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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。
+ {" M/ K0 W3 x! H希望大家喜欢!3 D( ?1 p) \$ K# H
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
. E% r9 K7 K" y3 Z4 j3 k. JAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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! o$ e. E* L1 f! j! ` JChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.' E: R i3 i. L
American Style: Let me help you with your work. / B7 j! @0 S. O& m
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.5 ~ O5 h+ A2 p' E% x
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 9 t0 k2 z* o7 x& k6 c1 ^. `' K
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.7 h% q2 n5 G# C! Y/ y3 B
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.; g2 b/ `' \0 q' f' R
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 0 @9 `; D; n7 g$ G) H* `
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. $ M2 Z4 Y" r! U; w8 F0 R! }$ \' S [3 {
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.% N& {) F& S/ j) c' Q, k& R" R
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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8 ]2 Y. L- b$ o- k" e/ V5 c5 LChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.7 W2 p4 h) Q: B$ \: ^
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 3 w, b5 u# G Z& M- _$ P$ e- I; Z0 G
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.7 k1 ?3 i5 b. p$ x6 c! u: q
American Style: I don't feel well. 5 J9 p1 j3 d. |; X1 @
7 l7 F8 Z- ^6 fChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.9 u: M, Y& q3 p/ u3 D4 f
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?: t/ V) Y# w3 P1 C7 e2 P4 q
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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6 v. t/ s/ U0 LChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
, p5 x6 T0 F! \" y5 DAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. $ Y$ ]: Y+ T- _; `4 w
8 Z9 r$ R: ?' g1 |; [0 C5 S) DChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
& e, h/ s, q+ r6 c& R& aAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.& v. k# V8 H. N
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. / Z' p! f8 d& y9 N9 d$ w9 i* w6 e
3 c7 M" O1 D; ?; O: j/ k" h5 ]! XChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. % Z, q/ R D7 |2 h. q7 E( O
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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1 Y/ `6 R4 A. ~* S4 ~( GChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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1 T3 j1 [: @% ~+ C/ K# c1 M7 dChinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
9 O. N5 w+ e1 a( [" {, r V& sAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? / Q7 M( J) b/ I- C4 T
7 d" h! M$ y ]0 A# n3 v) NChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
3 J7 m6 L$ k% eAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
) C6 V& {8 O9 U( {* vAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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[. u2 o: T( s1 N: [Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
$ e5 M' d3 m; G4 B. _American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. / @3 ~; _1 [9 `" W( D
4 u% S7 O0 S+ b/ d l {Chinese Style: I know his face. 0 N2 S+ \2 n) H& y9 `* u9 y
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house./ r5 B X; t$ E" K1 v0 w
American Style: I left my hat in the house. 3 a2 O" W& c; d0 y
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.& R8 @9 E# P- Z. g
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.' l" t* q( M. v) a$ |5 |
American Style: The thief got in through the window.# a* I+ F, {( r: f4 ]5 L
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.& B" @) @# H1 t# w* q/ v4 y- _: i) h
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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K1 j) [8 @! G: EChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
5 B- u' u" B, q6 k" w) FAmerican 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. ! F, Y: l3 F" |; M
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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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. : g3 |/ \+ u6 |+ E4 H8 B1 a5 C v
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
0 I% J5 `- V' m- r# g6 ]& tAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. % }$ _8 M" _, z6 z
American Style: I like green.
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& X) y+ d; o% I' C5 UChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 9 i) a t) |4 k2 g) n
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 1 f; {" |, @- v8 r# d- s U. X
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. S' E2 B# O4 @# Y* j0 ]& p8 ^( @5 s
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.- b" Q* f1 D+ R/ T V0 h5 z9 m& V3 G) Z
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 3 D! J4 w0 D& Z
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. + \5 t3 g. C( z* O2 y+ Y
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.' A, w" E+ s2 R. U7 c
American Style: The main office is in Taipei." ~7 z$ O( N a1 m1 T2 b% N
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
5 [1 H5 R: s0 ^$ Y) Y$ b" o$ i6 PAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. & h+ h J. o1 ?4 c
* r1 o, `8 r4 _% l# JChinese Style: Where is here.
/ R' p F! C# Z" YAmerican Style: Where are we. 8 x5 {: k. _' E, t; _% N+ ?
