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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/ n! V7 E7 n5 n6 L2 {
希望大家喜欢!
0 }/ E1 p4 N# _7 Q9 eChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 1 u l1 r7 V/ W9 I; @
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. " b" J5 B v% b) y9 d0 E7 u$ {* l
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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" T B# j3 X/ P5 F9 l9 CChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
& T2 }8 e% D6 m4 q$ i* h+ NAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. ! A( F" e+ }& Q; S. w' D$ q
4 A3 g2 f' x- O; z' k5 J- P4 @! u2 kChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
+ \4 d6 G R: o$ }American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
, N4 h' r& V% j' I9 |* c% g, M6 MAmerican Style: He got better.
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$ a) o' A8 E% g( [6 h3 pChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
( u1 O# F' f; R6 Z) F8 m8 }' `& WAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 1 g% Y6 q2 i; G7 @" i) [0 S4 u
. I. t# \6 H) \7 Y: WChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !$ N5 g; l% i& C: r
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. 5 W: n3 |6 r8 b% C
American Style: It was still light outside.
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- E! D% x7 S) k4 C' \8 \# G. _Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.& e' I: ?$ M2 \. W' E6 W* X
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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7 b+ h1 [- m( Q0 Z$ c2 GChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
: j( ^& ` f9 G) F6 q0 EAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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3 |+ s6 O) O1 m- BChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.5 p! R% q& L( y
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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& o9 @# G! A7 U3 mChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
' b9 f! ]$ e: W) K) ^: XAmerican Style: I don't feel well. - R: U, ]4 r p( e/ Z$ T
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.! ?- g4 L% ?9 v+ W
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. ) R/ ~4 e3 n7 w* ?# o8 @
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
+ V( a: O8 B& ~4 f0 n2 j% X: fAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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3 D! t# |7 e% O/ W0 wChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
9 u5 F1 U/ D; S6 r. {American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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' q0 z( n9 m$ p+ M8 T: pChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.' Z4 ^& v8 q9 }0 A3 G+ `5 X7 e3 j
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. * B9 {* Y9 K! r: e! j u' V, z# J
; h7 y% z( ~. ^/ x9 PChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
' C3 k8 B: A% A) U$ y2 O4 HAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. $ {. h: C& c, i
) Y" p) t) s& |1 ^' fChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that. K: M$ y2 S: ]% k, U
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. & Q, }0 |# b; J& B
% n2 M9 C& }$ s, H% D& V0 eChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. / G3 H$ Z( H! C' [5 b) b
American Style: Keep off the grass. % B: x. j# r, O( p2 h2 E
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
- `7 ] D0 \' B E5 T- A1 eAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. 9 V! l' m8 T4 r1 x9 f2 p
- T& S2 A& z. s/ A# A: W1 qChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
2 u! D) |; r' \' ^/ m7 K! p+ NAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? 1 A$ P' h6 K' _* o
/ ?; e3 _" V6 H2 ]7 M) B7 AChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
. j* L7 v q/ K& ^/ n8 {American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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& f( a( ^3 C* b& V( V6 aChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. % p5 Y% \% @# F4 e
American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
5 |' E, O% a) J2 {- n5 yAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 6 d6 t# V: J X% J
9 A$ d t) Y( \) J4 o. u# T& WChinese Style: I know his face.
. h$ \+ X- O: _7 s3 U0 lAmerican Style: I know him by sight. ; B& n6 l, o* O( u: _& Y, q
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
" ~+ Y8 _0 n# h% m5 P) {. h( }American Style: I left my hat in the house. ) b: R2 b7 s' ?1 O5 J' |
" s" S! S/ d/ O' IChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin% }$ R% n1 O0 L8 d! N
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 9 w* A; s8 T* X
* g& p) E* s) d* T( eChinese Style: I have a free time.
2 ~' m6 }& G& BAmerican Style: I am free.
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0 J! f( v7 {: Y5 R5 R: y5 k$ tChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
7 y+ ~( s5 i" L. l- uAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
' ?. ?+ ] j/ q6 T3 _7 NAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
3 {" {% w+ _8 f* HAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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, W& ^! J- c6 z. E1 Y( z: z: iChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. ! t3 {! ^5 J+ s6 [! _' G
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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* Q7 E! w9 e$ {Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
; \. _) f/ `% ^ ?1 dAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.3 ^ ~0 t8 g+ ?4 H+ y
% s5 g3 r, e$ R2 mChinese Style: I am going back my home.
6 ?* A4 h8 v# W: M. S2 LAmerican Style: I am going home.' G( r) ?, T( U
$ b+ o0 U3 }% X! U; YChinese Style: His temperature went down.
