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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。& t8 n" a+ @ w" ~
希望大家喜欢！
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3 [/ r: ?* Q! m1 V. D# WAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
# j" t! v! [8 w1 P/ o1 A- YAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
) O5 u# j( {, a& R5 cAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. - M, {0 O" d; r, E
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
; Q$ ]) _2 C% }% L0 MAmerican Style: He got better. ' c C8 x j3 e$ z& o
2 l7 z" I/ I) T& [Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.; G% b# ^2 _0 t% h
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 8 O1 k2 K' g+ {: u- ]* H9 C
+ l% @8 P8 q) ^/ V( M6 b0 xChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
* n7 \" M- N" J N4 a, eAmerican 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. / D- R) q+ m1 F, x% E: s
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
( V7 v9 Y2 T& z$ u3 O1 M/ lAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. & |/ S" H c9 h% v7 S5 ?
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
2 l' h, P& V( |2 uAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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5 f7 \% R$ P6 E5 A7 PChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.% T/ z/ @( g; p. R, {
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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4 s7 ]. L& E6 ]# e( Y# V qChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
! Z* p; v6 d$ ?& x" I( } \% R iAmerican Style: I don't feel well. 9 g* \2 ?( n7 W" n3 V
8 ?0 u2 v2 u5 J; U9 |8 P' uChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
7 w0 Q: n( q! a- \4 |American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 3 I1 F k" W* k7 b/ y
5 E- |0 W$ M2 S# `/ b+ N) TChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?2 B% S: \9 m( B/ Z7 z. K
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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7 q6 Y3 y; A0 F1 lChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
8 ?2 {% v- c$ g, I# z/ ]American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
; J* Z: P9 [6 }% r& ?American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ! t5 n; T, ]. y: z8 M6 Q
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
1 U# g& b0 D; OAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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, [; ]& q% A" r; [( WChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
% [" A, m4 d8 E, Z0 }: yAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. ( u: J% X$ ]( o/ C+ r6 L4 R
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. : V. r4 P9 j5 p9 h
American Style: Keep off the grass. ' L/ n' f# \) K" @% g
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
0 B: A' L8 c" e a/ x. F) AAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. 2 r6 s7 w& b6 ~* Z8 l- ~
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ' F _4 }% d4 R8 h
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. . t8 h( g2 i% x4 b2 t; k
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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) G% g( I% Z- z% M9 U# p8 qChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 8 W, X" A4 [; |! o( B
American Style: I am not athletic. , \8 N: E- g A
. z- v1 b' M! L' jChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
; A4 j8 e: b9 a0 m; sAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 6 `; e4 n# m; A8 t0 r; M
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
3 e7 |6 e9 M( m# e, o' b/ qAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.6 ~# M- e* A% Y9 i: j5 B/ m( E# a' r
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ( u) a3 d/ }8 \
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
. d& D- ], F$ F5 l. FAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 4 M [. U( B4 x4 P X) C/ M
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
0 q& W6 ]6 q* M9 QAmerican Style: I am free." s3 b( [# K3 ^% ` \# B
: e4 d) L7 n3 R! n! h0 I; \Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
& t; s0 T- }& j+ fAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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* P6 u& V7 L7 _7 S0 I: Z5 jChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
* l4 G R6 d/ B3 a; a/ n4 dAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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& _0 g4 p& Y% U) A% \Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
4 o! k% E' b& i! aAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. - X* U6 ?( N; c. ]6 ~
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?+ i+ x% p+ }6 b4 a h
American Style: Did you go to college ? 7 @* p4 ~' B' h1 D: i# a$ ]
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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.
( k, \$ F0 E4 _( K9 E d' q! A9 HAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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' l2 p9 j1 {% ~3 b) H' kChinese Style: I'll go there at three. . l$ w Y l0 y8 L2 y7 k9 \ Y7 h
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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4 Z1 f0 z0 H- c$ g* n5 EChinese Style: I am going back my home. 9 f" [' ?7 Z. p J# }* ?9 X: B
American Style: I am going home.7 t- a; x- f5 i3 |, }4 q: U4 b& g# L
8 f1 [1 C9 p& D0 jChinese Style: His temperature went down. , s: G+ v" W( N G; L- c: I# w, Q! k
American Style: His temperature came down.
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/ L/ O* }/ [. v- [& c- f" |Chinese Style: I like green color.
