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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。
8 L' `7 e4 i" D希望大家喜欢!
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. # X1 m0 p- i# U1 s X" @" q. n
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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# I. d3 X9 L+ k; z& r4 z# h& A: DChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.6 R+ m- v4 U4 Q5 l/ R+ \0 H
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 8 C% ~- @" r4 B3 n5 j
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
0 n2 \% L. ^4 R: ]( FAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 9 @* ?* {% B4 L' A7 W
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
. h/ I/ _$ h j [( qAmerican Style: He got better. ! ] _) {6 U4 A) E _) J
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
: Z* V d3 `/ q% v) N9 KAmerican 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 !
0 |6 m f; c X3 QAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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1 u* o1 W5 F* f% v3 s* UChinese Style: It was still bright outside. " U& b s$ E# ?$ x0 X* A
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.. ?7 s2 ^, v1 ]! K3 I @
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.! Z( y* y* U, m3 Z( x+ T; S. @6 o" y
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.$ Z1 ]- e$ Z# N3 [: ]3 t, o
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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0 W: T2 d$ O: }) f% p0 J: RChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.+ U: n8 c$ u0 t. j3 ~. [+ |) n
American Style: I don't feel well. 6 y+ k& w+ Q( x( X1 M& E. n
# [$ V% g% H E2 W* ZChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.7 ~9 A' ~# j; b! y* T
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
5 M9 h" ~' p. f9 D/ uAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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g" V7 s8 n8 z4 ]3 d1 K" L% FChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.* S4 B: D% r( E" D2 Q. E
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. * ~. ]- j8 y& R
0 `; M( O+ i1 L; n+ lChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident./ T. z" K8 T$ }
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ! v- \ ]* {. p2 q: T8 e4 B" X) ?
. w3 d: H; a) R% |9 c5 JChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English." }4 z' p, |3 T. \' c
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ; z& v" g) p' O c( M& D' W
- a! f. o& ~7 Y* F8 EChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
8 G$ Z* z$ D, F4 F- g" |, LAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 1 L. E& t( w9 d( @# W+ u7 P
9 v" w0 M2 i3 w- P( n9 e% hChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. % Z- }6 e7 m- G8 g9 s
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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American Style: I get paid twice a month.. 7 m l. V- Z7 s
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? " E. A; C u C2 _( f8 o
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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& x7 M5 i- R: yChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. * {0 J5 h/ I1 f; P$ A/ V7 d
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. . \8 U/ ?, f% h" H
! e* a, Y5 l i, h- v H, QChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
+ W& ^4 S) _: [& Q+ Y( J+ r" sAmerican Style: I am not athletic. 5 e$ p# ]( B9 e' K2 W/ K v
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. & S& l6 o+ O; @
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. + L& R. j) G! e# @8 i
# ?5 X+ K0 d9 KChinese Style: I know his face.
7 H' D2 `) S; B% O6 _) gAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
: f* ^; I$ [" U: T2 o PAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
; I8 s1 h6 c/ l) }- R+ ZAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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; H5 H& A8 R0 \6 CChinese Style: I have a free time.- W7 J0 {4 d# C
American Style: I am free.) a8 ]6 U6 d9 y9 ~" V/ N3 h% b# S
; i3 w- N& X# J8 H5 kChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
" Z6 F* Q; T# O) ?9 W; Z5 R7 ZAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. " g% x) ]7 r T7 N- w! J- H" i
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.9 h8 [+ D: ?* P/ G$ ?+ n& m/ `
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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/ y# Z2 K7 ^; K4 V/ s$ [& lChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
6 n' m }( @2 R8 @, ^. s+ }4 xAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. / X; t0 ]1 q7 g6 V: l; @0 m. T* W$ ?
- r* Z# B1 i" a, j* gChinese Style: Did you attend college ?0 G& ^; g3 K& F& p" i
American 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. 4 M- I6 Y9 j( H6 v2 I
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. ' z$ H. S$ O% L3 @; z
[5 s J0 E. e5 ]0 j6 `, n" \Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 1 l6 z7 t8 _* u7 Q8 \9 u
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 4 u8 ^2 }7 I$ w. v
American Style: I am going home.% y# t; i/ ~2 s5 T
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 0 K( K: N( L; V6 M& E y
American Style: His temperature came down./ A* E$ x& c$ X- l
3 L- X+ X$ h: w, S5 M0 \# |1 _Chinese Style: I like green color.
7 c6 |, \* a3 u7 e4 eAmerican Style: I like green.9 ], ^/ [( ?7 j A1 r1 e
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. & n& N2 a* t6 k
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. % `5 Y1 Q l& E% l. K( R
American 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.
