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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。
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 5 \* R( s' y' U, o+ v
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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8 ^& U0 B: p+ X6 @6 CChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
& Z( u3 ?2 a8 K. LAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
# {9 U' d! R3 |5 d) M h0 z" FAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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, {7 o% y0 K+ u' r; F; h% hChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
- }+ h; i6 v2 f* f2 k1 jAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 1 C! Y, [" M6 f
; A9 Y! N# k" ^* z+ E3 rChinese Style: He becomes better.$ s$ N9 m4 X5 r; u& e/ l" C& }
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.7 @+ Q3 F6 o! ?8 n6 ?$ P
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 !$ O; x' G3 p- V
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.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.' ^9 t% P- M/ ?1 O9 l& ` S
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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4 C/ [2 k; {! B$ d) i; X0 dChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
0 z* p/ J, Z! b0 i" kAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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' @/ C# G( G" I- R- R' }Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.8 W" t" P0 E7 A/ k
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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" A9 {, ~; D/ ~+ Z! D1 vChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
$ t- C+ n2 n6 EAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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6 ]1 N" j3 M6 n, V. c# v3 l* eChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
% v& A' C7 P8 R* N& X& C8 H4 B& LAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?$ n/ ^- p2 f) c
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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. b, r5 O! k3 J3 G; ^0 |Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
3 G6 Z) F" t3 A3 QAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 3 E/ p5 |3 O; j7 c
( ?4 i$ n/ { v% K' |1 @! jChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
. f6 D b* T% X4 W9 m$ BAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ; I* @/ {5 p4 B- J) P- [
* z7 p: T9 Q( oChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
X1 b- B3 ^3 IAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.9 G+ J$ c7 c8 R: ~; n1 c
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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" f4 |$ D4 R' R( G# m4 _) X6 o2 M% bChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. # ~! G4 Q6 k! E$ W+ ?
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.) V: D# I3 n) |
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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3 A" O z* q F7 zChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
3 L5 d" K d3 x) Z% CAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? - V. W3 G0 r7 v2 E* Z; Z
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. ; E) B8 | ]. D
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. : l( j3 @0 r5 m! Y4 A/ t
American Style: I know him by sight. , ~' t& ^& K6 Q) g- q) @
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.. n' f% r( ?- n7 E1 b& L
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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) H9 y9 E2 S! L8 l( y& JChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
1 O% R0 q+ u! |) x( ]/ K' e' [$ U9 S! KAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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: N/ [, T8 W6 C0 H" p# y5 t0 gChinese Style: I have a free time.; u$ b4 ^: `- A1 ~- P, A! u
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.1 M9 W% R# P* v! ^: H# |% P$ T0 `$ f
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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! f/ G$ q5 p* U5 QChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.0 @4 X7 D' I1 d2 {) A6 g( U2 D
American Style: The thief got in through the window.5 [0 n. R5 i3 ?1 T4 N- c
, R- F* K( e/ x; h) N7 l+ o* N6 jChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
% O0 d% h% s; X3 }+ K8 uAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 3 L' J; a, N1 _) c4 v
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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. / n3 n# u9 ?, [9 J$ @! z
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. ( Z! Z* p7 j1 C! ]
5 Z' z O. E1 g# p+ _Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 4 b% [- Q0 D- s4 p/ v
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
4 `5 N# j4 ~& {/ Q% |7 z7 vAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. + N- Y4 i1 {8 t+ J; K
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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, B1 R$ {% O6 u9 w% VChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. , j7 Q/ g" h8 \ i- W& V, S% f7 Y
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.
8 B9 \9 _+ g5 k7 KAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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0 r6 G) x. b% r4 |2 Y; ?Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
8 @1 ~: k6 [0 Q7 r9 NAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 7 h+ T0 K+ g$ z( L5 A, }: s
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.) S7 t1 H* i% ]
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.* A1 J, w. l) I6 X+ h9 |: J+ F9 T
( u. ~0 O: @0 t3 @$ S9 F* t6 w1 @Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
' n& F/ e) H6 d% `American Style: He cannot read or write. 6 f/ j0 A! A* @/ o4 j, k
3 r1 O3 q$ k6 s0 OChinese Style: Where is here.. R' \# Y2 r6 t0 [/ O# g3 Y# O( A
American Style: Where are we.
