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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。( y, Y# g# n& O8 E8 U9 ~" Z. l/ h0 Q
希望大家喜欢！
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. * ^7 s. R ], R O( \' ]
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. . e9 a; N* V' _# e
American Style: Your coat is torn.1 ~% O6 c" p! v$ s
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
& m6 a4 F$ i& l/ N1 f$ x) ^/ eAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
1 \' m: K) F" XAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ' R# V& }& x5 ^- C5 v& X4 ?
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
4 M$ M2 C" _4 r1 x2 l: \/ kAmerican Style: He got better. * c) A# L E/ ~( M* Y7 O) e r
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.$ [+ }. \$ I- I2 j3 {/ `
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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! e; m4 r+ x# i I9 ?Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !! m& W; o& b: G
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 3 i1 ]7 [/ ~/ m n* l
! @1 h+ x; ]+ G; ]4 @4 gChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
! C0 F$ E8 b; bAmerican Style: It was still light outside. ' W0 I: w a1 Q. p% G( x% ^; w
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.7 ]6 E9 u$ Q9 y6 D7 H3 i/ U
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. $ Q; X6 K0 O& C8 [
4 b' ]1 L: |+ C! _, S# iChinese Style: Anywhere will do.1 ^" E T1 E# Z7 V) l; E$ e. e0 e
American Style: Any place will do.
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) K! U+ w7 b8 o4 JChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.; ?% ?: b1 ?9 Y& {0 L. ]* d
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. % u5 c0 F( c! }" `0 ]
) F) h( i* a: A1 j8 s7 XChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
: L; T( R$ H' u% l3 W' t5 sAmerican Style: I don't feel well. " s: c+ v/ u; m) h+ n4 e. U0 _
- l$ V4 C( i( o2 g; Y0 KChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.* N4 ]+ I) O" }/ S$ S( e5 X
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 0 \0 ~# l/ E& A( m
! c8 ]: W! ^0 b# `/ @$ X" BChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?/ {8 R+ k- ?8 L) ~; T" g& q
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.: g$ V r8 m' M' N3 K* p1 `* ]. K
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 8 e: P( }+ I, ]( I: Y, a
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
5 O' ^& M9 B U7 M8 ?( q+ Y3 E+ v- tAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.. x6 C6 l0 h0 i( s3 q; M
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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! C/ r' t$ M- @& p1 ?Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 6 s: j6 {) K# t* C) z8 T
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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3 p% [# c* D5 x& E6 Z x- SChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
7 `, R& c! d5 B6 H; f5 R$ IAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. % q* p: V8 N$ q0 ^
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
f; Y+ s7 o% |1 e" ^8 ^) Y& hAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? 5 N7 Y) U7 `- ?
7 {; s6 _; v6 w6 PChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
( o0 {8 n: E4 _ p1 GAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. _' [: K3 c, k @8 p: E
American Style: I am not athletic.
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# A# `9 T( F, h; R" ?5 QChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
$ `1 b8 F% k8 i- d1 j) G3 SAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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; i# g: }+ W+ L U" p/ q6 xChinese Style: I know his face.
D5 H2 s5 e6 `American Style: I know him by sight. 5 r2 r; a5 q! O9 i0 ?
$ R/ G; g+ ^! z8 s" yChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
$ w. R; \& Z: _/ G1 VAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. ' D- h( h$ o- y1 }0 S) {: d
7 @0 G; u5 o6 s. W* ]Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
: a0 r7 [+ P/ {( f' JAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 0 h6 g! T1 t2 `. x0 j
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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* m' i4 D/ P7 V" N# Z! IChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
( \ r+ Y; |$ P7 o. z# qAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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& D O) L! o y) \( f* |7 }" ?3 @Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.8 S+ D8 d; a* O' k5 h* r
American Style: The thief got in through the window.* h1 w" v7 V) W8 I ?" i
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10. W0 p. w8 l* Z3 H7 l) y
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. * i& O2 L0 N6 Y3 k
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?* ~+ X/ O+ q. Z/ J7 P! g. d5 H
American Style: Did you go to college ? $ ^4 r# e1 X: X L7 p1 G
6 X* C8 g. Y: s6 @ Z$ jChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 2 c8 g! F/ P2 H
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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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. + y- I& D1 s& ]; \8 I& M& T
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
: C: y3 }7 x: e5 ?2 y) j7 OAmerican Style: I am going home.# G! s' u- W: J3 A' _* M6 L" q# y
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
1 m# T5 V% h( r7 D! b" \6 @- GAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
2 i; K0 y$ v& s4 k) j- ^1 Y! SAmerican Style: I like green.