1 s1 y& O% f5 p6 RAmerican Style: His temperature came down.# X4 q7 B5 T p" W& t: j
+ T3 M4 _: `8 u' E" v' [ G4 hChinese Style: I like green color. - @; |$ Z, a) b8 d& }! W4 J1 z
American Style: I like green.7 l6 b) E" S. ]5 r# g5 g
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. " H4 E3 B" q/ K/ T
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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& X' U) c) s- v/ MChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
4 V3 t: a+ M" l0 x, w EAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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" N" K, j* T5 r* jChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
3 ?2 A- D7 m9 w1 F& k) F/ VAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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2 x$ o: d/ `1 L) x- kChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. # w6 a) J1 U5 S8 j
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. * l J- G, m' t1 Q8 I
" g/ _4 v1 X! R. CChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
* }: n; v) q$ {* |' aAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
+ s& p5 v" s: B8 a6 M& _; F5 gAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.' R- A8 G: f3 l" t$ J& V( m
American Style: Where are we. ) A: H5 o2 f: w* w, {( {- i
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?+ S& g6 f$ [5 V) F: _' m
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
5 @0 }3 N+ ]0 c" d5 V# N5 LAmerican Style: He was talking loud./ ^- O! m/ k' ]$ J0 d. n) K' ]
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.# l* ]. [6 k) S7 b9 z% U) B, X) |
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. w# w0 `# P \4 m! E& G; q
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? " ]' ~' P% j7 K0 ]' }
American Style: What does she look like ? " K4 ~, p/ q# f I# B
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
4 |5 i" Z+ P3 E/ `American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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$ q7 z) i9 q4 XChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
7 F: T, f) e$ O/ GAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.; f3 N T" h4 N% ]9 \( o4 k
8 m4 i, G" [( ?9 I/ YChinese Style: How can I do ?8 p# B9 i p' L% ]
American Style: What can I do ? . ^0 X6 S' i$ I" H6 n2 m. w
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"/ J' B# V% i, f: r8 x
" Six months "
4 g& |( |7 Q2 k4 ^5 G" How about Chinese food ?"
" Y4 U8 \& x8 x; ZAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "1 s) k( k; ^" ]1 J3 |" f" w- v$ o! o H
" Six months "# V# N' g; K8 L. V! e! E0 P
" Do you like Chinese food ?"6 G- `0 M, X: _8 j8 q2 h! r
' C3 e% ^6 o, u! xChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
6 P+ n8 a, ]( N/ P; ?3 EAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 9 S4 f" V. U* k5 h. X3 u0 H
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.$ y7 ^# d) s' d e1 f
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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j I0 i/ V) l7 F. F! p' @# J2 mChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
8 B u0 @* T3 F# _5 CAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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2 r/ ~. t4 \$ P% wChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
$ Z" f9 V/ a7 k- k1 OAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 4 g0 v3 }. ~- F+ j
% G. q' Y6 h7 D! JChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !" s1 h2 Z# p- j1 s5 e
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! ) Q- N+ |. Y8 c7 |
4 _: t3 j: u9 G3 Q5 N4 @Chinese Style: She was first prize.! P3 c* o. j' b" }
American Style: She took first prize. - w. [+ ]0 j) |
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
* o: m& p9 I1 U9 b+ SAmerican 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. 3 \7 H! k& }+ X( C6 ^
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late." p9 u1 e5 m2 w/ S
. n5 I; t/ c8 F M7 q: pChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.1 q* O" X4 l6 ?) Q. J
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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+ j8 y2 ~- }' B) XChinese Style: Keep the right.7 T! ~4 T3 J4 H1 R! S* `2 i
American Style: Keep to the right.
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8 G9 O3 `- V8 [Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.. M8 o3 W8 P( f6 e) ^' S# d/ X
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.$ [ g4 {4 ?! z9 }& H3 k
American Style: The train was about an hour late. ]) e5 O: o& @) ~
) M$ \$ z. S& cChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. " M2 X0 j3 T2 O6 |5 X$ B
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.) z- G* E, M8 t6 W; s& X% k
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
1 U7 V( v# |2 g, @" ?( ?+ }American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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7 Y" N9 d9 k( _6 u8 uChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
; f" |& C2 ]+ x! dAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 2 c: ?* ~+ g$ _4 q' b) V2 R& {
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
6 W1 U) U, C& sAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.3 z5 O. B5 v) g& k) ~
American Style: I have no house to live in. + j3 H9 [6 c1 z# K
& ^; C' w3 C, I) Z1 B; E! g& IChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
; @3 ^ V. a9 x1 [American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 7 Y8 L5 W j+ H: h% M; i
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. & }+ o8 Z% T" a# q5 {4 a
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]2 K1 b: H+ H( p! X& w9 P/ K
American Style: He set a world record.9 Q6 B6 m- F& m7 f
: x. C2 m- e. t1 u: `* a) J2 L( CChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
/ h1 ?0 b% N W r* u7 y- NAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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0 z4 F8 C) ` g0 I. R5 A# M+ iChinese Style: Maybe I think so. ( w8 \7 e- b* L8 T
American Style: I think so.6 d( R+ l1 W# D3 I& H
1 N* A4 ~3 j9 z3 Y4 IChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
+ s1 _% V8 r! B6 `# XAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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. |# }' \5 J# d. t$ j2 m3 v% UChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ) W3 u0 E/ K% @. C4 |
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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& \& ~9 A5 c: O+ G* m; LChinese Style: This is where you mistake. % P: R0 [" s( ^ u+ X! l( s
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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" \6 X9 |3 i* @" p: R1 cChinese Style: I felt good mood. ) D/ F- E6 k/ P
American Style: I am in a good mood. " x0 o) f7 e# N! `
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
, c; ?4 Z6 b( U3 }6 GAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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3 g9 A, m+ ~. z- ~, @Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