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. L# o* Q, u( g' YChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
2 h/ L f7 c) AAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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3 C. F1 q. r% KChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
* l! b, P. e4 Z1 R$ SAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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: K L' f# T7 l2 g7 QChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
' x2 q8 c$ A3 h0 X6 p/ E+ FAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
& s# w2 k5 O7 \% }/ _American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? , {$ }0 W5 d o3 c' g" Y
American Style: What does she look like ? - [5 C0 X8 P8 p" D2 s
7 |$ Q2 N8 t6 P- ^) zChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
% ^3 V* N; T: ^+ Y0 ?: KAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 3 S$ t; A, c9 l5 W
: _3 k' L: H; I8 J; m& wChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
/ ]# v: b" S+ ]9 ?0 q/ s0 [) b; \American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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1 H A$ N* l$ xChinese Style: How can I do ?
/ r+ U/ P' f; j0 N) v0 u1 n0 nAmerican Style: What can I do ? 8 l" Q1 l5 K+ P+ V p
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"2 b- T2 F4 ? e; Y! O+ @/ F3 W6 A
" Six months "
( d3 ^* ]* z* I7 d! x# ]" How about Chinese food ?"" v3 ~2 [4 e2 l6 N p
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
* F( C' N% ^$ W" Six months "1 Z3 D3 P# G0 A5 r: D
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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5 |# |) |% _! f1 {; x" c: P" r1 zChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.2 }3 D8 t C- x; T' @. I
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. ) h6 H! b( M3 p2 J$ X! o3 X
' h8 n; ]- k' B2 O- uChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.6 A" n, K; F- q3 I
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. , l! ^- F. \8 L4 L) @" n' m7 S
6 B0 y% S' v- p1 [& a- x' w( jChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.* e* t5 n& @& [) F' ~
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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" q% ]( s" F/ u8 b- UChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?) G/ n5 f; Y1 e/ B& l/ B# t
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !8 Y5 I) w9 X' [! l
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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! e+ S- a. w0 O4 ? a" |' C' zChinese Style: She was first prize.: C& ^ G- B; `$ z/ B7 X* o2 K
American Style: She took first prize. 5 X2 y; D' V3 \2 p
' ~5 Q! o4 u# c6 I9 DChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .' q9 i4 i; u4 l$ |+ ^4 ~
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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& n! ]) u& C1 U% G4 {" lChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
- e. t* s" Y( D8 z* kAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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! I- x8 N3 [6 U: V! [Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
6 g) ?* |( w% N. {- n- I& cAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans. - ?6 ~4 j) u+ H4 h# e: D7 A
' x$ F7 t& h/ y3 Q7 ]& p3 kChinese Style: Keep the right.
4 f. l) h2 F3 ?# I* J8 ~8 x# y; \2 ZAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
) b8 h" `* u6 q9 rAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. ( k _# d5 G9 R* r9 p- D3 |5 \
) }' J- u' {3 W# ]- J [% T# B' tChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
8 F1 k6 q* A1 m; D; _American Style: The train was about an hour late.' A1 X9 i/ Y1 G# i# ]' C- r* }
8 b+ U; l; ]$ sChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. " K( K" H: r, y, S* Y9 [2 }4 ]2 r
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.+ x- M/ ^3 a# p+ _1 }
4 c2 s2 T* F9 ZChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. ' h# ]1 X% Y" ?( }- q3 ?9 G
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 6 Q% ~7 D7 m8 P7 z1 u9 z, |- }. ^& o
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?# \! N( w' W/ B6 o$ W
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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$ u) Z s2 o! qChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
6 \( o7 A9 v' V jAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. : h- b3 {7 g% a. N- Q! S
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.3 q3 C/ u1 M9 ]9 @1 K5 p. O b
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.2 N+ X7 i) c. X2 y
American Style: I have no house to live in. 3 B: [. N% X2 T( H/ K
7 Q% _% A/ ]0 ^) N1 D5 HChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.7 q0 i) H0 T7 G1 V: Z8 |
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ! m" G$ T2 t+ \. ]: L; f) q
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ) F7 V7 v1 G+ @. M' [. P
% h2 h/ M" C# \8 d' ?Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]. [2 l: j, m% \* w7 g
American Style: He set a world record.