: o) _- R9 d0 j b, DAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. * ~; G# h0 h% ]' p' ~
, A$ U" I0 S5 EChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
+ r! l% u' m% b3 B1 u/ ^* SAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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/ w1 U5 Q" ]# ?, a# K- A4 a0 [Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.& `2 e, Y l# F
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.; B. u$ G9 Q6 t; Y+ E% {* ^
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American Style: He cannot read or write. 6 a; k0 V2 p h0 D
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
4 o2 R( d# ]* j5 ~0 Y1 MAmerican Style: Where are we. ' Z9 L7 x8 M+ c0 E+ v0 c: V
/ V5 [& _/ |% g1 i- S; g' Q% f! HChinese Style: How heavy are you ?! ^& b3 d/ Q4 C h' e
American Style: How much do you weigh ? 2 F& |3 C: ]3 P. d. u0 E
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 0 g F; t& u @$ A2 |2 |
American Style: He was talking loud.4 }7 Q2 [3 r/ p! @
/ {* S5 l" V" ?, c) r" PChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.4 b! z! G0 |2 D4 T) }6 Z
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. ! _& h4 ~. k8 F& e2 ?" ^& |* [" I
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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) b9 h, R S8 Q- H" O2 w* X( qChinese Style: How does she look like ?
! Z2 F# S# _8 U3 k& }American Style: What does she look like ? ! |6 u; Z* X- j! t: \: T' @
1 }0 m: `7 Q) L# d5 p6 j" @Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 3 h# o( H; q4 Z: U
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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, w' l: i' e: m0 s, {! f7 f* L0 GChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. " K c# F' A% W0 h7 x [% L
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?: e6 ~5 B) h: ^: p7 w
American Style: What can I do ? 6 B& ?) y9 a( Q# w( m# E. p9 V% w
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"7 |% q k- S) V6 { N
" Six months "
" W2 p, q4 d' c" y- a0 f$ ^" How about Chinese food ?"
+ H. |$ C2 [ Y8 {American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
# M9 s; C Y$ H: y" Six months " P3 m# [0 t `8 s/ h4 Y9 k
" Do you like Chinese food ?"8 H5 Z8 D! B3 O% k: j
' g7 `$ `3 W2 f+ N( g. R/ qChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.2 p0 i$ }3 ?" I" T
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
# b' @( n6 V4 A; a% h/ KAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. & M4 ?5 k" r" j3 D1 G) _4 n
$ n6 s8 O" V( U. ?" `Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.! O/ x! w R6 _7 W; ^% s0 T2 r! d
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?3 u' v! h+ Z! C
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ; r& Y- v. N, z) z% S
$ L/ m/ s1 |9 e* nChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
D5 F$ B- u+ D( Q+ Q+ HAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! $ G/ C- [+ f9 E2 u" m; s* B6 R
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
; @6 ~6 E, s. |3 b% C) MAmerican Style: She took first prize. ' K& r+ B3 T( e5 ^5 ~% ]
( l# {1 c4 Z9 LChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
* M0 g/ i& P p- n3 Y5 S( yAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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6 j; Q# s I; R. {Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 8 A* @9 C/ G: ^8 r6 {) {
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.: i/ O5 h( s5 M3 T0 V- {
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
; P' V& ?8 @+ i/ Y: r0 P$ Y$ GAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.+ j9 G1 Y) i3 R+ }( i
American Style: Keep to the right.
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" f2 X, H+ I/ f: `) [8 n- PChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
5 N& v* o; x. H2 A9 N& nAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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& b7 l; q$ M( W# AChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.# S# ?0 M* `9 f+ g7 `
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 4 p' e0 A9 V$ ]! }
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.2 J) f! t3 O6 C) n5 r+ [* a2 I
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 2 t+ D# z+ E' }
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?/ l: ^8 g6 |# H& x; ]
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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. P# f' y- W: Y$ t- V- L+ R& eChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.; v6 |5 V2 j/ J1 D9 W6 H4 C; k& {
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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i- d+ |) r" O/ n, k( o( Z; GChinese Style: Why do you say like that.. o* ]0 d5 I6 a/ {" e* W
American Style: Why do you say that.
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5 n* |0 J& I% i2 m, g! h# XChinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror., j q' n. d. l: p1 M
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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* K6 S& ]+ [! _2 }7 o1 `Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. . K' C3 s: X1 [4 N# T& c- s1 R
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ( L: E, A/ G1 d+ s9 x8 _6 z
1 e! k( Z* c4 X/ _Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
$ }* q8 {7 t, y3 L+ x6 \& cAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 3 q& ^2 S9 N2 U5 R/ h e& N) G6 }$ O
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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4 p- `( T/ D1 P$ ?' SChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
- @$ }5 d t; D; l- cAmerican Style: I think so.
