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中国人学英语常见错误[转帖]

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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。
! p; R2 D, M0 K- H" @希望大家喜欢!
# j: b6 n$ N" i6 q! tChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
& ]1 E- _8 B0 E* w8 ?American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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+ r7 G7 m* D. ]# m$ p0 u/ PChinese Style: Your coat is broken. 5 c+ V0 u$ ]5 Z  J2 W6 ?
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work., G4 D! Z. \) y) z7 E
American Style: Let me help you with your work. ! \- _1 {) P$ b- z/ U

2 h; d1 R* P1 w- i$ x3 v) CChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
/ l* \( m; m& ]3 S1 P' n& eAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
) w+ `8 C+ l* J* [American Style: He got better.   o% k/ u0 h. y2 x3 d
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.8 {) S" |  A6 a" f2 \& Z: Y
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 3 d, B# \4 E. w' D# R

9 f. q/ U& [& M: B5 pChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !& A0 F6 ^! A' S$ n4 L5 G
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.
$ v/ b, ~+ l' C: VAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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6 F1 r" r& c8 s- Y6 l( `Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.0 u9 g6 H2 P$ h2 }# P, s2 s2 \
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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! A4 _0 q4 _8 e  D7 |: IChinese Style: Anywhere will do.% W- @) J! o9 w$ D9 B
American Style: Any place will do. 3 G; T9 v3 O6 s" j

5 n. l3 i; W+ _, k  `" `. XChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.4 }( K) p6 G1 @6 ]8 i
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 8 L# B- h  M# h- P; O8 [6 _$ p$ [' C- O

% r3 o  V5 ?7 W. @Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
% [) o+ B9 y, Q3 {7 BAmerican Style: I don't feel well. , w: f8 m6 ?8 @
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
2 Y" c0 ~) d% ^; MAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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8 X! V- [4 t' N0 iChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
! V" ^# X5 h& \American Style: Who made this salad ?
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& l- I2 g7 N- Q2 z: `' K% YChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
$ S. e: F: Z* hAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. ' j2 r! ]3 ^6 |1 t. j5 E
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.1 V! C; T( t9 ~, Y
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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3 N: s+ ?( L& O" GChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
" c: g3 r% Q8 m9 C1 CAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ; K2 A9 t- t4 R8 I' x: j" `
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.( R0 _9 Z: h! ?
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
" H8 b  Z) E% D+ h: D6 R7 xAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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0 I# g. \" f7 a! ^: {9 @6 BChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
$ ]( q2 t+ W, J6 P5 P" T' YAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. : a+ m7 i! R1 a  Z/ `2 N' K
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ' f) @9 \% p2 ^! g' x* `
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
6 |) [3 {  i9 {, `American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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9 Y- E, L& F; e) H* B# P9 ZChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. - E1 p" e4 w- J7 D5 Y. S3 |' J" }
American Style: I am not athletic. : n5 w5 O9 j$ K; P
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
4 l8 u- `0 _' t4 T* }American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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% A) t$ w" C  UChinese Style: I know his face.
# R4 T, y7 P8 I0 C2 P$ a. Z* l7 Z: f% GAmerican Style: I know him by sight. ( Z) v# q: |* S7 ?
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
1 e; }" e9 N- U9 {0 w/ x5 i! WAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. 1 W* h. F. e! O" U+ }5 ]
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
$ i; e* l  i1 Z' c4 Q( rAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin : X' Y1 _& W* r& k7 X

  e1 \8 N2 D+ C% I- `4 `Chinese Style: I have a free time.' t5 n4 I$ C/ K* _
American Style: I am free.
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! h% [" ?3 ]' y. z. }% JChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
  C7 K( x; P: [( z& [& q# u. yAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. 6 d( I6 v) k3 J! ^5 g" K

+ |: K( ^, g7 _* D' u' vChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
4 Z0 x3 C0 a. H- k0 FAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.( ?8 k+ q- R1 \( D& C# z8 B+ S& ~
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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2 S' o6 ~4 j9 J+ t7 H9 KChinese Style: Did you attend college ?1 Z% R& P$ y% n- v' C
American Style: Did you go to college ? 9 `  Q& L7 s( Y2 j) Q

) l, O7 X0 I4 R  O6 Q8 ?) {7 `Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. : F2 o" Z$ H  C/ P, e, h
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. " U/ j+ M& X% A! i1 y: O! a

