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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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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 6 a$ H+ |) [% y" T9 u
American 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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! D o% q. i* \) q! d5 hChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.9 o, \% U9 Q$ x+ i' w
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.8 V+ P8 a% E2 w+ n6 s! ?/ N
American Style: He got better. $ I4 l! N8 w1 k9 l
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to 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 !. D* s4 X- h# f8 f, H, M
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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3 P: M! V- D" P% s2 k( {& w5 SChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
" N& g' b% p' O t8 ]6 h0 g' zAmerican Style: It was still light outside. ' ~# ~3 e, o5 X& ] A0 l% ]7 g
; s- L |- U8 {5 ^7 CChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
$ L# s/ K, H% f# o9 w& H9 AAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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+ n1 E- W) e: c6 X/ [Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
l' ^6 M+ F7 DAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
" R- Q& f' Z% g- A5 @2 RAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? + V' x0 {# i% {( M$ M
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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.: S# K! X- o8 A! ?7 w9 U
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. # ?. u: {: a0 e9 I) V, K
) x$ Z6 y S1 g) z' n& ]Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.. m1 \; D- M: D. o n1 B: Z" N! m
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 1 r: B7 H; \" t
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.) C% p! J. t: u$ e
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
6 R2 i( D9 p+ {/ v8 P, [American Style: Would you like something to drink ? ' q/ ^8 \: P5 O0 R; A& h1 r7 N
% w: Q9 A* q1 Q5 Q( U# a" K1 y: kChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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3 p# C6 U% u/ J3 c: h- r6 pAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
2 v4 E# T1 G0 J3 D& @7 h! mAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. ! t6 ^7 ?( |, H4 V$ Q7 @7 ?4 w
# q2 g* F5 a& m5 e2 r& }Chinese Style: I know his face.
5 q u: L# u) e$ SAmerican Style: I know him by sight. ) P2 h) e7 Q# Z+ ~
" u* g% w: { E7 F' T( V% n$ SChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.! |5 l8 T' [" h+ [+ z; p, D
American Style: I left my hat in the house. $ Y9 \' R' |( i5 _- X
3 d9 n% I4 [6 T- DChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin8 f# h# l" e" |2 O+ _: @7 g
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 0 j2 ?1 ]1 d+ a) A ?# m
- \! |4 A: g1 ~7 Z$ r" ^* HChinese Style: I have a free time.
A, a6 o/ L) L: c0 r1 LAmerican Style: I am free.
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American Style: The sun rises in the East. 9 ]& Q8 X" z) E
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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( ~0 V( u+ Y T+ XChinese Style: Did you attend college ?9 G2 ~! L" w5 N( p U
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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, F0 F! c! @& e3 @' tChinese 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. % J. V C3 N i7 `( s; C
American Style: I'll be there at three.9 a" v7 e. d& n6 h
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. . O+ @) I: L9 p; X; e6 t$ o! f
American Style: I am going home.
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American Style: His temperature came down.: Z) o; _* C) K% I+ w
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Chinese Style: I like green color. ( }) ^. [8 M! _" }
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 7 O0 Z) e6 B' e0 h# z/ R2 i L% W
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.5 P t& T, R: C- U! E3 P' P
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
( a( d" E& M8 l8 E1 `American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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4 B! r. C9 K ]6 c7 iChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
N" l* G4 y6 D2 FAmerican 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.
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0 o x* Q1 A) _2 M _ e. GChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. # ~" _/ N6 J# Q% E; p# c! J5 @1 I: d
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?5 ^) l) ~1 F/ V: Z+ o, @" G0 T
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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0 ^2 |# Y4 H; v* i& n! c. F0 x; l: RChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
( [, d z0 M1 e; TAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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# J& K8 ~% y2 L. g% s# ^5 bChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.$ G8 f% Z1 s! A7 y3 _* `& [3 k
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
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0 N1 M5 }! C7 x4 c. aChinese Style: How does she look like ? 4 |9 `! }/ c+ Z' @: z: q1 f. o; y
American Style: What does she look like ? # P: a7 E' V- I
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ' U0 f1 s/ j1 z& n4 c
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.* K3 S' h8 L" Z8 n
$ `! G) Y6 D) L* k- FChinese Style: How can I do ?
! T' ` p* l4 {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 ?"
! v p5 w2 _% o, mAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "8 ], i9 M' P# \) z Y9 G
" Six months "
, i* Q1 `2 r6 y8 P" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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1 t* m$ i( s) l5 kChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.6 J+ i: d* v3 p8 K
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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9 p: }( [/ \! g" VChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.1 s$ C9 [* ?. \" B
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
" O; u2 V& K$ e4 H/ oAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
" C0 z2 M4 i7 F. B. n* m: zAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.# Z! g& U+ h" J2 ~3 X2 l8 _" O
American Style: She took first prize.
