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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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, K8 ^2 f% X$ V4 I2 z- ^, pChinese Style: Your coat is broken. ; o" E% |7 v6 D0 r4 f; A
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work. L( W% M0 R' p2 ?/ m. Z9 _
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.% t& b. ^3 a- x3 e
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 1 d0 Z, l0 U. ]6 w1 C, g
$ h) C8 V- z4 v% EChinese Style: He becomes better.
$ n# v1 y5 K+ |* nAmerican Style: He got better. 2 y; C) M. X" i, S% a& a+ Y- P+ v
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.- M0 Q1 W1 j2 T$ ^
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 !" ]8 g1 d6 y. z9 E) ^& l
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.
# F6 o" W5 {1 j# H8 u8 N# z$ yAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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z B" j4 ?* d" h* HChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.8 d5 h7 y3 g' e* n x+ ]
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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; P) }. O9 t$ v6 C, ~' \Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
% E8 a: }7 m7 {( ]! A" O, bAmerican Style: Any place will do. " Z8 h9 ? G+ P% K' d$ c1 }
7 @# m+ K; @6 ]" G1 gChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
! c- S, O8 |: m4 _- Q" a' UAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.; n; H( U9 g9 ]2 G
American Style: I don't feel well. 8 N5 _ k! W# P6 a* S# s' B$ d
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.) J5 C+ w5 P; r, f
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. + z1 O5 M4 G- J5 U# Y7 J
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.0 I9 H8 q! ?& S8 j
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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7 n9 P3 [9 C' W8 E2 \, n6 IChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
" ~. J" V& A+ }4 h6 ^American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 0 b9 V5 e4 m1 X# D7 u7 x, n; ~. L: b( i
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
$ Z4 s! H5 R1 M( f; \; f$ WAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 9 g+ H+ T. Z6 v) J$ o
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.+ ?3 h5 {- p5 L- j
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
# z( | V) r6 {' w' \( S3 l" OAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. ' v. h$ P" z' D" `
0 E( n2 \( A9 M; V1 P3 {Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month." m; q% \4 t1 K/ t- [! v, [* {; ]2 V
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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/ |3 h5 I1 J! Z2 D5 Q( cChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
5 x$ ?1 G, J4 \7 m5 oAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? 0 N% H; p: \; D# `4 {: N& \$ n* P
7 b; H8 ?* z- a2 c' p4 [) b% sChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
/ d& U/ A6 x' {" j- ` J/ fAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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3 K8 w6 [2 {3 [' N% I7 }3 uChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
: N/ a% R7 O# ]American Style: I am not athletic. 3 U+ q& T' ]* G ?8 S c1 K |8 w
/ a! c& I) k& C S3 U$ A/ I+ X- `Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. / y, g1 _. f: M7 ? {5 w
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. % a" l" |' t1 a H/ n+ N
0 F5 a# Z, i7 B7 EChinese Style: I know his face.
) d: e2 z/ y' @8 A2 |$ s. {American Style: I know him by sight.
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/ \ l: H% G$ w- o! RChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
) W& l+ S$ I' w" t: F6 l% EAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. 3 A; w" R5 h# @& H6 k1 P
6 I; v1 {) E3 P: v) u: p" }Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin; O7 l5 p, S6 {1 I
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 7 f8 m& C$ i; l) ?9 f ], |$ C
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.- e7 Q9 H: P3 u& w% O8 \
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
4 P8 h3 K2 u0 @7 {7 J# LAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
9 h3 N6 Z3 Q; R$ n6 ^American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
( l. [5 j7 k6 h" gAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
1 G, {; j; N4 t# t! T1 a2 y4 sAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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* t1 P% {' x; b* i; b S3 S0 }Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. A* N: T1 _( q3 i5 U# `9 H, c
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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% z6 Y2 k' U7 I& r& N" a+ s, RChinese Style: I'll go there at three. . c( R6 q8 @; X9 R, a' f# ]. ]
American Style: I'll be there at three.8 \# N. c' w4 S
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. % C/ R8 K8 P5 r" Y7 j- a
American Style: I am going home.
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American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
* w$ W' ]" {7 N9 U5 @American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 8 o+ I9 g U# d+ \# E* g
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.! D9 u3 {; g. V& `
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
9 n0 i: ~3 V9 p% H3 P: v1 H( jAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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' U* N% S& `' v2 fChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
) X. [; y' @ a9 o' L" E/ J. RAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ' z9 I+ N5 u9 L/ R, \# R
3 ^- W- n: R( e8 N |3 ZChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 2 g$ I& Z( m* W8 F+ L `# P
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
5 H* ]( L% B; }American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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- c' A7 u0 b/ T/ n) gChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
3 i7 i7 a3 ~, YAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
* R/ R) r% P3 r& z1 v% EAmerican Style: Where are we. / T' B1 S# ~ a7 V( r w
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American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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! `5 g- y m. K- YChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. s# p, _' Z9 \+ ~
American Style: He was talking loud.- _# P$ B7 m) C! w& d( a2 }
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
0 Z; W. C X* EAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. v; B0 ?0 {) f% z1 ]' D5 ]
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
% D( m3 J/ |$ W u, {7 _American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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; F2 }) P/ B/ u# TChinese Style: How does she look like ?
