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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。* F N& ?! B H- `% K* V a
希望大家喜欢!
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, g1 j+ t5 Z' A! L) U6 V2 }1 a! g6 BAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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, a3 V7 l; O5 m S% L1 s% zChinese Style: Your coat is broken. + ?* q1 v9 Z8 E8 Q3 B
American Style: Your coat is torn.. a- E- Q& Y4 w2 J7 x ~
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.* t1 H1 {1 I1 o" x
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 2 l8 p; ?- E1 m
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
( ~ u9 b& J% r/ C- F6 C# fAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ; c0 d* Z4 d% |1 S8 [
3 p9 h- M% o/ A" hChinese Style: He becomes better.! U: c8 U, {4 A8 h% f3 P# A
American Style: He got better. % L/ I4 x- C* j& g/ j u# b' o
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
$ l% z6 }$ u1 W. l; M$ X+ XAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 4 T, c' G1 h0 e6 \& R% n
& { g9 p, v8 W+ X: A$ wChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
# k; `: D% W1 `2 m4 A' bAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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: B* j3 k- A7 G/ qChinese Style: It was still bright outside. * X+ R. Y2 }; I" ]0 }7 D
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
3 o5 c! O* V/ r5 t/ KAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ! X2 j" v/ S* n- r" M
4 y9 E y3 i/ a- o6 O6 x0 y' MChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
! g0 y- a7 Q( l% f6 E& ?3 t8 A9 [% mAmerican Style: Any place will do. - n5 @1 A! B/ I1 Y3 A r6 N
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
: l8 e9 R9 b) D/ A5 g7 hAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 9 i2 ?5 J! }2 ^8 i
/ M" Z# `) y' h0 `- }Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.: R1 ?. F) w, l
American Style: I don't feel well. " y0 B" e- W( G. F
/ n- u3 d; K* Z/ D7 a5 V- }+ y, JChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
$ m5 ^" D7 f' z3 GAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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* L6 A' ~; V4 k, G! [Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
* s' f* d# u$ ~American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
3 H1 a, C' h1 _7 o2 N0 L$ E# V/ lAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. + x( H& a& W0 N1 G- ^
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
5 [' f& e8 F& K; [: I4 dAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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" Z( Y" D8 W" d( J& bChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
/ }& P# _# S5 G: ?) R0 DAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. - F4 R, g8 B- n. M
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.4 z( ?/ T% _6 C5 r3 y( @3 o9 M
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. . q# D# _: z6 ~. H
2 c" O# S; c" tChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
8 ^( r# \' ^ h# t' ^' O0 vAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. + t' N- Z9 D. }- Y* D+ Y
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.( N; J# Y! S# n& O+ n: \
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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7 Y1 j9 Q. z; y: PChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
# `2 H7 y, G; r& a/ M+ l' v$ {( IAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 2 y: Q! m& G9 X* n g! y
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
1 C( H x: O# n+ h7 DAmerican Style: I am not athletic. 0 C( s# P' ~9 ]' x
' j( R1 p# `. |" mChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. ' |8 C# z' G7 I* }/ E( ^ {2 \* P
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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- O" o. w3 R; [* B+ TChinese Style: I know his face.
& V& D8 B3 t3 W( f+ z) q' fAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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2 Y& X/ d G% k% N" b$ ?* `Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
: Q9 e( r: R% A4 V4 UAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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% [9 U, G0 d! W* VChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
0 a. v' z& P7 o, Y! e5 bAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin l# A5 n5 ]4 M( \8 m8 t6 i
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.' t# O: i& h' E( Z0 y7 @
American Style: I am free.. N: J% s8 X) f" s4 t
8 W ]% W- R, T. i+ Z& w, k' `% BChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.; h+ ^7 `3 b7 Z1 w$ F4 y# I
American Style: The sun rises in the East. 8 o- s: C8 u- ^
6 ?2 r* A' F% V; S s2 S6 j r9 JChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
/ v# ~+ N( O3 p/ Q# MAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.2 d; I d7 r3 V/ N, B
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
3 L4 t5 g- c; ?' lAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?' g" G# j, J+ G; f4 F! f
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.
" x l5 D' z$ }( @+ }8 E8 {American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. ( \* @5 i- v2 w! ~9 R4 C1 h" `
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. ; z7 T9 f% I8 q9 f
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 0 `. H. J" M1 D9 z# Y* C( H% p
American Style: I am going home." W' J' c. u* G" w
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" l9 n1 U; J! EAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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, g! m% h: z$ ~- \Chinese Style: I like green color. ) m, f1 v& E) d0 |8 o
American Style: I like green./ r% K/ T m8 R7 ~/ }9 |: O/ B
5 ? q$ [9 c* h8 M0 N- V* {$ \/ [" ~Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
1 o, x- i% g7 T$ [American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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; F) J" z$ s5 Z9 D# jChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
' j, f0 S8 }2 b; vAmerican 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.
