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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。/ Z: d; R, O4 a [
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. # O0 f y# ^. n- s
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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7 s; r# _ T# K! A( T- OChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
- y* Z& d( m3 w! T; O; o$ dAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.1 C! J. m" V+ L+ m
( T% p9 M$ t0 q' DChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.+ g0 W8 h% O! ^ g, {0 Z! Z0 p0 O
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 5 s) u9 z: l, a7 ]& {' K! }
8 S/ G/ F' B) r' XChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
D1 j% x5 W5 @/ @American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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9 ~* a1 T( ^+ ]Chinese Style: He becomes better.
1 ?' i# x' z$ r3 B, c1 BAmerican Style: He got better.
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: v, N6 s" H% L" \- Q4 iChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
9 j/ g$ C: l TAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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" ~6 g0 | w' DChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
- p; D5 ?7 R2 I9 M% X" CAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! % @3 s+ `$ g5 h8 U! j3 z& ^3 ?& |# I: x
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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" X( V& Y, a( y9 ~& uChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.- q( m6 D( ~) b4 g
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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* x2 n! k8 K" WChinese Style: Anywhere will do.- b! j, Y ]+ r% e# M
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.; N0 I( u% ^+ {9 N
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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/ ~; s* f( B% z+ p# N6 U- I6 ]3 \Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
3 p; {' m9 s J! }7 X) FAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform./ Z1 X3 k. g9 Q8 u. P6 D2 R
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.! x1 m6 }) q* s1 t, F& s M% j
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. ' g% k2 r, }$ d
, @+ ]3 H4 u3 K' zChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
& P' k d% v# l( B5 `$ T. mAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 2 b* u1 o( t1 a) w" Y' ?+ X
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
2 L; f" s v% Y/ F) w0 YAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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T5 l0 ~; O8 N& ~) |Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. + f& Z: P' `5 E! M! G4 y4 x
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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. B! U: V* [* @Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
0 ]7 D7 |" H- ?6 B* r7 cAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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F8 }8 M% v {% i. ^, A" b8 IChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
9 g# A# ~4 a% YAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? : v0 X$ Z# u" I5 ^' r( U2 L+ g& r% o
- D, B' U! W3 X- P7 d2 n( `Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
( r ]% `7 ^! @ H4 iAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. + R2 R l2 F J, L
9 y0 u2 H' m# ]* W3 _- Z& S; \% Q, {Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
8 r" K ]; u: P9 W; hAmerican Style: I am not athletic. 4 Z1 m( L- ^. r9 k. [2 j: t
1 K, D; r( ]% f, r( CChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. ; m2 r8 ~* L+ N
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
* o# V2 q' X7 E* l7 [' D) mAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.3 b0 i& V( p" }3 Y9 h8 T
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
, ]' N% y- i/ s# `! hAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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5 x$ w6 ^5 B: x+ \ R2 X0 fChinese Style: I have a free time.% @8 p4 T8 O# O8 P1 U/ S1 b
American Style: I am free.& T: j9 h! S) C$ K+ l( ^' C; f
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.; ?" R; w/ n2 w& W# h. ?# \
American Style: The sun rises in the East. 4 s% A6 m7 d3 t4 Q, {4 m5 g
" F2 v2 l9 G2 t5 n3 V) }8 N8 h, t/ oChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
' o8 Q) o0 _# [American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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, K E$ S& s% ~Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.# `0 Z) d/ x. s7 P6 ^( ~1 T
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 8 P6 U: B) M. E
9 u2 G+ U* R0 k" ?% G/ q( o3 ZChinese Style: Did you attend college ?. h- x' Y# |! K/ A5 c, n
American Style: Did you go to college ? ; a1 I K* U: O% I
$ D8 q9 A, z( Z: o1 k& d* p. f& TChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
5 D6 v! W/ F+ r8 H. U1 ~4 QAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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American Style: I am going home.
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2 o$ p/ e+ Y9 P) V: ^; h* oChinese Style: His temperature went down.
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; ]2 i8 p: s; @# hChinese Style: I like green color.
