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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。
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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, c& U: I# m& `Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
2 ]# t6 i* `4 j$ E7 o) ?% E' W# gAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.# e) A1 }5 O4 Z8 N; s
' A& d$ x* k) n+ b% wChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
% {: [$ }1 u: |* r. WAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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+ o# a4 _; {0 g2 VChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.) E" s" H; a6 ?8 [0 x/ ?% S. ^% e* m
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. , ?% m. _( O9 _% I% |: N6 @" Z
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.9 B+ m6 P+ Z* F9 G% y( s
American Style: He got better. 2 k) |3 ]( {( _5 p# h
3 j3 y0 E8 |+ sChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.# e6 M' n4 I3 v0 j
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !: a( q! M, ~5 K
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 4 x; B' ?+ C$ b# X8 R5 {3 b( o4 u% ^
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 8 B7 Q+ s4 O1 Y6 f
American Style: It was still light outside. $ b$ D* i+ ^, a6 [
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people., Y+ ?5 b/ M; E% o y7 I5 k" s7 C
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
# x9 f6 L, q% m' D9 ?' ~ @) b& sAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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* b, p4 ?# p5 u* V- B0 SChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.1 a" I i) z5 v. R) P2 `) U
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.- {; E5 K8 t9 T6 \/ Z8 I
American Style: I don't feel well. 0 N7 l# S% x0 E& a# G
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.; o. P. G6 @2 P, `+ L
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?; Y4 G4 U( V! _- m0 K: Y
American Style: Who made this salad ? $ I: `# m9 f! q1 k
: ?! Q. ]# M9 VChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
2 F" s* E5 U1 y6 N, U( k$ I% ?; cAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 7 P8 o: A0 U' Z3 A& g( l6 Z: _
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
/ W( l6 N! [; I2 b/ Y( m" ?American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ! {/ s, t+ ^, B2 N- A5 x3 e; [
0 z( H; c7 D' Z2 NChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.$ T# l, a8 ~% G8 e
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ( }/ k1 D2 i, r
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.2 _, A1 Q1 s2 S" j j0 k
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
6 M- b- E. R r. ~& ~4 nAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. 8 B$ f D7 b$ A5 o/ T8 ^1 z# {
: d! i6 y# s- w! p9 _, OChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.* m X7 g4 _" Z
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
0 v9 a; D4 J2 |" e6 OAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. ( W. o- Z+ [$ F* r* c% i
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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8 V' Y8 C: I7 p; C+ ZChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
. @* `2 W8 ^. D% g+ ]" |) Y; }8 I; GAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
! f/ X3 X' r- l) { d$ hAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 9 l1 D% ]) j- h6 H1 U
American Style: I know him by sight. 0 s$ x- m6 u0 u3 t8 |
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.2 B1 e; k g6 h/ q* @
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ) n/ \; D2 d# r+ I! r1 _5 p# q
$ G+ X, b3 R: j/ {& MChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
6 a, I6 n+ I0 }- F* b* I* PAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin W8 W+ S( t$ G+ F3 S8 L
2 z. k. F; t6 G9 c. f2 i' hChinese Style: I have a free time. Z3 r3 v, C9 ]2 X' d& Y* N4 z' j
American Style: I am free.6 V8 m; ^5 ^, s9 }0 l
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window." ^2 k4 R; s* ], [
American Style: The thief got in through the window.* Y" W. l$ {* j# ]& i e6 E' b
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10. H/ A8 z& D: q/ ^. z1 @; f/ K
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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! D7 k: v8 N2 [/ fChinese Style: Did you attend college ?* h% I; [+ Z1 \4 L
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. $ c9 n% q* J) w) X
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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6 `8 X" ?' \( a, _; @ N$ ^Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
C& U" I" m+ x8 [: TAmerican Style: I'll be there at three./ R; N" C9 v; @
/ m7 @% g/ Y9 g |% ZChinese Style: I am going back my home. ) r) `, T0 X1 c
American Style: I am going home.( b6 A+ a j$ @6 R
" L$ o6 ` A8 i: JChinese Style: His temperature went down.
) ^& M; K, A0 e' MAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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$ [" s$ i1 N( S3 o" gChinese Style: I like green color.
) p5 {" ?* L6 z1 eAmerican Style: I like green.
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4 w* s# g3 r" X6 }1 L" V5 {5 b/ G3 H" a0 FChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
^6 a/ a% r2 @7 u" i. wAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.0 }- a0 o' g& o) b
' w; a, n# w7 p4 m1 ?' a# D! X$ N, SChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
* M: r, k& E2 A/ L- VAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. / o7 k# C7 p! U! C, b, }8 |
! X+ v' z5 Y6 L/ i" iChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
5 `& \8 g" Q7 Q9 a% ^: J+ e2 ~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. 7 a$ G1 x w) b6 @: \" f
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 5 a5 Q0 y' C1 Z- U
X3 u4 S. ^# YChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.% _9 F7 h9 x: z4 c
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.4 C& ]/ z! v2 B( }/ C
! S! U0 i6 l4 j4 Y6 g5 lChinese Style: He cannot read and write. $ J1 K4 Z* E! S0 R7 i! X
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here./ f* O% Y# }5 m& h5 g! N& h
American Style: Where are we.
