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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。0 I* G5 U7 i; ]$ S: |( k
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. # ~2 C. J4 |2 l0 G
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. ! n5 Q9 ] n+ U+ g4 r
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. * F/ h0 b3 Y/ d% O: k2 |6 o
American Style: Your coat is torn.1 }; P3 g+ J0 z* O8 K/ l
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.3 `6 w0 @: w# t/ j( P& c2 _
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
; x5 ?" ]+ V B: nAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.; H4 `" q- s+ R0 r5 A
American Style: He got better. & q- r& H( }; `3 ^' ?; ~( U1 T
$ p4 Y# O: f- `* L1 ^: b! eChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
5 W$ \9 ?2 l w3 K; o) u0 lAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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) g& A' }6 F- QChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !0 N \' k: C2 J7 l
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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) U# g2 b7 d8 Q; m |' K6 aChinese Style: It was still bright outside. ! |$ P$ t$ s4 p! M5 |0 d
American Style: It was still light outside. * y+ W8 G% h7 f) W) \6 R
% E, w2 @. u8 r+ uChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.# Q" a& ?- }. j; P7 R5 u
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
4 d7 z \, k5 N! YAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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* y, G7 l9 `0 x1 n& G* rChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
! {0 V. |, `- N' e3 T& \* p* ~7 zAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. % a ]' @& m* \( @2 `' ~( r
1 Z2 }! S9 [# N% W1 N8 gChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.$ }+ Z6 B8 T5 L# p; P2 `3 j
American Style: I don't feel well. ) X/ }1 C, n7 R
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.' |: f; ?, \+ R" o1 Q1 _1 T
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. * T7 ]% t+ m# B3 U' a( Q+ u6 c
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?4 V1 K6 c( L3 ^* o9 z$ ~0 U
American Style: Who made this salad ? : S3 U' P+ R8 X, T
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.) `" t" ~' V5 Z2 v4 `
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 1 N% ^8 g0 Q- Q" R7 H+ v) B, S6 b
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.) `# h# o4 E' d y! W2 ^
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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2 M; P9 I* F" E% U% fChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.2 G: z) G& j! `0 v& [5 Y) {# E, D
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 8 V; }. }: n: Y6 H
7 t/ A9 n1 F o* p$ S$ |Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
7 _! J$ _7 A4 I# [: P- G) h% MAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? & I3 _0 w8 y/ @6 E
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. % H) K, }' n+ q* h( Z. M Q" j
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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; k* Z. p T' }8 w$ e$ JChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. - o" N$ x& U* c- X
American Style: I am not athletic.
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$ ^( ?3 V! H, l, l) `/ Y. C/ G& M% eChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
; e, t- R3 H& R1 {" j( TAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.; x; e1 U: S; c+ ^1 Q1 ?- |
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 1 g9 h$ f! A" D7 N+ W
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
9 H0 R9 d( z+ {" V" E6 W2 LAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.6 u X" z/ w2 t8 f: a* O
American Style: I am free.
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+ ~3 j Q" `' x: q$ TChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.2 ^& ^7 x9 g+ U3 K: E
American Style: The sun rises in the East. E6 U3 Y t+ v: T
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American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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$ g u* j" Y$ I0 F' P/ yChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
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) D( x8 b' S. QChinese 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.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. ( R. a1 k+ {1 N8 R/ j
American Style: I am going home.- |" M4 ~" G- O- R/ C b
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
/ W( E- J0 Y/ g" `, u, d. CAmerican Style: I like green.
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9 z# d% t5 V! [6 NChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. + `9 W8 B1 f K9 l0 o6 B9 ]
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan." x! Z4 i3 f: Y- b: O
8 k: b# j) N! {! t3 qChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
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- @7 ]' C0 j$ v: jChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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k, \6 D0 [2 j, ~$ a9 _Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
* R- A- C5 [ v1 R: CAmerican 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.
; X& l4 z" v dAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
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; a; [" ?8 f/ n, sChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 2 ~# I6 d- l. D( t/ c
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.- J% D$ m3 y& x, ~+ J
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. + i% F0 h: V* ^9 Z5 B
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
6 t- v7 ^% b* x3 dAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
0 q% x/ p2 s6 G r" zAmerican Style: What does she look like ? 1 h; { S# ^/ J! Z& w
; \2 x/ B! a) P2 D: q6 Y" b0 VChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
$ H1 ^, B; K( zAmerican 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.
6 s( J* e: U. i3 @5 ~: v8 HAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.' ^, }( J; r8 B
4 r9 ~0 l u- _( \# ` _Chinese Style: How can I do ?
3 g* c3 A" b) e% d _" ]American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"" R8 R) r6 l) @. B+ ^
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" How about Chinese food ?"
