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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。1 c9 y- Y! _2 z5 K6 t. V- y
希望大家喜欢!( u% Y0 f' e- v, A* S! p" u
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
e" c6 l4 C0 Q2 }) g1 }American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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i" m; g+ c% ?, n- l, _; s8 }6 bChinese Style: Your coat is broken. & E, r" B* x5 t
American Style: Your coat is torn.0 J7 H# ^6 s- g; o! ~8 \+ u
( q; X: f9 ]0 q4 nChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.' h# m# F2 y" j8 t1 X
American Style: Let me help you with your work. ; v- s ^1 c W3 B/ P
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.4 p# e) t% w7 ?1 b- l( I. ~' @
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. & _) {/ f+ N. H5 M( l
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.* B$ s; [0 |2 c* W
American Style: He got better. 3 R- {3 w/ @/ \/ W3 D3 f
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.! w5 Y2 C& }4 L; I
American 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 !& E# a7 o! j+ |
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! / L* E1 |" q* k( H* l
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
2 p3 a0 [# d+ YAmerican Style: It was still light outside. * \$ e) \; U6 e! J" B1 Y
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
, ^6 W+ B( Z& n0 sAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
1 G ^) [$ j4 J9 fAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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+ I6 X2 V% `. S# \, {. Y, l. d( gChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.0 }0 J. q& T4 T, x
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
' S' K2 n3 ~3 W4 A+ eAmerican Style: I don't feel well. ' U4 G& D6 w/ N
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.) O4 |; v5 ?" q" H2 g$ j
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. , [7 J) _6 X& t6 p
2 _0 q6 J4 _/ u* EChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
. [! i$ @0 \0 b& L+ `American Style: Who made this salad ? - d; Z9 z& c" @; C
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
" _3 T- N y' \6 ]# t% ~5 ]American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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( Z& ]' L0 K2 S7 P2 QChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
! i! D# L, u* Z3 T! r1 q& R6 ]American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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: b, E! h9 y# F% z5 D" G$ DChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.6 q' m4 k/ o9 u$ u& c6 [
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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/ U8 ~% T+ ?6 l1 I/ C7 @Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
3 _0 [% K5 m2 X3 n( i) XAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 2 m( s4 H) l7 V8 C# ]$ x
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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- m, u2 h6 d/ |7 D/ VChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.- h* e3 L+ Y% m! i
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
- ^, i5 @9 p+ K0 K* lAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? k: n, u8 Z/ w2 v( j
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
# c4 O; m1 m' hAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. * M4 n% L6 @ C+ p
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 1 m' d4 H) Q7 i# D6 ?, f/ _5 B, h2 F
American Style: I am not athletic.
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( [1 M3 h! {, kChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. , S' }0 c- ^1 G+ c+ {
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 5 h7 a( k7 e1 ~% M
American Style: I know him by sight. 6 W& x/ P& W, h
# o- P9 `0 y8 m/ XChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.( J; p* Z# J! b$ w, }4 x
American Style: I left my hat in the house. " z. k! G) P# h N! l( H3 p
7 u: W/ d' q& S% H4 _& G3 S/ H8 i- yChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
2 o4 m8 i: J, g2 h9 PAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin - v" y/ z/ p( G H1 Q
/ h7 p! q8 B5 ~' d' \1 W! d2 mChinese Style: I have a free time.# v& o& w3 l; H* ?
American Style: I am free.0 s# F- A R. ?
9 o3 B6 x) f6 P4 `Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
# w! q/ s. O' [* Y" ~' j+ ]American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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: |$ A/ q6 ?- e' ]4 Q4 TChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
9 O* p) w( Z: NAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.% Y) R, _& {8 v' _, i3 E
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10., [) p( i) A/ `0 I; ~& p
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. " \# e# _( ]) p5 C
9 {# D+ ~+ `$ p' V, }+ fChinese Style: Did you attend 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. * q# N9 b( O& S6 s, ^, l
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. . | {8 c5 N* v/ T+ R6 t
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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4 ` j# L3 i6 S' A A% QChinese Style: His temperature went down. : F) n) s+ {, h V1 e/ j- e$ V
American Style: His temperature came down.' j& o" b: I- J2 H3 e
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Chinese Style: I like green color. 9 F& X4 M( o+ W0 z2 k
American Style: I like green.
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5 R, X. c' o5 W( |, oChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. & Q* i7 l" m; I& P- V
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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/ ^ F! a( M, ]# wChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. & R. }" d) |% K6 ]
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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; j8 A' p: |& o6 \! @3 c* xChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
. r$ q% y" W8 R- p9 wAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 8 V6 X! a' Q# q& X* J" j
' ^9 @+ e8 N: [Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. $ g! i, P' r' f P* d' X
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 4 {. C6 ~% u0 |1 p! V: A5 h- F0 w) p
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
( D! I( R; C# o8 DAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. - X# V5 ^( c' y2 u% j* l9 t: M
, J( k: k2 k" A4 pChinese Style: Where is here.