8 Q/ m& l& E& V7 J8 b6 W# @' gAmerican 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.
1 ?% U4 Y$ d3 g1 T2 L1 kAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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1 C# M% D, i6 _+ C4 vChinese Style: He is our common friend. ! O2 y* R% t' P( R9 V7 P
American Style: He is our mutual friend. # o' E- B$ N4 C+ K. _
0 x, P! ~! y- c F. t5 Z2 TChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
S" ?3 R. K x/ G" E" ?American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 9 l& n" W+ V; a1 ]# B) @1 z
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 4 h( l1 H+ y+ v' d! c
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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7 s6 ], X. H8 h$ RChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
$ W! V' t- i g% c4 ?, BAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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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. 3 t% U5 A: E/ j
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ' Q+ q0 l/ a( d I1 Q
American Style: Is this seat taken. ( U% W* ~! p/ T9 U% W1 [# @4 {
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
7 S: i. \* V& D& u+ X9 FAmerican Style: Be quiet. ) I! U. u0 W3 k& e+ p) t) x3 }+ h
S0 b8 e$ d: Y* q% b1 AChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
3 Y" i: E, v8 s3 E% a IAmerican Style: It is none of your business.9 {& o7 H' Q5 P
1 v' Q3 X* O' G H& Y/ Q# ^Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. . o( |; z' f" e7 i, z6 W
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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$ y$ b! v; u7 G! F8 B& vChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
! {* \3 M h6 F4 R a/ K* w! dAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. 6 ?+ D+ D9 M1 s
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 8 j4 n5 J- Q U, b% a; T" N6 C1 H! ]. E
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.9 |; I A3 A7 u/ |# A0 ^; B1 c; H: w
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
2 n: k0 R: E" h1 O4 VAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.7 ]3 f* D* s: ]. |
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 9 \7 E& `9 i0 u! l% S0 l! C, X
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 9 R- ~% ?" ?) n) R% ?. m8 N% I
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
! j9 v' [- Y% P4 Q" B0 YAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. " H$ `5 A9 v; i% d, e/ i# \
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? " P2 N# @$ Z1 L! q
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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3 X* J7 l2 V8 kChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 2 A* v% g5 b4 F8 t- ^2 ^; U% K- d+ M
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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2 e& j* a" a* S7 ]- {5 @Chinese Style: She married old. + s3 Y( b, h; J5 t
American Style: She married late in life.. G x6 g; w) B0 R: U4 }
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. : E+ b2 N4 X+ j- R
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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; d5 M# R" I! I. G( pChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ; Z* y3 T! c+ z0 R u1 S
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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}) \# G( ]2 j0 _! I5 cChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 6 h/ k" @5 g4 \% W- \3 B! W
American Style: Open your books to page 20. ! B+ }3 ^$ K$ e) Q: G) y0 f
4 u' h0 D& p* Y0 BChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. ( b E/ v+ \( H0 @
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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& E8 {% t( l. ~, O6 U/ FChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
- G5 D2 U- {* J$ HAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. 6 Q9 h" F( B/ u7 l0 |( b' J. s, c
# E* ?9 I2 u% x. O8 n! U. d% `3 }Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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8 T" ~" W( t1 x8 HChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today. 3 @ L2 ?6 _! W
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. : V8 }" [1 Q( p- ]; S: K7 q& _$ e
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
" G5 v8 \9 X( VAmerican Style: This book deserves to be read several times. 7 a" E: f. f9 f. r6 S
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Chinese Style: History repeats.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.7 n' `8 e5 d9 e$ L3 s7 l
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* v5 e* A" ~' A; F) C8 f: DChinese Style: This steak is soft.* r: W* i @3 l+ U% R7 ?$ N/ E
American Style: This steak is tender.
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# e% m% b L# |( C# IChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much. t: n, q+ {+ r8 v+ H: s' Z7 b# ^' D
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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Chinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
8 [2 P0 G$ ~% {% `7 `, cAmerican Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.6 P9 O! J2 s7 z, | _$ l6 F
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4 I; d5 }! ~9 g; L" DChinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
$ O) o( e# ^6 L$ H* e8 ^+ V7 e& sAmerican Style: I have a lot of work to do. ) f4 O7 P- H# m" O% `" S
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% }7 N6 D a: T" w0 IChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
4 d O) F8 `! ] [, t8 U' e/ fAmerican Style: I made a trip to Europe. ! N# y, M; w3 M6 x3 Q/ Z! j
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( j3 U6 t& L7 ]( g( R; KAmerican Style: What time is it by your watch.
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* I3 B/ K ]( s) N0 k$ I/ PAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.6 w3 t0 F# b/ U& A: N6 p
' F! q! }" R, T0 i$ J. h# TChinese Style: What do you feel now ?+ F) ?" h: N. S/ L3 F4 ^3 o& p
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American Style: Which season do you like best ? 7 W9 n3 J3 T. W* y1 H1 j
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