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# p. O2 P# g) ]& D9 W0 iChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
4 l% `" L( M. B. d% o( MAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.9 n! `3 r1 z L& E; z
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. % p! [" X' [$ }. h( A' c
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
9 A# m& m0 C9 d1 I/ }American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
+ _- B/ }# x4 U# M9 E* \5 IAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking. S) c; a( `- z' j& [* \2 `
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. & t6 [6 V' k! j- C m* z
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 6 T4 l% e! u ^- c: V! a
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 9 c- X3 U B' E) @; a/ |
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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+ U4 v. `# W1 q9 g1 ^4 Y: lChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
8 W+ G5 j0 ^0 v1 [- W1 ?; @American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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/ }: T+ r" V3 ~* ?( ?# C' }( W( E pChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 4 p, G8 I- n; `2 g) k. s# l
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 2 _4 W5 g; ?& u1 k+ V; _+ R
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
! g* d! e" R# e' `American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. ; C5 X7 L( B: [, j# U
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 7 l" \3 j9 P9 D d. o
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ! h8 l' N& b* j* i6 b5 d5 w. |; {
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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) o& T+ ~" `$ Y* m' GChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. : h9 u9 m' {( l0 u- m1 Q0 p1 J& o
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.
7 p6 A7 m5 x/ ]American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ! j+ o% s5 D& z0 V0 @
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
; ]( b/ A5 d d+ G, D3 Z/ x8 v( HAmerican Style: My room is small.* }' B: @4 I3 Z& f
: i2 s7 Y8 i- d( L; i' PChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
% f4 o+ Q8 z& L& @9 e2 l" |# F9 i6 CAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.; d# O6 \, ?9 x3 n7 z" Z) d7 H1 [2 X
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
! P8 X5 q# r+ ~$ ? i, A. Y, ?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.
) m2 _2 |1 Q! z# CAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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9 b/ g1 N. k2 g8 a$ @( nChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
) j( K& T# m+ G, i, cAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. . M1 S) p8 z+ r, B$ f
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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/ _1 J( v$ M$ X& D& XChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
3 m7 ?/ Z( s0 b. x! t8 c2 xAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ; }" U/ C8 c, O' i, N O! @% `
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. $ |& b8 @# |+ l- s, M
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 5 w7 @. s6 y& U2 C) M6 ~
' u7 o9 I$ `! [) i! `9 ^4 d VChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. $ G& ?' i( ?) ] B0 H! h
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
" v/ g& W& |# P. L* P9 }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 ? ( {0 P, n0 f5 }8 D$ \$ t% C3 f! G
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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0 n% C* |0 j; QChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
$ u7 U' v: R; N! o2 ]/ `3 ~American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. 9 m3 S7 J, g2 L) T: F( [8 z" g
American Style: She married late in life.! y6 [. J/ F& B$ U
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
$ u0 ]' y# G8 n( O( \1 |9 M+ uAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 3 g, r( x5 \5 h& n7 } d+ k5 n
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. & W. r2 [- Y% o2 l& M1 a
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ( d# x2 B, Y1 D0 q @
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ) `2 l: I6 [& N# f2 ~
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
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" ?1 H* [5 R& ?Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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; \5 N5 g& Z3 Y$ u A8 s( AChinese Style: She is pure.
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- {1 o$ q% O( w1 JChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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8 s2 @' ^8 |( c/ M5 _Chinese Style: History repeats.
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6 x: }. T5 y* N! |- \# vChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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1 i. f' R' n5 x) oChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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9 \0 v. H; h# A$ TAmerican Style: What time is it by your watch.
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; D7 o, o* A: w% |+ u- A- {Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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