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5 V! y }6 ^' G/ {2 h$ T; iChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
6 P- R* `1 g$ c+ f( o+ @7 TAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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- y2 L. r. }6 l/ P \% JChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 5 E7 n+ y+ z3 b- ]! j
American Style: He was talking loud.
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- }' J; \& a2 {1 T0 v4 C3 h9 \Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.8 x m4 P8 u M. s6 {4 Y' r+ M) z
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 1 t; e+ }7 Y2 [. K
+ F! Q+ |1 Q1 yChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
- s, U: P0 ^# \- r# Z$ h' p6 rAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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' h& o ~7 W, S; K5 f& l7 q. EChinese Style: How does she look like ?
. r7 a# l; B! B' o* NAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
0 z; _8 R+ |4 E7 K4 ~1 @0 c( s( ]American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 2 `! k/ T: e5 _9 B& V
8 u1 j4 A' Q1 U4 DChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ( H& U S; s& F1 o0 J. W# u; _
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.1 k9 I' O7 ~$ S: k
" P- u5 k I5 RChinese Style: How can I do ?6 @0 w: t8 o& ?/ z8 Y
American Style: What can I do ? 9 K, m4 v J2 E) l. u/ }' [
) l! Y% p/ W7 {0 a X5 t1 H+ S, _0 aChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
4 O* _7 e3 g! O$ z3 ^" Six months "
: L) x: O+ X: w+ O* b7 H9 ~1 J" How about Chinese food ?"
7 E) k9 r* K! }. Q9 X* C5 v( yAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
2 j; x, f5 x- i2 u" Six months "5 g$ |% g: J1 q% F
" Do you like Chinese food ?"& B3 q2 d' A, a, P) E1 a
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.* O/ q5 R2 U! P: v
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 2 q7 M1 |7 Y' ^# p
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
: R* Z U# Y& hAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. . m w$ y; ]; f# @, l6 W" a
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.1 \1 h) s" T" n
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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5 l6 U/ L/ O( CChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
$ v6 Q& M% Z: }6 U0 b- M+ F1 oAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
3 ~- a, g# b# k- q3 g- R! l sAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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: E% z5 }) f' M3 f. VChinese Style: She was first prize.# a5 U+ A$ s# i) V+ D, V: e
American Style: She took first prize.
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) L2 `( L3 `$ f; k$ b" l9 D7 d! s' z4 CChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
% b8 l1 `* W( B0 W* b) |2 W6 s2 sAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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" O. q# ?4 c$ ?3 JChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. $ n& h, Z2 d8 n
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.8 ?/ t5 m5 \3 ~ Z; n/ t" u
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ' Z: l7 w! d- M* A7 _9 q
( w1 s. r0 a2 R! F9 x' l( I) WChinese Style: Keep the right.) l( ]9 U$ Z- A- P) g( c1 i2 y6 W3 F
American Style: Keep to the right. * X7 z3 p8 p# N
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.) v0 W v* q1 d, A7 z' {4 r
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.
" e5 D& n" \' S2 `; p) \! VAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
) n9 n9 s& \0 Y4 z+ H3 @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.
* X2 G" P/ H$ KAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. , n1 B+ F- F2 P9 k& V0 M) r) |3 Q$ h
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
6 E# x4 C3 M& e$ S4 `# K; E. bAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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3 B: H1 r- E; b2 c3 ~Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
% I! a; f# S% Q7 n) G* WAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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9 Z! |3 }& u0 t4 F3 cChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
/ _+ N; P* _0 d$ tAmerican Style: Why do you say that. + w6 W2 i0 Y) O8 X
! y/ R& y) X, r' e* g/ y4 VChinese Style: I have no house to live./ S" R! E. H, ~! @$ n" D/ L
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.! n4 Y- c b1 \6 v4 N0 W9 X: H
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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1 E- g% y* t# v& A0 rChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
( t* m6 e6 b" {; u3 y- e. |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 ]
) i4 U0 ]) Q5 B, RAmerican Style: He set a world record.4 v& b% e% Z+ s( U& j# P4 `+ G- d. _
& { E1 O3 | \0 M( b) a* i/ pChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
( n7 Z+ @! a8 P7 X& m; ]American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. # F8 @- Z+ S# a& U8 r4 o
American Style: I think so.' E( \3 Z. L7 Q4 v ^
5 c& P- ]2 `! C& NChinese Style: The club's members are 55. 8 Z9 K: F0 E2 @9 \( ?9 G {( \" d! a
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
1 s* O# V! O0 T2 _4 XAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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8 }8 T$ \2 p2 A! h& XChinese Style: This is where you mistake. & g1 r# n- i6 G) N% j' C
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. o6 [6 U4 d" I* U
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
" T4 ~. T$ W I/ V- d1 e7 mAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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* l' P* ` x# k: K0 X6 l/ C5 u- eChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
9 ?# ~0 j% m; O" F* @8 nAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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; X8 q" l' l- n2 H1 x8 I# {4 ?Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. . m# j4 E# U1 Q8 U
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. : r% K% @1 f) L; `3 y% v' Y
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. ! `" P7 Z$ ^" ^; B( E: \7 K
( r& b2 J% @' i; {4 U5 `Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
) G" z' f! r0 n/ zAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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) E% e" w1 N4 U- u6 QChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
) i+ L4 Q/ g8 ]' l0 i/ C8 K. HAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.% B! w. ^' ?9 M1 L
1 [; |+ `1 V. rChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.6 k9 T2 l, q" D1 G
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.1 h ~9 F7 h+ o: Z' v
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.
