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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。6 n/ C6 F2 Z" [ L1 J
希望大家喜欢!
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. : z A$ }: @ {" M
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. : S! Y4 I1 [6 i5 j- t, |$ l
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.. \; z3 k; O" Y3 z) g! F- }2 F
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
+ c7 k/ f6 A- Y( N5 x, j2 v7 ]American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.+ \, ]# {* }9 B" D- H$ N
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 9 J" ]2 X6 \6 }9 D9 o5 o) T
4 ~: p. |; F* B; B2 lChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !. B9 Y; |6 h [9 w+ t& |3 J
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 1 L+ ^- ~/ ~9 Q* L8 L1 C' N
1 S5 f4 H7 c/ c" s& iChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
+ p% m7 S6 F+ G( ZAmerican Style: It was still light outside. 2 L1 y( i6 k4 \
+ t! n) N, v/ ZChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.3 M3 E5 q: K* w' G! E
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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# C" `0 ^2 Z# |* ~9 D, EChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
]# r. S) Q) Y4 xAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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8 y$ h+ |) Q) B9 q. Q* T2 YChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute." N5 I1 a/ G& `# n5 Q! `) n
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 8 @' b' P4 W, t/ j/ y
% R( V* b% C! N/ y6 H1 P8 J' eChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.& I5 o2 B6 ^" s( @/ @
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.1 `+ F% |* C9 B0 t2 T$ J$ c9 I
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. + Y: n$ p9 B3 X8 a: s, X6 b1 p
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
) D7 O2 E- {' W) y5 BAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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( N: V; e5 o3 B# X- I- x9 nChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
! B9 R5 l4 }( [3 w3 q2 BAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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" q. _; [. d+ v) dChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.6 P8 H9 Y4 M5 T# E# o: O
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ! ]) E! p ?3 p, [( q" G, A2 t5 x
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.0 i4 ^$ U# a8 H1 Q, e/ G
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
1 u* y" P5 O9 C2 x, I+ ] |4 `American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. : B- K# G- r* k) N/ C A$ f. q
American Style: Keep off the grass. 2 b; O3 y4 E' R$ ~
; U. N9 n8 N# l, a, mChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.4 F; i+ N% z2 \+ J, ^# Y( c, G
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 4 V6 ]! \4 r# ~, ]7 r
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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( |& X s! [5 R" e; ZChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
`" u- C+ l5 y1 uAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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, ?7 Q6 x. j- \% `Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
6 b4 T- i* @7 [' F. Y6 \American Style: I am not athletic. 8 m. E0 U$ c2 _
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
1 E! f# m& v4 [) bAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. : Q2 e: K0 F8 E2 L
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
+ S1 M7 ~& E& W& |8 H' Y4 i1 [American Style: I know him by sight. : {$ j/ r3 c2 r3 T4 _
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.0 g, K+ q5 y5 T& Z! u7 w: \$ A
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 5 ~5 i& |( n4 c
; S/ R4 [ o+ Y3 L! ^Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin- N" [* l3 M$ X c! L( f
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin h4 V# W2 y2 q# g/ @' P
" e, s! d1 c/ B& Y" |Chinese Style: I have a free time.
& t5 D% u. ^7 ?: C/ ^American Style: I am free.
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3 R, V0 o9 w9 \6 iChinese Style: The sun rises from the East. I. B) k; T4 t" e2 G/ C
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.2 q* n( A2 I2 M2 H' ]
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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1 H9 M8 \2 E- y. u. z+ z) ^Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
# c0 a- _* Y! T B6 Y( OAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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8 o# h' r8 D6 G* z/ t) Y" JChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
9 k! O& e) Z* q$ n/ w- d2 h& ]8 AAmerican 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. ) d1 _" Y$ |) I1 `, i3 a/ J% @
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 9 b! Y* D) u, T" [ C4 c6 z
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
3 [* R* k+ [- b+ M% dAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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7 T/ x( k0 w. \5 |5 K) k8 o) OChinese Style: I am going back my home.
- _3 G0 {+ h/ Y5 C- YAmerican Style: I am going home.7 E, A( p! J9 L9 u, A) e8 u
4 }; E; q; n2 G A$ D4 rChinese Style: His temperature went down.
- l6 d0 g! J7 K# C6 UAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 2 u- Y1 y4 N% [+ ?& a2 g1 \
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.% `3 R+ Q0 G2 B) k4 H0 w
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 8 m) L6 g# @# q& B* E, I
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 8 f# ?# Z- R( b) M1 d
1 M$ p3 F9 w% T, C% \: {Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
9 v* Q! d1 K( u2 H8 y2 c$ v- AAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. ; s$ f1 [% {' ~
# X3 R( d" _0 h% y4 dChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 5 K* U7 i3 G5 v' o' ]+ O
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. @+ D; l8 k) d x4 G
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
% m' h4 Y( A; nAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. ( t7 b8 ]/ e0 C
American Style: He cannot read or write. 6 L3 Z2 k, T' ?