/ `5 u/ f8 q2 y' {* N2 ]/ YAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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6 Y) y+ F: H0 o H4 tChinese 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.
- C! i7 H/ |% N9 | Z! TAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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+ V( E5 W8 u2 V, }: s) p- h% CChinese Style: He cannot read and write. . E% d* N; u- |2 |" V
American Style: He cannot read or write. n. ]- C% |' E) W" d" i$ u
' W O* l" f" x! W# h$ Q$ HChinese Style: Where is here.0 h7 y( T' P) Y8 y% Z
American Style: Where are we. 8 r/ z! v9 R/ q
" e( z; A+ _# \; X) u' d; MChinese Style: How heavy are you ?# l" T" W/ F$ F' p3 P
American Style: How much do you weigh ? * [' f8 b, y" w
. H. z8 o& [; s9 s0 eChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. * L0 N0 I- ?' T8 G- B, s) r6 j
American Style: He was talking loud.; r6 W% _' E6 `1 S' H/ \- N
9 c* K( J$ H# W# IChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
7 J5 r) W1 Q* KAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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( |" Z( [* W: m5 N t* ?' ? B4 ]Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
L4 k' @: F& sAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.4 e7 D5 c. {; f. k, n
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 7 \* A4 G( p: `$ N
American Style: What does she look like ? , C& F# F+ V% q5 `" @
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. ( E8 r% @; f: m' C( l, G7 D2 D
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.
' c2 {, n- f3 T" f4 s2 B; z9 WAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.; T5 a0 E+ r! b3 z! Y5 d
" Q" P4 h6 s4 b j' @1 [7 ]Chinese Style: How can I do ?5 q! G3 B+ g# t
American Style: What can I do ? ; C' H1 }- e4 C+ {. ~8 Z
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
) M% R( A l: h* V" K3 y" Six months "
. Z, [* a3 o% L2 R" How about Chinese food ?"' i0 V1 P) k7 [4 N' |! a
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
, f4 \9 A% u9 [6 ], `' U" Six months "- n. c9 r) f( W4 e9 b/ U' t
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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, i" Y3 N8 U/ A6 ^: E1 [5 TChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.& w& k7 G& z' q/ \8 d
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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& V3 M/ Q2 A; x) {Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
+ n/ Y5 v$ @! g! m4 ?: q$ O" ]American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 2 Z% W! S5 g* [2 Z
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
$ ]# s' A1 u4 N* b7 hAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. # E1 k2 { M F( W
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
* T" r p# `' H3 e8 k2 w0 VAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ' V6 Z# Q6 l \; w0 w. L
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !) Y$ j" ^4 x* g+ Q" {9 N- B
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 0 `) _5 ]# p, _# Y2 c
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.$ `$ n9 K+ x! N
American Style: She took first prize. ! a, `) n6 v& W" I, S: d( N, {
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
6 _7 ^& r# I) u3 `! |American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. : t3 L$ b8 |6 @# b9 m
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
/ z3 `) _: U4 O& iAmerican 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* i& ] w6 A0 eAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.0 a% [1 I9 U Z M( p
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
1 P0 y5 h" K- z1 E3 `American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. & c' F6 Y: [! [7 L4 o5 y1 r
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.- B7 X+ B- x" d7 n" v% o$ N7 _6 N8 Q
American Style: The train was about an hour late.2 v. o) v+ ~5 t4 x
- c' _( _; z% ^+ l j6 O, e: bChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
6 y- V" u6 F% |, m0 N" w* _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.
