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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.
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- n# g. G! x2 U# X. i( k( f( PChinese Style: Your coat is broken. ; x5 `& y9 x2 o9 g9 l' b% S/ R
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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3 D9 K& \; t" F$ p. `& ?9 ]Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
& A9 n5 b! o$ q) @9 HAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. % Q( t1 ]6 P; p3 K: g. Q5 @' D
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
% K% ~: S2 q5 _+ K# {2 |" YAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. / d: R2 Q! ~8 E% f! W: ]& e" Z m4 s
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.' z. A& U- w9 I. G# F
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
5 \3 E+ S6 l: C# n& `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 !
4 l$ O6 n' y* ?% e, N6 eAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 6 b* Z! n, t3 q; Q0 c
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 1 r4 \+ G$ u' f' j ^: s
American Style: It was still light outside.
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' s; }6 O$ ^; T6 ~Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.' a5 n- _6 a7 u4 {0 n6 y/ a. P; d
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 5 W' e+ b# V% F- w, @* n1 K8 b
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.. A% O2 ~( C! g+ ?" R* T: }8 [
American Style: Any place will do. 7 `. `$ v/ I" @! t
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
1 j/ ~3 f R2 d8 [7 ]American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 2 K# d$ ]9 @) h
: q, @' l9 ]3 a7 G+ @9 B6 m: ^* g1 i" JChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
4 }8 [+ Z6 L# g* xAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
, P8 z6 c ^ ?9 G K6 P( oAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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9 @0 w) C4 n# Y& nChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
/ B: E; G+ j" s8 f! {6 G1 |9 j+ aAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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. Y. n. C0 y4 x; o, kChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.* X5 P2 F# @8 U* L1 `# }- U- T
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 5 f8 o% W7 U" ^6 D$ w
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.3 m# i, w1 y6 ^6 j4 A5 C; q
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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/ l: U1 [' h, ^' XChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
8 e4 m# Q5 u+ hAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. # F2 ?2 l1 P* [5 U
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.7 e. k+ w3 ^# R1 R3 T4 t
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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( c( Y' }/ A/ d6 W5 oChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
! l. O, o7 O/ f, Q1 W& IAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? # U/ \# a# i( ]% w2 n* z1 {
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. . t* v) M2 {' G
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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$ u! Q @0 r" [- _/ M$ UChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
% F6 H. |( e# z$ ?( A4 ~American Style: I am not athletic. 4 K4 P5 L: h6 o( T4 b
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 0 J! }1 s; \7 N& X7 H% f" c- f
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 1 p$ P( w# y7 d0 [8 n% I- W
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
: K) _7 ~6 I+ J8 K- ~American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.9 x1 z1 D; X, M2 K4 n9 F
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin" k$ G% U9 r$ u
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin & e f' O5 N' Z }7 [5 C! y5 v5 ?. N
# o8 v' _9 H" p: dChinese Style: I have a free time.3 ?3 _/ A. Y7 \9 N% S
American Style: I am free., k/ H) ]4 v* b2 ]
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
5 i" G, D0 B5 b0 nAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
8 n, J2 `2 F6 ?! ], q- ^8 sAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.0 L) K9 |- i* \9 ]5 y$ a' Z( N! v
4 a& U1 {1 z, t6 B) X kChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
! i2 g# ?+ Z+ b u) uAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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& V# L# H2 }4 u* p' E. l4 aChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
/ [" k( x8 k0 Z% DAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? * X; Z O0 y& X7 A! r5 _0 b, \' v3 b
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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. . s; A0 A% I) p$ y
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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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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, }6 b* u" W7 |$ h5 T# x/ wChinese Style: I am going back my home.
; Z- [3 o6 S( u+ y p; Q: wAmerican Style: I am going home.
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, w( H, j7 Y7 D/ zChinese Style: His temperature went down. : j, P! i' y! d
American Style: His temperature came down./ p/ `7 l% f! G! Z$ N
+ L% P, @* r8 l& E+ MChinese Style: I like green color.
6 [" M& Q4 J' y/ a0 wAmerican Style: I like green.9 | m& d; T+ A5 J- L
( |2 K6 g; ]' wChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
1 f6 X/ H. l4 x0 vAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 5 s4 |5 a b( S }" d
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. : o! A9 a- [ F3 a3 b- @- o4 s
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
" A/ }0 a8 \0 p7 m- I. s$ RAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ! F/ k* Y/ d9 B8 V
" H% p; o. f: r! k, W- Z0 m" ^; k; oChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
9 {8 J- r5 P. PAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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7 g+ ]; h1 n- S+ ~* d+ B6 GChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.* [6 U2 j, P# r7 Z6 {
American Style: The main office is in Taipei." @8 q/ `) g# ]$ l) l
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
3 y) E7 \) i6 LAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. ; O: S8 B) M, A; B8 y
, _% ^. ^: h- y) ^8 }Chinese Style: Where is here.
