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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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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. * b* {+ n/ [4 j8 c6 E
American Style: Your coat is torn.* x" ~2 ~! Y9 f0 g5 H
" l- ^! p5 J$ }/ Y( ^9 gChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
1 u- P% b0 n7 q$ u# I5 PAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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, w- h/ s0 H/ D5 a- ~Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
! ?# \( W z$ W* k. v( Q9 I1 m# l# M8 IAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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9 V! B, R1 q* H1 e8 y6 HChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !+ _( T P" c3 Z/ H
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ( v: F9 o8 V# C+ u
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 7 S3 A J" U0 @8 r! l+ Q/ [: o; z
American Style: It was still light outside.
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( H E' B& y! l# l8 w# U- C5 mChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.3 i& S/ E4 y9 S8 }- w+ d
American Style: Any place will do. ) h9 {( C, p: U/ l9 E
7 {. }8 n3 d+ o$ v( NChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
" p# ^! Y0 A" y' j: p3 M# ]American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 8 T5 ]0 T0 q1 E; ]2 h
5 L$ q2 v* {$ Y) |7 p% w# kChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.* d; c/ D1 `- C# E X, Y
American 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 ?6 m/ H/ f5 s5 g) h
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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+ l' c1 P8 p7 u$ S" }1 X* cChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
$ ^+ _3 X+ R, \, `1 C' |5 Z6 \American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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; @: T m. o$ ^; ]" DChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.% S& s. n! t* u; {- N9 f
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ' ~6 g* Y% y1 j! c
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.9 o0 o8 _7 {# p3 M
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. : U$ h+ Z/ K3 Y0 n) w
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American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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# K4 U0 p0 P5 ~& l& v* e4 h6 h1 WChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 4 }0 P) w. C1 x9 s0 B5 W1 J
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
: _+ c1 L! {; W: D7 C; @% R* f2 mAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. 2 t. J" D" T5 o2 d2 [( R
6 I- r; c: @1 B) Z- tChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? * p2 ?7 h& q n, X8 f9 `5 J
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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+ E$ \$ l7 f; f- P/ U1 k; F3 DChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. $ @$ e R0 C: Z5 t; r( j
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
7 n' Q; S/ c" S1 v) p7 B6 A! UAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. + U2 h7 Y6 P; `) e& L _
* ?/ e T- I0 ]2 v9 H( KChinese Style: I know his face.
# W( m$ p$ k! bAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin$ M6 Q- \# K% e/ ^1 P1 f
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin . u9 `, ]) q1 K) J& C
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American Style: I am free.
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8 f* y2 M! w9 [( UChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
, M% Y$ F" I$ B0 Q9 j9 Z/ vAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.% u% Q5 P; c' v( P/ I. X6 \4 V
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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/ p6 a; v; }5 a) S" KChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
$ o% ]+ T) i+ _, {/ X( N& QAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 0 s! ?, Q6 {8 V# M$ D8 a3 \
' K" c1 M5 w( SChinese Style: Did you attend college ?7 Z3 ~ ~1 s' a& H9 n
American Style: Did you go to college ? 6 x+ u$ O9 b. z* u" O+ B7 N% e
" B7 ~4 K9 V- d8 Y) W& gChinese 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.
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1 Y( W6 s/ x3 ]2 H0 x# ]/ {Chinese Style: I am going back my home. $ c. Y$ Z. {/ ~$ ?5 y
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. 9 j. X/ [, {3 L* c9 d
American Style: I like green.; o* @4 E7 {! t* C
) O; D; ]/ a3 \. [Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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' s% o0 f- U7 |! e( N4 s) U5 pChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. $ l$ s' u& ]* c7 n; u
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. w1 ]/ s3 D* @: ^; l; x( }
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.! W) A! f1 u/ d
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. * u4 v7 l& c: s/ w# v2 c, }) t
7 I+ P( f5 _+ S6 ^- LChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. ) f* J* L( I; z q z2 X
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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$ x9 L0 q O5 O. SChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.( K1 g5 R" K# ^
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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6 S1 I+ c9 Q! bChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
1 ~7 j d" d6 u3 pAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? ( h( `7 _: }1 h) d. \& D. F
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. ; ]1 G# [! E% I9 y$ B/ P
American Style: He was talking loud., l# w2 m+ |* ?) ?2 a
7 x3 _ ?# T9 N+ {# }5 {; hChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses." P% a# _# m3 O2 s' @
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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; j! X# R% R, o" DChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
# A& J a5 t6 W7 M. @/ q' FAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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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. E1 ^' ]3 n- R! b6 J
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
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( d4 r8 q1 h$ d ~% r1 z9 o) pChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
. Z7 w& S, C! p1 y) j" Six months "+ D, _8 e" ?2 P
" How about Chinese food ?"
$ J9 J: M7 F$ J! ]/ ZAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
" X4 h- k' n+ y* D" Six months "4 v, Y) c; K2 W/ W8 f* ]; b) O
" Do you like Chinese food ?". d2 g4 O$ g' S# w: p7 \
\9 p) Y( I8 x+ C; HChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
1 \5 K% I/ z& w. s- {) D7 m; JAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.4 w- S+ {) U7 q+ V
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.* c) `6 B/ N+ H$ n; y
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. - h8 M" b: e! ^9 Y& }7 \9 Y" \ Y
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?5 Y5 f( H# j( X4 K
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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# M* V5 b) S& h4 h: t. uChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! q& m% b/ x+ P/ s# U* h+ v
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! ( z& X$ C* o& z7 |7 H
$ Y6 C# x2 T2 @5 F; n/ M( {$ v. j# uChinese Style: She was first prize.