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
2 f/ |8 o* Y5 T% ~2 BAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? , h- q, f" X5 l5 M
- [1 K" }: c1 m/ I: W/ HChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
9 H# g l* ~0 i6 E( h; W5 PAmerican Style: He was talking loud.) I5 @8 u, f4 \; p1 T
. H" U" q+ B! A3 C. JChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
! Z9 L! T, O n5 m2 w, {American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
$ a7 s0 t ^" q3 TAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow. T1 N3 P; h( K8 F4 X
/ s# c2 }" ]( V- p( N: h4 y3 |Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
/ R; X! Z7 {3 M/ O$ V4 y+ v0 wAmerican Style: What does she look like ? 7 C( Z- w" i; T0 U
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
+ Z6 g, x! l7 L3 w8 [3 ~& ?( ~American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. # @, d. K& | r) C2 @* W
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
8 W& o* ^6 W( k) u; XAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.( ~4 x7 G6 N0 S0 p9 p
9 Z, @0 ^7 s! ^Chinese Style: How can I do ?
5 V. j+ E0 O! QAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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# {1 e/ I; X! e9 b; y7 T8 e) Q9 oChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
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" How about Chinese food ?"
; e b# P8 y# N+ s( ~% v5 \3 H! }+ d2 @American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
1 M6 v2 ?3 G6 k" Six months "# s4 B2 a' x, c2 R( y8 Q- \' S" k
" Do you like Chinese food ?"7 g2 `/ c8 R$ ?: a5 |
3 v$ T+ w) M z7 J2 n2 a9 S& yChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
' r4 ~1 b% A% {American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.' Q3 l9 b5 T/ ?$ r
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 6 [' i! B* W9 Q
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
( e' O& p, b- a. h( x/ d7 M5 uAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. % W0 H, h( u4 d
8 F7 _8 L* Z9 V* L2 s3 N& a% ]Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?# R! k9 x k9 c4 W; n
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 9 _0 C. [- K& S6 j# l& s
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !' }7 z3 }$ J- K8 O t, W% A0 Q
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! $ V+ N. j; ?$ t& h, Y/ |+ Y" u8 ?4 s$ e
9 w0 o9 M" }! ]; W* Y9 ZChinese Style: She was first prize.
: J. E9 X9 H$ |/ F- i$ uAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
/ E0 r3 A; n/ C5 q% l6 a5 }American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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, I) W. G7 L5 C6 K- ~3 XChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. + T# a) i' M0 u; `* n
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.* z* P) b- M- m8 {1 g- ^
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
' a. o/ s; r8 J, F" ^/ ?American Style: Keep to the right. - g9 s# C r2 N( ?% N' R
% U F/ V+ Q4 `/ RChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.$ j; D( W* f K. j9 B
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
# c N6 K4 @5 l( W# w8 lAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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% M4 u$ t4 I+ ?& s0 WChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. + r( _( a2 v% e. A ~! B5 C
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.1 Y* K3 P7 I; |6 V9 W5 y
; Z5 u/ l8 i$ RChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
8 `& g& B; b8 T# n% T" ZAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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5 w. k. u4 T7 y2 b( yChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
- S i V. v' g' `: W5 R' F& fAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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6 T% i# e$ g' LChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.. ^( ]$ Q" z" A# C' T' [' @. h p
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. # ]& A5 J% |& w3 _3 S
6 O O; Q, `- f/ O. H5 RChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
6 T$ A1 c4 C6 D/ t1 o; @% u# Y/ gAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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0 v( z7 O1 n+ f' T1 kChinese Style: I have no house to live.3 V [# C: I& u. H, w3 w
American Style: I have no house to live in. 5 M4 E8 w6 ?0 v
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
2 X1 Q, q# H e4 E( H CAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
' k4 B0 l6 t1 x3 }American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. . `9 d2 V, ?6 D. A4 P( p
% Z9 f7 ]% q, z1 _7 J: n8 UChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]3 L2 M) z/ O6 m2 `6 e+ J$ e
American Style: He set a world record.) }2 A! g# a! m4 `0 o _8 `5 W
3 ]' j: m: i% M0 N2 O7 `Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. / G% ~0 L3 j3 g; R
American Style: Her married life was happy.2 f1 Z+ T8 b8 |8 c7 \( ]
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 9 B% i) t! V0 b% Z3 s
American Style: I think so.
