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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。9 `8 S- ?; X3 a; c( T
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. , E$ p5 u' ^4 C& F3 a1 c0 z: [2 R* I3 r
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. U+ D0 `/ A+ k' v- s7 D- _; X# u
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
* F& v' U7 p% PAmerican Style: Your coat is torn." ~ G& V `" @" h8 ]1 d
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.+ o0 r9 ?% e6 y5 i
American Style: Let me help you with your work. ) s; k9 C) w4 J3 v4 G z G: m0 N
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.5 ?( Q# N$ L- s4 C9 |- ~8 g
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 1 m; Q% }) K) f/ O
9 R8 c2 ?% ?! T. BChinese Style: He becomes better.
) ^& p* |2 ]4 y/ A, BAmerican Style: He got better. , u. E* B- g, u; W/ r
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.; Y" U) I% N6 B6 [4 r' v
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. " _+ S# |% A6 N7 b; G3 e& t' X
6 d1 F2 C3 z( K1 sChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
/ o9 V+ X. n w$ r" ~: uAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! * O* Y5 o; {: G* M" Y5 R% X) W
' S. w7 g" s: U x6 |Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 5 P( m) q6 L' ~2 }/ w0 F/ X
American Style: It was still light outside. " i/ j: |+ Q* M- j# V
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.; v( l, R" W* [4 n/ m
American Style: Any place will do. . P) ~/ q$ Z; Z t
5 N! Z7 p$ |5 [& f% gChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
( L! n+ L0 N6 _5 F1 [" e2 o7 KAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. % [6 j- f* t; v3 i
9 `; q+ y3 R- t! s) W" eChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
! m' i+ K/ K4 V/ s) \( {American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.1 h$ T, z3 q3 Q5 l
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. * R! K. m* l0 W* v0 Y3 \1 T
: b6 @5 \) z7 _' ]& AChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?& S, s- d% G, B; v' }7 U3 U
American Style: Who made this salad ? ' a6 u( [0 L9 G+ }; m/ L [
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.5 w" K/ W) f+ p7 j5 l; u( R
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 6 S7 N9 c4 D/ \/ C
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident. g4 U" O& `" {2 k5 ?9 M
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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" f; V5 F0 x0 w, t2 |Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.! p' g% E' G2 X" o% ]) q
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. * [- h3 F* E; A
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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% V$ v% K; s) I3 G- @Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. ) }' m1 g: M4 |
American Style: Keep off the grass. ! _! j; R8 |: t: l$ K8 w
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
% a+ @2 O6 {: H8 }American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ! K' k5 i8 h ~ m( _1 s
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. / \5 ^; \. `% ~$ W4 r
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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5 g' r) x. }3 d5 D9 aChinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
5 a% a+ {# Y; i t: ~; }: P3 S4 d' z6 qAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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! W0 R: Y. W; x, T+ F; pChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. ( n2 F1 E0 s0 b
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 3 o7 _9 t# Y5 n+ W/ r! ?
; y$ p- |; g% \4 b s4 J1 H7 h& q: PChinese Style: I know his face.
% s+ I5 I& c# ]2 W- y V2 O4 Z4 lAmerican Style: I know him by sight. 4 }6 s) h6 h* |- n1 c
j. r( N- @# V, H* WChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.2 D; \5 a: |) o2 l. ^7 I
American Style: I left my hat in the house. # _3 a% C: O0 {% A- J
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin2 v* N. d- K' D/ `4 l8 g4 A
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin # D% E0 D, q' L A
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American Style: I am free.( z( E! R( x+ H9 j; i2 Z
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
4 K6 b* j- x& o" b* x9 x4 ~American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.% p2 s7 q. B! L5 n4 l1 Z# A
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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* _4 ]4 O( c- N" X3 \0 k% OChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
8 _+ _$ Y" D6 C" i u/ V0 j9 EAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? - E- G! M, [* w5 h. W+ {
& `: a q2 e2 e+ d& W) jChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
. u6 A1 s! l( E4 `+ @5 ^4 hAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 1 S* g8 \' y$ a# y5 C& }
8 r) U' V) O! ^3 E* I# Z u8 M4 S0 tChinese Style: I'll go there at three. $ F) i Q% \( l" r9 W
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
+ D" Y9 `1 s0 o2 T! EAmerican Style: I am going home.: D# E8 s3 C) b1 T
7 j) K/ w8 S" QChinese Style: His temperature went down. # c$ s/ W% Z6 e& f- ]1 O
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
" c3 J2 w& u v5 gAmerican Style: I like green.
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6 x% y/ V2 y* ] ^8 TChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 1 Y: G2 Z9 p' ?
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.- E7 ~) J# s; {- R! h& N$ n: ?
