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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。# w, M- |; ^/ k+ s$ n1 X0 s
希望大家喜欢！
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$ j" L4 K$ J+ gChinese Style: Your coat is broken. " H7 I3 j7 e& R* C" {3 j
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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8 [6 V* `+ s- x2 R5 q0 yChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.! t- B1 W2 v5 \4 ?: Y
American Style: Let me help you with your work. - [5 N" ?" ^+ [4 D& P) q
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.7 ?! w8 A* Z# u! R
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 9 H: I' W3 O+ u4 Q; ^! W
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.; J6 O) K% T% n/ v- y* @
American Style: He got better.
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. L& K- S+ w8 aChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.. h% W b$ G6 E W
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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. i% C) ?6 x$ }" D( fChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
! Y( u% B+ E# E4 KAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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$ _: P d: {9 M- v- G; l. f" ^Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
: g3 l3 E5 D8 @! ?American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.9 A' W" C) L; N! m* S9 I
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. * K8 Z7 ~7 e2 h9 u8 ~4 B* w9 L
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
- m0 O1 c9 ^) D9 `American Style: Any place will do.
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" d% i- w0 t; p; p% NChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
; {2 g2 ~$ n/ S3 G, m+ B1 q4 R' DAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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( |. {# X+ V% L9 C( Z% J# c0 h: hChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
7 a% S/ c" d9 A4 Z# B5 p U; c0 QAmerican Style: I don't feel well. 1 X( I' x* y7 p Z
9 z) N i+ |1 m( P2 gChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.7 I1 P3 z9 U. s* ]4 B% ?( t4 q
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. + l' O; g# I1 @4 s+ C+ J: p! {
; k1 N! d' v/ A# xChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?: S9 g0 ^% \' o5 i6 r$ R
American Style: Who made this salad ? & z, [# P+ U0 R9 a! t
2 L, o. @# r% U. s# k7 ?Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.1 G- Z5 T* i5 J! a& V- l0 o
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
: J, G( C/ p. R5 [3 ^American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
5 N0 _) j% O7 O+ _ GAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.7 _" i2 R- H# a; Z$ ]
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. ) z' M% ~+ n. s: Y$ U
% U1 s6 S) ?5 E1 `$ d$ c+ zChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. # F3 J: s* ^' X8 F Q) w
American Style: Keep off the grass. ) i* d4 R( \# v$ n
9 K. D& R2 S, _1 c+ Y' U: v. VChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.7 f1 ~# ^4 d% v h
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. ! U. d3 \2 n- A$ I
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 7 [* }. u+ |; j4 H! t! P1 w$ U
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. 3 ? r& R) ]* s: Q- p, N1 L" q
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. ; M3 w8 s( h5 \% u8 _
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ) m3 _ F8 B+ f9 s' b
American Style: I am not athletic. 2 J, I/ ]1 I! Y2 ^# J; e
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 5 `9 C4 e3 y1 h4 Y/ x
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
6 _; I9 X% m" m2 X7 o7 jAmerican Style: I know him by sight. # A- }$ M8 [ ?1 {& S( E# j) }
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.7 X* w. s3 }% z6 t* M) K. n
American Style: I left my hat in the house. ) O, V/ {# i/ Z f7 v! }
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin* f; I' H1 n- o9 x7 N
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
! v R: B; o x8 pAmerican Style: I am free.
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$ \; w4 l. J( h% L d* m% x o% NChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
3 I3 |: O' }- _! W8 qAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. 7 A4 Y1 _# I p. }' f7 t- M
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.& v7 w- c" ?4 q$ y3 h% _0 g
American Style: The thief got in through the window.* p t- Y$ y0 N, H% Q. l+ T1 {; X
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
" A5 V2 M) W+ ]- {American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. ) g$ Y8 a' Q- R" ]
4 Q. `5 P' ?1 w' OChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
, a8 Q m" T( W: Y, q) NAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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5 }4 }4 F' W i* w# o6 l: e. VChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
8 K9 z* e9 ~, ~2 z" ZAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. : s: g$ o( d* |5 I; r7 w' z k1 S
2 g: Y- ~" z, V. q$ U; x8 JChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 8 v0 I4 Q, N! F4 n# {
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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! _& _9 G7 u8 E, z+ L: cChinese Style: I am going back my home.
z$ D) g, n! k+ o5 tAmerican Style: I am going home.& a0 W( X; D3 ^$ Y0 [ S& L
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. " f0 [& I3 Y2 t! x" W6 [6 ~
American Style: His temperature came down." ^- X7 V4 k: x% ^
- ^; X" F$ U+ |: X3 R+ LChinese Style: I like green color.
w: L8 S( u1 `! ~% I% uAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
: o% K7 G* o0 H$ X$ J, LAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.: L1 y5 [8 q9 N' ~# k% B
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
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% p+ \& t1 C0 B! f1 ZChinese 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. ( Y, O) {9 O" A' n7 n
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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2 B- \+ [! k$ ]* ^Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
9 g- H7 B/ ~7 o7 `5 h3 Z6 cAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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4 A+ |4 d- T+ T+ kChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
, Y$ I- k% v$ l& n9 |3 iAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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4 G( i: {" [' t8 B5 O. V) r' K$ qChinese Style: Where is here.
