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中国人学英语常见错误[转帖]

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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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* a9 d2 I5 C+ ]4 D) \  kChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
  J2 t6 Y$ N9 y8 w+ K* j7 UAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. / `* |$ v5 B4 [) S

) @2 i" |$ o' }: GChinese Style: Your coat is broken.
) a6 t" U$ i" z. P  jAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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. F) w2 R8 X, wChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.8 b& I" E8 @9 r, U& m- h8 @
American Style: Let me help you with your work. * `* l& Z& C6 ?# M- _6 E( Z- ^& u5 d
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway., ?/ ]/ y2 F  U& x2 _2 B
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.   Z7 G3 l5 y( |% O
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
) Y; C5 ~7 _, B; Z! E) \, ^American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.5 H0 |/ g# @* s/ E4 U% B
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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9 q6 H* p* _- aChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
& Z2 U, Y" E. Y1 b, ^7 ?8 sAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
1 r, y; @+ C# pAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
  T7 k! [3 g; W" N# eAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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; W2 u/ m8 c8 K3 L+ [Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
) [6 t# i" \5 `8 p5 F3 O3 dAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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4 b) C+ u" V7 M9 R7 }' S  JChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
7 ~# B: _9 |- e) @8 S% b' V7 `American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. ! r. s) V) \+ x! O, @
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.3 e' x8 {+ h5 V; h. V
American Style: I don't feel well. - H) E$ x# G, Q9 H
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.: U+ t6 y, v* f4 o* U4 @8 N
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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  z( K. B: Q6 @( J; ]Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
' G! C5 H* e8 |( _/ H. b5 DAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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+ R$ d) [5 I" BChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
* Q3 y  c, C# XAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.2 @" p$ d) A4 ~9 m  e& o5 y
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ! o0 Y( v( ^5 t/ j+ G9 m1 M
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.; N. u9 z5 g* `# B# a
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
  B8 b; Y9 }( `: b% FAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 1 a- V  X. Q$ ^) X5 p1 O
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
; `6 F1 _. I" q3 e- v+ }& Q9 WAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
- S* r6 j5 I/ L8 IAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
7 ~* X- t# N9 h2 R8 Z' B$ x( j2 Q' }8 \6 LAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? ( U: P* j& W6 h4 s
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
) ^8 I+ a4 r) d4 LAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. + x4 q4 A( b* Z' V
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
, O- w! P8 g# j, ^1 B" ^American Style: I am not athletic.
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6 Z+ ?; c6 n  `9 O5 lChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
8 R  A. ~4 f' u% TAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 2 L4 l1 U' j2 B) p
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
3 l2 Q, T  X9 n3 ^2 lAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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; Z$ }; Y0 W' \- ^4 x: _Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.# J9 u) y4 n6 \% z
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 2 I6 }9 S0 T7 b" k1 w1 u
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin+ `! @2 U% f4 b5 C  ~" \
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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. i9 a& }2 Y% f9 S& p: N4 KChinese Style: I have a free time.
* X5 v* p2 j( e( ?American Style: I am free.
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; j& z" b; x4 pChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
% ]  i2 [$ w) s2 ?6 HAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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, {; U7 c$ d/ rChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
) J- \# ]0 y$ X) gAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.$ j, W4 t$ L0 ]( Y
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.3 n* h/ s% b9 O  K! p: M; @
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 5 c$ {, I' A. F! n  I6 }
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
: j6 z, a6 U. z9 Y1 RAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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: q( p4 n  q% B- I: z" NChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. / w7 P. d; {4 ~, K
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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; I3 t2 h* ?$ Z) AChinese Style: I'll go there at three. # y( M  U2 t2 d
American Style: I'll be there at three.1 X6 R0 F. o+ W9 Q1 L6 }1 l/ B
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. 7 Q; w! s- U7 W, m
American Style: I am going home.2 h4 `1 t' P1 a/ P* [$ g9 T) F
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 8 X& _& k% ^4 W3 L8 J
American Style: His temperature came down.
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. i( @3 ]3 \: T0 Y. z9 ~: D1 U% PChinese Style: I like green color.
$ l$ ^4 v% s. R  }2 s# u2 `9 eAmerican Style: I like green.1 o% [- T" v4 y% Y! y

( S3 D: ~  o; F+ h; A. DChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ( w% c0 t) u* p7 v* ]& d. Y
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.0 b: u; w1 e9 |6 p0 |2 I$ c, R
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
* ^1 G% l7 ?8 yAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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: _9 Q+ ^/ ]+ F2 i/ a2 yChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
' w+ w2 D  ]: w# b4 RAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. , c$ O! ~3 ~/ W& n" i# Q6 z
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. , Z. r1 ~/ @9 Y; K4 D2 |5 `' o' i
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 3 K% J% ^" l9 T$ \+ o. i8 b2 R% u9 j
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
; F7 h7 O2 i4 N" Q$ `# t1 tAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.* V6 u  B4 k" h+ [3 K3 X
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 2 v" H0 N1 f) [4 r2 U
American Style: He cannot read or write. % d' r! w# X; s. Y. N