' {+ K; z2 x P, l8 g; uAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
/ S% b; X% @ b, C7 g1 @3 L" Six months "
% p. K/ `) h2 U/ ^$ `7 J S" Do you like Chinese food ?"6 k# a, ~3 R) d9 J0 A# n3 L/ x
Q5 l2 o* O" c8 v9 f! TChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
3 p' S3 u; F! a- } yAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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; `6 T% ^5 \( l2 ^& MChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.7 ^6 n! e X d- Y
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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t) O4 M) |1 n- u8 tChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line., R! H( w, z7 ~5 w( \$ r
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. / ~, g. ^( l4 I ]6 m
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?8 K( c* X+ p8 ^5 D8 n6 R
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? * ^- M$ X+ B9 P4 ]. Y
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
8 x" _, L6 b, ]/ Z; r) ?4 GAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! / O6 D* T+ M, ^. r Q( s u/ d% C- r7 W
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
+ X$ Y3 Q+ \, F' a VAmerican Style: She took first prize. 1 Y U& Q* ^+ [1 h) h) F" \' Z' b" Z
! i: _2 L% v5 h% ~: h# `Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
! P* j3 k# E1 h$ l& a1 tAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. " R9 A6 g4 \# |6 z) b! E$ A
0 K9 t% g0 B- l$ y; p; C. G! Y6 ZChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
/ x4 ~* `0 D0 _: XAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.# _/ H0 n0 @ Y6 {
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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( }& R6 F2 ^) }' Z5 s% J; a* I) TChinese Style: Keep the right.
8 ^' }; u# t# r8 U! vAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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8 ]7 l1 f% h7 Q# qChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.# t p3 I+ \+ S' ]9 I p6 c( C a0 f
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. - p! H3 i! B. G
0 K: }5 J) k: b6 G4 _$ V3 wChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
0 {& G5 f0 x/ c X/ \& IAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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" h& J4 @$ m! I! L- w7 X" mChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. * s, j I& J& g
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.0 T; W! C% f% L* h8 R' k, r) u+ V
. d, x1 u; w" a; I8 O, \Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 8 t+ ^8 P. v9 J
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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9 T1 F$ ^7 j4 HChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?, o- d0 ~) z1 X7 }
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 1 u' ~( \) c; u2 Q/ l
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
k1 `/ m( G1 s' X0 J2 q. jAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. ( d, t; n0 C: c; r3 n" t0 `# P
& j4 ^# I# _6 _: x; i6 @Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.: `' t+ Y* y( k; @3 D+ ^. L
American Style: Why do you say that.
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" }( P( h) m& p4 z" QChinese Style: I have no house to live.) a0 R O I1 U
American Style: I have no house to live in. ! c% ?8 h! M* J: m5 U! @9 B% A
6 P4 }+ Q( x9 O! X2 Y1 {, H8 oChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror." l5 |& ^/ P, b- u" |# o4 t5 N
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. / u. L( P$ ~( n3 j0 k* x
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 3 R3 [) I. L* x, D6 D
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]+ m1 Y) b9 G! z8 K( K. y0 F
American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
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0 a2 a: `0 A% G( l( |Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 5 _$ K" t h1 ?
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. 4 v8 O( k4 G9 }* ]4 {$ X
American Style: There are 55 members in the club. p: o$ h. r \
% i n3 w9 u+ x7 l% }Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
5 M- O& P/ J, k1 j: v6 l MAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.% A1 n, |0 z' D, w) m
9 N0 P/ x1 a' G; B3 fChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
7 O* _, t; x R( |' r# FAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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5 J& S7 e1 q% X. T3 Q- {2 f- KChinese Style: I felt good mood. # t: c6 N3 Z# m$ O" f4 z
American Style: I am in a good mood. 7 t" ?6 s: Q- s. B8 b2 ?
2 L* [# \/ B4 W! U, D# XChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. : B/ @# N1 D0 M3 C. }4 g
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. $ S0 c5 `2 W$ c: Z8 n
4 r# Q, `' t6 n+ h6 KChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
2 J6 |2 f" Z6 E5 L6 u. LAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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$ O# e4 m2 u# G6 j MChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
: Q% W1 e6 c- d5 b u4 e3 E: e- W& yAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. $ [: L- t0 f5 c6 c
$ X3 d4 h0 P& c/ C0 \1 IChinese Style: He is our common friend.