/ F6 g1 ]0 Z1 I9 IChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
# F. b+ z7 n9 }) h# V6 qAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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2 H% j4 J" m# a" oChinese Style: I am going back my home. / n# G6 b2 E3 V' v/ U# A1 B; h
American Style: I am going home.
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  ]! q1 D6 Z  O* o; M& jChinese Style: His temperature went down.
, u. `+ \! w" \& U5 mAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
* U. h# L; F4 UAmerican Style: I like green.
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" k8 V+ e' s) b6 U' F0 sChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 8 R* Z# l  u$ W  D! A, {* J0 b" y
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.) i6 d0 F: u9 C, H2 n9 k
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. " |* b# Y  q: B# f# j
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 1 P) n! J' z+ n2 ?3 I6 \
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
" a: f3 F; S! O  }* b4 ?American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 5 F; l) e  Z: h$ n9 s  X
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.& ]) @$ M4 Z# V* @* ?
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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* p1 P$ [! d, K( B# ?Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
# O) N+ s1 V6 `! eAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.7 _8 @% _4 ^+ }+ v9 O
American Style: Where are we.   m) g' t0 Z5 q- k7 {: U* n1 T+ @$ }
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?) B$ \( L' f2 F+ i
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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7 R4 M$ N, ?* p4 }Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 7 p& f- x6 ~, g. L# z! h
American Style: He was talking loud.& Z$ m1 F" W) q

6 o- m: a" l# R2 g4 _: J5 s5 G! oChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
) l- e2 O9 W  `$ q/ }" T& e7 LAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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5 }! `! b" |0 f3 }& BChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
7 M" c. r, W1 uAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
+ d1 p- g+ D+ S- \0 NAmerican Style: What does she look like ? 4 ?# F$ c+ v' [- G3 b; \
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
8 {/ ]6 ]( B; G- Z' K8 a$ b& ^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.
2 K; u3 z' @4 h3 P, dAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.+ ?3 \% Z# O; d2 l+ K

6 ]# Q& r$ r* O8 Z* x3 `1 ?Chinese Style: How can I do ?4 X3 L0 P* d& n/ T3 `
American Style: What can I do ? $ e% }  e! ~" \* H6 h4 s

8 L; [: ]  K6 ^- ~& @Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"5 O  ~$ u3 F+ Z+ e5 A* F0 c7 C
" Six months "0 i; Q/ }* \- }+ {% Y
" How about Chinese food ?"
1 g3 m9 R$ D, ?American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
& h4 h; U* ]9 w+ h! U; z5 o" Six months "4 @0 t# v* F5 A
" Do you like Chinese food ?"7 e) o' u1 h( ~( `5 D& g& i6 T

5 w  i1 f" a  f( ]Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
% d& |1 ^6 I. Z$ x/ u& u3 h" e( H$ NAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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, _$ u% i0 i' c- p! ]Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.7 @2 {1 ^2 g6 K/ `$ o
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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& `! R. Z* S8 c2 L& LChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.1 r& f9 F' H- a
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. : }& w1 U1 _; r

; f5 |3 Z0 }5 Y+ GChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?  M+ B$ c. E9 s3 z% B
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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  Z9 y7 H: M0 ^! N8 d, CChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !2 Z; V- E& B* x! q- D& b
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
& \5 K/ h2 S1 B! S! p8 eAmerican Style: She took first prize. # s5 Q, m* m- F/ I7 G/ M# C
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
" C' {' d5 N0 _- k4 ^* q# M4 {* s# iAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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  Q, d. [" @4 s1 O0 Q! b! j7 P5 rChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. . @' `% |2 z% y# k
American 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.% y0 e$ {* z$ _" D
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ; C( s, h) r) @

8 q9 z- \- d3 ]/ qChinese Style: Keep the right.4 H. J1 C% h( v8 k" d
American Style: Keep to the right. : ]; }4 p  ?. r1 |# d* u% p
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.5 S# v3 P4 ]! c# V4 ?# y
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 7 ]1 H% r3 I7 \$ w2 ?2 C
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
) L2 [4 m9 ~& b* |- lAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.3 W  q+ ^4 \* [  `
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ' K4 P8 V! S7 x& |8 q; p7 S
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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- L, q# \# Q% Y/ H; u7 eChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
0 |+ F. @5 C- t% g8 {American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ; i; A+ ~6 U9 B  h) G
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?7 E0 n; A, {6 e6 O2 }  e6 ~
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 1 N) G0 Q2 m9 V" n8 [

9 r8 t0 k# f9 @# B8 {% G& UChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
- I9 g- O5 W3 T1 G1 c( j7 `* TAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. ! Z: e# g, S! D$ F( t

) T- Z- n2 Q2 w, ^Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.3 C7 S& z" z, q) ]6 `! ?. w9 T
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
# H9 S# H# g9 p! W. XAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
/ i3 N; ~) s/ c4 T+ j4 O* Y. ?American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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4 b* ^4 Y! K# f! C; vChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. $ Z7 g' w/ i2 F. I7 T' J
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 ]8 X$ _- w! X+ v. C! X7 d5 K' Z
American Style: He set a world record.
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: q) O# U' I/ ]  y% |% f3 hChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
# U* w! r1 t5 C: k5 w( y7 f, rAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.( n7 C1 z6 l: j5 R- O2 P7 h
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. , B: I9 E" w2 `; [; k* ^
American Style: I think so., _8 j- I/ C1 g) g. z* q& Y