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9 \; V, E, s5 [$ t& sChinese Style: The club's members are 55. " H& i6 ~& W2 R( V9 e- i- a3 r# x
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 9 L' R. s2 ^% `8 d# [, @8 `. g7 r
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. " W- U+ H' z& {& l1 A0 _
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. ) i8 t+ c' V' K, U6 ?0 [
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ) n& H. m6 G% Y7 J( h7 |
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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# F' u. L$ \$ `* n3 v: pChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. f/ T5 L; k. y! |9 |! x9 P& z6 `
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
' r% Q- N' o: ]6 A; d! E" ~6 tAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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7 j8 H' V: v2 N }7 S5 f6 i2 i0 SChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
8 X$ U c' {7 X* K- B9 p+ }- V5 CAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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5 }' A% D* d6 A+ [Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
- J) i: m; C/ |American Style: He is our mutual friend. # L$ j8 }8 n: K
1 _/ x" q8 ]$ Q* F( Y0 JChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ! l! e$ @7 p# T5 p5 {2 R
American 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. ( C5 L# D" I- L( m4 d
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.+ R" I; i7 @5 f& Y* y! l
) v% i. A/ C7 [9 x% a1 _- R. [Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.; m/ D8 ?: r7 c7 L# k& j6 K7 D
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
: c( q: o6 a; f6 R! R8 W* A x( PAmerican Style: My room is small.6 z7 u3 i/ c2 v j( l/ x
' {! B# y" e. HChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
" y+ H. G/ [3 i2 y9 qAmerican 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. ( K3 I3 e9 @5 o2 F$ G g+ O2 }
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 4 g. v4 Y, P/ P) g, u1 r+ c: Q
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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. L$ U1 R7 H1 P% M1 K- |) zChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
& S8 d2 `" s+ M% V$ @4 {# ]American Style: It is none of your business.8 J, [8 v" T. z4 n- t
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. ' \7 W9 j' {6 Y6 I
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. ! h* Y- A2 H: ~6 k! [
American Style: This is the key to my room. : H/ v/ x O9 S0 I
9 |7 E2 t) t: {0 O! {2 D3 ZChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
. e' B$ r2 z+ _4 S# c9 hAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.* I2 q6 E$ \8 q5 y6 L
' R( Q& B% j; E: k5 P/ T# ^- t7 oChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. " Y/ ]2 ^- D2 [+ B7 y1 h2 u
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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- o5 y3 C0 m' q- PChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. & s+ w& h8 Z0 Y4 }) k
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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- n; b2 c; v5 F# c1 ]: ^" m5 UChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 8 q3 |* L& S5 n# x" F6 p
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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, O1 \4 }% _4 U/ I* r$ _* L' _% b, yChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ) }1 A4 ^9 X) U* _* s& K
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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: c+ v" R3 G$ W% b% L7 {Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. / s0 g& w& u Y# G
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.. I% E6 K% {/ s: I
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Chinese Style: She married old.
. E, ]% G% E3 M* yAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. $ t% b: X, }" d, v# M+ \5 o- c
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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1 O# D% E, n/ d* L) u- |Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
4 I- _" \% _: V6 QAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 8 R$ d/ @7 _: s
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. # K ]; u5 j- @* ~6 a$ A8 y2 c( s
American Style: Open your books to page 20. . p& v* I" w, i/ \; j
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. ! w) x! B3 a( I0 k6 I
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. + G. X4 R4 G3 j% p9 z& Q
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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9 V+ v/ F1 J. j' x) m$ PChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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1 b& I2 y& i' ^* s+ E' EChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. ! I8 L, |# U. }0 [& r
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
' C- F# f3 l) L3 j5 kAmerican Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. ; A6 H( h) J9 @7 k/ Y
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American Style: I work for the government.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.3 B0 ?# X# O# w+ L& s! s4 f
American Style: She is naive. " a# |& t3 V2 L& H7 m) Y
! h; A" s3 p8 s: {5 LChinese Style: I have a question to you.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.9 ], a& s! g6 q% A5 `2 W
American Style: This book deserves to be read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
7 i, c% o; Y7 [# L& ^American Style: I like black tea. ! M6 F* `1 x" @3 s7 y+ a$ S
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American Style: History repeats itself.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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7 u3 Z; R$ P9 l$ X; w( {+ |- kChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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! O8 O# X0 j$ Z+ lChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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. A, `6 Z( O; p4 G& N% ^American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.: }& P; y. Q4 R8 G, t
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.) B' o& o9 }! Y5 g$ \
American Style: His new book will sell well.
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, W% F; @$ T, p' K4 m1 L& yChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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1 |( }4 J( ^9 L* EChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
# T" g2 h0 L0 f& m1 {American Style: He hit me hard.
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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6 L% M4 |8 T- C4 b# [Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
" h/ \3 M3 U& u. w+ E8 w) zAmerican Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 7 _( p- M: A5 t, Y# M$ T" h
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.; \" h! T$ I8 i1 m- O
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.' {0 J1 L3 N3 [; J
/ @( g/ ]' k! v/ z, cChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.9 ~6 f8 b( E3 w: `6 e( M/ d
American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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Chinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?
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Chinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
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Chinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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Chinese Style: I very like swimming.
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Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
, l2 ^/ c% k; \. G6 F7 ^American Style: I don't know what he said.. i, r: ?7 y* }: |. R9 b
8 g/ e2 ]3 i) t( h3 Z' p" rChinese Style: What do you feel now ?+ ^/ y* g8 E& S) H! ?: j: ^" k
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?, h: L4 F! \+ F- |) [
American Style: Which season do you like best ? & K: y& I' Y/ Z, y% L l3 H
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