: V& b6 q1 M/ q9 e* d: iAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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% }! a! S9 m q+ E2 @. ~6 P+ |Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 6 L% @( W/ Q% W
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ! q) I) G. o! j- P. N1 [; X
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 6 \$ Q! w: ^- T) x
American Style: Be quiet.
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* g0 \- D9 ^$ Q9 `9 aChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
3 O' Q# H& h5 i, b+ a! ]5 oAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
6 S! e1 _: J/ h* l, Z+ i4 P. WAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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" s1 F5 P8 s/ i; b$ ?! C- dChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 6 `6 k. O; }3 N8 h3 ~, Q F" {
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. ! n7 A& R4 U/ N- T4 i# }
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.) ?7 H% t# G% b% E- Q! @1 ~. J
" B2 F6 U4 U* T0 a0 uChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ; N: Z) [, R- a/ [# u& S& s' _
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 9 ]+ O- B1 ^5 z/ [5 `4 q
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. , i+ f* v5 \2 n7 M& H
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ; \+ S h$ D3 W% g. w6 p
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. 6 F/ k$ } R0 p; c- L
0 F( M; R0 u% Z6 q* E$ tChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
3 s& y: R! M7 C4 M& I p+ @! [4 u7 TAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? : B2 w0 v1 [% T
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? " l9 N3 z9 z: N' P1 i' W
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
; ^, @" O, T; X$ @American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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# B+ F6 a+ S. y t4 uChinese Style: She married old. # E+ l! T3 A" _: a# `" w3 F
American Style: She married late in life.8 A, ~( Q1 R& p5 m0 s
! }9 r- [) p$ c# P# Z# H, aChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
- O' @1 B) i: k1 ^- E3 |American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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+ `% b) ?+ t7 B; ]2 ?Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 8 w/ p* j0 v i$ [* ~/ Q
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
6 H7 @" R9 r. D7 [American Style: Open your books to page 20. ! d8 A$ b2 s- C8 s/ f, _+ }
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
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& U+ \; w' T+ G* F+ s* EChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. - ^$ z* H' N% d; K) H7 B
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American Style: Give me a phone call.
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American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today. " X* v6 Q/ r8 J+ t
American Style: I had a very good time today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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5 }4 L6 p% P! B# S1 a: vChinese Style: I have a question to you.
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, ] P* R9 q y- H: H1 @Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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1 Y" W0 n* B2 T* Z2 f( j- H1 I7 mChinese Style: History repeats.
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American Style: I went to the beach.
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; y2 D5 R8 [7 X" {1 ?* J: d- cChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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American Style: This steak is tender.
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# U$ |3 [* r5 b; p3 o. _' q& G; U+ w- aChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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N+ D+ r0 L( a) q1 j" IChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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1 B0 z4 `8 U- D. S& NChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.0 N7 i' D$ L! v: D
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.# @! E1 {0 \5 @" q
American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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Chinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?
4 G2 `" L5 r% B9 l- UAmerican Style: Is your camera like this ?
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# `7 I: L8 i! }; s& p% G3 CChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five. ]; a$ a. x, z& ?5 m$ Z7 t
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done. ) X/ m8 L- c# a& W, `
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American Style: It's hot today.
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) M! g& b' S6 C! u) FChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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American Style: How much does it come to ?
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Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.6 h8 B( e; H' d2 ]; A; S, O
American Style: We changed trains at Woodland.
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American Style: I made a trip to Europe.
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Chinese Style: I very like swimming.
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American Style: What time is it by your watch.
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Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
4 M' j4 ~- N' P2 ^; j1 O" UAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?. _& C( @# D, z9 w. _) V' I; V
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" U" k6 v {! V& @. L$ p8 R9 IChinese Style: What season do you like best ?" \; A: A8 z' V
American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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( ]8 u( p" Z; U% gChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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