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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。" T; H$ K) I+ g, T- }* M
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. , P7 @# u# B( f6 z
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. $ y* b5 ?. N9 b2 q7 B& O
! i% V6 _; H4 P( u6 OChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
& U+ n1 V6 y0 O2 e5 [) n" jAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.4 D: U# R: F. g% n+ V# V1 n/ w! ^
' S Y2 f" }& k7 L; N- iChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.5 G! w1 O9 A; ?1 c( a5 S6 z
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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5 k0 m, J; Z# H9 ^) e! PChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
& d/ G" _, J0 a1 o2 E7 p6 p& vAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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% M* V; `/ m" @6 }5 h1 [Chinese Style: He becomes better.8 s/ r# Y/ g/ W% S: W6 i
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
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( n- F9 J" K$ p( N. kChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !- b! n) Y% y4 x% V% P8 ?* S
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.
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6 A3 i" Q6 {! dChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.! X; ^ K* m7 B! g! L
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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+ f0 ~4 v3 B7 L* o7 {' v! VChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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6 H O+ E; I% Q* b) q% QChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
8 j" W* ?7 E' p( IAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. / L& G* |. F; x( @8 V5 y5 Z
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.6 H- A9 m4 e" B! C& @' P$ B2 b/ W
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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9 t( u% Z8 j8 m9 b. _Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?9 G- R6 C g7 S! g+ l% f
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident. z0 G9 e9 \1 o) W3 e$ Z9 e) l
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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; B/ ~7 }6 a7 |0 rChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.$ v; K, a! ~. ^) e/ i0 Y q1 n
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 0 R8 _ z) g; i! B! X2 w# T0 }8 \& d
% }5 m* t4 a1 G% p% hChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.% n/ S- b0 G. z* k9 o
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 3 t0 I8 F9 j3 H$ |; O
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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/ }- k O0 N+ d* jChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
- X8 `6 C Z+ {; K$ GAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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& M$ o2 b5 f! z8 ~: L) uChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 2 Q y( ]4 p! h6 b3 h$ Y: ?! A) b
American Style: I am not athletic. # Z0 W1 s( [ k" v) Y$ B
; o. u% J2 Y+ GChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 2 ^& R' |3 {! }5 `
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
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1 y5 v: y9 l$ |$ X& O) {Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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% Z' j: a9 q# K, ^0 ]! R3 \& O `Chinese Style: I have a free time.! T% _% }" Q+ k$ W4 _* e
American Style: I am free.* B# d- x) u3 Q; W# ^9 G& a W' J
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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American Style: Did you go to college ?
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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.
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$ A7 `; ^2 {# nChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 0 Z: ], z( Q4 f
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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' G! E% ]: q" \" @+ G VChinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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9 C& Z# ^1 c2 I5 H$ `* ~Chinese Style: I like green color.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 2 E& a. H. p6 u+ v% ~# W; h
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.! }$ o/ L' m0 g0 ]
8 B) I/ N" g. F/ Z4 y8 xChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 8 A. ?( u. v! i% E
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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8 R& S) c+ ]9 Y3 Q7 p( BChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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! V- a5 Y+ V2 v! g1 Y9 a7 z6 uChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. % Q8 v9 ]; y4 u! x( x& p
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. & I1 b+ m: a% M( g
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.6 W4 {8 o5 o: _& n- ^+ e( L' C
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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% K( H2 J% O& l5 ^Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 5 y3 Q+ k6 X. x
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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( t5 C/ T' n3 c# _+ CChinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?/ q2 N/ F1 Y* {1 b* C7 G% o
American Style: How much do you weigh ? 8 \+ y. p3 t" x% T6 e7 v1 J
% r: k9 b7 n5 v' H) f. I: pChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 8 T! `1 [, |; \* o; c. c( B, b0 Z" v
American Style: He was talking loud.6 x) |. ?( t; H+ @2 K
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. . n6 ?3 l; [0 W$ O
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? : m" W. {8 l9 K/ B+ j
American Style: What does she look like ?