( n# ?6 o( W8 \" i( m; A+ `American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?3 {1 Q) f$ [ |1 I* }) s9 C
American Style: How much do you weigh ? 2 @! u; u) ?9 l5 _
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
, R2 c1 K3 w2 R# ?9 n! NAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 6 R3 f; @3 u. Q3 p
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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6 E3 Q% {: h4 r/ mChinese Style: How does she look like ? ' j' E8 G' j+ E/ _* V6 H
American Style: What does she look like ? ' B |5 y0 Q2 ?1 T5 G
% a5 t6 k# n9 bChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. ) [' ]4 h, M6 S; C
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. ; N0 q+ O: U7 Y v) \
& d9 z( j" R1 p( Q6 ~2 dChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. , t5 n3 ^( P, e' P
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.5 \& f* M- G' z, ^
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
& [( v/ s8 D2 R0 ?( GAmerican Style: What can I do ? & V2 o+ n! L9 [" w0 E O8 h: Q$ ?
( H+ C s. L( X2 X+ B1 R0 q- D: B( ~Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
2 a# {4 f# { J! h9 _" Six months "
2 Z. C. g6 j' b+ L" How about Chinese food ?"
7 [( O5 ]/ ?/ u, p; t. N$ RAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "0 e6 L0 J/ e: C) B
" Six months ". A7 q* ^ P3 e
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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( \# k8 b% o! [/ E( [, qChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
" P+ ^* C T4 ^( h+ y- `American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.0 t$ f! x- K1 K- I& }( v- |3 O
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. + [& O' u% t; U! O- C t4 ~
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
' A5 l, O1 [3 u, i7 VAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. 4 z+ W3 Z0 D/ f7 F6 s
6 `6 x7 r4 q% K& ]. H3 l K. r; qChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?+ @4 J' ~; ~1 }0 U s, P
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? L; p0 D9 o2 O1 I
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !7 K8 f/ V E0 k3 N! |3 [
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
+ ?# E8 M3 E O+ {, e o: d ^American Style: She took first prize. , V: c9 @* A3 V, V. e/ z
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
6 F8 h# B$ i1 A% ~ [( vAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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" j3 V5 C* K/ h* C! @Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
* S9 T* u9 q, r. IAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.$ |5 ^, z/ G# C F8 j9 f
! `8 P9 G; n( C9 D! l, f, {7 EChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.6 |1 Y" z* R1 x% ~
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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" B, D. `, M) O! ^9 G4 HChinese Style: Keep the right.
7 T1 e, Z0 t2 n* v& kAmerican Style: Keep to the right. $ W6 O7 b9 W n- N" E, C" m' @
) ?( W) e' g" b p. T% @ oChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.$ }: Y3 c; P) M2 X3 ]2 q* _6 d
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 0 y. H4 R l8 J* O- ^1 B
7 b+ t+ H: t# {: aChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
3 X( G) h& x' M SAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 9 K7 t$ B1 f5 k, f! m" C
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.0 Y* P+ S. N$ a: q, K/ s
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 6 M: Z5 O% K3 j( h3 K
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. % P0 m1 d- Z$ L
, N' z& \* @7 @9 ^Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?. z A7 P7 ^* N+ z- u7 j# Q
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 4 i- @) o5 G+ g% w
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.# \# V1 n1 q$ n2 z
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. + v2 S! U: W4 s/ s* Z
3 Y5 k0 X/ b6 X+ CChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
+ r4 S' J5 M. R. h) ~* vAmerican Style: Why do you say that. $ B; B6 s% o: A/ v, x; }7 \
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.3 J9 o: o/ x& H
American Style: I have no house to live in. $ ^; s8 l& H% O t( k- }' F
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
8 p( d( p# h6 @3 M; ]' V* _9 i# mAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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8 t x( D' R6 Q' e# ~, yChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
0 }' ?4 l1 } f" j" Y* b* L3 mAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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+ ?! j' H; i4 n |Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
+ L J7 T$ P2 I9 kAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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0 V9 e( h0 U( ^! OChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. , N6 w# P3 l; e
American Style: Her married life was happy.0 w" M! S0 U; W& [- h' ~
4 `7 V( G9 _% p/ Q& D; r7 ^- i, LChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
" \; S5 O% b6 N/ y- \American Style: I think so.
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. I/ W, c6 h1 |! l, C( ~Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. " X8 N( Y0 p; ]( X# R) i: t: |8 E/ v
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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- B' E& w3 [4 h# u4 ?- }, _4 M$ W' E+ hChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. . u0 m$ m- M% M4 O9 t9 L. z, O
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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4 c* X% u6 Q) E$ U- YChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
1 \, O& `; a. |( x+ o4 @* o& j ]% LAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. 9 v% b e: _. l' I
; k; E4 j, s+ X LChinese Style: I felt good mood.