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$ N$ D! e! R: q6 mChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. # ]$ `% |2 s. }' N5 t6 Z
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.8 j0 D7 S @, Y* F! H1 x7 [7 E1 `; V8 U
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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% M# J( H; [1 N( z* j; q# }6 |Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 4 E+ l, c! w: B( V" i2 J
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.4 v. p# V; W. h( T! s+ B, p4 V
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.' C! A9 ]( x I1 \
2 I( r. Z/ w9 Z1 F! GChinese Style: He cannot read and write. , m" u$ `7 y. h4 l) ^8 T
American Style: He cannot read or write. % ?" f& p0 Y Q) Z' a
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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m0 Q' p( G& }: C6 MChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
9 J8 Y4 P6 ]: `( QAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.3 t: Z; s7 S4 B+ D. _2 {
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. % d; ^' i }" K3 P5 I8 f$ F
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 5 A0 b3 V8 r4 k+ T- M1 P" j
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow./ x7 n( M* ~, J0 L5 i
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? - C2 x0 y8 x- ~* I4 P/ P
American Style: What does she look like ?
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# ?; w7 e3 A/ F. u; b) cChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
6 G2 t$ v( Q: d. bAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 6 B( T% g) @; |6 H" A7 a
$ a/ T4 D+ F9 U1 i9 w7 ~Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
4 G* [# v! W1 ^/ N' PAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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, b9 D, C6 G- C% h: z- _* f/ LChinese Style: How can I do ?. m: _- z, c, o1 h: D
American Style: What can I do ? $ d5 f( G' I" T! Q# Q
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
! U3 `5 T9 [ q) S4 _( b- S" Six months "5 J; u8 U u! v0 o+ _
" How about Chinese food ?"7 |- g: B) z0 u9 _
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "4 q5 B- r' P' l
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" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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2 N" i2 I: m! m- |7 KChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.; O, B. N# q2 k y- v/ g. T" O
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. , F1 E5 w" q" z3 K4 `
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience." R6 {5 A% n% H) I# W4 B0 B4 l) t9 v5 L
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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$ f. x+ m+ y" W7 S2 Q. E& vChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
. l3 {3 x( U! |5 YAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. , y& `* W$ f; v0 e' g: X
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?1 D6 }4 r' [9 P9 m0 ~+ c; a
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? # _. _1 Z x/ @+ E
# x/ C5 O7 L, G: FChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
2 ^* O: y% a* Y& m: v, S' n; |American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
6 w/ \7 `3 E" D' Q9 u$ |American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
, x* g+ m' `. E8 aAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 2 k6 |+ ~, `3 d+ Q
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
( k$ c- O% B7 G" B: TAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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/ Q1 k. l9 P) qChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
/ G+ H7 E3 w$ o( h# kAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right., \& w' k% w4 {& Y) I! G
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
. X/ D7 P! Q- C |/ k/ k/ ^American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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7 Z, H4 K8 P, GChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.& G; Z, E8 t h# c+ T! D
American Style: The train was about an hour late.2 f3 j- H0 L' i p
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ' Y8 z# u6 q* K" H
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. 1 L% {3 N: y# O7 \
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
+ I5 K. ~/ _ s( xAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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2 U. D$ X6 Y4 F* a; S" A0 nChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
3 T4 _ [: |" f! W. u# c" K0 s6 v( _American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 7 F; a( F+ J8 \3 L8 _
5 x* M( Y, }6 \Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
2 G* S$ O* H. V4 D) JAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
6 R4 i( e2 L! k ~' hAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. 3 B3 E( }# D$ a, J, B# p4 B5 j0 I
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
9 L" ?4 C1 l2 y4 \American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 1 H/ j ?2 O- U
' N1 \ h1 E( H2 jChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
/ f! q2 }# Q* Q1 |6 O4 AAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. $ G% \2 R( t* W Y3 r; W j$ r4 w
3 g! l4 q3 b' I. n9 n5 S aChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ] j6 W6 \' v& P3 Y: \! }* b6 Y
