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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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, |$ | O/ e3 f" }9 |Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. ! j3 x1 y: R3 B d
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
t6 j0 R1 {5 a3 ?; b, ?. fAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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: Z$ ^& R$ |$ D w9 o1 l2 eChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.3 J4 h: s. \8 V! b2 Z
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
# K& V9 F+ n' V( b1 J5 w4 ~% w8 uAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. , C: Y) }8 u5 ?! _
7 B) g" L; S0 N% f) Q6 G. CChinese Style: He becomes better.% A) X7 `: |* D) h
American Style: He got better.
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1 J" l* g0 A. A) a, YChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation. X* K' [* ?" m9 c1 R
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ) n. L& J8 @3 u2 v
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
I5 j1 i2 m# B$ ]; c7 _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.
* I: b9 p/ N) [( Q" C- ~; |* VAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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, }' x) @8 I# |1 }5 v! x$ RChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
: M6 n/ }# j* [5 e% o2 s3 XAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. # _6 B y' R `& @& S6 O6 Z' _8 o
! }# C' N+ J+ N4 d3 yChinese Style: Anywhere will do.7 p+ h0 b2 ~/ j' F
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.8 [) V4 ^- L. C
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. # U1 K- Q& G6 y7 A$ z$ @) I
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable." X$ [+ @# F( [/ ?
American Style: I don't feel well. 6 L q6 x( f; Y
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
$ w u" i. z+ i/ LAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. ) [, `. F. E$ w
: K5 Z& O* a* D! Y# cChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
9 r- }: {1 d; c5 v$ `. {: ZAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.# B- v: ^$ r0 \) n
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
8 n4 I; z$ |1 g' Y, M2 KAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. & ]; R( V. }& e0 |
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English." X! @# Z G8 b& T0 z' m
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
& @0 d& H" |4 p+ K4 aAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. : x5 |0 f, n; s6 z7 P4 Y# X
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
7 S$ Q' e: K4 z m+ ~1 o8 G7 g; IAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. 2 Z( Y$ p" r$ G9 K- ?; ?
) F) F. O7 i- z: \7 pChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
2 w: {# B# a, _' V% h( jAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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! i* C; A$ G3 b, gChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
8 T. |& ]3 d8 c5 i+ B, [, UAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
8 l3 n0 s2 y* T( ^. K2 e. H) BAmerican Style: I am not athletic. 9 @3 R& r& E. h
* k& A ]- F! l6 p! r2 B0 AChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. G6 w! d3 i& y M, g3 y
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. h. R" Z& T6 I
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
! W. s) t: A a Q3 P0 tAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
4 {9 Z% C [( V3 R- lAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. : x& f8 Y" G. G) `: \1 ?
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin3 P( f C' @8 \# a& @9 n9 ^
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin , p$ L6 @6 R9 l* w) h* H: j* X5 a8 Y
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.7 G, q. N# M, v! ]. f4 }1 L
American Style: I am free.$ ]& b; N/ P; i" ~" N' c/ ^/ ?
- L5 a2 ~: a" [( E: I1 {& dChinese Style: The sun rises from the East., h. b) W; n2 c* u$ h7 V4 ]7 f1 |
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
3 ~- U9 P# h2 X* ~( ^- K3 M; {American Style: The thief got in through the window., }' h3 X# F/ b6 a' {: S
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.9 N& [ \2 u. ]2 h, [
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 9 ^' y" S1 m( }. n3 J
% y" \+ D$ ^, a$ C: uChinese Style: Did you attend college ?+ T0 A, E, p0 A, b: Q
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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8 N- s7 C3 [8 J# X* _0 H0 h% R- pChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
8 q M! p( z4 b/ h1 QAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 3 f+ ]( Y1 P) U
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. ( T7 O, T& {# t: i
American Style: I'll be there at three." C& J0 G! p, {8 j+ A- r( n
0 n C ~+ b$ `Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
. y6 |- U% B! k6 c" ^American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 4 v, b/ V9 H) k7 \
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
! U6 N! Z1 D6 IAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
1 I+ h6 u: g3 ?American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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9 a5 I& P6 K8 A# @Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. / ]5 A; V& r# P- T5 T
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 8 a+ p9 a- f" \0 c
6 Z5 W( p0 _% qChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
7 ^0 q; t! K- d/ |9 AAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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$ l: F/ ?' C. m) S7 Z* tChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
. q0 v) l* {9 V) i5 aAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 7 ~( F/ H2 Z, D1 {0 R3 H) K