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7 r: V$ p9 c3 b" }Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .- x4 t& R* s; n! k
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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& Q! U0 c: K4 e5 ?# c: MChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
" O, d" ~! F& i0 h; R4 R) t8 XAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.' L) x4 ?" _7 Z, w( d) _! B! R
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
, @: v) T* g5 s$ M X$ |American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. . u& ~3 }: B5 Z9 r' q3 N
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American Style: Keep to the right. - Z' X' d8 u& m. }1 Y8 D
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
8 r& y4 Z8 v0 |( bAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. & U1 Y( @: Y2 i+ y+ E% r$ }3 q
]! p+ @( W! DChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.: n9 x f3 h+ c0 y
American Style: The train was about an hour late.) J- o# H3 Z& b5 o) h, M
5 t4 p8 B; `) G8 wChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
6 r* r6 a/ a1 O$ GAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. : {% u: P9 y9 S$ {" ^
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 3 }- C# ?. B# a( S1 K
P! G' |! Y) f& f: y3 ?Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?% }/ R+ i2 S! D4 G; _' h. ~
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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3 M+ {: u* Z7 ]; ^( P3 w5 ]Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.& s* q; T3 }! x$ r" L0 q/ `+ G
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
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, `2 I+ u |0 wChinese Style: I have no house to live.
2 b& B+ [7 V% S* wAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. 7 S7 U Q* }+ C
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.) h1 \$ n- O* |- p# u
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 9 Q U& R; o" I( g/ P3 O! q' |
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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& A6 K0 e+ C5 {1 o. j+ v& d- NChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]& \; A. s/ J' e' [; ]5 ^
American Style: He set a world record./ `+ _' Y2 h9 U) T& S4 x
/ e* b! B8 D+ G' ]0 G7 J% KChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. # B+ c8 l9 b" t# n9 Y& I& Z% S
American Style: Her married life was happy.# z9 x% V* P) v. B/ y# M2 p
' B' l" S) I( c4 r. CChinese Style: Maybe I think so. 5 @$ L2 \7 J8 z, [7 {
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
+ L, r6 J7 U8 sAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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& q+ ^0 u% \9 g9 A' @Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
6 Z! {) H$ c' lAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 4 E. ~( f' `0 q; h8 }( P U
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. & d6 F$ y1 Q& z# C5 {
) E) T7 c$ h# bChinese Style: I felt good mood. 7 T( e" ?4 R4 ]% T [4 @
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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1 V8 W$ L" J' rChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 4 D: f% \' ?7 N
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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4 a- A. f6 X& q7 }Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
: V/ _1 d/ p# p, ~0 }2 h" j7 `. MAmerican 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. 5 {: N" G4 S+ ~: P: c
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. / f8 B$ _8 ~6 j h) V) X1 X3 V/ a
4 n7 n# O I# m, h; G/ xChinese Style: He is our common friend. J' a. N, m& r, n
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 4 w. E# s# }" `$ c2 }% l
* R, y# P( W% \Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
1 s3 J, F% Y8 NAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. $ k, E3 c! u+ L0 F6 p6 j
$ q4 ?: a: {$ |) nChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. * `4 n; _3 o$ w( F- J
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
% F% A% \- U. p' }: [American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. * J- q* Q2 A; c z7 V2 t3 P6 v% O1 ^
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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* i+ p. ~4 j, X' B; J1 _7 |Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.. K+ O1 N- r: B3 U8 j6 I
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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$ |5 O5 q' i: K" |& r, ?Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 2 V7 f1 _) h% h7 h9 f/ C
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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0 U/ R, M* j$ q( C9 }Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
4 T6 m7 P. m$ xAmerican Style: Is this seat taken. 0 Z o3 ]( }* d: a! n) l: O/ D7 _
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. : n) m/ B. A+ H, G5 |" M
American Style: Be quiet.
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$ C% }# n3 g" j- g0 A( n6 dChinese Style: It is not of only your business. : g8 J3 E z% {, a
American Style: It is none of your business.
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0 h* F4 C5 j) K- E9 ZChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. # c$ Q, r. Q& |4 b/ Q/ v
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. # Q7 ~! w; Q- @1 [* H) r
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. + e+ b5 m1 i* |# U
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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: o3 Z# K8 P" WChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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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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6 F H% T) S" H6 `8 o& kChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 5 ^( U/ j# n. z
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. - p1 n6 |8 f# h' J
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
1 i m: O5 A9 W6 QAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ) B% ]2 s3 P# M$ B! S, ~) v, _
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 3 j; o# e4 N; [. r7 j* x
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 2 e1 V$ ~/ J3 v Y, b; R: O
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 3 Q9 m# T% ]% a7 I5 y% u: F9 l
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
7 ?7 j$ U$ N6 W, S3 b0 h% SAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 3 X( A, s% G0 W" u+ O4 t; Y
' z. j1 q& o" o. @" I% lChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. ( S& A- A9 d) E$ Y
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. ' h$ Z2 }! H. _& t; R9 {1 \. e
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American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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American Style: I had a very good time today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 7 b( N: ]- x; S) v& w3 v
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. ; W/ E% P9 ]9 |% E) z: P* D
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American Style: I like black tea. 1 r2 ]9 U6 a1 [9 M& J
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American Style: I went to the beach.. @! W. s; Q$ ?: t0 B. {. |
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Chinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
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American Style: His new book will sell well. L X8 u& v# S
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. / a- O0 T' y4 q( I A/ v
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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Chinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.7 i, }' h2 i6 _1 Z4 K# q( W
American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much., H* E9 Z1 b, P! o+ a" h3 Q T
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
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American Style: It's hot today.
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American Style: I made a trip to Europe. 6 G) {# K0 P2 I, U% Z) D. H" \- S
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American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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