9 |/ y: V# k0 @0 ?/ qAmerican Style: Where are we.
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$ r+ d) j9 R# ]" y2 H! eChinese Style: How heavy are you ?7 _1 t* l, n/ H! n
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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; u0 H! L; ]; Q8 oChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
5 Q) i( F7 y9 ]' O0 k! K W# uAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
1 C) {( I" q8 b' K$ k4 g9 |" uAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ' V o4 g0 b2 i, j
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 0 V( j d" {- J+ F
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.7 g0 w# n0 Q/ Z+ S
' F9 P& W8 P/ R e0 kChinese Style: How does she look like ?
- f( z7 P( ?$ j/ m+ q5 k" VAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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4 o- L8 a# i7 _& U. E- tChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. / G0 O# f9 I# ]# q$ I
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. % ^2 A' i5 R& B8 `& ^+ }' A3 x
2 [- l) [* X& o, ~! SChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
! J1 V% G1 t; N3 S! ~American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.! u* Q; B& ^2 o2 f
( J' y# i% u* L3 gChinese Style: How can I do ?0 I9 G9 G( L, M
American Style: What can I do ? : G u/ W2 h! `9 T, }
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"# E1 O5 a2 g% H) O
" Six months "3 s, }. r0 z; i8 H1 a
" How about Chinese food ?"
3 N7 e" F. v; S( D) F% Q9 JAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
. g0 I, r% M+ k8 G3 O# m. b. k" Six months "
! a1 ~8 l9 s3 e8 Q5 c$ v" Do you like Chinese food ?"$ J0 B4 a9 }* W( A) K
p" |( \! ~/ {+ ?# bChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.5 R W7 p$ K2 m0 V5 C0 E4 i
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 1 H! d8 c, {) A2 T3 y/ k8 n9 d# ]
) Z8 U% |+ |. E9 z8 BChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience./ ~, H H, N- W# C7 {
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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; q3 ~. J4 {3 s0 zChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
3 S i& }! @0 o/ L% |! o! M2 XAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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* U! l& ~6 r- O1 \Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?3 h9 D, c+ a& _' J! Y! a6 ~
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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( l- B& \! X- n$ o: j0 eChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
; F p$ Y; Q6 |- M7 m& \5 o/ lAmerican Style: She took first prize. * y" m4 N) P Q$ }2 [% `. L5 w
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
9 Z/ i* T9 j4 ]& T7 a+ YAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. / G0 c% o+ s$ R0 ]
8 h b6 l# q* g7 P/ o% n$ WChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
( D, y0 K8 E$ BAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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# d# B% H- g) W" J2 ~; w& ~$ zChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.: S/ f* u& u) C
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
% ^& A3 M0 l# W9 ?6 r: aAmerican Style: Keep to the right. 1 W( s6 [: Z% D
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.* l/ d `4 k; v
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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4 x$ h8 y. i5 b0 fChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
7 ?# g# ?/ o6 \ F' r* x" vAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.4 E' s# u+ h4 l) h \
0 ~- @* Z$ U" t" e( rChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 3 V4 C9 C7 U& ~1 G" M* ^" j' ~
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. , ]; _2 z/ B- ^( u6 Q
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. & W- m! r6 T; S) r
, I5 G) L* @& a' q7 F+ D5 nChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?* O- O2 p2 p, {; |5 V8 v
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? " I" h/ x8 P% E% _9 Q
* p5 K Z) h0 JChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.. ~6 A* p Z: ] h
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ! l! N3 m) }) |4 R$ X3 G! S! k
* Z7 @. K1 f3 [1 J- w1 v7 W: I) k" l+ JChinese Style: Why do you say like that.1 ?) z/ {( f1 u& H4 \
American Style: Why do you say that. 0 e' Y, d% C- F& e L% s9 v+ u
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
% w B. a/ X) CAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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0 _" e( [9 j9 E. O& j: k2 ?Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.* {1 \5 `4 J3 m; \5 s o, {
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 4 o! z+ @# N, ^7 O
; r8 v; U }6 c. |7 c F2 YChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 8 c _" h5 C- n! N/ {2 ~
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. Q/ i# N3 d9 D( I T
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
a! _- `7 W9 @American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 0 ]8 @, k8 {5 B: u" b7 g