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
1 X* Q3 R9 X0 l% i4 p* B. _% ~* kAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.& g0 x3 V' W3 }- ?
+ r5 H2 P/ g6 v/ O7 ^) vChinese Style: He cannot read and write. 6 Y4 S6 e2 B6 I2 W$ D* M* \
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.# Y+ v& q+ }( K5 A @
American Style: Where are we. 3 o8 z6 n* m% R+ _+ k" ?3 P
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?* S, _3 Z. _( b. _. \- j$ [- k: u
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ( E( ~+ [4 V# F& S
American Style: He was talking loud.- t4 N- j9 ]& [, q. D+ ]3 @ J
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.+ N( K! z$ A5 R& H0 d
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. * T U' _7 d: x7 `/ u: G9 |
" b' J# K, ?8 d! b; q6 O4 A5 ~" {Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
" L; e2 r: P/ z$ N( rAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow. G6 d7 u& g& S! t4 W; ~
1 ]1 H, G- P+ y* T% F7 XChinese Style: How does she look like ? 8 e9 Y7 X6 J; \ l6 {
American Style: What does she look like ? % `! T t; ]' A9 u$ o
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 1 N5 d7 U- ^* p3 _/ r1 J
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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& p, s5 n# B1 M/ p b7 {Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
: |/ |. p2 H" J7 XAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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) t/ U: |. j3 o3 @5 e" c0 X; lChinese Style: How can I do ?
# {3 K8 K9 _$ ~, ~# D7 F4 SAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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) h$ K4 C Y7 _4 vChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
9 `$ ?3 ?' a, {: Z5 q$ J* a" Six months "6 H# ]5 m2 J+ K5 M0 s
" How about Chinese food ?"
$ V3 F9 e$ e2 ]( {; [1 QAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "7 `" F$ g' g/ O
" Six months "
8 u x; K+ l6 o$ o3 ^" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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# U% K0 v h+ E" K+ ?8 k' C7 {Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
) Z: S7 B, C9 e' h: OAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 8 b& H5 E( N9 K& Q0 `, y
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience., X2 O0 a F8 _8 g! N' z- `
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ) X) q- n P' ?! M6 s0 l2 f) m0 h& D
4 h9 z2 B2 |. {/ {- g M' B7 ~Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.& c, M; c9 K b
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 4 l- h O4 D' R
) w/ W5 F% o; h: T) x) cChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
! u9 `+ P2 Y' P2 y! PAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !4 g ?2 ]9 r" f* |7 Z& Q
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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( y" c$ ~9 y' a4 P) C/ Q* {Chinese Style: She was first prize.$ P- F4 {1 w( m; _0 }% e( o
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. - O! c* v$ Y. s- m1 f
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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- S* e" S- E0 l8 Z$ @0 x( g/ gChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
, g; _7 M8 |# z4 H$ L; ?American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
+ U- z: S& C6 g4 E% N( r9 D$ E, pAmerican Style: Keep to the right. - |, O: x$ L3 l6 H; J
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.* F7 b9 D, `8 c) h' O
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. - V7 U2 s$ u8 M# V2 p$ N e
! i; C9 X( w4 T- A/ A' F2 d. J. qChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
3 D* O& ^4 Y1 U( s' D+ b) u( q0 rAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
9 c, K5 R" h( X% dAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.8 b' t4 N8 x& _: G. g Q. O
% E: u8 m9 }& m9 N3 @Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
+ a( T4 \8 C0 w( B, H4 F; w8 j5 O$ mAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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, V% _6 S6 |% H' B' G# yChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
* L4 j& H, c2 P" wAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life./ D; ]3 t7 y( C$ B$ ^
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
, q% L8 o2 T, X7 bAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.# x; X \0 H+ e) {' V- ?$ s c9 G
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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# D( Q7 `4 `* [Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.0 z8 ~, G: B' Y m& e3 C4 w G
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
3 K U* O/ M2 H/ uAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. " P0 N. D6 p q; u8 g; v, ^
0 y' |2 _1 n3 X' n: ]8 p; z J/ AChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
$ ? m |# U b8 N1 I" v" | \' d, PAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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~1 [0 I- l1 b( UChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 1 y5 T8 x2 a0 Q8 S
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
s1 M, P3 E3 j( ]- J- ZAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
, I; t! k$ _! |1 DAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.+ T2 B( q# Z- @# C& J* C# z/ N* Z
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
, m7 s7 D2 H3 d1 a# pAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.+ d/ W' [( Y9 e
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. + o) e: }9 C$ v" z1 B0 K
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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5 G/ _3 [1 ], X* c, KChinese Style: I felt good mood.
