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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。, e* E. M3 H& Q; Z) |* A) ^
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.
4 S/ @5 J* U& o" W; @- c" I$ ]: ~American Style: Your coat is torn.
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6 l) k+ A, D; ]5 X7 c4 {3 QChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.& |/ {4 H3 t5 @9 i
American Style: Let me help you with your work. ' [" E2 [6 M) y/ u! Z& a# D
* T: m% l3 R( xChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.' {8 D* `+ G( D% Y
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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" l8 }4 }" p) z3 x2 u' AChinese Style: He becomes better.
# X7 o4 S0 V! f' r0 ]# k0 rAmerican Style: He got better. - z2 C, Q9 d" O; T( X
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.. {& o& P" z9 {4 D0 X$ N
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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, x* w% m' [3 v3 p+ H l; [5 D7 fChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !5 s, s7 u4 g7 a B
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ! E* @; j4 }% u, j: K
9 |& C( s. a) {Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. / m" W+ u4 H- g( s8 p4 }* k! o5 L
American Style: It was still light outside. # |5 L1 T: |: V/ L5 {. q
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
* I* b* |0 L5 P. K% y4 K/ eAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.# M5 r2 b8 }- e, C9 L
American Style: Any place will do.
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3 I/ _) y3 H+ hChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
6 w- |4 g- q: o3 W9 W8 P! NAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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4 i% y- q- J/ OChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.' o$ P z8 g" u1 Y
American Style: I don't feel well.
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" u% @* C. d/ `% k1 A. b6 _- R1 }Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
1 U& w8 d% ^! uAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. % M7 i6 f$ p2 g, q
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?4 y# a1 _/ Y2 [# p7 E3 r
American Style: Who made this salad ? 0 z( Y* U5 z0 l1 f. A0 z/ e3 a
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.9 S: z2 D! {) x0 H, [( P2 V: M
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
' u' t! o) O+ R, k' D# c; [American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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: y6 e6 s! b _& C* E4 Z& {7 e% ~Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
1 o* |$ f& A' | i- c" l- SAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. - n& S a: G- t3 N* k4 q. a
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.4 P- U. w2 a( O& ^; ]& ?
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. O/ x _) ^5 U: ]3 K: D6 B* J
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
* K$ h! k0 p- K. p* I4 `American Style: Keep off the grass. & {) c2 U, \- K7 O& H$ X, B
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
F, R9 ]; n5 n- ~/ vAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
& Q4 m4 w1 Y) n1 X% dAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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3 O" }# k0 I+ N/ ?& s0 UChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. $ E% V# k7 _& Q5 i" m! `
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. # d& L! Q( L3 |6 q5 Y( `
% j& }: o, u" vChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ) F3 _, Z4 b6 j. _2 \8 s/ W
American Style: I am not athletic. # W+ S y; H& w* Y; k* s- l
9 |! q6 x8 v: Q/ Z! O1 n, wChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
* V* ^- u. X: I, Q/ `American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 6 O3 z+ R2 j- z! f! \" X$ K* _
) |2 K$ W# p0 `- cChinese Style: I know his face.
, S# u2 E9 r+ v6 T) e J& SAmerican Style: I know him by sight. 6 y$ C9 w7 v# N
& n; K- t- I `, i9 IChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
# |6 t3 F+ n9 R bAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. - h, x# w* O4 ^/ d) K+ o; Q6 N2 g
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
, Y, `' b/ ~+ s2 { u8 b7 kAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin ( _+ P8 U6 {( q; v# b, T. M! Z
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.6 B/ F# ]; I4 W, q$ l
American Style: I am free.
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3 G+ T& u+ D5 r: O0 s0 w) QChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.& h; f. |6 K8 A/ I. Q9 e% w5 ]
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.* M" L7 m3 A9 o3 M. z. n8 e
American Style: The thief got in through the window./ E7 d+ L; O3 L& S
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
' n* j$ s5 @9 L1 N& p6 k2 L8 E; o) cAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
) b) f2 f( Y2 U6 b3 }American Style: Did you go to college ? 9 z, t. d, g e( j0 O
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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.
' y$ j6 {" z! L% X! tAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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( [; B0 r+ N- w: p* y. dChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 7 I( j# }5 H5 m, w
American Style: I'll be there at three.# N W2 q# G/ Z
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
# m0 T S/ [, Z+ e) K% aAmerican Style: I am going home.
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* V* A) l3 @3 E& eChinese Style: His temperature went down.