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, k8 s4 N% W3 c& xChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
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8 v3 y0 a( Y, z" BChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
0 A2 g7 w! @- f2 [American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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1 _! y4 ?% y" ZChinese Style: How can I do ?: Z2 b |3 f3 {/ O+ Z6 M
American Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
5 a: P8 o7 H' E" V7 j3 y/ W" k* ^2 Q" Six months "
8 p# i1 ~# V! j# W7 `. V/ A" How about Chinese food ?"
# L% m+ g( o; d9 o: r w, DAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "" X# R/ v9 k+ ?& `/ L2 P
" Six months "
+ D! S8 O- i3 m% p* I7 m! c, M3 N" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.3 q/ Z& B) U& q* I# C6 A& }
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. ! o, s; v: m; ^3 N. N' z
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
. p* d" L" t6 Y% o& @2 pAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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7 u0 R: ^" A( `5 h! ^! AChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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3 t6 H: k6 Z6 Q/ k7 bChinese Style: She was first prize.
0 B# D; l0 ]3 Q d) @& B2 r( U9 LAmerican Style: She took first prize. 0 X- M9 Z* K6 k, ]+ I
3 N% o7 o6 V9 E0 |1 l- A& {" iChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .# w) a: B) H4 C3 ]
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. , @5 y! a$ _ _+ a: L
- e' X" y' R: F4 C& Y GChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. ' l" \' Y- y) d' l2 v2 t' A
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.1 _$ h0 r" [1 L& [
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.* Y p. Z' C* j8 ~7 Y
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.+ T3 G! D. |7 c
American Style: Keep to the right. $ J) K& l1 O- w" Y+ j: ^
- u O; z$ E# n( sChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.* ^/ A" U' x* G5 ]$ f& o' F$ y
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. M; d0 Q2 U+ `7 r
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.& w- x+ r4 P" W/ S( e0 q
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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. U- A( n: b5 o. F- f# }* tChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. # G! L; R8 ? i: H) B; D
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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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 ?
( y2 ^% d; D t8 U0 Y( w" iAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? ' z* U: H, _& i! r, y
& P. v/ ]' n/ D7 J! PChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
/ s5 @8 k/ b# y' kAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. * Z! S% v& R* h! J4 h1 T( ~" N+ Y
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
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& Q' v) P+ l' V2 w1 n8 [Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
5 B; q9 V7 r. [& b+ x+ Q1 CAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. # W" S, z; L; A' D6 |
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.3 ^& }/ R; E) M
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 1 l% C, J' h# ~$ X# X, ~
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness 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 ]4 h' W( M/ R) z% u7 A2 S) a* |% d4 Q
American Style: He set a world record.: c6 v; X" ^8 }
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. # f. g& o1 [# c6 ?& L& f
American Style: Her married life was happy.0 _# j) ]4 r7 m1 I
1 t8 g; q. u+ m( EChinese Style: Maybe I think so. . i! s8 X5 S/ ^
American Style: I think so.2 L2 ~/ {& C9 L5 O0 l
: y' k# K; Q1 r) Q( M* j) {Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. 8 ?0 D* T. ~3 c8 q2 x, o4 V1 g
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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" c# J/ j- m; y7 j( CChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. ) E4 Q) J/ S& I( X: G2 y
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.& K3 w% E' ?) X1 M3 T
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
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, V" e, j! Z0 sChinese Style: I felt good mood. 6 T6 y4 K; `6 u+ S' [3 M3 x' j. x: b
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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" i1 v; d1 D# v9 a; ]Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. * {0 Y3 F; R# l" o& J" q* _
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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, [6 \0 i( n) Y3 q& QChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 1 O4 G3 a! b' i" d' C4 x
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. / H) i9 D2 c; s' M
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. # Q& ]% g# }% f/ E0 F5 I6 e! h
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 7 v, [# y9 s- l