& h" a% K% A" M" f4 qChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
$ t- O1 L9 _/ T0 XAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. 5 x) ]7 s8 ]# N4 X8 W2 s/ x
9 A; ^& [( A$ |& H2 S* rChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. - X$ E& m: ]& L6 z2 T; e9 d4 }# `
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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+ Q: M2 p3 R. `2 L2 ]8 {Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
m4 v9 e% T& O+ y- r0 [American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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- l$ {! A) q2 }Chinese Style: Where is here.7 L/ p/ K& g$ i; N% O6 M
American Style: Where are we. * H& B2 O! K5 G
+ R* B/ e) h* V+ S- i9 W7 k$ v+ oChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
0 w8 k& d1 A9 L& u0 OAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? 7 {# o: o* b( X' k/ E5 }
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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/ ~+ T. g2 @) tChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
6 h0 S- r2 V: A j0 i; x* P/ fAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
( i2 ]5 @, Z3 ~# D" E% BAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.; P8 ^# }3 W$ @) U5 U- k
9 m7 {' j3 P. k; P7 {( `/ j' U% RChinese Style: How does she look like ?
6 X: `: K a( [/ U" SAmerican Style: What does she look like ? 8 |$ U' y; m$ Y2 e. o: O3 u/ v5 f# ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. . m# F4 j) [3 Y4 U* E
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 5 `1 m" N7 H o
6 j* n# ]9 H3 E+ SChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
4 ?* v0 G( o' c- F9 uAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.0 [' k) N+ f- D, Z; ?
0 y2 O" V' ^( {% Y8 pChinese Style: How can I do ?
- l# e1 a8 k9 c- @# p4 D# U0 cAmerican Style: What can I do ? 4 Z5 O/ I2 O l' H
0 C1 f2 i R* h+ G3 i6 W" D* BChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
7 g( r. o% z+ P1 @* X" Six months "
% W$ s4 [' ~* o) A2 g) L" How about Chinese food ?"
5 ~, \1 I* ^" ^American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
" _+ j$ Q ?. D4 i8 x/ K" Six months "
* \! I1 I3 x0 G! g8 o. s" Do you like Chinese food ?"5 B! Z/ ]3 F) J3 V$ Z$ h" I1 u; w5 H% N
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.+ E7 d0 @4 I f3 e
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. ) _: H# j {. }) o- W
+ } J" C# K* A! g2 [Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
& V9 P1 e. J2 V2 pAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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, `# X# D- r3 L, `8 UChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
4 s, t2 x0 b H3 [% ]6 g x) Z/ aAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 8 O* u9 O% |1 |$ _# [
+ X V Z) d! O8 E, G( t. KChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
' w6 s2 }% M' n' ^/ h$ T7 `American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! / H* M% W [# b. D8 a1 _* s
4 x, ~& A+ L) A' [5 E$ |. Q% }' uChinese Style: She was first prize.0 ~. D4 D4 ?! e7 o b$ \! Q1 Z0 S
American Style: She took first prize. 0 @7 t7 B2 i; r) }
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .4 {) F" e6 F5 M2 s- O" r% z
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. ! F. r" q o# l* U3 A3 n' S
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.8 \! ]8 E/ V0 L5 D1 N7 G
% e3 r9 Y/ L" r v' [) \ C2 kChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
1 K, v* t1 ]/ ?9 ^' m; FAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
/ K0 E) \6 }3 q2 e5 M8 h3 k. xAmerican Style: Keep to the right. % d1 d4 u, P; x- G3 M# A7 c" F& ?
0 N- x" B. y$ x- \Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.6 d0 {% L u0 I% E4 u- `
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% j+ Y% g+ n% l/ Y" Q/ tChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
7 b6 Q2 U* w. m- PAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.6 |1 ?) q' A$ s8 [
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. % _0 q# W1 `2 w
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
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. @! F4 q" u) jChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.8 T/ q/ f$ x' ^ s7 J( e
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ; m0 Z; O8 a; _6 E
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that." c* f" o+ Z4 N e/ s, F$ i
American Style: Why do you say that.
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: [% z! @4 C8 Y4 E g' PChinese Style: I have no house to live./ l! k3 I U/ C- k2 a- P
American Style: I have no house to live in. 9 m$ Z7 T3 D1 K
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.9 M$ g( l9 t& p/ `0 x1 [, N3 V( x
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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# i! Z) M; Y6 C2 t6 R+ aChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. - a6 j1 i0 W, \* |2 w" n& p
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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! \& f* S/ j( W; Q2 C. O2 L1 NChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]5 |, L; p, ~ w+ r* @9 x
American Style: He set a world record.
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/ `+ s( M& d4 w4 CChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
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; O/ V% s4 u# M$ [2 {Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. & w0 K9 D% m6 P0 x7 P9 B
American Style: I think so.! Z+ ~2 B$ @5 }) j) j0 x: m) T
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. : o7 \$ y- r+ b
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
" O9 z, K$ X1 n, rAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.2 M4 ? w$ U4 O8 z% d
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. ' A/ i9 \* N7 y) V$ G" g" l
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. + A% V- ?& I; n4 _/ [& {9 i4 r
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ! ^( I+ g, q3 w3 |3 X5 C; ~
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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: O5 J7 j# T4 p! ?0 gChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ) @. k' i- N1 K- |- n+ }
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. " v v. z r( p2 P% X% n' M
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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.