6 }) s+ }& v& U3 h" h; i, i- iAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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0 h- i! ^/ ` l3 h. S# \5 f* qChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
9 Q3 L8 c8 G. D; aAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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6 G! }! v! i- f/ n- ?! rChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 2 V" ~% C) G1 B
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
% b0 O$ f( |1 |% ^$ [$ H5 G( zAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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/ {! n5 w$ t8 O( N4 H- J6 T2 l9 |$ VChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"1 F0 A" d" V, x0 U
" Six months "
5 _2 ~; m0 U1 Q- A% L& b" S/ b" How about Chinese food ?") Q% z- H( ]' v: S
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
; u' \0 |) b3 \- w$ B g3 Y" Six months "" F8 ?1 p$ A( ?; S! ]- t
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
" W) o5 e% H1 V; X3 Q% V/ TAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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) ?8 B+ L9 D: D: |: O- UChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.+ M" u4 X* n6 g! ~
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. * f1 p% `- F% {; v v$ ?
% T' l. ^' g0 G! TChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
5 J7 x X! Z2 C' }( wAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. 5 K. c3 `2 t# |- V
/ D1 g; G8 M5 @5 B: P; J5 m1 bChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
" H. L5 z. D" ^2 Y. ]American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? " [ ?- S+ P3 Q k
( `* q% r* B& j, Z" tChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !! i% y& f' H: _$ U" M
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! # m! U* z% \$ O$ Q) [
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
) O/ O- v9 g) E" t, E( dAmerican Style: She took first prize. " X! i" j) `" L* X6 K9 D2 P% `
- r( _6 u0 l. H1 \Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .* W! f/ H+ n7 g
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
) J2 o6 {) G, E; [* DAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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% N; O$ g0 F% n# DChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants./ k% X" i7 ~" }% y
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 3 K6 N' k! U# p0 ~
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.& P% m: }3 S( [* V/ z
American Style: Keep to the right.
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- z7 j* i/ o7 H, D3 |6 JChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
- E) a* e9 k) e; [American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. - Z% j$ x; I1 j |( b
* a3 [) {: r. G0 s: oChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.6 [, v9 t' n2 \8 j T4 V3 {
American Style: The train was about an hour late.: n" Z U4 u4 v s9 f
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
6 l" Y5 i2 N R: t6 ~/ P- PAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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+ b" s# Z% {( DChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
7 F/ K4 W) R. l$ @American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ( Y6 W1 I6 j" [7 r j- \
! ]- Y- [& p' l; zChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
4 Q4 A: W. j2 u: M' O6 V/ H hAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? ' X. {8 v$ R, H" c4 ~; y
$ y. p# M3 p6 E1 v2 `* MChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.& A4 P* y5 n k" ]" |
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. 9 f3 p5 ~5 F3 v3 ^) \ I- E0 O
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.! T5 u9 ^5 E% H. _# k* C
American Style: Why do you say that. 1 Q2 F: U% P1 c' I& m1 x3 R
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
9 h# O! @" q2 m FAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. . S5 R( q' [* k4 X$ M
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.( p- M- v& }0 U0 k( t( `
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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0 A2 U: ^# h% E4 t" N, `Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
$ ]. r( i/ ^# h. s3 fAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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5 \; P- u4 J; u/ C0 b1 JChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
8 g m4 H9 p3 m% AAmerican Style: He set a world record." `7 u. j, k% }5 l. s
0 G0 C2 x8 @- p& Y* q7 i+ x' q1 KChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
" F" T% y" A QAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.8 r- e0 ^% l8 x6 B
