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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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5 i& B7 b R9 e0 `7 J; s# K% xChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
7 |' e' r/ F* g v1 Q& ^American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 0 i. O, ^1 V/ e2 U
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
3 C4 x' |" j' G- {' Z4 S2 FAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work.
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4 S& T4 F( |3 }Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
+ J3 O: \! l# HAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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L7 w1 }7 y+ A% h) Q" dChinese Style: He becomes better.
3 H) @: N- `6 j: }# W; q* `American Style: He got better. ' L: q4 H$ B" _; m
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.) `4 {( N4 g, Q x
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 !
+ q# D; Y) t- e& XAmerican 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. $ [5 z2 s T# t! k
American Style: It was still light outside. 0 d I$ i- I- E. x6 w; ^* o
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.5 S$ w) m+ u2 @: P0 q
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. , n1 N B6 y- B" l; ?8 R
. P- ^/ ]: L. s, n. \; S3 d( }Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.& {7 `: }" B/ D) b. g' f
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.$ X4 l& y& k# U
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 1 D- J8 h# 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.0 V& l3 |+ i, J& g( X
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. 0 T; {/ C" W4 U a- ~* Q, i
1 W* T" g7 Y! l) cChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
6 V, [5 @" Q4 n3 k- c! {: m6 eAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? * K% `) v; g: C7 a
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.. h- n% g; B5 Z& u
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. + H/ B2 d8 }4 p) J
5 m+ R( S) _+ ]# m; ]8 H$ eChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
0 @& k# R! i. c' wAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 1 i" H: \* T3 F% l
4 E! Y5 A* I3 {- j9 w) HChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
9 k1 i) w) ~) Y. D. ]" |American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
( W, ?6 e. C" p) l: [& ~- Z( VAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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/ f5 F! c3 N" o- b& @Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
1 Y. H; I% k1 Z- o' u- ~" s4 CAmerican Style: Keep off the grass. 7 v) G F+ S& Z. Z
# h/ d! `) c+ k6 y& m9 }# l5 i* LChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
f+ P$ ?; a# w$ o0 R- OAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. ! {! J1 m5 k7 ^2 T
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ' t# a$ j% H* U6 Z
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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! h* }- B) q) R( YChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 0 Q, t& j+ G+ h1 M6 M; u
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 2 b. }0 c) J* B8 }9 X
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 8 x! ]8 L X: H+ U& o
American Style: I am not athletic. , Z I6 c1 V. U
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 8 t* h5 I0 K1 w
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. . k0 L) i+ z0 b) S
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 1 c( j, N ~- t% E8 D8 f
American Style: I know him by sight.
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0 @1 x" W: g) W" F' tChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.) u$ b, X# k, [' r
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin( g9 |1 |, L9 ^( Z! Q4 T7 o
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin ) W' W9 a, X1 S1 U4 f; L
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.+ X; `/ n7 A; `' q: U
American Style: I am free.9 d5 K7 G* A& C. R* ~1 o
& ~8 v8 f/ g9 {/ n7 q$ }( sChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.6 E- D7 b) a6 B7 u6 [
American Style: The sun rises in the East. 2 Q: B! b& D8 J+ d. K8 _1 @: L
6 _) e5 a1 v! f" H9 z7 FChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.7 c+ u, T- a. d0 H* H# x
American Style: The thief got in through the window.6 Q+ n. o( e9 `9 Y m
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.3 M4 |3 r5 V+ H& c& M
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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1 |& {4 V4 z- P: T9 c4 uChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
& P2 t* c' m3 G: Z* v" n7 jAmerican 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. # P% w0 z* F) i( K9 o# l5 W
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 f4 b% {' l* b8 w5 uChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
. M" i- L, V N8 J' ^) ~( G( L+ sAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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& x' d# m! K& ]! ^Chinese Style: I am going back my home. % v2 Y$ e$ q1 ?1 K. T: ?& w: d
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
3 D, M4 ~( u1 d1 u; \American Style: His temperature came down.8 ]" \# W8 |) \; {
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Chinese Style: I like green color. ) S- h7 ]3 p P5 |+ C6 X/ Q0 N
American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. " y' [! Q. R5 T3 O6 q7 x
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
4 C' d T/ `! I$ R3 V1 W3 u! tAmerican 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./ h5 y5 [# s$ o/ j* d. V
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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' T9 H- v' c$ U" yChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
0 j, M) {4 t5 F0 ~3 N' F5 o, FAmerican 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.