9 v* }. z( u) M7 X dChinese Style: Where is here.0 \( o0 F5 W' M
American Style: Where are we.
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% p, P( v! a& PChinese Style: How heavy are you ?/ T4 q% k% f- [7 G% |
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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0 D( c1 M/ M" P) I% _3 Y& NChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. . _9 D$ `9 J$ J* G& B4 z
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses. C" p9 J2 r/ Q8 k
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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: L. M& z2 u" J& o" TChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
2 D J6 d8 [5 [American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.( F' N! ?5 V e2 Q. h
; n: B# T% j5 t" a9 wChinese Style: How does she look like ?
( P+ H3 S x' Y/ ], N3 D. ?American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
$ _/ W" K+ c1 d1 ?$ k" A6 o& dAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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2 `+ A; _3 D$ A% AChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. , ?+ ?. V; }! |* i/ b+ J, N- X
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.2 B3 I- N7 B, l5 }2 f W& {
. F8 I' x7 L8 [+ ~' N- zChinese Style: How can I do ?
' T" X/ ~, m: t. V. M" k7 f7 ]American Style: What can I do ?
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/ q9 ~+ k, z% I. @# k Z' pChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"+ P1 T* S- W' m, {6 A& p" q
" Six months "
# W2 Y2 c1 d* O' Z" How about Chinese food ?"4 X, t, |0 e# t) B4 u8 s
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
; i* v+ C+ E! J% `" w/ l" Six months "
* A7 O9 `) q" k) u; m0 f" Do you like Chinese food ?"8 p! X6 l1 E! e O, B9 F5 i% B
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
' L) }4 |( S5 l4 }. g2 o9 m* ^3 pAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 9 d& _4 Q0 o, Z( C G
, s6 ~9 P" ~' W2 A/ @, BChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
2 B8 b v7 c# p4 W8 ]American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ' h+ w5 g4 }' B4 x6 j/ L3 l# W, t
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
3 M: l( X7 l% y0 a0 E: [American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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: _' ^& p2 _* H0 tChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?! g6 w& {% ~, Z
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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2 h4 k# X5 a5 f; [" o; Y' zChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !2 K3 z4 f5 }; o
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
# b: y- x1 W& H, C2 F4 J9 sAmerican Style: She took first prize. * s0 l; Q: `. `& b4 s: @
) @, v1 l# ]9 C h/ z1 U) w9 h8 C% |Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it ./ Z. u8 Z" w5 j+ |
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 3 i; U( d* H4 R& b7 O, M, u0 `6 O) `
5 c. r, C6 Q& N6 K9 l: G5 cChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
3 _5 Z; c! S3 {1 WAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.' _: o$ g& t0 ^' w0 A
& p. _+ m+ T3 C% I- eChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
' C- y- V( M. L6 F; }American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. e; |: R4 ?% O" G8 T0 K
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
# J3 ?9 ?2 j" G: P$ Z, G% j+ |# ^American Style: Keep to the right.
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8 Q& r# x: ?" B# _5 V7 y: }Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
f8 L0 f: ?7 D4 s z, OAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. / Z4 R3 d4 c, |) ]! ^* A
* u3 H0 u" z. K, |Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.) s7 i! q6 U5 w, A% Z
American Style: The train was about an hour late.2 a# p3 w* i) _4 p8 {% b
S ~* ~. \5 H- ?Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. " r* k% `/ j& h* c5 ?$ l
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.% l f0 B6 n, \# K1 F
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
2 O4 F4 \; |+ GAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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/ p- a( F6 t+ `$ o! s) ^Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?( |# a% `8 w `6 k; ?2 u
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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# x( z7 h# h+ I$ z& u. RChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.) O2 J: i3 l. u. M
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.' j; t2 t2 g" t1 x. I
American Style: Why do you say that. 3 l O3 \7 b+ ^# H& A, j& r; U j) l
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
1 X# z" e- B& g, pAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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7 _) T7 Z/ ]* s AChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
; A5 n# {: I6 P# u- Q8 h3 RAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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. q' ], x- D6 U' [# ]: A3 n( A7 i2 fChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. + h! Z) E$ @4 Z! l y8 b/ M/ `
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 7 r- |8 x0 M5 j
2 w( _8 N( K6 t* [' IChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
$ q1 `2 a& U/ H/ b3 jAmerican Style: He set a world record.$ K. K4 G7 l* m4 j# A5 ]
6 E7 X0 s, ^4 Y: M$ i0 I, \1 TChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
" i A+ ^; D( h: ?+ nAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
3 o3 J2 u1 [1 f5 nAmerican Style: I think so.7 R: K+ l$ {5 G3 |# @
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ' Y5 {4 x7 z" q# O5 A- \
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. " T0 S. b* s; N4 Y( O) Z( n
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. ' U# c9 @0 t. x
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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. r' l3 C: \0 j2 z: }" nChinese Style: I felt good mood.
