0 ]1 U: H; Z" e  o* |6 L: mAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.3 P* ]# I1 W+ |0 s9 p
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ; x* _% r8 j3 T
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.# o9 Y! |' g  R

6 y; P$ _+ N3 y  s3 d2 eChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. # p6 q: M& l6 ]( C
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
$ z! F+ M! C# q/ u  YAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes.   k/ j3 a4 a8 B* e- [  z  d. |& F6 ?
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
- Q- S: i6 m+ {9 p" R) cAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. * Y" `& B9 F, w1 M6 Y

- @- k/ N7 y( p3 V& i( ZChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
" X; B6 j- ^3 W0 O* D! XAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 9 s! N; {7 ?5 r9 u5 E5 L* x
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. / X8 z* N& }# f( V
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.. v- T1 n9 g, ^! Y* q! R. ]- P: }

5 c0 o% z' o: \7 ~4 A9 PChinese Style: She married old.
: }7 x6 ]* T7 R  }American Style: She married late in life.
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American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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收藏学习!
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有用
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老杨团队 追求完美
好文!
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收藏,以备后用!
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看完了顺便顶一下,给楼主一点荣誉感
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
顶!:D:D:D
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收了,谢谢!
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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写的挺好的, 很管用, 对照学习

老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
写的挺好的, 很管用, 对照学习
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学习,学习,再学习!!!
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顶~~*-*

有用。。 我都要顶一下
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啊~~~~好长啊。慢慢学吧。我背我背我背背背~~~~~

同言同羽 置业良晨
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
很好,要收藏。
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不看不知道,一看发现自己英语果然很烂,顶.
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向雷锋同志学习
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同言同羽 置业良晨
ding
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没想到雷锋叔叔的英语这么好!顶!

为雷锋叔叔的英语顶!
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有些确实是日常容易犯的错误,不看不知道啊!
' X4 G% N7 G* `, y顶!
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
极好的帖子!雷锋精神永放光芒!!
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同言同羽 置业良晨
Thank a lot.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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同言同羽 置业良晨
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呵呵~~~~~~~~~~`
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
da jia duo kan kan jiu you zhang jin le.
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好东东,收藏
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向雷锋同志学习
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
GOOOD THING!
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