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
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! {! C8 ?9 _; h [6 TChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
' ?; o- I$ l, J4 y$ NAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 8 m/ r0 m g5 E) l3 Z: S5 v D
0 T4 C$ U3 J$ m1 c7 zChinese Style: My room is narrow.( ]9 ^% ]( {: Z
American Style: My room is small.$ ?2 w! v. }+ c! ?% E! o
' f$ X2 F3 e" J* x. lChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
' y5 q$ g! X" k6 b( x9 GAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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/ v+ \2 w' m) M3 I% fChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. / s3 [. F2 {# @3 A+ S' i3 h
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. # a- l8 R8 o) k/ M5 q
, c' o: t4 b% p0 N7 fChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
) |. s' z* ^6 Y. j8 s$ d' X/ NAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. : v- h+ U* p! g/ T M: k( x4 b
American Style: Be quiet. * ?* K; j& l. U+ Y/ U1 ~/ ?3 s
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
# a- J% v+ w. s/ R1 Q }& u- pAmerican Style: It is none of your business.: d$ Z/ T! e: J# w9 X5 C2 _1 y8 Q/ F
8 e @9 p- u( ^Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 2 o8 @/ X% N: {+ x0 `
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+ f- T6 {' g( C; Z" Y" gChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
4 u- i/ W# t3 P+ ?4 uAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. / ^3 `" ^. _/ M( M3 j
" |+ ]8 F+ H( j m: I0 q P% @& ?Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. 7 z$ ~6 v F" q( U4 C6 `
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.8 R% w% a0 H: G( L' _2 {
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. V/ M3 H Y Z& l1 Q
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. ! T5 K. x% f; Z. Y
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. ( r. U: l$ o0 {7 b6 o
. d* j7 Z( `# z5 Q/ C# gChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ' ]% R: H; R+ v
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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2 c# k0 x, Y9 x" MChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 9 P9 l+ P7 [! i) K: u
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. 3 _2 x( s( [# z; q! U5 a
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. & t1 |& s5 E. }0 L. o; ?9 b! u) m
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
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' Z$ W" ]2 g. C; H* k& xChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. " {! j- m, j4 Q; Y; V
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. + M: @. v1 q7 m4 Y" `1 L. V- K
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. I y4 v& H6 f, V6 K
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. ' C# k z8 d2 z9 U" x8 H- D
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. / X# F% X" f+ q5 }
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. : n+ g1 e) }! b- o) i4 J
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. - f: p5 j9 t, b! W; D. C& Y0 S- M
American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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& z9 b$ c& y, X: ?; \: M* |Chinese Style: She is pure.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.) [7 w6 f% H& G' \& ^) j0 K! Y1 z
American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: History repeats.3 Q7 Q/ B0 D( Y, p
American Style: History repeats itself.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.# C% v6 @& v! f; E# O! r
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.( ]% {+ {5 O$ |7 @
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. $ `1 K* t- S4 _
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/ Q F( `. r8 o6 ~6 UChinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.9 O( b" z) e* P) @
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9 {; w5 x- `; z+ ]/ ] o, W) pChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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- y. |8 f! F7 `) W0 mChinese Style: Today is hot.
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. X8 J( {" i' s7 ZChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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4 f2 E/ n, x0 @* l1 YChinese Style: What is the total sum ?
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+ o5 F. K$ y' M6 x) G' }Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland., o4 }* p- j$ x7 p& D- u7 s$ Q) v
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Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.$ S$ C9 Z! k+ K X! r9 b7 N& M+ i
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0 D. V m# u+ v) l; ZChinese Style: What do you feel now ?5 X; ]1 V5 a9 o1 ]
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! P( G6 w. e* `8 d/ X$ E# PChinese Style: What season do you like best ?, m! T q. j# |8 a' @3 `9 N
American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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