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" J" m4 g6 {% ~' x# m' n/ XChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. . R/ p& L( ~/ o9 c+ L% Z$ h! ^2 d
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.. {( v" a4 Y% u; C2 c t* f) e! D; ^
& o D0 r. t5 N# e2 V, uChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 3 B. v$ k2 O& g# c) }* z, x s5 q8 E
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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6 D' H" ~ e. c) pChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.3 L2 h7 x, V! U5 C
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. + {) w" J1 B5 U* Z8 a& `' n$ f4 p
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. + _9 ?1 B9 I! T& g2 P4 a
4 ?& R- H0 O! \. v( P; n7 M( OChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
" H. r; J: w2 H; Y4 vAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.; ?5 U0 t- D8 {7 R! }) s5 y; U
" Y& ~3 s$ F" e8 @Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. $ ^4 S+ v# }# q" n
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.' D Y, v7 `7 g' k+ u* d+ C& I6 N
American Style: Where are we. " Y! U5 j6 I+ I$ U
# b- c5 L: l7 m6 lChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
& U2 P6 C3 M, o6 q" uAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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% T# d6 V- {; u5 \/ z4 I, S& IChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
& M: T6 V! a' _2 w8 L bAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.9 V( y0 M2 ?: H3 E' d( }3 N
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 2 M% m! f1 V0 `% n
- a, H4 [5 ?# x ~5 r% XChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
1 y" \/ O9 A1 y2 m2 n- EAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.% x) `' O. c; g2 y
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 2 i t# ^1 e' W3 t' i+ u
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
$ \8 U+ v1 }4 AAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ' r' l0 y' t( U% T4 v6 v6 u
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ( I8 c! P# T- G
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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) `8 L% ^" x# j8 [% m# q1 \ vChinese Style: How can I do ?- M+ W2 W) d& i
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
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" How about Chinese food ?". q/ P7 G) o! Q- ] t' [3 |
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? ". |' ]# |% v, H
" Six months "
+ `) O& s: S& y8 F" Do you like Chinese food ?"' S; Q( F2 U( i% i; @
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.; h% X$ a8 s6 \
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 6 _, T2 |# ^, ^& n
7 w; S2 [8 U3 E/ QChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
, x. X' m) `1 ~American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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7 ?6 i" O: a8 p, e5 XChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
0 m0 Z. _' y) ^1 M/ E! C5 SAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
2 G9 Q D: F/ j6 ?. @+ oAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !9 |) ~4 n; O9 I/ O W. |, H( @# M8 v& |
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.' f/ S4 l( M; P8 ~2 r' Z5 f% d
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
B" n9 _$ r( \3 h5 S$ N1 sAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. , K# B; }# a- x3 D) E
! n0 j; Q) A: h: ?7 _6 OChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 0 c' D/ v' z! S% G) b9 E8 q) e
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.