+ L- J- N$ r! h" e1 eAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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; ]7 d3 [6 u/ _, V8 y( S( q* u" UChinese Style: I like green color. & p/ |7 d/ G3 M
American Style: I like green.
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- f X7 C5 S$ k* f: C. fChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
; q" ~6 T# i8 u& l1 L' DAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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6 }5 A) M! ?% N4 @: R& O0 DChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 3 W# y3 r, \* A5 ~4 t5 C0 M# j
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. ' P5 Y& n H' d3 y
* D+ o1 S. j" W3 u q8 ]Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open./ P: S( Z2 a9 _+ e1 q# @) M
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ( V3 S2 s( F7 ?- i. n: c& W) ^
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 1 m5 b% u+ r0 J, |- }! n' m
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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" `8 ^% s) l7 ^" nChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.# A5 C0 @" [0 l) B( ]/ _
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.8 ~ u( H! L$ }: a
& [8 K, b E9 h. t3 f( r: LChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
6 t0 {: C& Y" k! vAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.; W% Y, A2 |0 `; W- G$ Y
American Style: Where are we. A4 ^8 c U* j- K$ g& G, E
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?! a d( _( {' K$ x5 _
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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( z/ j% T" f0 q2 k8 \2 K! Q" kChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
3 ]1 s1 b# L6 { f7 ~; bAmerican Style: He was talking loud." y7 o3 Q" y: s( T. ~4 r
1 S) Z7 [* {* B! K0 k' U/ M( }2 L- |Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.. z8 E2 p6 c, S3 @
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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+ B8 x% R, w j! C" E! \, [Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 3 a, o; Y1 Y) ]4 z9 s x
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.. Q0 a) v0 A" S' [
o u, ~; {1 C2 cChinese Style: How does she look like ? & c: ^1 P. h0 N9 _+ L1 I
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
9 p- C% E6 z+ X) N( bAmerican 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. 7 p; R2 Q* N' M6 y0 D( E; O; r, G$ t4 I
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan./ s; F: F% R$ m6 \" v/ g
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
7 S# x! A3 T0 J4 r) b3 eAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
i) F7 D1 @+ k1 J" Six months "
6 u7 X6 \, z) Q6 N& ?" How about Chinese food ?"
9 b; V& \2 o* e3 F* F$ a$ t5 S( qAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "* X( L5 Y. B6 {6 l8 I
" Six months "( n& j/ l3 f+ L
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
7 m$ |5 N( Q9 v2 ZAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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3 H, z0 t/ B0 V; \3 kChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience. [ R6 o3 ~- V! z
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ' w% }6 ], x) [ d! Q
1 Q5 _2 k* u6 N2 sChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.( j: J v- I0 K3 H2 M
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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0 f2 H2 s7 c; |* Z' q2 m5 bChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
) a% ], Y0 E) Z3 c% Z- ~* ~American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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7 \6 d+ B* ]+ h4 E p. DChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
/ c, {2 g' R1 m- E3 ]) H2 hAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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. P6 o$ ^: ~. I& LChinese Style: She was first prize.
- Q0 a) M9 e& i" |$ FAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .( _0 x+ H1 P! P |$ A
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. ' r1 _6 B; W8 z' q
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.8 J+ c% H, C& I) M; l. d D! P/ e
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.4 e) h+ O/ e% D7 D$ V
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ; x) A d* ~ A* S' Z1 z; _6 h
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
. B, X8 [" T7 \ u! e) W. mAmerican Style: Keep to the right. + Z- r+ S/ l2 e! n
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.! N; `4 d& w, o* \" F- s m
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.
) b* n# N0 \: O4 S1 tAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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( ]# k1 ] h# CChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. " ^: q0 H6 h7 u
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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1 V" C) d4 R/ f0 N, D" ]8 EChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 9 i& b: e/ {6 { B) y/ x3 V
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
4 R" E+ t4 N0 ]" T7 DAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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6 p4 T+ t! ~& l7 d! k/ RChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.: G4 G! h( Q! t9 k% o1 E
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. / L, e9 r4 V0 M/ g5 p; K3 y6 E# v
: Z7 _1 K% k9 D' |5 G% l* \7 f& {Chinese Style: Why do you say like that." m7 U+ ~) G F. n
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.& ^$ q2 v; i2 _" @. F! {" q
American Style: I have no house to live in. . i$ k! Z# E2 o, _
7 a" \5 o) S L& }- w. kChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.& m n; k' B" D. M+ c
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 2 U1 i1 d- h" s* A, G5 w( x% O
" t& s* m( x1 }; B5 N# eChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
. W+ \7 c( `2 MAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 0 P5 L( a W) x8 c9 x
0 X' I0 u2 M* ]Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]# a; }8 ^+ A- l+ W" }
American Style: He set a world record.