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! O2 I$ e" l9 [% iChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
- E: X) E' L2 m# ?# t. N7 uAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.* f8 K9 ^. F: X; z! i h
9 n8 R# O# ~7 o& x& o8 [5 OChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. $ q- K" l# h/ {" D8 V
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.6 m1 y' D/ L8 [
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. . B& M/ z7 [5 w$ z$ v; a
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
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7 o2 X+ z$ A9 f' }0 SChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 5 C# c: m1 I! m9 V4 g% C- N" j
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.
3 x2 d$ H( J5 U& mAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 9 p2 F5 ^5 G1 I% g: E) K
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ( y* s. |) t+ r. D
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. : q( g: l8 |; L6 M
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 6 }9 f6 z7 p* ~
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
! O6 a+ L2 |' ~- V% z9 _1 [American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 3 F9 f! L. T2 t
& Q3 S/ s, m/ mChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
" Y% y/ ~8 e8 ?American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.0 J+ ^# u$ Z+ X* y; X
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
% X# W- x: |) P- v: q4 Q* b/ NAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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5 l" |6 `, v% J8 z) H) zChinese Style: My room is narrow.9 \ G i: K) T8 z% n
American Style: My room is small.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 6 x3 N/ Q( a, ]* P4 _# V. u
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ( }7 r1 Q7 e9 n$ u
; D/ A, x; K9 F7 ZChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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" }; U9 p5 t9 F2 z9 lChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
- E/ \ y# |0 v3 X" t$ hAmerican Style: It is none of your business.7 j9 F+ L0 i9 D
* u* O T7 x% eChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
2 J6 r s" ?; u7 ~: g* _American Style: I will do anything I can for you. ; }) U- X$ J: s/ C: h1 h6 p4 [+ j
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
* S; U# C: L4 V8 E9 r9 W: \/ KAmerican Style: This is the key to my room.
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$ n0 M1 k! T \, EChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
+ _, _, B( P- ~2 nAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
9 h: M2 I5 }5 {+ q+ ]American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.! r+ D6 a9 ^0 G4 M- x
) |3 u) w; C' U) K9 \2 @$ \0 gChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 5 z/ K F$ Y3 T# N, T1 {
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. 3 ^3 a: k! C/ x" I5 o
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. $ b* s7 s/ `" U' e3 n- O
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? # b4 w& Y& \1 V L# r
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 7 o9 u3 e. p9 O
' C7 ~% s0 A; \6 n8 v- LChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
2 v1 u7 g) ?7 ?4 y: n2 n- ~American Style: He had a child by his former wife.5 x3 U, H( B* _6 m0 F$ |3 z
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Chinese Style: She married old. : c0 c- |$ Z1 `$ A1 }
American Style: She married late in life.9 A1 L; d5 ?( M* o* U
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. : M: m% x: X; \! q$ s$ H9 Y! l3 g
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. : d* Q4 e8 l( {2 ^
" a- a4 x$ T2 J3 @- V# @$ o1 aChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
8 G; E8 c6 k5 C7 pAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. & E( U9 Z% |' W$ z3 j
. C5 q. D- }/ V# j* B; o& yChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
3 d! n7 \& x# W6 A; @2 R; d* Q& vAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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, W! q N% V. u9 B" j6 D {9 qChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 4 b$ p% z1 {$ k& X- v
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. $ y: X$ r2 G) F
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
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0 ^, }% S5 Q) j) rChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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7 [# p% Q% ~# H% t2 U& rAmerican Style: I like black tea.
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# I( z$ {, J, `# I3 wChinese Style: History repeats.4 ]8 D& R$ B+ j* h& T
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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: u; V# ^% W) }5 q9 W) x- iChinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
9 q8 m# e* e" [; m0 {# {8 b# |American Style: His new book will sell well.: @1 J$ [# k% {* y5 b( |
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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1 ^& p# F3 T! W: T, [$ ~% n' K$ R, mChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
) p9 V# v+ Z9 D. XAmerican Style: He wants to establish a happy home.
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- a2 E) N+ b8 p, v9 PChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
) B6 `3 K2 A: p+ o( R6 t! a& d: ~American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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4 p2 c2 n, J4 [. L- XChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.8 {+ N% w6 f( Q4 Y
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2 {* y6 o7 z. s! s3 T }7 ?Chinese Style: I very like swimming.
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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7 r. k* E% [8 f$ J3 }, f$ tChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
4 G& Q) F* n7 }- V) @American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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