  X1 O5 y  B! `9 A# F' m" g  nChinese Style: The club's members are 55. ( l' H% k4 k, J0 T0 x+ b5 g" ^
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ; ?% P5 i& J& }6 I& F3 T
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking./ q# e+ R/ o- x

# z; e% c+ T* P, x7 rChinese Style: This is where you mistake. # ]0 g2 N3 R8 [" o6 O; i" ?
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 4 o- F5 c/ D! n4 ^1 h* a
American Style: I am in a good mood. " p. u7 p# s1 `2 c, Z+ q" n) p

3 ^% f/ `. w, q+ s/ S& ?6 W& lChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.   M3 e; p% B* W5 {# R
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
( c6 p. v" c6 d/ {1 pAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 0 a/ m' L6 l% G* j5 x, [3 \
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
  n1 A( A  O: XAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. " x* c( ?' ^7 t# w" p2 Z

8 V, t, B  U! W# [; L& ?Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
! s+ @! U, `) |4 A+ vAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. . q( z  ?8 \' A6 Y
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 5 z$ q* L6 y) J; w& g! B
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. 4 _; m2 _! z: K
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 x$ s* i$ q( x2 r% c% oAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.- u: b+ P4 U# L; P
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.6 s' B  F( f+ N! a0 W# ~
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.0 L8 {& [) `. B3 {

+ }: n& ^4 I6 F& i7 K! h$ q8 {) BChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
4 L9 m# c+ u; ^1 m: s, p) VAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. + }" j2 t+ Y1 c

& ?" V- P( F/ K- P8 q( J/ bChinese Style: Is this seat empty. ! v2 j) J6 K- l% d( h) c+ I; D
American Style: Is this seat taken. # k: J5 e$ Q. F' A2 y

1 w* z/ ^+ K6 E% T3 x2 Z% I- B1 RChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
2 {, A4 U/ [' x: |" xAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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/ }7 Y6 D% p* u: j# R$ _: QChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
- s1 W7 b, c3 E7 G* g9 aAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
, _! B: K9 U" u$ j- XAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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0 \1 }, \) D6 F9 z* W: E+ s1 l" gChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 2 \3 S% ~7 M3 V0 v2 t
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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; b7 _5 I3 v/ u- k5 u; p4 q9 j0 D( ]  sChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 7 J+ P- T: @) Y, V6 R2 b, N/ n, ~
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English./ D; u; D3 Y7 M. s# o! I" ~9 b

' }- V! W" y* rChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 4 x$ u, m9 y- f4 R# k; @
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.- V/ U1 Q% E1 r

+ B' l$ a& O6 I( ^$ O+ F, ]0 NChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ! }' y4 u  l% j% a) _
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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0 X6 H7 S/ K- z6 X- i1 M, SChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 1 r. T: \2 c9 P' m. }" @$ W
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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5 U6 H2 x1 k7 Z3 A+ s2 Q( b( {Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
; _4 d0 }6 o/ I' B- H! g) oAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 1 O  m$ _! g. f  Y. J

3 P) P2 v% o6 o$ JChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
! S2 |) u) L/ C! R6 n( lAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? : W- r( \! G  f6 {& x- d  l1 h

, g, M& D8 Z: ~2 n" b, _/ DChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. ) ], j, [' t& _- L' {2 o- z
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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1 S+ K4 d, ]- A! SChinese Style: She married old.
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收藏学习!
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有用
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老杨团队 追求完美
好文!
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收藏,以备后用!
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看完了顺便顶一下,给楼主一点荣誉感
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
顶!:D:D:D
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收了,谢谢!
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写的挺好的, 很管用, 对照学习

老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
写的挺好的, 很管用, 对照学习
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学习,学习,再学习!!!
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顶~~*-*

有用。。 我都要顶一下
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啊~~~~好长啊。慢慢学吧。我背我背我背背背~~~~~

同言同羽 置业良晨
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
很好,要收藏。
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不看不知道,一看发现自己英语果然很烂,顶.
大型搬家
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向雷锋同志学习
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同言同羽 置业良晨
ding
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没想到雷锋叔叔的英语这么好!顶!

为雷锋叔叔的英语顶!
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有些确实是日常容易犯的错误,不看不知道啊!' J& ]; I" H+ w! A
顶!
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
极好的帖子!雷锋精神永放光芒!!
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同言同羽 置业良晨
Thank a lot.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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同言同羽 置业良晨
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呵呵~~~~~~~~~~`
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
da jia duo kan kan jiu you zhang jin le.
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好东东,收藏
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向雷锋同志学习
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
GOOOD THING!
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