( w$ Z2 c/ s' H7 l& M& d1 XAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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. ]( o$ h2 x# b9 H4 e4 U# i3 G8 BChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
& f+ P/ ~# W0 yAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. ! u5 ~: |9 l7 V8 U
6 ?: Z* s+ L, @4 R% [Chinese Style: Where is here.
* p6 F" b7 e! Q1 V4 Y9 h5 ^) ~American Style: Where are we. . S- ]. o& @* B' _' L
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?( `8 m s6 ?. y
American Style: How much do you weigh ? . k4 ~8 p! F ^9 _2 j
7 a0 ]- {5 l- A4 d$ J0 gChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ! H1 Y% ^3 P0 \1 \! ~
American Style: He was talking loud.+ b9 f7 f. E5 Q7 D/ k" ~
( L2 X# r: I# m% c6 o& FChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.6 H& V- A4 G5 ^. A
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. , |2 G" A, Y' H( v
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
, W: q' ^* B. c: x& YAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.* l6 p- X% Q/ y* z# S0 l( e
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
5 C- h( A' F3 jAmerican Style: What does she look like ? s' N8 }" S7 U- S+ m
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
& I4 }- d; X: S, m; U6 yAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 8 E+ s( m% h$ ]6 i% _
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.( D" _) }. u9 X
$ t# z0 t% ^% [9 l* @Chinese Style: How can I do ?
0 X4 g c8 X+ A/ q4 yAmerican Style: What can I do ? ' ]: x2 f* c; ?2 s
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"& `' l e3 \" \( A, a
" Six months "2 `' W6 W' I$ s! ~% _3 N, E
" How about Chinese food ?"& |7 d1 e8 a4 v! X1 W1 m5 d
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
9 I3 }: d3 m1 y3 G& ]" J9 R7 x" Six months "0 t L+ M. @! I6 J( Z, s
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
r6 G$ y9 \. a4 j) }7 K; z& ]American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 2 Q9 W, _9 E8 e4 I: W% @* Z
9 h9 h$ v1 p) V& t. S' h; [8 [Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.3 U* _* }2 g6 p" y6 o# V) W% v; n
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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9 H" G2 R, f& U" |/ ]. tChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.3 e8 D- _5 ?. H* P
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. * Q l/ z. F; c
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?$ }$ }$ G8 G/ o
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? U. C) h8 _; ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !$ i* n: Y1 ]0 c1 I& x
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! " O9 p' M, [# u' P
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
9 N/ N- {6 [; Y; vAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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# L% J) @6 P8 n* H7 N* QChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
' _" Q# [" l+ [# x$ P: ZAmerican 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.
, J: d7 z6 b4 N! d/ cAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.$ Q; j0 g9 j* Y4 Z. G
9 x# B& ~/ z/ e6 M1 aChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
T# {- T% g# S c; {American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ! H: E: a" l6 \, \) T9 V$ I+ A) Z
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.6 X ?1 h0 U, S0 P* q- f0 H
American Style: Keep to the right. 0 t4 `& T/ U( I& d2 s3 }0 D" x6 `( V
: M7 \: W. @, VChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.& }( Q- I% i& |
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. * l8 @: F: f- h0 e% }
+ ?$ S% K' n6 u9 z0 iChinese Style: The train was late about an hour." V0 M0 V" m; z
American Style: The train was about an hour late.- W1 T4 Z$ f1 o- y
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
9 m7 Z9 J- s4 {American Style: Let go of the end of the wire. |9 O. @) \, |, e5 K1 j
$ M0 R3 X9 u1 |, N9 T$ gChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. , _6 X3 P4 Q' y* a
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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2 r5 j& Y- C9 R, vChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
& @7 f; m c' R* D* B( w4 hAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
; p5 e" x6 ]! ^; Q+ A2 YAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.) q1 d* h3 e% x0 d
American Style: Why do you say that. / m5 \6 }4 @5 k& u. s
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
& B$ z! d1 {% oAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. / @3 H e; ?' O M% a. _
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
) M$ l9 ?! `7 e5 A' D& C0 rAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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6 s# K# P% _7 E7 v6 QChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
$ w) D: T( a6 i) NAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ( ~" B6 }* `( U& `
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
2 }6 \7 O& e: S' z4 ~3 ~+ ZAmerican Style: He set a world record., j \; P4 h% M p
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 8 R8 q, U6 H6 A/ j
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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, n# |9 _5 n1 ]$ y: BChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
2 t4 x1 v' \. p5 s" A" UAmerican Style: I think so.