, l. q4 e8 O# I5 u4 f4 I  P- uChinese Style: Where is here.9 l- g9 z4 d! ~4 V, b$ `
American Style: Where are we.
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3 b+ z$ C4 K2 w; V! JChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
' B0 g  \1 E' D$ H0 [American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
1 d8 L8 I, V# G  c: z: d% AAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.+ d6 J( S( D( Y2 ~5 H1 ]8 W$ S' b6 J
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.   K$ t2 P3 n+ ^4 `' O( g

( G7 X- Z( b8 dChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. $ M% G. D, {0 \% N
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 7 x9 r. ?$ M7 y" o
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
. e  P: y+ e# UAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ' f$ o9 `1 l$ m8 ^' T- y
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. # r3 m% R1 Z5 G+ o5 y' ]
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.4 h  E; |+ J& R) P

5 T* [! U) X* X# aChinese Style: How can I do ?
. b8 C) K- m2 L2 g. DAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
: D( L, P9 f$ N8 P, a1 H" Six months "
2 z, N! l% j$ ~; S8 ], h1 d+ L: v" How about Chinese food ?"
9 e: N) Y; E, x/ N: L7 m7 OAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
2 x0 c8 a( `+ t9 M* A" Six months "
9 t! j/ r* o- T* a" Do you like Chinese food ?"- R; e2 ^3 F! b! L+ r3 y' }3 D
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.7 [3 `& e4 U  Q8 c0 ?
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. / l" \0 l3 @0 A1 Z  X

; e4 Q1 m- m* M/ ~+ ]& {Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
. _; p, Z2 @0 x) |American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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0 s  G9 ^& W  M. Y* KChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
3 E1 d. Q8 U* ~/ C! w0 [American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 7 v$ V6 [" M8 W* ~9 c

4 V2 ]0 |7 r% J' |+ uChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
. L  [1 n& b* RAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
$ @6 Q  {- Z" h  P, wAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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: j+ q" j" m6 L6 v( fChinese Style: She was first prize.8 Y. s" e- N& A1 n0 Z2 R5 k% ]$ i
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
* p2 l* D! K' g" b0 Y/ Z' V' zAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. # ?  N4 ]* f' \% `! }% ]: n

& _, U2 A0 I9 H. fChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. : E& a8 @. N3 b& o4 [
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.4 O2 H; }* l+ @/ A$ `# M
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
; }) {2 B( j4 O5 IAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
) b& B. T2 b5 K2 M" |9 B. l  _3 r& UAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.3 h  g0 F3 M2 @9 {
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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$ k6 P7 n/ n* b9 ?Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.# S# C9 ^4 d, T# c! C$ y
American Style: The train was about an hour late.( [6 ^4 X& @+ w4 i$ _
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
% j9 W; W6 B# ?' C. HAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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. s+ S/ s& ]7 X  r; t, zChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. % V+ R$ ^2 k9 l4 }2 H* ]9 P3 [  b/ R5 R
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ( b% V! g, L  s3 `2 P

" C% A( }! w# w1 f/ C* cChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?( j6 [' K6 f" p1 {) J, b& |
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 6 w1 [3 c& m: d- G! l2 ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.* }" a( j6 W) l2 k! h
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. + @9 v* P+ I" ^, E) ^. v
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
6 V; h$ o6 l6 X/ a) g7 m& `" W7 ~" HAmerican Style: Why do you say that. 2 L) Y& i5 \8 X. H" X3 T- o3 w, D

& i, K4 n1 `1 i1 M& B5 RChinese Style: I have no house to live.
- B, H/ \% ]5 V$ K1 W5 d0 iAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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+ _3 \: A/ @0 N( R* f$ `Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
" F- }& X' o* S+ U9 q7 bAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. , z8 G; Y- x: Q' O: v

+ B; N7 ]' u4 t0 W" \Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
; |9 H& I. {7 n# XAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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* I8 ~7 H1 Z2 y/ h/ I+ hChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]+ ^- n+ L7 ~$ G, t, A1 I
American Style: He set a world record.1 B; x3 d7 q* p: n3 B