1 A- Y2 R7 J- ^, RAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. : J" K: b9 v* N4 ~5 u
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
9 _9 u/ ]' A* X8 W( I0 G& Q; g3 ?American Style: Please allow me two more hours. * b& g$ Z4 |: O+ p
' ?$ r) l$ Q, S. c0 `- x. nChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. : X/ g! ]1 i; @# B* \
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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' J5 g6 [2 G! X7 vChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. " B. p- f3 o2 e a
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. - l/ |+ y8 J0 I, ~
7 k6 F' N6 ~2 b( D4 f/ b; D: RChinese Style: He is our common friend.
) w! F% R0 R$ K$ f9 l8 C, b# DAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. # V/ h4 ~' U- n4 ?1 a
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
7 q6 U6 s; k M3 V/ iAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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) U, \5 R* s, N4 j' j3 G+ f8 d+ j( lChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
; n# q% v1 T) Q% g* o) ~American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.6 k! m0 {+ _ `# h
5 Y" {5 ?. m" c% u* \6 j, \1 qChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.- `- e$ E6 B% D* v) { Z
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.5 |2 }. T7 |( n& X
American Style: My room is small.% b; o: C: p9 W* O+ p" \
9 X) R/ X& g; e, o3 ?8 b) oChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.$ f! V, H! J7 D% K: d
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. " o, ^/ r) s4 i
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ! U" Z1 g8 s# @9 f$ P: \' @
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
; w' m5 Z( F& }# kAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 3 R! Z* I1 p: T8 O
American Style: Be quiet. 2 N7 l4 z. p+ k3 Y
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
0 `7 t. G. k* M# f+ C1 d3 JAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. : F/ A" `" ~ u+ J- J
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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7 i' M; g1 }5 y. i" E2 m1 R# aChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
; f$ d$ G3 P4 K8 xAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. 5 |# B! n, ?2 p6 [6 J5 h
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
5 I# v4 Y, f, V1 UAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
) _' e) M: T* Y; Q' T& oAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.. U. E: ~/ O4 Z% p+ O0 n: ~
{ w/ s; U: v0 |, e2 T' \Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
; g* Q9 C$ s. y1 d$ S' pAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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! d- i# Q4 O% uChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 2 `" q; g" d+ ^' d8 X
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. ( t9 o7 i e2 i2 w' Y8 S
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 6 T- b, |0 c( w! C: ]+ ]
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. . K( C0 u' i; c$ A a5 N/ [, P
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
?8 Q. K5 I; y/ U# t) N$ A4 ?American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? * N' b6 O. S9 _4 p: w0 I
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
' k2 R+ E! g4 t- }- g# |American Style: He had a child by his former wife.* u6 g- f( j7 m" K2 ^, R
8 L9 T. t {8 h- ]" zChinese Style: She married old.
* \* M1 H2 g5 n# f$ L3 W3 PAmerican Style: She married late in life.! t' N# U; t2 b: m6 l
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 5 K& b- {0 q! w; J& o: x. r
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ; E4 w. X, T) b) v6 s) `$ \
( ]" C: E, w! _7 g# |9 Z1 a! }, NChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
5 O- r8 j% N R6 k6 M! iAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. z# G9 P7 H% x9 r4 q6 z; h4 }, \8 \- t
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
) T4 J' a2 C3 [7 Q2 ?American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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& b G6 K$ J% y: u4 KChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
6 N8 L) a8 c# [American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 4 J! m( a1 w) ^( V d
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. * c9 |) |+ r8 D
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. 5 M+ L. O" | n( P4 t1 ]0 u
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American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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/ w; O, E: O/ a; tChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. , \4 i% Q" I8 d& T3 o3 B% l
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American Style: I work for the government.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
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5 l2 l. Z7 G2 x8 \Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
9 L. g1 ~- G1 K OAmerican Style: This book deserves to be read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
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; f8 ?( H) [! s \% q$ b; EChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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+ z# _ ]$ u4 |0 k kChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ? " Z3 }$ f' p& a& b" A
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American Style: This steak is tender.
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American Style: He hit me hard. 2 S8 n4 L; u5 w: Z' {& {" w
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license. 6 Y+ h$ l4 _$ n5 G
$ ` j" d2 D* b; A EChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
7 |! v7 A6 \5 I6 w# Z3 Q* xAmerican Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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4 @: R! X6 D0 rAmerican Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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5 D/ r( t; ^! e5 s: EChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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8 `" f, m: {) G$ Z/ NAmerican Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
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1 X1 k3 _- [; i6 U' v) MChinese Style: Today is hot.
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) Y; V# Y2 i( i/ v8 VChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.+ ]# f6 L$ C. K9 a
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" k) i" y/ M* \! T3 c, `5 }Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.2 @$ w8 x9 d, I7 u, R
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. L2 h, t: v, l# c) v0 D. tChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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