/ I6 V2 }, N+ WAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.# q2 ~2 H. F3 P- t' O
American Style: Keep to the right. 7 Y, _6 z9 W& D' a
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
7 [+ J( s9 R" q1 p. ]/ xAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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. T, m8 n6 H8 F9 u2 t) CChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
+ C% C7 L' l+ i) lAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.0 N& t& R* L+ Y& x6 a1 p4 \& s3 d
# |0 Q3 `$ \* X% A7 a$ MChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 8 n7 b1 L& }( V4 B& |2 E" K0 Z& M
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.& ]; P, C5 y% u
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
$ g5 ?8 z* Y5 g' T ~American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?! n: }- L4 ^* q5 `
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? Z# u0 A. ?& R5 i
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.- L0 u/ L+ R+ e4 J2 a
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. P& |2 r! G! |5 A& r1 L
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.& x4 Z, y" t( L% z- d
American Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
1 a! m9 d( O$ I" w: MAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. % B" i ~* p/ Q) U9 @& | `5 r
3 ~5 W* t! x6 t( { U* o& ?Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.9 U. ] ?) x: U! T
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. - O+ M. h% @3 w, Z" z6 P! t
9 L( h" k& d) @Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
/ I+ L7 U' O; ^2 EAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. : R; |# z/ j" Y- U3 S9 F
; E6 K! ^! u3 Q U* T% wChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]$ u1 k* r9 _& E% X. f
American Style: He set a world record.; H" z4 f6 S$ N$ G
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
9 I2 {9 V: j" K% DAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.( `* z( J$ L& Y2 V* G
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 3 O( S. Q- w( R& J
American Style: I think so.6 m+ t6 h7 n) `
- i; y) @) B9 nChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
1 `7 X9 h/ P2 x" }: o" x8 U; EAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.: \9 G! K" {9 |( {$ g! ~7 G7 V
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
4 C7 o7 w8 ?2 x& RAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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5 n' _. \/ ~3 YChinese Style: This is where you mistake. " l7 K0 o. @% X& b
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 3 I$ G+ `% `& C
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 7 J. [. d @7 }& j. u
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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( j Y2 ^( f2 U- U! N$ kChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
% f5 T$ L9 s* i oAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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. x" T' ?4 a( {/ WChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. " }+ B) ^; M q
American 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. ( j- E( Y0 ?& V1 a
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. - O$ ~# e; ^( N' W9 j+ w
/ C: m9 Y" O7 [& C- G. RChinese Style: He is our common friend.
& n+ l$ H$ E7 T, E0 L; |American Style: He is our mutual friend. # V7 h% {6 T! x7 W0 e3 q9 N
* C. @# z( G1 V) s: XChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
1 [" d! G3 f+ L/ vAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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' E) G- ~& e+ j1 H8 r: ~Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
1 M7 O5 t4 y" q* XAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.$ ^: R7 M- K$ K7 H( K2 n
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
, ]/ E5 ^9 ~: y+ PAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 4 W2 q% c+ ]" z+ T0 ?
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.$ ?& P( n! ?0 | a
American Style: My room is small.2 R7 n7 c4 l+ m Y, J% `. H; B- _
- }# w. N% @% p! E& b) B5 FChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
6 Z) ~) j% _( k" E, V2 _" R# d1 c- w- }American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
5 q9 h2 w1 j( `8 nAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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# V2 n$ p- s; c% @0 LChinese Style: Is this seat empty. . [ `& \9 m3 k) c8 v' Q
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
7 y8 a( Y8 E$ u- r" E2 j cAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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* @ J! U+ I$ V4 [Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
" Q! z/ ^4 J) N1 S' g8 {American Style: It is none of your business.
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# j# b# ` D! W) {Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
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) ?# f6 o/ _. |& pChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. ( w5 m( C4 l/ w0 _/ X
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.3 }$ q$ x) p' w' z6 r1 U6 T( g! d
+ m9 J8 o* `/ ?, E: L7 r) F& P" lChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
# P& X) ]% R7 a A3 ?American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.$ Z! {/ W/ U; ], V6 n1 ^
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
+ H1 s y8 M( I' D' Z2 ~+ hAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. . b& |. N$ T4 j- X: H3 x$ I' b
1 _! @8 R3 @; n, t% M& @Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? : m$ H; t1 {8 R! D) s+ w, B
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. % u) w/ R/ [. d0 @4 @( H
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
* @* A3 g, D1 j- _; L3 S. vAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
0 i: C! X% z% ^& A7 P6 x- |" kAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
w$ y" G) B4 lAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ( V/ v& T# e A9 e; E
& {; U# l) H- fChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
) c D# F! A& c# [. X8 C; C4 ZAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. 7 C2 J O) l+ ^4 t
L7 w1 M U; E( q0 y6 pChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
6 {# U1 m2 |' v6 ~- TAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
, D& I5 ?- v7 A: [3 l, j5 MAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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$ s/ ?. m* u$ X; l! |* G; aChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 2 f* e' V( h& L/ X7 Y4 {
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.6 j- F: l/ R3 }6 U) p) u
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
4 R% C# F8 E( \! qAmerican Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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+ O2 o5 \ e, y: b! b/ V* zChinese Style: This steak is soft.
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& w7 C$ S, q% N- WChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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