# D2 j" O( q& q( PAmerican Style: I like green.4 _( S0 E* Y& ?: i2 }+ ^
) e- o" Y6 P; [ H6 w! @Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
" o* `' w% B. v% u; L0 VAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
+ {: O4 |2 {8 ]+ t7 p, N2 a& KAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.* d2 Q* s! C: {. M- W3 [
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ) J$ N0 s, F: h" |: C7 q* g- Y
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
8 Y' S& R$ L7 p: X* p' \! SAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. / ^! D% `' e3 D! V3 \% L) i2 j
0 q0 X* m' N9 C, v0 xChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
, D9 f( V2 n% j0 E( C+ |American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
- _5 Q, p( a: ~ r! gAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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7 p5 ?) ]# J% y* n# }+ ^& VChinese Style: Where is here.9 A& O7 j7 e# p5 F. e' U/ h; }) \
American Style: Where are we. . y+ G" x! s) J: W: B
% X" O: `" ?* n3 M9 ?Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
- G, |3 R. _ b8 gAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 8 B- \* ^3 u; l* T0 M- Y+ i
American Style: He was talking loud.4 y! _( T( a3 v
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.- N9 x0 x4 A% `4 U- b
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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. ^: ]# Z% p$ F9 n/ |$ o# WChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
( m6 c5 B5 h! ?American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.' B7 \0 g L v. n0 e
8 S B% P- N0 i' |: \6 ~2 G% tChinese Style: How does she look like ? " L. e0 p* q4 K' h& R& y, b
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. " @. H, w, h. p7 @2 c, n
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 7 |" K' u+ t; g6 u9 Y
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
, L1 A% C8 X. t9 {1 WAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan./ o! k8 k$ y9 C. ?
$ ?( @ P2 B1 Z. Z( P7 I' W, I2 E8 uChinese Style: How can I do ?2 @7 @8 k e9 C" x* {! Q- y0 F
American Style: What can I do ? . Z4 g( R/ R1 ]5 L/ r
z) ~# a+ }5 @Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"0 U# A6 a" [+ t; l
" Six months "; x, _* O! t4 d$ A0 Z
" How about Chinese food ?"
7 [ w) [! x5 L0 \American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "# I; [ t# u& G2 c) n4 y
" Six months "
6 p+ X. k8 z$ e7 n* M4 ?4 f" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
3 F- P# w6 X- C( Y4 N: w. PAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
6 s2 O: o9 K* D- vAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. $ B. g0 [; r9 w+ L
7 n6 G$ F4 p2 `9 J; p( NChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
" E; g/ a& ~ r6 [+ j% M6 w% h6 L- SAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. * Y) B1 q1 E' f
2 d3 k* {8 G9 B4 ^. Q# mChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?; S" {: D$ Y2 k% z \( }1 ^+ b* y9 a
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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, Q6 _: I: ?' s Y5 Z# QChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !8 Z& y& k& M" f& a# l
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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: q8 c; {3 s* N) [& }9 RChinese Style: She was first prize.
$ Q* @3 P0 q5 e8 I8 b jAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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/ t( U3 S: V: [3 KChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it ., n3 e$ y# G: ^2 ^
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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X r( R% [0 _: a5 S" nChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
7 L( u6 ~0 ]; D" O1 [) O! f( NAmerican 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.4 ]. W7 f+ b8 `) @$ t
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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# `1 b2 k/ ]5 A% _# i: wChinese Style: Keep the right.& N1 B/ [' D+ Q/ Z- b2 S6 s# |# u0 P; Y
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
6 p0 v K2 H) T& X& sAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.! x: s- _' ?" v# F. {1 x9 T
American Style: The train was about an hour late.) R! `4 W) y2 b
' F* [# {; B+ I7 r' `' R% g' V) fChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 2 u7 ?+ ^+ S. H% q
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.# p; i, G$ `( g3 L7 D0 v' }3 T
) b3 U" i' j J* c; [6 AChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 1 h+ s3 r' ?& X4 |+ a% P
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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# U6 {5 G# |. H6 y) ZChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
" J! r6 q# T, }American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? ) D% S, {1 ^& ]+ m) p$ R3 B( _9 n8 V" ]
0 \/ \& ? X1 g( _ |- d1 r7 ]Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.3 @8 E. L% R/ a- F. J
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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/ D) N1 `1 Z6 q" @, WChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
5 o, y5 z4 {8 F& M8 J) T! T+ u% _American Style: Why do you say that. 8 u5 S) e8 u& I; f
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
: z) N; R! @/ t( MAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
2 h/ M$ m, |! B5 _! A9 ]0 }6 QAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
, d) a4 K+ m, b9 s% E( kAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 1 u2 Y4 Q4 G6 H/ n+ a1 S
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
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! M+ _4 S! i! \3 L- m" T( RChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 0 Z" r7 L. E1 y
American Style: Her married life was happy." x: m% B2 R" d- }5 O+ p