5 |* H+ o5 g* u! U8 vAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. 1 I+ [3 H0 e- u6 J' W. E! m
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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/ `1 }8 |, W$ z. s# YChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
* ]4 W9 a6 ?$ y5 qAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. + o8 C3 k2 |( w1 N# c/ X+ P
: F! ?/ o6 n/ ~: g: t7 B, GChinese 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.4 h! K: D4 i$ M% M2 Q3 l
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer." t2 _3 i ]1 s* c' s
9 X. \* l) p; x& Q/ P) TChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. * q8 a# Y: K5 g. b
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. _+ J- u7 G0 ~: M" |. c
5 `3 q6 n- `1 A( A% \% `Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. & q, F* R2 V# b) p9 O$ z% R
American Style: Is this seat taken. . B8 n! ~- A4 ]+ T
, Z [- E4 z& ]0 L8 H, h+ OChinese Style: Don't be noisy. / m0 j4 v9 W* G, v8 S: q5 S1 Y* ?
American Style: Be quiet.
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/ Z% O4 `& i3 s, x0 A$ VChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 6 A# z7 ~) K- _% }; K! M# \
American Style: It is none of your business.
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1 e' s) p0 `- H4 Q/ k/ u7 O0 FChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
' q' s4 e" m' [2 H+ J" UAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. 5 J: d8 N! v" F* L: e, d
f! l1 m& I! u7 Q9 cChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
1 ~6 b7 M5 B+ _. \6 I8 F& @American Style: This is the key to my room. + N3 U' }% C2 Q- k$ D; h/ f
+ `8 U4 o G* w/ LChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. . K; P/ D a3 Z$ N3 e5 b
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
5 u2 ~8 a3 r8 ?# b3 wAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.. a! k0 I7 s' J5 R$ Z. C
# {2 `7 r5 R, e$ p d( qChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ' Q0 c, J, x7 n4 S4 |5 \
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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/ a3 K( t6 a- }. M2 mChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ' u3 ?, T1 i: L; A, \
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. - f( ~: [1 ~$ Y+ W: ~) _
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
$ q7 y% e4 ~/ J0 f" P2 @' N9 ?American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. * T6 G2 S6 R V D
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
6 d' ~0 T& H% U" bAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. : |$ k) H. b6 d/ ]+ f, i" S
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. " f% p& X0 o. W" a4 _+ F4 C# W/ P2 Y
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. , k2 W( L3 _3 m3 J+ X( H
American Style: Open your books to page 20. $ [ r5 }, x8 H7 u! J
) v9 }$ X: X9 T5 G3 SChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
2 t& p2 e, w5 n8 {American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. + q! q4 p7 d1 Y# m Y& _* n4 h
; }: i' ~( e9 }# _# G A) T% tChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
/ W0 h, {( x1 d5 O% RAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. . i6 Q$ o& J. a1 F5 C, L J1 l# }; I" h
7 O2 Z9 e8 @+ u6 R2 {' QChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 4 q, m ~7 K' o# ^
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.5 u( U, V) S4 H% Z5 |
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. 3 j6 j0 F& e; N3 t: ?/ I/ e
American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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6 R1 b) u" D( o% t: B2 |8 Z( D3 c4 FChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. 2 b i5 B* r* h4 S) s* t
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Chinese Style: Let's play together. * Y2 k) R; C. o) c" a0 c
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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- H& k7 m! Y7 vChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
6 V) P7 o. Q0 x0 GAmerican Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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American Style: She is naive.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
+ J" d/ d% g& g7 v4 rAmerican Style: I have a question to ask you.
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4 M/ I+ [3 z0 X# L, P( U8 Z h" GChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
, i9 O) O J8 jAmerican Style: This book deserves to be read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.* A+ H/ `- ?' B r- }: o
American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: History repeats.* b! H% v! a! j8 Y6 P( d
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American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. 0 @ K; I6 N8 `1 J- K( A
American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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3 {* b9 {( e2 l, U1 S0 }3 dChinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
4 ]7 y$ U3 D1 y' W! Z6 ]American Style: His new book will sell well.# ]/ {( y* E% c4 h( A( X( X1 M. A
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2 K2 g' s/ @4 [% a9 q( s$ f- q* X- oChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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8 I# E& m8 H3 Z" z3 a7 yChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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- Y3 H% z# T' D& HChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.' f* N, N% ?* [/ U& u
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.: l6 u4 v7 F4 ~( ]( l
' w F: a1 [* b! p0 n7 hChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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; a/ q! c! u/ C8 g) ~$ l$ q: y0 MChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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8 U6 |: ]6 ]1 iChinese Style: What is the total sum ?
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Chinese Style: I very like swimming.. E: Y3 T* x4 d# r0 u& R' j( j2 u, h
American Style: I like swimming very much. - n1 Q m* O% {; g2 e' R
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; t/ K$ J+ }1 @. T8 EChinese Style: What time is your watch.
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9 O, I* \( E, ?& {+ YChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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$ G, t1 X! t6 R2 D9 EChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.+ |5 W$ e0 V7 U* F8 J% |6 }
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