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, s h4 T9 ~& [+ t% H3 L( iChinese Style: The club's members are 55. " T2 r1 c$ Z l3 b0 A
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. $ u; y) ]* K( d3 c* V! U( i) C
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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) j% y( ~$ ^3 f- z2 x1 XChinese Style: This is where you mistake. ' y+ x! x% J3 J9 `( |2 U# [
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 4 u) G/ V. K+ `5 Z" c8 @1 N. ]9 k
j; t: w7 K; @1 c) ~' J0 GChinese Style: I felt good mood. # U2 W1 I0 z: w( r' ]
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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0 |- Z* g( w( `% XChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
# M% p! `: P2 I$ y+ H) ^/ T+ C! @American Style: Please allow me two more hours. " [9 q7 ~" z' V. V# b/ f! K& b
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
5 k2 a/ T9 A8 O( K; v0 _American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. f# E" h5 y- f6 Z
4 H0 U% _6 j) ]8 J! fChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
0 Z M- @# Q# y" y* ^9 H0 yAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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8 X+ Q; c1 f8 s, l" sChinese Style: He is our common friend.
% L# n2 U$ _5 \7 h) [( XAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. ; C& A8 P0 `7 C# `4 j% `0 t
) O; K+ @0 N; r7 H8 u R8 uChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
: J2 U7 `* e$ E) j1 R3 IAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
) b) z m( P% A X6 W8 BAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
6 Q: u+ @2 [( rAmerican Style: My room is small.' y% {: L# C6 |& h" N
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
8 ?- s& k( v( U* I3 a3 VAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer., V2 ^9 u: }9 A' F, |
- T9 c, y9 a" A1 y- H2 NChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 9 o# {' r) Z/ [+ g \ x
American Style: Be quiet. , X* t* s( I8 f
Z h6 P) |( `4 T- ?Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
, y& Q+ ]0 l8 vAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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0 f& Q U% {$ y+ m! K) W% e5 MChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
2 Z& r& M$ g4 [American Style: I will do anything I can for you. , T6 e* \2 d- p9 @0 u6 r% q
! N, ?6 F4 A3 iChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
. a- w& V8 n1 n" O, d4 vAmerican 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. - Y4 P0 h$ |6 O7 J; d
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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2 V2 D: J2 M9 M1 a* ZChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 7 U) x0 W6 C1 J1 Q; P; o
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.) G: y; t- z. V3 S6 q2 r! `* T1 x2 R
. v7 M/ j6 v3 x' e4 C! yChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
* n# f8 C2 X8 O9 q8 a; ?' yAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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+ ]/ F: u( ?6 J6 xChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
1 j, j1 N+ |" i* V' Z3 A2 [" yAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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$ _6 N @$ x2 z+ W) j- AChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
0 T. E9 q5 V3 i8 M9 Z# `American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. & Z* G5 S( J, o! a* i
' j2 {' ]" X2 ]9 t3 Q$ VChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? : Y& G4 V/ Q- V$ c, B
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? : ]! j% e6 X8 \$ {2 ~% M
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
1 r+ X5 a8 u) R% [- \' w6 m6 L' `American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
( Z) n/ Q1 e1 W# V( M4 u4 }American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 3 R2 E2 @. ]& Z, c+ t
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 5 A: J/ M G% j( X7 K/ J4 ]
3 O- l9 ~3 @/ XChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. " Y9 I* U, K% @, `2 Y' X0 K! m
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
0 o& C# M$ C% R4 ?American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. W" G# T. o) f4 S
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. $ j$ n9 k0 }8 z/ o: _) h; \2 s% a
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. : T2 q" J9 @" ?7 @, W6 x
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
/ O7 |! [5 K7 q1 r6 iAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.5 X" s0 {# A" S# P/ y1 o1 m
1 Q( M4 d/ \7 ?5 _' ?1 m' L( kChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. % q# Y! y* o1 O' G8 R
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) E4 A% r; d! W8 n( ?; d bChinese Style: This steak is soft.
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) S+ e( [+ E1 d @; YChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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