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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。3 j5 u5 m/ i) w |' g! e; A. L
希望大家喜欢!
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 7 X/ s+ [7 p0 ]3 b: v
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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; H/ |. o, D( r! CChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.2 z9 @7 \2 J+ O+ B9 T
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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" i7 m) U; s/ V4 S& Q5 _" Z; MChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.$ ?) ^& y# |+ Z& F' D! Y' s
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ! ]0 s% ]( o0 @
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
* H. B `) L/ K* P0 kAmerican Style: He got better. % M( A% K) N6 o4 H
, I; r& O+ |2 W ]1 gChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.6 ]) x0 J: X* D9 J4 g6 l" l2 y: V
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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) x5 I \. ]& A7 Z: O0 sChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !- S5 k3 r! o V1 Q' ^( c! D/ n; k
American 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.
% L2 F/ b+ l7 e+ B& H1 _American Style: It was still light outside. . l- m6 O: R- h. ?) s0 Q8 h" g
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.- E+ x ?; h, R- ?. A2 @
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ! a4 z8 f- H0 a9 v& O. [
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
% k4 g) _ Z V O6 ]2 MAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
2 Z7 V5 z7 q R+ h; f& yAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. / B$ _8 j$ x% C
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
9 b! m7 f( Y! K5 h- B7 v! lAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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* k& T( o% P' H* \! D- Q+ r$ ?3 F! A8 jChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
2 I5 Y: g' `2 ?3 K1 MAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?! K, u2 {1 j* b2 I0 R$ z
American Style: Who made this salad ? . z8 [2 a9 ]* z# O. p+ I
7 _1 V$ @1 T. g4 V+ ^Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers. k5 C# B! f1 y+ y' ?" K; `7 d# ?
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.; Z; X5 ~; ~, e: u3 j* _
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 1 D: _2 y# T' D7 V3 g" Q" q8 q6 b3 a- ]
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
9 L9 E' N" s; @% j) ~American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 9 H4 Z5 S: B! a5 b! Q. |9 a5 p* C
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.6 R0 B0 A& _6 q- O+ r: t& [0 e% k$ C
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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# W5 Y1 v* l% f8 H8 wChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. & m! S% t4 j# \( v* M0 ^# H" H& V
American Style: Keep off the grass. 9 c9 ^2 W: u. [( S6 g( ~5 \
$ a4 E# d I& ]" V- G5 AChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.1 g5 ]6 K \" [4 l
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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( ]/ v9 o( V( ~# \1 B+ PChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 8 Y) ~9 i: X# c% c
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 0 x3 u' Y( h; W- n. C
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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' Q( Z" h* Z1 UChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
; A: q3 a) l# ~: [( A4 zAmerican Style: I am not athletic. / x" v3 ~, U+ |; o6 t: h; |/ b* [
1 i2 o3 @) l. eChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
+ f' a4 N5 r) a& c/ }0 xAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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4 {! H0 b0 W" U! O' ?4 gChinese Style: I know his face. , U4 l/ ]. l! a5 n% g! g
American Style: I know him by sight. 1 |% `7 L; p& T0 }* W# U
/ e/ x; D2 x! |' ?4 s# {) t- cChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
* W9 c$ X( ^$ T4 oAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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! R9 S; _ g3 ^. i( l3 F2 @+ GChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin0 n/ G; L8 z$ W$ F/ q8 \! U7 {
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
6 r7 P$ i6 A6 HAmerican Style: I am free.
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* N9 K& Q: V% O3 w5 dChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
6 b% ^( S5 E& P, pAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. 1 M. t% S/ `. Y8 w
2 `3 z t, g, |- v' a, B/ W2 uChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.& U' F, r. \3 ~! J7 T4 e
American Style: The thief got in through the window., Y" z2 J& V4 I8 }, z
2 \, Y# }1 i* lChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.2 I, c' n: N' o0 x' O
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. . f) B1 R8 M+ D* l+ d
# k3 ]# O5 I" O5 N) sChinese Style: Did you attend college ?" b- c* D& I# p0 u2 q+ T
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. 1 o( G/ ]: r3 x: m5 i8 i/ d
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 8 Q5 E) d- ^% S" H J% E2 N2 B$ a. h
6 y$ D' j8 h6 B# WChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
2 F/ {- W. G; s* Y& o+ @7 W0 r: s8 t4 dAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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9 l; z( a1 I3 GChinese Style: I am going back my home. ( b& f0 p4 v9 g+ [8 H
American Style: I am going home.
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- B. ~8 Y( D6 l& GChinese Style: His temperature went down.