* m& Y; H5 h1 T+ X. `Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 1 w* ^% R& j# X) b) @) @
American Style: I think so.% Y/ { a' h9 P- Q
D( k* i$ i$ u* tChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
3 D6 {; @6 J2 O: k! VAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. / P! {" t+ X5 t8 R
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.3 x: ?0 m8 G" x1 y, o/ V% M
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
* Y4 L- `+ e0 E: {# a: VAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. * K9 k6 {: w5 d! ~5 s; c' _
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
' l5 s2 V: u; ^0 g- R1 ]# T5 N aAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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/ ~1 f' i/ D* zChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
# f' R3 E1 _9 a/ L( U9 C% bAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. + j( F4 K4 }; u U" h" r
7 i8 e! X) _3 y0 GChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 6 E6 Y* ~+ M& t$ _, q% l0 @
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. 4 W( ] K3 M: q
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 6 P: I* L8 p% d: ]7 ^ a! h# k1 R
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
; i! }: a, a5 k& F' B6 }/ c/ wAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. ' |, s8 n4 H3 `4 Q1 m# Q: D
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
$ E/ X6 Q/ c7 [$ y' u/ lAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ; V4 i5 J9 E4 I* N n t; b7 |
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
" ^& W9 N$ m e" I7 L7 ZAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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4 G0 v/ x! _7 ] s1 i% f; m ~Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
8 W+ V( A% c8 DAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 1 r, @" s! L0 |; ]& E1 o
: ^$ H2 N) H+ zChinese Style: My room is narrow.
0 v/ _ h8 Y) ~American Style: My room is small.
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) z" H5 j, _/ D2 ]- t4 zChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.$ s% O f# J# }/ A2 _" o1 G
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. : ^6 e; _# K; r- s b
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. . e/ r U6 u& v: b4 N8 M
3 P S) u6 }9 H9 d: KChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
( f0 R# x, f* g% wAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. ]4 Y0 B: g$ R4 X2 E! A+ J. k
3 m! R& j3 ?) C5 |( N5 Q) mChinese Style: Don't be noisy. % A9 m( K% p9 ]6 m0 v8 W
American Style: Be quiet.
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. b8 }) a% j* { g/ |( K: b- eChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
4 ~6 |8 { T$ t5 DAmerican Style: It is none of your business., g6 W' I) b6 c* H
3 s. O; {' \2 }5 _# ^$ X7 {Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 9 D) x, O7 t1 e: V3 t$ T4 X
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. 7 M5 N8 p# T$ ]
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. ( N: _$ U. U) s/ C
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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: l- E8 d: M$ T; VChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. h# X* ]) P1 n* {# ~6 \
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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, e1 g; ^4 E3 EChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
- }1 m Q: n# U: E. P! U1 c6 hAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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0 l1 S( |( r/ l6 v. L$ UChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 2 Q3 [# F* A2 }3 t2 [
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
/ [. H3 ]7 T- I% `" w l5 k BAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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! g3 ]+ ]9 q+ l# h0 ?7 kChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
$ t4 p0 j: y' s' ^2 d3 [& TAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. V' e4 w8 y2 ]* ^5 Z! v
7 d: _( X' v: y) rChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
& d% S( l5 b# y& X) d) W. }$ |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.
" J0 y- \* V3 z3 ?+ rAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. , [5 U3 a$ ]3 P. @
American Style: She married late in life.
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3 q. M% ]" t) K: uChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
) X& c, n% v, mAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ! o. Y W. i4 ^$ S( A8 F8 R, P
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
* Z5 k# q n6 w* d3 f1 T- `! f: ?# LAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. E7 U0 t4 \6 g6 y. C
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ) `5 L O/ D2 d* o2 H
American Style: Open your books to page 20. # j; Q: U, M8 e0 @( ] Z9 f
, d3 c" W* G+ NChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. - w V/ s! W7 ~
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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# t4 U- ^( _1 T: j' [Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
9 q5 n7 H* R# {American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. " ?, u; v: s' |! i
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. - ?, z" ~7 l) c# j! b
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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1 s. @2 C& k) eChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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5 q9 p9 @) L! MChinese Style: I like red tea.* L& ]1 |$ S* L" `1 b
American Style: I like black tea.
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6 a1 }, Z; O3 qChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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