: b. w6 V6 x" X' o3 vChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 2 Q8 B) l0 d6 e
American Style: Her married life was happy.3 W' A4 X8 z' C0 r7 ^. m3 F1 H, x' a
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 0 H1 R0 C* x( a1 b( T# a. G; n
American Style: I think so.6 g) C  t- e- A! b% \/ e
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
& F5 ^$ _4 M' f1 b& @" P6 X% x6 WAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. - G( ?; B2 z0 O4 u" o5 i# B5 }, }1 t
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.3 ^5 p7 x4 ]- o2 h. [5 @* G

0 X5 ?0 U) c9 A- i3 o' q7 p0 @Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. + W9 H, c) Y; S% ~; u; V
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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! e  B& |0 H/ w  AChinese Style: I felt good mood. 2 K, L8 D! g9 _# ~+ K, h
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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$ o- u- a. H% O. H4 hChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 1 g) j7 W+ P6 c6 R+ q) f+ ^
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. 8 J# E" N) m+ u2 S4 b1 f

7 ?6 \5 }" F4 r0 b7 S$ B, UChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
0 p. a+ z1 u: ZAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. , H2 ]7 y- }4 y2 ^4 H/ W  L( o

8 d% E6 F$ @( vChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 0 b& }3 N6 G& G
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. % q  m) E) ]0 q
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. + s" D$ R* Q5 C! H
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 4 G3 E+ R8 n  E0 G* N- r' q
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 9 ^) H  Q9 F7 x2 s1 ?
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.
6 p  w" s0 @4 N9 C8 Y0 n6 EAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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: ?2 w# {$ n; W, [2 kChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.3 M; f# V) I* A* j- V6 O; a' h
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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+ \, \  A: d: O' ^Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
; C* ^& @3 u; NAmerican Style: My room is small.2 p9 T* }( `9 s, F, M+ G3 |

$ P. O+ z# m! n* u/ CChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.5 d  q- v8 H- J% U3 Z
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.8 w9 B, a8 Z9 Z

( _* Q! r& {8 E3 h4 O: nChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
) b6 V" U) w  u0 RAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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/ o3 }) T; f& hChinese Style: Is this seat empty. 0 M- y. g8 K8 g) p) n) R! X
American Style: Is this seat taken. / o- ]" G  E* k' f
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 6 x# P! _7 R) v- f# M' x
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
/ v; q. m; ?# I8 e4 {American Style: It is none of your business., C* y! C- d1 c3 \2 W
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 1 R% I4 K3 _5 u8 y  ]" S, L( u# _- `% W
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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8 L: V8 K5 j! d& o$ }' M& C8 JChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
5 n( G: w' Q% d: o/ mAmerican Style: This is the key to my room.
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% r# ~  O1 f% {5 H4 \" m' yChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
( _" M5 T5 _" Z( e, X) sAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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6 V& O) J1 U) v4 t4 PChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 1 |$ \% T. ?) _* b3 @. B, I
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
" @! ^/ E! T+ l2 O  bAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. # F/ Z. w% z. }6 G+ ^5 ?

* L4 P8 z4 c$ u: VChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
& t0 X2 @9 |% A' C; U+ Z& @American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. : n2 D, a1 O* m; x$ X% G

6 o  N# b' q4 G: u$ eChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
2 a  d) D$ R1 b, V1 W, WAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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4 ]2 {1 s# v, i! lChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
% ?/ e0 _7 t: h) W+ H1 eAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
% _9 Q$ l/ m. U# x- u( s  iAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. ' y9 C$ p+ q. m9 ?1 ^. U
American Style: She married late in life.6 G8 K- F7 j! x) T
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
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收藏学习!
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有用
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老杨团队 追求完美
好文!
大型搬家
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收藏,以备后用!
理袁律师事务所
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看完了顺便顶一下,给楼主一点荣誉感
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
顶!:D:D:D
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收了,谢谢!
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大型搬家
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写的挺好的, 很管用, 对照学习

老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
写的挺好的, 很管用, 对照学习
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学习,学习,再学习!!!
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顶~~*-*

有用。。 我都要顶一下
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啊~~~~好长啊。慢慢学吧。我背我背我背背背~~~~~

同言同羽 置业良晨
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
很好,要收藏。
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不看不知道,一看发现自己英语果然很烂,顶.
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向雷锋同志学习
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同言同羽 置业良晨
ding
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没想到雷锋叔叔的英语这么好!顶!

为雷锋叔叔的英语顶!
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有些确实是日常容易犯的错误,不看不知道啊!
. i% A/ c# j' y% T# i4 y- a8 Z顶!
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
极好的帖子!雷锋精神永放光芒!!
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同言同羽 置业良晨
Thank a lot.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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同言同羽 置业良晨
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呵呵~~~~~~~~~~`
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
da jia duo kan kan jiu you zhang jin le.
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好东东,收藏
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向雷锋同志学习
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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
GOOOD THING!
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