8 V* I: k8 [7 ^& }American Style: His temperature came down.- E6 M8 C4 D7 p1 A# O* I$ z
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
$ `4 A4 @5 g- y" BAmerican Style: I like green.1 ^! y# e5 Y6 @ ^; F. {
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
4 G$ t) }- \: h: R4 ^American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
! ^* o# @* S9 y" I3 Q8 yAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. O2 v) @, m% S0 }4 R
' i$ h* C: Q! v. k* | k; k9 AChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.3 c$ t& l/ O+ \. R0 n. V
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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0 u( v, ~. B1 o# M0 u% m! IChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
& U# z- \" u+ E% vAmerican 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. d( x" K& ?$ h, ~' P
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. & B; Q: S8 m a
American Style: He cannot read or write. ! ~' G3 U) H" v$ O2 \
- ?5 s1 I$ |( q" X7 G: YChinese Style: Where is here.
8 I) p& Z0 _" L0 O4 M& DAmerican Style: Where are we. 5 w- U# g% |& b; F# `7 e) z. Q
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
7 j0 ]) {5 @; Z" n2 \! f" [$ r& UAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? " J! R: N6 V" ?- [
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 6 E& E- }; |0 U1 m( P9 u- @$ g4 Z
American Style: He was talking loud.' {# D+ k$ Y; S4 J! r
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses./ M2 b# ?2 e& X9 _. J3 Q: b9 [
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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$ |' x% ?6 h* [6 f9 n# S% q$ z( bChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
! c( J2 P" c' B/ L1 ^American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
. m4 E! @1 k" j0 L9 K- p1 l% B, i* w3 _American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 2 j1 B& l4 N f) i9 s) I% d
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ) o( O% c+ n2 P. }( [
0 ~9 Y! @) y" oChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 1 I; o8 c: x2 n" S& A6 Q2 }
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.0 n, w+ a# y) G+ U
$ A* Y+ l, _; D: l8 Q; b$ j! mChinese Style: How can I do ?
U# O+ X+ t' r+ dAmerican Style: What can I do ? ) q# N" _/ }4 q" g [
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
) H' G+ \ a' l& g# |" Six months "
7 t( E- m+ L% Q- y& V! R7 j9 X" How about Chinese food ?"
: h0 O2 u- q( Y( CAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "$ c8 r5 k# n: q" }& i
" Six months "' o* }& k% M& d _* U
" Do you like Chinese food ?"' m+ K+ H- C; m* Y
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.: i* J' i/ D6 ^9 [: H
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. * y7 i) P+ Q1 a% B
. t4 P# n2 w! L* R' kChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
+ f( _# O. Y2 Y2 I$ f2 f- GAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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% R& Y3 ~: a" w& L( E9 p( QChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
/ H! k! {$ {/ S" {5 ]6 f3 `. bAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?! j+ u& l x& a% B
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 0 W! H$ t, u) P; q. I6 i
" h' k/ C$ V) i! y% R; e- s3 CChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
1 |) p3 d3 k9 F& aAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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1 N, a" M1 P+ \" c! y0 K7 \8 _Chinese Style: She was first prize.
& d7 ~/ n t; L# T) o- f) yAmerican Style: She took first prize. 1 Y) ?% v; \, \0 C. W( U
- C2 q5 w: a" O6 cChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .2 e# s) A% G7 Z! e- X6 R
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. " b' z, f# n+ y, N( n) S# {
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
3 K+ \; P: w1 a% r3 qAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.) ]7 j# q/ w- K
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
0 B4 I4 o5 M3 yAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. * `$ ^$ y8 g. J; ^
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.$ x- l9 j& m8 ~7 e9 A' I
American Style: Keep to the right.
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1 I, L; k) L' G! ?& zChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
! L! J, I- A# PAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.: [) Z R. E5 l' U H2 \: \
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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) u! g3 Z. F% [+ J5 O: V" H, e4 tChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
3 A8 M( ?4 I$ F9 h5 n1 W! r1 zAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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- m' Y; f F( t( o" p, O& k2 ~+ iChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. / j# r3 J3 X, z$ j" J; d
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?6 L' h l9 e4 P/ q0 p! U. e
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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: ]1 Y) M5 o8 j# s$ e" A! V8 ]& TChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
' g* z3 n/ u& WAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.- O7 J! m( A; ?: h i
American Style: Why do you say that. 8 g. G' C3 }' V, F
4 w' V3 W+ p! i6 X& X) aChinese Style: I have no house to live.