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* F2 ~" L& y$ V* @. U7 r( VChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .1 F% I2 |9 i0 i* }
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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: j% b1 G2 z6 ~" c0 SChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
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R/ W1 Z. _5 U* g$ wChinese Style: Keep the right.2 ^4 ?9 O6 P5 f
American Style: Keep to the right. , U/ L9 D7 H" b7 o" a' `
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.! Z7 [) ]3 U* o+ Q- Y- Y) i4 M
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.3 ]5 S9 V: H6 h1 @0 x$ _
American Style: The train was about an hour late., m8 l$ s; M8 I; r
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
5 h' c( e* r2 D3 U9 wAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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7 N4 j- g' ]! `3 m5 WChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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' u( V1 L! ^9 [1 SChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
) Y, p$ H8 j" z- M6 tAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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. q3 y$ ^$ | g8 l- d( IChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.7 C% G+ d5 z: W5 {. b( _5 C6 {
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. # d) G8 Z1 k2 g0 |" r! L
% N$ F2 r* F% o/ P5 @; {Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
" u# h; @+ t; b3 H5 m: tAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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& H2 i% s2 @# b$ ~Chinese Style: I have no house to live.( G. K* h% A1 l+ Y1 p+ T3 q
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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- h- Q( r4 L! _* qChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.4 N% K; o2 E1 t3 r6 g8 W
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 0 d6 ]8 Z. l, B. i
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]" t* m, E& D: G- `# l7 @
American Style: He set a world record.6 Y6 S4 U. F$ f/ w7 H3 |. N' }/ j
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ! m: O9 e* i; z# r/ N& N5 @
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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* A6 D+ c }( R* g: F# @5 fChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
6 n8 \1 b" n. w, c' [* t* ]1 Z* F: FAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
* {* y! j; U6 V! p0 b' u, \American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
+ U! r# S i! E# mAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. - N( s; k$ s' _+ H' ~. @
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 1 |/ s9 |" ]+ O- C. t* _
. |4 S, t% ^( ~( \0 u) \Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
' o9 ?2 q7 P! HAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
, U, J. `- p) u+ P# ?# w. mAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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! r3 g, _3 R( P/ uChinese Style: He is our common friend.
5 f# V$ T6 M- L4 ?6 S6 ]American Style: He is our mutual friend. . f- T# Q7 i& F8 ^3 ^- A$ {
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 4 ^" ~: r4 I6 n3 ?- h$ D' W8 }- ^7 @, D
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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: p5 j( j! [2 a5 ~$ nChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
' X* X, ]( k `4 I# ^9 i( g, zAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. % e7 g* J2 Z, W. A. x9 [( v
/ [$ ]; l, V0 ~8 K9 I4 _8 a: SChinese Style: My room is narrow.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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; c5 I# I9 {* c, `, LChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 5 s ?; m" p" l3 [" y! d
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 0 ?1 r. ~" _1 ?
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ' |2 Z/ {. |+ h- D) e% Y L
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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6 c$ A* r' K* N5 ]Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
8 K. V4 }) m3 MAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. + b( @2 c+ r& f( v+ O' _ R
American Style: It is none of your business.
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& _4 l, o8 B' K2 L& k9 wChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ) J4 q: e2 f% {9 }
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. $ x- q2 ~: @; b# ~9 V0 X
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. & [4 H8 K9 t b7 E# X# a* b+ }
American Style: This is the key to my room. ' z5 U3 S( J! g, @) t/ U {
5 I; M$ q3 ?* J4 N4 y) c. GChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. * d# k+ e' m: q& K! G! J
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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2 s3 V3 A) m% p1 h( A& n' W+ ^" q, FChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 5 I6 s$ q7 i- _
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. - n' P: ~( z) ^0 o# D3 o, D/ E' y
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. * L3 {0 i; g5 V, v- G% q
: ~7 x- ~% T. Q2 W6 XChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. ( Y. I; F: q2 c O2 P ~
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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+ Z8 s3 j( l% M6 ], @! q) JChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
) S4 k! D3 c: m, r9 b% aAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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' H" f1 z& C& R8 p- D: e$ QChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 1 z( w7 t! B/ h3 o
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
' A2 d) A! Z2 @9 H% {American Style: She married late in life.5 a3 w; A7 S3 n4 ^/ C/ g0 ^/ Y+ T
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. ! O5 W X# U G7 Y! y, v# Z
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. * J5 h/ R& [, i5 b" L8 z
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
& h3 X2 Z- e/ T4 x4 h5 ~American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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/ S6 c% o* ~$ Z, [ |: K2 UChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. # {& e2 j6 B5 |1 l: D6 O. h
American Style: Open your books to page 20. : E9 [0 H9 V' V: V0 t! F
# F5 g2 P: Z* Z1 @Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. : g( Q4 f- e4 M( H/ [( r
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. . U! v. F0 Z( p6 y( E$ f0 E
, w, T8 `# P, H( s. j' F2 bChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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7 S/ t4 Q1 y8 R1 n' @- m5 sChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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! Q& |6 ~' H. @. \3 f2 z, N- I+ @5 BChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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, \( H3 v$ o: z7 h# J. e% W0 g/ @, JChinese Style: This steak is soft.
5 p5 U- L0 c( i1 Q" @American Style: This steak is tender.
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8 I1 @, _2 V9 p8 x- MChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
9 S8 }- f ]3 h- KAmerican Style: He wants to establish a happy home. o" w0 z1 z+ N! A# b
6 ?0 M4 X! B1 L: A$ wChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.9 B. k8 N/ d2 W* O" y2 E4 {# d
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: k$ ]5 w" n1 F3 z: A+ G* hChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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& i4 u# W) B: qChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
! v* n I, A+ W; w3 ?American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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