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7 j0 D; A" T( F# Y/ JChinese Style: He is our common friend. + D, w+ F# l2 o/ z* v
American Style: He is our mutual friend. M- p* B1 h7 j# B/ c# t6 }
4 L, |5 j& m, z; eChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. # h6 Y; M+ Y# [1 J
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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0 A1 O2 e: r# u% v1 Y7 M! P8 M \6 MChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. ) Z4 H& N) @+ q+ e; G6 L
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.
K+ t$ x t/ `% fAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 4 g. {; V) N# t0 A N
8 y& B" J$ ]$ d- A( c7 WChinese Style: My room is narrow.0 [( }* i- X% _
American Style: My room is small.% D n' P9 O1 A" s& C9 }& R
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.6 P) @: ]- y4 S% g! s
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.% A) K! D8 q& E* B! c5 z S- @
' L5 @2 D) T# i1 S- k! tChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. $ ]0 ]) G1 f! N! P4 p! _
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 2 p- o1 C. C% ?( i7 }
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. / Y. e( @5 ~, T9 d
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. ! w5 k+ A* W$ M5 ^( H0 f- T
American Style: Be quiet. 5 j4 L) o; X" Q0 ]$ i/ h
) }( g3 e3 q( x3 @Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
! S& y( R Q( H+ p! h7 X0 q LAmerican Style: It is none of your business.) \! P! P" z# E' ^
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. . H4 x: V! z2 `! h5 D0 r6 Z, Q k' r
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. 1 F/ e9 y* S; s6 n' c
# u; d. P! y5 O& V4 DChinese Style: This is the key of my room. " H) o1 P. c- v, y/ @* U6 q
American Style: This is the key to my room. + `4 g6 U$ {2 h6 I
; k6 ?- C/ C$ Y& tChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. + f" D" x* I1 `+ ~& K+ \7 M/ [. @
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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& U) x1 {% l! L3 T5 }" QChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. & [, `2 \2 ~8 E$ J
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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! L' W. h; L' L% `/ j8 r H' }Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 7 [1 k; H' n' S
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. * U9 @; _( K4 W+ e
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? # c& F' m! x" ~* s
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? : O7 ?7 Y8 H; G. X3 ^. M p
. _1 ?% H, h- M( f/ E) m& uChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
' \# q# f8 N& z" `American Style: He had a child by his former wife.3 O3 X1 z* Z0 k4 ^ D3 E) h
( M: F* e9 B7 j) ^Chinese Style: She married old. 5 ]' g/ p% q* M) [
American Style: She married late in life.# d9 v3 J+ B% x1 W
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. ! S* d3 b& l. K+ B, |! E
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 4 ?! y* u7 ^% i# Y5 O7 k8 h6 N9 ?
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. F6 W5 j+ X$ B# N8 C) q, h
; E- C. t$ }! ^Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. - L! s6 Q- s9 {5 q2 f7 q
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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; h- M# O+ x; g9 ^1 \- w: AChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. # [% o+ T6 T/ K
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 7 n1 [7 S. a I& Z" P3 e& T+ O* M
) q# k7 ~# C' b. i+ h8 GChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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- o7 w! V7 W0 W2 p! G/ U* \1 q$ tChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. ' V( m: i' Y/ Q- {3 y+ ]% j
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2 Z) S) a! q9 m( lChinese Style: Let's play together.
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4 n1 e, S5 L, FChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.+ O/ i+ t! w5 Q2 z J
American Style: She is naive.
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American Style: I have a question to ask you.
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& Y0 e& p$ d$ x3 F2 tChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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American Style: I like black tea.
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American Style: History repeats itself.
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1 Z' Y4 c/ a& x |5 j$ j3 OChinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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1 j! ]% v) C H* |8 K- BChinese Style: I went to the sea. # h9 b9 S0 p! N- b0 o
American Style: I went to the beach.# K& N. H+ R8 W2 e
+ P2 W: f1 B1 M) U8 u+ w3 R. h/ xChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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4 \/ U; C; f Q. k; d7 Y) T4 s2 rAmerican Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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' X/ X" [6 X. K& I& U9 kChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.( H `8 S7 p" l1 @
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* ^/ }5 G; p1 R3 GChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
9 z. Q8 Z8 U0 n hAmerican Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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) t' h3 t5 u- K6 b" S9 l$ U+ y6 vChinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night.
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American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five. 3 @; p3 K! A& s, J% L( R
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American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
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American Style: It's hot today.
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American Style: My father will be home this afternoon.
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American Style: We changed trains at Woodland. / C, S7 Q9 }' x
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American Style: Wait your turn, please.
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9 Q8 i* Q* B4 I) ?Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
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( a, t, g8 X1 A( e- R4 OAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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