7 k6 e! P: H, wAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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( }% B6 d1 O. ?& tChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 8 m" [/ C1 i5 U( l5 I% ]; S/ O
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 8 l) u$ K, b& @
0 q. C+ L( `$ t1 ~6 L9 M n0 SChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 4 p9 s% n$ E7 i2 k; Z
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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7 Q6 ]6 Q2 V4 f2 V3 M# xChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. : C- T3 u- U ?
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
. i- `& f6 I0 B- dAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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( K9 D3 F4 k1 `1 O8 F5 L L: ^. ]) oChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. - d! p0 A g- K$ {& e" |
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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/ R0 V' B' V# A1 [- NChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. * O d5 e: p3 v4 I, J9 ?! B2 ]1 {
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.
* V8 L; L: Y( rAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.. s) B' P# ?, q- z" P
American Style: My room is small.! r; s3 D: M- q" A5 N2 u. S
/ g2 F1 v7 ?: f1 ?2 i dChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
: }4 D% n) H" Y1 |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.
: r2 ?! t9 c7 n9 rAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. / ~; e' {$ z) t1 a
2 _' S6 c9 f) _1 {" G" KChinese Style: Is this seat empty. 4 H- L1 A- m8 z9 F& Z6 |/ l, a) K
American Style: Is this seat taken. . I* _+ N. n; l, y6 i) G
3 O. e1 X- M/ h- wChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
: G' o: W3 W4 VAmerican Style: Be quiet. & _+ d( e" c. @; V& O
, c0 t: d2 Q6 L, E; RChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 5 I+ F& G) {* M* ?- ]
American Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. % n* S4 T$ l0 q' X
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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9 z! b! m2 Y; T" L p- T, LChinese 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. / Q8 P2 e W7 S: {& B
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.; i$ [$ C- A1 |5 v; g
3 T7 l; I4 q4 C! D$ K7 BChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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k7 S+ `6 a4 I7 U6 dChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ' b2 K1 _+ A9 P, B! [8 _7 N Z
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. & C; q G% J& G- v
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. " l# T$ |7 q/ Q+ s+ E
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. : o4 i3 \* c6 k/ U
l d7 ^- r6 ]/ M% B. rChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 7 D( t4 _" c1 f% T9 Y
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? , x5 q) P" J0 L% N, D5 d4 t/ F
, Y% a9 j, R* ?2 t# kChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 4 O6 w7 M! J$ |& E7 E2 c
American Style: He had a child by his former wife./ T* g$ r ? v; ~ Z* ^) t, ^/ T
$ z- Y- \# r/ J& r' JChinese Style: She married old. ' u/ s {1 E2 F8 [, c0 ?$ W, y
American Style: She married late in life.2 |1 m4 i/ _* W# G o K
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
4 q0 g- z6 Z N; U9 ?: \American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 9 \8 g9 u" } w5 a$ w5 R
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
$ S& ?' ?, _1 c X& @American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ; F: X- N2 Q; C# N% A, R# B9 ^- m
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
" x! i' w& r: Y* s* JAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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/ L% r- F8 e0 q" U8 P1 @Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
, f! s0 } ^8 O6 AAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. : y2 `4 G* W$ c, Q
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
6 b0 u6 ?( i: m- K$ m2 \& WAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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' _; r9 o$ L: d+ N8 }Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 6 c' ]. R8 |, e/ }* K0 T
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; p) W% X" `9 v; E/ _- Z# OChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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! m; B' U( ~* E% o9 l2 M& [Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
9 c- z9 A) u" I4 ^* AAmerican Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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2 P: [; T* V4 k! E3 VChinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?
4 f' t4 H( k | T% L0 EAmerican Style: Is your camera like this ?
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, M1 T# S* _! _American Style: I don't know what he said.
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