American Style: He set a world record.; N Q0 Q: m5 m' D/ u
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
0 m6 D1 g; E+ H- KAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.1 u' M* c7 T2 E
- ^0 w$ [9 L/ m& d) KChinese Style: Maybe I think so. , Z8 u) C2 L9 I
American Style: I think so.8 Z5 [& ]: O$ p) t
0 H% L& ?% X% l" ]4 @+ Y4 h. IChinese Style: The club's members are 55. ) U7 O3 N2 p8 K: y2 x! Y
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.8 E" G- F& J: y8 j, n0 S
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 9 e9 I9 P/ `7 [3 ~2 U) c" f* P
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.0 I; H9 ]. w8 N' h$ y2 V9 V* A- B
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 7 \1 C5 ^' N6 d6 X' }# E
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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6 r0 ^" X/ Q+ W" ^% jChinese Style: I felt good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
* a/ h9 {0 t1 V; b: m7 Q/ iAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. ; K% C" w2 W; R7 _. D% I) b1 ^
$ }) g0 U$ D& Z: T5 J. B6 `/ EChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. ( \' k% J6 s8 D( H& ]: M
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. & L; B/ L1 U( V/ Z
4 O- m1 c$ l2 y( ^$ AChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. H. t$ ?1 y$ }
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. . f, ]: I+ h; v( J( R; `" }; ^- w
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 6 j0 k9 o# C3 x& [
American Style: He is our mutual friend. / c# Z. `! g' I# g( m4 v! [
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ! e& M7 v2 d" d- X
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. 2 c! j9 O9 Q+ r7 a' I
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.7 \- N# q) R2 F. A% u
% [8 B0 @# a/ r/ @0 I9 BChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.7 f/ k1 |0 N, n7 c% T! Q1 l
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. " e4 L9 G' y5 _+ P% M
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.3 c" R% B- j3 I1 z+ H" [# }
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.9 C0 C, T8 `. K! p+ t4 D
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer." N c: k8 c7 a5 _! {' C7 F; T
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. ! W3 g2 {/ b0 C
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 4 _5 O' u# ]6 H$ v
1 d# T* M; B7 ]3 g0 nChinese Style: Is this seat empty. 9 p7 m% @0 t3 X9 X
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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0 ]% \* w* i5 ^ s2 |; d" ^' v2 gChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
$ X$ U5 ]$ U/ Z' L% C3 P- j, q0 ]American Style: It is none of your business.
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2 J9 u2 |) k$ H& x9 |' DChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ! W |6 S* P* x. u
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. . r& c, {6 V M* n1 f
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. / W2 i! m* Y& U7 P. W a6 a5 R
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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2 E2 u1 q5 m8 `8 n: }; l" h1 UChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
7 v# \* {4 i# f0 ^9 L0 |0 i1 QAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
" ~; h! l' ]$ p/ `2 hAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.. a6 m1 F6 m, E: y
B! r6 R# H2 v8 IChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ' H0 ]$ D! |1 G& Y7 v+ \4 h( D/ L
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. R& | Z4 M% y$ b! t' B: _
+ j* L; M N+ L4 lChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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& J7 w) V) s; I" F6 QChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 2 z5 y* F# l4 l0 f J3 R- V8 [
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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; A1 @! s# j$ d9 m& sChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
P- y0 l5 L3 s, ~5 kAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.4 t3 P& Q( E, f7 i& |
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American Style: She married late in life.
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8 R! N+ K2 \8 \2 N7 u. H. cChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
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# p+ u! A2 ^" d7 WChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. / W) n: _! N! t% `% U# }' B4 j( l) S
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. . |5 h& Q- [, `' r' W3 n, l- B0 l
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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American Style: This steak is tender.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.; t5 c; s% Y2 X4 J
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5 D; b& ? R9 sChinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
9 D& \7 ?$ S9 \+ L1 hAmerican Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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9 _1 f# j) M; |American Style: I don't know what he said.
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8 E! u6 U5 x0 v; UChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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