6 T) ^3 R: r( z- b {% w& y) SChinese Style: Maybe I think so. , G* {0 y8 J4 w8 }( A1 ], s: ?
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. $ ~1 r) L5 O5 |
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.* V7 P2 }: i' [8 ~# r) i, z9 G- H
! P/ z! e# d- i) |4 \( R3 }/ l+ dChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
2 ~' i( e- F8 x& OAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.4 n+ S! Y2 s: e- [" s d6 W
7 b& I1 g7 ?. D# t1 F8 F4 ?% VChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
: y! F) s* `7 [2 [% Y" D/ l) W# LAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. : ]0 y1 I. X. Y
0 [% _, t3 h* ^: fChinese Style: I felt good mood. + r6 s$ X C. V; o5 Y l- U- y
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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4 Q( G; h7 A" W: |) }Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ) K1 {* }4 ]: I! b- X' `& ?, P
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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+ h+ Q; ?* b7 W8 m4 q* `Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
( H& J2 |5 D1 {1 y% Q! X3 A2 A1 s4 f/ uAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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* j _. Q2 E" g* @% tChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
3 b7 n$ I$ V' e& WAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. - m+ d( @/ T2 V m/ j
, {1 j) A6 u+ u# _Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 8 d @" v0 m f6 Q2 L
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 1 M. a/ a L, I c1 F& l% l
' R5 s2 ]; u! z# Z H; @Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. , s! S- w+ v$ b5 o1 q. O
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. & ^- W* x* M" w
6 C3 U6 W: \9 |9 `Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 4 R* ?- @2 W: I, V& a& i) c* \2 G5 n5 s
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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' O+ k3 H, A3 v' c8 r' vChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
( e0 \! K) S7 B2 N/ w; F, {+ DAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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' R z" ]- b, {8 zChinese Style: My room is narrow.5 u+ G8 D& ]' S8 R; v( r
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
4 }5 w* F9 [( D+ _5 f! I- yAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ) l( z w1 v9 n# {; f3 e* p7 _
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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o- W" G& c' K5 K, h7 H' XChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
! v3 \6 U U8 D8 dAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
/ m. a: a! Z. K" ~) E- @; |: VAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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" d2 `! M$ Y0 k, _Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 6 g% k% N2 m: h ~9 t* o
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. * K) j% g3 Z9 V) p+ H, m
3 Z' ^7 R9 Q0 n7 j( E3 e7 ZChinese Style: This is the key of my room. ! [! p8 \ p; Z9 q) d" J, T
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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7 t6 S: x- @6 sChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. . ]& H# U1 O8 ^" \
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.) M3 G# C/ W- y1 I2 j4 g
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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! T1 v- @. o& o: r8 z& UChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
4 {, R* \! n. \' e& yAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 8 n+ S7 l' v2 i0 i
# b5 ]5 L9 w% r8 m/ K7 @* z. f6 nChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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- |. ?0 L4 M8 _+ |8 tChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. / C6 F3 Z5 [2 b' A8 ^+ R- u: z
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. ( X4 E3 w- Z+ D
; a) D" c! P9 d: _7 ~. Z7 \- xChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
# e9 Z4 a( c z) N' Y ^' DAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. $ L. z. Q3 x9 v; f& G
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Chinese Style: She married old. ; _ }) w7 C: _; S: x$ t
American Style: She married late in life.- @ P# o# M' E$ p9 A( Y
' c# l* Q! |; g3 IChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
! b# v; Q8 R3 A7 l5 t; PAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. - W9 o" a( E) l8 Q4 t
: l t! l* \8 Q: J1 v5 F' k3 q! gChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
. f+ G% |6 y8 x! S8 k( Q$ iAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ( N: I/ e9 g5 ?
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. / j2 B! T$ o: d! ?( i
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 4 E. i# d; _2 I* Y& q5 Z# t' p
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 7 e, n2 ~* U% }. L P' K9 ?
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. ! @' Z9 E+ ]3 I+ \8 @" W
2 z) d3 y' g' E. l! s8 TChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. - Y6 U: x, A7 G3 p7 t ?4 g+ a
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% G2 o) m, k2 V- a" `" F3 {Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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American Style: Give me a phone call. " `/ J* }) f; H- ?; y" |% D
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Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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4 e$ `3 h: Y% ~7 [7 u3 i7 LChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
$ @! g+ r4 a" wAmerican Style: I had a very good time today.1 @3 d8 t* r1 z5 l1 ^" Q3 B
) l5 h7 b& L# z) A9 u7 fChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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American Style: I work for the government.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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, g# o4 k7 z- n. m$ {; |Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
# \3 q" |7 q7 l% _9 B8 _3 vAmerican Style: I have a question to ask you.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.$ [$ F1 y2 _. o" Q
American Style: This book deserves to be read several times.
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! E' l' ?- |& D0 ^8 LChinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: History repeats./ o- ] H$ B/ I$ C
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea. & r, l) J2 ^. _0 D: N$ z- Q: ?
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7 O7 U3 R5 p6 f/ N$ \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.% L! \8 t1 t" @
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.3 b+ v$ o0 p# w d
American Style: He hit me hard.
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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.+ b! V- N, O5 K6 ~
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. ; m7 s# j, N6 ?! i6 [# F8 Q
- L9 t7 Y( y3 s" R( qChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
3 [9 S% J+ j/ P- v% q3 NAmerican 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.; b$ H4 N' f2 w9 O, C+ k
3 K# E/ ~: ^1 ~% U) Z1 sChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
6 L+ T( M$ D! k, MAmerican Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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1 }. h8 ~$ |3 l7 f# z4 f: ~Chinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night.6 v l3 _! A" k1 ~4 Y8 z
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Chinese Style: Today is hot.% t. T- X# m1 |8 {
American Style: It's hot today. / l- u8 Q9 |/ ?1 _' d
+ m; ^1 T; k) Z; q( SChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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Chinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland." y% ]4 a3 u( K# g! `
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8 w1 U8 ?. e* u% [# aChinese Style: What time is your watch.
4 @. b$ t) d( E8 V. c& R( ~American Style: What time is it by your watch. 2 R1 D, C1 l+ ~2 h+ ~( L1 X& p
$ P& r3 h6 Z/ L, n) [4 @9 cChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
4 A6 {3 @6 f" T1 p1 Y% U, nAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?- K. H. |# j" k1 b: r9 l
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?; F0 h' \9 F- t6 s# f
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