& _4 p- [6 c/ x+ `1 P, N7 [# S uAmerican Style: Where are we. : @* ?" j7 | N! b
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?7 l/ `2 f( K! x0 n* o" y
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 4 ]9 I, ?$ `, w* A! V
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.6 f0 X) g7 S8 y* X$ m
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. ) f6 [: G% J& B! S, Q
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.& I) K k8 N) \2 f C
+ t. L5 D8 f: j4 Y- a8 }* sChinese Style: How does she look like ?
* ?& c3 h& v9 ^; s: pAmerican Style: What does she look like ? - M, [8 j% L# j
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 3 }! G+ z3 H' P+ o
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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! \; R8 J) X* a6 y# KChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. " f# S. V( Q$ [/ L0 R6 O* r
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
% c' U: a0 ~* D9 m6 B; aAmerican Style: What can I do ? / {: Q: U3 k7 X0 _
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"2 G7 v: M6 `/ W/ n
" Six months "
0 ~( L# x" p# y$ I+ n6 y( l7 a" How about Chinese food ?"
* c& {2 ?+ B: z! GAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
" N& @! e! `4 r2 ^% |+ J- @- F4 c" Six months " Z: y r9 i$ k8 d: X8 k. p
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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8 n/ i+ B) z9 o2 G1 ^! H7 `- cChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital./ Y: L3 M. C7 j
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 6 v A) L! P. R: |
3 f7 T! m6 j+ a; |% t$ g1 C: W! ~Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.' m( L* G% f9 o" s2 G: l7 j7 Z5 Y
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. ) D) i K. V, |9 c
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.* i* f7 \- }0 d, A5 `
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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$ X1 S4 u( s/ K* }. z' \) dChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?! T$ E9 Z/ e$ w; ]9 `8 t
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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2 s/ ^9 ^4 w8 ^3 H7 |Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
/ a6 J8 Q: U2 g" YAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! $ b3 n i8 @" `+ L9 j
1 d! B) K+ Q5 h, h; iChinese Style: She was first prize.
' w- a# ~( g( {5 O* v3 E1 t( \American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
+ e- t. L+ N3 b* D9 z) N; vAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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^" l7 c2 @9 t/ W9 qChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
* D6 W1 E& c5 @' ]4 Q7 }9 s% h* RAmerican 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.
6 N5 r# s) C" P, }. r" kAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right." `6 \4 G: Y* M0 p4 L3 n
American Style: Keep to the right. 6 F& m/ m( }3 c4 f
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
4 g0 O' A0 p* ^$ x8 JAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. ) ]/ {* ~1 e) F+ ` G7 ?
L$ q& e8 J" @( |$ G) sChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.- F2 ]; x" C. g
American Style: The train was about an hour late.8 w' n6 C O n* k
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
' i, F4 d' C8 v7 `0 h6 GAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
1 p2 v0 r5 K7 M7 i, L4 a2 L2 s. OAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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6 s8 A) ?, t+ g( X7 v, {2 ZChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
% ~5 D y! m/ l3 f/ x; }- _! _9 i9 z- DAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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& _6 l& }8 e6 f4 A& c W3 w7 k+ wChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.' |0 N+ G/ h2 e' f1 r& ]
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
" k, O! h, R# r3 z9 sAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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; Z2 K( P, W- _Chinese Style: I have no house to live.2 d% v8 a2 e; N5 f% E5 B8 j! W
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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1 N* b$ R. z# T4 xChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
$ {0 y) |# t* AAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. ; }( W) b3 }1 |7 n& D8 x3 v
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 2 s! l) k I6 T0 O: j% w+ Q
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 6 A) j4 d: ]( l3 ]3 B
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 0 c# ]0 G" x- N- @
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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4 P/ K" B4 n L" S* q- SChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
- @: ~$ b5 P8 `# zAmerican Style: I think so.
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# O$ c. u8 w% vChinese Style: The club's members are 55. ! I' p9 v( j- \' ~4 V# f* n
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.4 \5 A+ \1 I% ]
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 2 |# |: ]: |, l2 B. j9 c
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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t- F+ I3 a9 n) V. H% N, v; \Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
! U5 j+ @3 J& ]3 m/ C: u1 B* QAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
5 i; v5 D4 M r9 L' [American Style: I am in a good mood. , w* y5 z$ N! F
) Q6 I1 B$ R* k' t5 [4 w8 U: IChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. ( { _- d: I4 O% G
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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$ K6 }# N3 X# N2 [- K4 gChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 4 H1 h! Z$ f% }0 D U X" ^
American 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.