8 a) }4 M6 O) ^; x7 PAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 2 y, G9 G' |9 W
" u7 ^, E( m4 J( z3 E5 zChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
" G: L9 r. @8 _! u' nAmerican 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.
, W: q0 V Y; b1 f6 H9 Q9 kAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. / ^9 ]% g: f0 f( l! y7 T7 v
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 6 H2 z( ?2 Z S: [* j
V4 y u* ] N( c4 pChinese Style: He is our common friend. 1 q, ^, X& u8 g
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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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. % n6 f' X8 h2 P4 ~ T( u$ g
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.) B1 j+ c2 Z: k2 s5 {& h! w& G- G9 X
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. . @, y! c' g( N, Y6 |
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Chinese 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.
+ \4 r6 I1 R, d* j" z" vAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.$ Q- R! }- b) i* @
( v7 s. P4 l( B; d& B; W6 QChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 9 V( W0 Z, q4 [% n) Q7 e5 l
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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! S# V7 B) W: N0 j' e5 u" RChinese Style: Don't be noisy. ' f, N' U% |& C" e, O
American Style: Be quiet. ( ?/ ^2 h. {, J! f, W% Q2 s
/ ] r3 o0 n" W ^; {Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 8 G% }+ L/ s: w. x% o
American Style: It is none of your business.
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6 p1 I# u+ _/ X/ V: F7 d7 [American Style: I will do anything I can for you. $ _* {7 l; V: M' D% b, ]% B
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. " V+ A' Y# n9 N" p; R
American Style: This is the key to my room.
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~! q M- z/ T) K' D2 U AChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. $ _ V) r( c8 g
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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2 q( m9 G7 K$ w' k" H! B, a) ~Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. ! @, l+ m& k5 Q+ E- C ]
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. j& C. `! Y2 A' P: d/ Z8 D& l8 q
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. $ ~# t& `2 {+ ^. ^, E% K$ P4 i
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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- A! Z/ `7 r" q- g* O+ I- wChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
: G1 n$ o ]9 W2 U# V# eAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? $ R. c; ` A+ ?6 x" K
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? ' @9 c# V6 F* \ b
- P6 @2 m, v1 ` [Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. % q4 j1 j$ V6 s1 E8 L0 W: F: s4 e
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.- {3 m I2 W2 ^6 E# M6 B7 Y
( W# U" R- ~2 m8 JChinese Style: She married old.
0 h9 ]/ G4 C6 {+ G; eAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. : s! A6 _2 Y2 c: K; b; Q
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
0 A R3 H+ U8 E3 l( T) {American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
) O9 |: Q4 b9 R6 E4 y9 ]American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. & L3 i" S6 S! K: ]/ H6 z
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 4 I7 Z5 E) R: K7 ^% U `: T% z
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 8 J6 K" R1 C( \2 h4 s+ q
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 5 `* h1 N L" {% Y% R! U
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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# m5 a; [) S- ^5 u5 x+ VChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend.
& \' H9 w4 _" H; KAmerican Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.$ Q, b& N8 a7 ~* v: x0 w4 {
5 G& O6 @# u$ \7 GChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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+ u& c5 b- {5 `9 x) a: g% _Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today. ' O. E6 k/ z0 n3 K/ R3 t( z u3 S
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
+ p6 i& X- }3 QAmerican Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. 4 H* c5 [% h, r3 M0 P) Z) t) Z
; S# _3 w4 A4 Q$ BChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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American Style: She is naive. ) X$ e4 P& x" ?2 D8 p. {
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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. L2 S7 D) x xChinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea. 5 U; s S) `# t! @9 b! e9 D
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& Q: `6 C9 t M3 v0 z1 YChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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, c; V( y5 |5 J WChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
8 q1 ^) f( g" l9 jAmerican Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 4 ^& t" i' J `
% V+ _5 `6 w7 m- g6 UChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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( B6 M+ H0 f; a) e/ a8 _Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.' K+ ]4 \/ B" R7 \
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* m# [5 f, K! e4 v* F' PChinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
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% G8 G: X) S- M( {/ d' n# qChinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night.
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3 Y+ f7 }9 i$ X6 k8 B- }, ?Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
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( X1 s, z, `$ L2 ]/ P, j+ vChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
4 Y5 Y: {+ O( A% `5 hAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.' x8 _+ _/ \4 \% D0 ?, n- N. b/ r$ J, F
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, v- w/ s, D( {! o6 I! l5 R3 q) sChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
+ E* k' k u& b3 g; W& FAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ? # u9 h8 x T3 ?. e- Y) f5 E; d
6 J; @+ g! A! eChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.* n* m7 X( A1 {+ a) M/ a4 _0 Z
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