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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3 y3 _; }* v! a& c# vChinese Style: Maybe I think so. ; I: P5 {! X% K* U
American Style: I think so.$ k% v- w# J( k0 I9 S8 m
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
: y$ k7 Q+ I# j) O% [6 h& aAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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( P, n! e* M& nChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. / R- P$ B% @0 {8 M7 \
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.% d( Q. g( j* I! w
* C* o5 G- x" T; H: Z! z! OChinese Style: This is where you mistake. ) A6 _; C1 @, Q9 a: n1 |. ~8 y
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
: `0 G$ L% u7 I% \1 w0 P; s) K" m" aAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 7 p, c4 \% q, L( {, p0 b
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
& V3 a4 i: o9 u5 l8 e) iAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. 5 O( t! ~# f! r5 b
$ |9 ~- D. ~/ N/ i7 qChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 9 b: W" c( y( c! j# a" V) n! c; I
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. , [- q* g6 U( R% `) J& ]: g
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. : e U C9 I3 O3 D$ ]0 D* M
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
0 v0 i' c7 Q) ^! ]3 S- a6 S1 tAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. 4 n6 J4 l9 j9 N
& F2 s. [8 B5 @ C/ Q4 |Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
' I: { T5 Q! m$ }: k: _American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. * k1 q! {2 h5 H7 o, y$ [
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. ) l6 B( `7 y0 w9 Q( R4 w
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.* [# A1 ^( h) q' N
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 1 x5 `% [6 }$ O6 y
Q9 E. l% u ~$ `4 JChinese Style: My room is narrow.
+ _$ c6 y# |6 @5 NAmerican Style: My room is small.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
" B+ X' w r, F. q# P% J* O8 L5 e* LAmerican 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. I8 I6 O) m& Y. i2 y2 R- U# @
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 0 \$ @! }4 Q9 ]. h8 N& y% d
American Style: Is this seat taken. : P C9 h+ h( t2 f8 g' m+ P0 c
% t. Y. `- u1 R$ G$ GChinese Style: Don't be noisy. 8 |, y: \' p [8 E7 V9 B
American Style: Be quiet. $ S! p$ D6 I' L% |1 n
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. / U' k$ F4 B0 L
American Style: It is none of your business.9 z7 a5 ~3 p% k) w- u/ m- {6 k
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. # Y$ K, G4 n; |" I$ E* r: ~
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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4 F3 \* H$ G! S; O7 GChinese 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. $ b8 g: o# b' ] K. P1 D4 ]
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
, W6 i8 [$ p9 l2 n9 r7 D }American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
+ @/ X ]: U, ?8 d. ~1 d5 }American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 0 X1 Q1 R: G& F( H# s$ Q
9 j" w% D h; h5 s! @/ @) {Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 2 e8 W8 v9 D( l8 q( ?3 N
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. / L' U" G* Z* U) ~+ Y. s8 i8 h/ u: Z
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 9 V6 s# e1 X# v# t ^; n, \
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
1 [9 X: F5 x; L3 f2 q- u8 WAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 4 C" T/ a4 x& V* u5 ]. [: o
# @' o& t, w9 UChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
! k2 f2 u2 F; ^% v: F+ U& [American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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D+ L% x8 P% z) pChinese Style: She married old.
& h& y/ B2 G" F3 u; I0 qAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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0 K D9 d" M" r3 f2 \Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. & t2 g! Q8 h# s3 e: g$ W
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. $ q Q: H6 F5 l9 O: |( P( ]
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. % |9 [- Z# d/ B' ?2 |
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 0 u5 S! j r! M: C6 A
3 V0 u* K; W: J) O: v) ]. ]5 r3 jChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 5 y# i& A5 q0 u/ u
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 6 i1 v m3 I5 X. _2 \
9 H1 ]) B* D* d& O! hChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
1 G6 k* X) {8 Z/ JAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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" @* p& b: o1 J% j) b5 |* rChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
H. ]/ u3 X% z0 \. y% bAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. 9 t# ~: U% [; j; G* H6 b
: _) c, }6 b3 p9 M+ hChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
$ Z R' k, S" }; uAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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6 K7 m7 Y$ n1 AChinese Style: What do you feel now ?$ i/ U% K: ]( ~$ w7 F
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