$ |" [# u/ t5 x: I% B @3 ^$ MAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. ( G" j* w3 G; c
. J2 S% w, Y6 B. F+ ]* uChinese Style: He is our common friend.
% [+ W3 x1 M) y: e8 o4 r' XAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
2 `+ I& ?7 A1 M, i, d% d+ T z( K2 ~American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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' Q4 @$ ?4 Q" K7 d( kChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 4 e7 ^& y% g+ @4 {
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.
- y& e9 l& i0 D; h: ^American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.4 V* o- t% h5 f6 K
American Style: My room is small.: Q: q1 ]/ k1 b' p9 P) h
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
M/ q/ z+ o1 ]% ?: t; {American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.! R1 X( W/ ]$ e
6 Y) k, l* K u* _0 @" tChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
6 H! J2 Y# }7 t& J) O: bAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. $ j- v& @- C. w' N2 E. G5 E
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( q f: @% Q, h( o c
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
' f& x6 L1 ]0 O/ }! H K+ yAmerican Style: Be quiet. ' }! E! \8 v2 Z
! B1 t7 e. H' x: |% `Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. Y6 Y& s" y A# Y
American Style: It is none of your business.! u/ I* Y$ x8 O) P5 Y9 d
# t6 T r2 _, h( \9 Z! ]* s% l7 ~Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
+ V+ Y" m; r; b; x: JAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. , r4 S2 w+ F/ h6 H! n( ?0 I( l
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
: J0 [& d, W$ d( l7 j: qAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. ; ^7 N+ A6 x, Y3 Z
1 E+ {. t3 @6 Q7 y2 z+ h1 p* |Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. * x7 R) O8 [: k: ~
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.& V& @2 J$ f0 A1 x
, U5 o$ J( X0 t; O9 [) TChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
0 v) T. J+ T9 i) Y( A% Y5 {! H0 S2 MAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. - F% k) N2 m/ \# z+ o
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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7 p7 I4 Z/ Q% ?& pChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
5 ^8 y4 q' c" \8 c' z( ^American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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_ }. K7 @ N4 W+ O5 L BChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. - X7 L# P4 p7 a6 A0 m+ }
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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! g+ E& w- ^7 w$ d2 wChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
6 B% T2 @2 o: S8 J2 @* cAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? & U2 E# e- [" b9 `/ W7 Q
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. % X) g- E D; ] B
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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* z1 k) o2 I) L$ OChinese Style: She married old.
* E7 X7 A+ r. i# BAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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! G9 L9 Q. }. B7 ~* PChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. , k, @- T$ ~$ y+ ^: [! 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. 9 M3 B3 D' y( i; U) A* V0 f# l- ^
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ( J8 B5 n6 K; M: @$ o% T$ ?/ X
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
1 K0 |5 u% H( YAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20. ( S$ k9 y) @0 F; ~) G' ?3 \
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. % Q7 A% E* p0 B, @/ X" W! m
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 7 T7 r6 ?$ r: i# ?
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American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. # w3 l+ F5 ]; x9 i/ L5 K/ k, A
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4 h$ Z! i2 J5 y8 QChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. $ r9 l; I2 ~( Q }+ }
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. o5 w. n2 J7 E4 UChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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- q/ e! K* D8 Y7 K. D' `/ G0 o. KChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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7 J1 V7 O% h u0 XChinese Style: This steak is soft.
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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% Y0 |' d4 m1 b- AChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much., [7 G ^ v) [9 E3 r
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' @5 x% a: P9 v' V# |American Style: Is your camera like this ?
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6 w% y! A! }& _- r, B' OAmerican Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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- [( h! W: c1 LAmerican Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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, l. P& n; P& ~8 _! g- ]American Style: It's hot today.
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" t H [) D' m- a% x8 |American Style: My father will be home this afternoon.
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J2 E, D0 d8 m( w9 \" }9 mChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
7 I2 P4 I* k n; t/ b" L' j" A7 V7 q4 WAmerican Style: I made a trip to Europe.
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9 J5 F# D9 ]8 f, v7 k. ]American Style: I don't know what he said.
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6 \) W$ U% {$ q" E9 H1 ^ dChinese Style: What do you feel now ?7 ]+ L0 k6 c x4 t* z4 _1 P/ ]
American Style: How do you feel now ?! g8 \4 h$ j: @: l6 w, E
; k. g8 N# }. TChinese Style: What season do you like best ?2 a- _: p! h* n2 N" B" w- S
American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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