5 | \0 p. e2 a2 i: N: f* \" h# JAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. 8 G$ R% o/ F0 [. O$ |
" e2 H' \5 J9 W& o9 s& Z3 M cChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.* ~8 t# N t* k4 e% n
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. # P. k) D# O% V. V: a7 s
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 1 P& A4 D6 N' g* u% C9 K& M- M
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. / D5 ?% W# U+ Z7 E1 d. p
* L: v* n! A; uChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
, R& Q+ S: q c) t3 O3 R: OAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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0 l6 w$ W5 P# K% yChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
0 K! t2 L: f- \0 |5 V, z2 }American Style: Her married life was happy.4 a, i, ^9 A/ C/ m6 z9 l2 R7 V
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 0 W* Z. c9 E7 R: c: k
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. F$ B# I# E- X x0 B" P
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.2 R2 C3 G8 L& _/ m, y! y( O W
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
. P9 X5 O8 f A) O/ ^American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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$ Y( Q5 r! p( J& F! W% aChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
- Z3 n) _. W/ i( l8 E# l, ^' \American Style: This is where you are mistaken. / c J% C- ]0 i$ N4 t i" x+ J Q
: C- O1 O; n6 _/ H7 ~9 Q/ HChinese Style: I felt good mood. 3 B% K* l: Q& L. _. l
American Style: I am in a good mood. ' M3 n0 d$ X P0 v# ~& l
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
: F i, f3 ], @* W* BAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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+ \/ t: }% z8 IChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
) a+ ^, S% u8 {; aAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. : Z2 C, i( w0 Q3 u
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. + U6 q3 u$ _3 L' W9 t
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
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* f, n2 q/ L3 n3 G. P, e! S% r/ XChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
1 g* M/ T& L9 S- T( y9 f' ]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.
3 @3 |3 t: |: j! a+ I0 {) mAmerican 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.
$ E, | `+ E+ p. p; eAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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9 x5 L% A1 [- g) rChinese Style: My room is narrow.- ]8 l, i5 I, a9 G. O2 T% L
American Style: My room is small.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
' h# l: h. G: }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.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
, X6 A7 ~% C. b- gAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. 4 B! @9 \" H7 D: Z
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
- L* D& {( _( ~% D' a9 ?+ KAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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/ i o. k! q5 @6 j* XChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
Y3 F. l( ?# M7 O/ Z0 EAmerican Style: It is none of your business.5 A) @) b8 p+ i, t7 f* B# K. U
. V) @, R p# U0 z: V- v0 WChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
/ V/ g1 B+ n8 v! X B6 ~, [( u" ^American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. ) |9 d8 w* `3 A2 [$ j
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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" p; J& ]- ]( _: dChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. $ U8 l5 B2 X' D9 G
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
) w: E! L, e4 j! iAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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: r% B; n$ Z4 J' o9 {Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
! y7 W1 Z7 X; @9 i: sAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
) ]) n5 k) H1 m$ AAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 0 N7 N: J6 P, R+ n; t$ ^
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 ? ( v6 X2 e1 w7 B! m9 b
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? # w% J8 y* j7 \/ x
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 6 C, c2 D( g6 f
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. 5 P' c! `/ y+ d
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
' A9 n+ N4 _7 v/ W0 _9 BAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ( D9 X# F8 W" Q0 G# k' e
6 s0 ?5 [+ F0 S' m3 a3 oChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
. T: L/ u9 U; \" Y8 ~. fAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 3 K. {1 L! z& Q
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. & S9 j1 F' Y+ P- q+ p
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
# S, V$ M1 Z+ v( MAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. + b/ Y8 T' I2 o% H' h. }( o- `" Q6 N& r
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
4 N+ E. ~; B. [$ OAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. ! ? D& l6 ?( c6 r! m9 o2 }
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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6 a9 O/ q5 B: k; x# ~Chinese Style: Give me a phone.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. ! g V# V0 \) A/ o" K
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. * q: ?- B+ H, @( L K
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.& e8 z9 M$ E6 `7 r* R v' D8 W. M
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.* d1 H @" {7 w0 J; ]2 p
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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& @ ?3 b+ y ?: {3 V, q9 tChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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/ A. L* e3 ^) y" f2 ?; rChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.2 q- W* A% u1 @ _+ E+ E
American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done. 9 ?$ x( O, N5 X& v7 l& o& r8 P, ?: P
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American Style: It's hot today.
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Chinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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, ]( G# P; n- w, Y0 cChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.; C+ `' q& T s. ?+ ?
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Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say./ G* j: v6 ~8 ^; m
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
( b. L) o0 n& l' z' l6 zAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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' s% f" d3 n# @: O# s- V1 E3 QChinese Style: What season do you like best ?4 L; K. j: K+ j# T# v9 ?
American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan./ b Z# Y/ x; ^7 w! p0 W
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