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. ?' g9 r) ~' E5 r8 D* lChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
% b9 ?6 y4 H: I# q F: jAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.) H' V! u8 P4 i5 t$ `
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
o1 Z9 H& Y! _3 K2 EAmerican Style: I think so.' `, U: q' q) j% s
+ `* m; K# l5 c6 p7 t/ v x% hChinese Style: The club's members are 55. 2 c L: r% s) b, k) F$ f0 [5 d- ?$ a
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. # ~2 ^# r" c* o8 \
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.6 I* j: N* C. A& w; Y+ H
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
9 }" Q5 m' B4 _3 \' R; O* aAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. K/ {, u" |& o5 ^) ~2 T; ~8 @2 _
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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& H" l3 n9 i0 h! sChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 1 B/ }& Q$ w4 T" [' O: i
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. w) A" ?3 o9 {# M
7 {* r" ~$ Z/ r5 \, ]Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
) G7 K3 _4 F% ?9 x# I1 D0 UAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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! ]) P8 P4 m" F0 m' K( F; Z8 AChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. : T. r6 U9 b1 [5 v
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. ' ` z! H* d6 a1 P1 S' l# m% C
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
; B- h: Y9 G6 cAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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- v- F" o8 I2 K& f- A5 eChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
$ I1 _3 u% j5 G% Y2 G! i4 eAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ! m% I* ^0 T0 G: p5 L! S% U
6 @& e7 x5 k2 P7 X) D% |0 m6 mChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
- k2 G5 j+ M0 N+ U5 aAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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+ T6 p( @; Y' H* L8 o. x+ ?/ W. y. lChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.* N2 `9 w3 n9 F3 @
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.8 B. O6 }3 G Q: ~
American Style: My room is small.
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! X, a2 B- _( ?8 v3 v! O5 jChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
. N- x, F- x% l, U6 P# d7 B7 xAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.# v& W3 a) r0 @$ c2 _3 [, c7 E) u
& ?7 y$ m; r" J& m( h% M3 w& w1 BChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
% b. b& z& l, G( k3 @" r0 GAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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( t; j, C( ^4 O/ ~* QChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
5 L9 o, [% i _" W# s- kAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
8 u5 i# k# J, M6 i: d: X, E- jAmerican Style: It is none of your business.: U) M# d7 |* X. `) H
+ z! Q- N! I7 cChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ) a- y4 V. R+ W7 ?( M) U
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. 9 b0 y3 W( \/ S3 O
0 h& M% W$ f' g3 R" s. zChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 0 ?5 I- ~. W% P) V" s
American Style: This is the key to my room. 3 d$ u( b) f$ r R
$ J# N& t. ?) F* b- e: |Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. $ f# U5 \- Y7 o5 ^0 q
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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. P# Y. I a$ O3 y1 t. ?Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 3 C- j! ~3 m5 y: ~# ~& F! \( p: j
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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' \; b8 b* q- d4 Z1 ZChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
$ A2 y0 w2 @- Y2 f+ ZAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. : O9 U: H# a- W: [% G4 C! z
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
; h; f' y) ^* Y" H" g8 e- BAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.1 Z2 E$ O6 W' e6 J
9 B6 x% x$ y4 G) P) RChinese Style: She married old. ; D, n% ]. X2 T7 A; H/ F: Z
American Style: She married late in life.2 b- A* s: R5 c4 z
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
9 Z. V2 M. y/ DAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. : f, A% ]' l( E& r3 \
& Y( k% w: D6 E; C) z# [Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. a9 E8 `" c7 o- `
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5 B5 O, N. `7 S; A* @ t7 t. NChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ) k1 S% i( O' ^7 s% Z
American Style: Open your books to page 20. # x& n. J! v* V P: b! y
9 s N/ n( ?8 eChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
2 c0 A. m) { A+ BAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 1 f) |0 I. b' Q4 ?
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. & `' F' s' b' ?
, |9 O$ M; [& P; A tChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
# z( m% r- z c1 u9 AAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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