0 V) n/ P8 X `, i' J3 P6 B1 G# X9 {American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?/ l' o$ N) Y) |$ ~( [% a9 k" }
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 3 g9 i9 h" g4 a
3 d& a/ i% F9 J9 kChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.$ }! F8 J) q7 R3 E: z
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 9 z6 f. b2 y! b/ s
9 ]1 F& v1 v+ K. f! l9 XChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
9 y' t6 }1 p9 p6 J( Z1 f' ^6 oAmerican Style: Why do you say that. - T! I* \2 U4 v. G2 k x
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.' D5 z: _3 N" t0 x" H; m) k
American Style: I have no house to live in. 5 L! ?' h$ P1 U6 i# N
% H g* m. f/ D* E( u8 dChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
1 j) L( j) V8 C0 ]/ P9 ]0 h$ xAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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2 j Z; k: o9 W" V' o4 r5 J5 jChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 3 n7 `) c/ c6 G% p& j) Q4 S) ^
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 ]# e3 \, s& W5 i% W4 ~
American Style: He set a world record.1 Y1 a1 t) R/ Y2 T) z( h) [! q4 m
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
. W' `* F1 j5 J- n$ M% \: X1 yAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.) K8 T* [7 _8 {. ]/ s
( t/ J, Q$ k8 ]0 yChinese Style: Maybe I think so. 1 _. t1 c4 z4 [4 |( f5 `) i* K% n( F
American Style: I think so.1 g! ]4 [9 o3 U) h
1 b8 P; @6 X9 ]8 S9 \2 gChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
9 o1 l! x8 t4 T; d+ }American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
7 p$ a, h+ [4 ^% P ^/ V0 iAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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3 O7 U9 j6 n; L$ J' C+ gChinese Style: This is where you mistake. - a# p2 h _5 R Q
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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8 A% R; r7 @- D9 c" XChinese Style: I felt good mood. 9 Y( o& ]0 y: f2 h, S- R! B
American Style: I am in a good mood. % F. b5 ?$ N: U+ p
% V4 \/ e' w* LChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ; N# c. x( x: F; b+ T8 |
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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+ M8 q5 I! J. p1 V$ `7 p$ B. nChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 3 G; [% B' j: E; R9 v J6 W
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 8 C' S3 [1 Z/ O4 U, o
! y/ ~3 Y% s: w0 V+ h( m- m. o$ F4 e' DChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. S0 Y+ y& `7 {9 G v( z
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 8 [& f" p2 w! _& p7 X- m
' w# W3 G6 a, A8 I! rChinese Style: He is our common friend.
$ r0 K, j3 u& d1 K8 Y* m* gAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. . a9 g8 J" ^% P. w
: x1 n! \0 X( |2 R. b. F: \9 `Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
7 }; p2 ^' D5 T1 D7 _* ^" ^; dAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. , q! F" T" {9 _8 A
( S. } I7 c4 C9 d @Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
7 j" p/ h3 \4 qAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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0 g- ~: K- j6 o) @Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
1 C8 _8 S/ Q, c+ ]. l2 NAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
. q, Z0 z) a( y" t& `% iAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 8 F! D) q( G0 h" B; N# b' ~8 z
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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5 k8 ?6 r1 Y$ x3 A) _Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 5 h$ [ j% x. t4 k1 ]3 g9 d* y: a
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
0 P( g- x' O: g+ H9 {8 JAmerican Style: Be quiet. . l# Z+ j7 \. S5 V5 X
/ l6 n8 T8 [- W* zChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
1 [8 J3 i* B; d7 T ZAmerican Style: It is none of your business.' ^9 v2 w5 U; X; ^
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
( p5 k P$ ?- y. k4 y `+ |American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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) R( ~7 v- R( MChinese Style: This is the key of my room. . p# q/ O! e! E% b
American Style: This is the key to my room. & ~) ?/ o# L8 w2 {8 n
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
4 e3 d7 {7 L. j3 j6 w% cAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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& A' h% F6 ^ c3 eChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
- H, `/ I# z4 r+ t# t# xAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.) U$ p6 |% m! k$ w1 k; u
, S! D, M7 v+ j5 b, b6 oChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 2 s8 S" z( }) y# Q. U! _
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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6 x Y+ h2 _# h; B+ K3 _) _+ ?Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. # _1 l% ^- B; _+ Q) T8 Y& [
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 3 Z$ ^" ^2 Y- T
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? & z/ V" y5 D$ U1 E* b P- @
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 1 p& C' b" N( m' O. [. @3 Y/ k
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. 0 V/ W( s! Z7 E( R6 M- T+ ?
American Style: She married late in life.9 n3 B6 G+ v6 {( R* B& I
5 ]6 n# K, |3 g' }Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. : @6 z. S$ Q* F/ @% t6 E+ o: P
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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- o% |% y$ c0 F. oChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ( T/ @/ s8 q# x
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. G3 H# W& ?& Q7 |. o8 u4 i
American Style: Open your books to page 20. : d" b$ n7 S$ ?; E8 J
) c8 U! y+ P" Z* UChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 1 n8 |/ B* T) [ i: C
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. + }2 `# f( f+ Y5 j/ q: [
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 7 @) p# n8 H; q
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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