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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。& S2 r Z: C7 |9 f6 x, |% _; Z8 f0 I
希望大家喜欢！
* g1 ?6 S( F& A$ E7 c# YChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
9 @2 d7 j o! a0 y: R7 bAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.- |1 a' l: H5 q& i% b$ ~
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
5 [9 ]) r5 M! ?2 F% o8 }American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
( e3 S. Y" \8 _American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
8 R; c+ U# u$ V S8 f- i5 MAmerican Style: He got better. 8 g. ?6 j K) u& y, ^
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
* b4 I, N, f7 _. N: G# yAmerican 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 !) k: V$ r( i+ d# {' L
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 8 }3 ` Z) j- I8 Z$ {2 \
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
b4 l! M/ `; A# F2 M0 KAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.. C8 [# R3 }9 W! v. J- T
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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+ g5 r2 W s" ?2 A# w$ oChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
. M9 Z% ?- \- i3 E# KAmerican Style: Any place will do.
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8 {2 s2 K) W1 f+ lChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
9 e. c+ r& R$ p7 P9 L+ zAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.4 K; o# P: _4 l; @, ^2 _
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
6 j) S$ m. S. G ^! I, G9 gAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. @2 Z4 z4 X4 U& v' v3 B: Y8 ? V
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ? s7 t/ ~" P+ @4 ]
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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+ Q8 A( o+ E6 Z9 x- T( _0 XChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.7 ]7 J O: j4 ]# E4 g* T
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. / W M o2 {9 h; V% T! x
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.# b Y* f3 ?6 x7 v1 Y% ~ S1 n, D
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. g m. e1 p- Z, C* X) D
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
4 ~* j7 t) k; O& E5 aAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. # e7 x4 W* G: B4 W
0 `" R' Y) r. s+ rChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.' |* O1 y1 a" f7 I) G7 L; m
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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3 Z. [% C: H8 t. U; MChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
! u `4 O8 Q$ `4 E* C, TAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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3 }2 i' @/ Z: l6 i$ X* Z8 W9 O; KChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.& ~. T9 a0 c+ v- ^$ a1 L
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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1 @/ v( Y/ S- P" Z) E* o: P' ^1 KChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? + j1 Q" R) B3 l( r
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. + C4 @% n+ a' u% ]( M
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. - i- m8 X" U! H W# i+ ]
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ( K! n, e4 I/ W) d2 K
American Style: I am not athletic. 4 h+ v3 h+ q- t* q1 w+ |
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. * B$ s$ D7 ~, L7 _
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 7 T n0 ~; D: X" ~. V U9 D
; C1 r+ L2 l% n- \9 q7 E/ D+ mChinese Style: I know his face. # v0 @0 A$ d9 p9 f
American Style: I know him by sight. & i `! F- v+ _! f a! Z
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
! j$ p8 w! k5 k4 ]: P. }American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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* ~8 _4 I4 }9 K j4 {Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin) A3 A, F: e$ ]& f* C
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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$ m& p7 T1 |, [" K- QChinese Style: I have a free time.
9 e1 |- P9 {" O1 z( O0 R$ fAmerican Style: I am free.
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9 m# r" J( A- BChinese Style: The sun rises from the East., E. b# C! n) t
American Style: The sun rises in the East. - N2 T9 Q5 K; W, L
2 H; \/ D1 s+ `' R0 LChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
) P2 y4 C; i {8 [+ F0 x4 a% eAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.' v1 K U9 }# V' E, t1 Y- w% H
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 1 F' p" v# r: L
A2 J' v+ P+ G2 eChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
2 }! O6 L* S5 d2 F) C: ]9 m' M+ CAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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. j7 t" p1 \* b! Z C+ K4 X6 {Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. 5 W5 K' I! d& I1 u6 w+ E
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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0 [7 S0 @! @7 Z {1 r, X/ f# RChinese Style: I'll go there at three. ( _' F4 D z8 d& }+ o) S
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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6 Q, t3 f! J# I( C- x, ~Chinese Style: I am going back my home. % ~5 X" C2 t9 x
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 3 {! y% J/ {" c6 `4 v9 P
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. 7 v8 S: p8 e& @0 ]# ^; N# Z
American Style: I like green.+ j4 E1 a) V6 l' N/ T
! `* x" M0 X0 C8 M+ Y5 _8 iChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
b2 h% \5 {# ]American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan. L: i6 K! v* z; E, v
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
0 T W) F7 `4 ]- U! q' GAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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( W! D3 U8 |# F9 S4 s3 ~& U: J, zChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.7 z( O% v: a: L* \6 c, c+ |) @
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 9 W8 f. U0 F4 ]+ R: }$ @3 Z K
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Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. & I4 @# X' p! J5 [; ]. N% y( w
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. p" D/ L5 Q+ g E ~
/ O' R! l( ?2 g4 F! X0 MChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
1 U! r+ j7 z2 `$ `American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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+ T ^9 A, B7 Y& l9 NChinese Style: He cannot read and write. 5 H9 m, R+ E3 u n5 U3 _
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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: }0 X$ e! G. m2 [+ ?Chinese Style: Where is here.
& Y8 g! c8 w) |6 C; J: h; bAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
0 Y8 T2 p+ z/ ^2 W' i# y# HAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
! r7 x8 Z; \ T9 p7 _American Style: He was talking loud.: x2 P2 b+ r2 I/ A- W
) k8 X7 ^+ r# U2 qChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
6 Y+ i3 ]9 l7 |, \# iAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 6 F- ~4 _9 K+ C
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.& t3 l* _5 d1 u6 S j \, G; k
" @; ?& g" U3 l! S' o( QChinese Style: How does she look like ?
( l/ [5 u7 [7 M ]American Style: What does she look like ? * i6 E4 W( `' @) O
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
0 I7 ~# \1 ?6 o5 O% ]3 q* }$ TAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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; i5 t$ {2 Y$ `4 M8 ZChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
3 \, L3 F5 a! w& E( E- @1 ?% M* DAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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. ?, M4 L) A2 W: vChinese Style: How can I do ?+ Z# D3 c6 ?& Y+ Z
American Style: What can I do ?
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: ^8 b' G! U6 m! o8 Q: YChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"! F. `7 |5 n1 D, M' Y
" Six months "
- _( D) p0 ?, Y6 L6 r" How about Chinese food ?": r) s9 }) x% q. m
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
+ {, R+ E% \* P" Six months "0 G5 N" a' W6 d/ D- x0 _+ p0 Q
" Do you like Chinese food ?", X1 O, |4 u& n' u4 p& h! ^
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.% ?4 {) `. [7 _5 c6 T9 M3 }
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. ; J1 U% Z$ L5 d/ c" `! u/ K
( D0 H# }+ P& S% M+ c8 SChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience./ g6 p! y. e/ d; H& v3 B, V3 C4 T
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 4 M2 [: E8 v4 L( e" ^' r3 s+ p- N$ l
4 k+ b3 d1 P+ D( t( F0 @: G" g5 gChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
0 o" `2 n6 F; Q' { g) g+ iAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. 2 |7 ?7 f+ `+ \7 W
2 k8 Q9 L; R; qChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?1 @5 K, N# B# y& s/ s8 s2 ?
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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) w g! P$ A: u, L6 T, IChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !$ E2 r2 h, O5 l3 d/ }+ J+ B' ?$ {
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! + Z" v5 b* }. K" @
' P- _8 L( c# h3 r" Q; ]Chinese Style: She was first prize.
7 Z; p6 r! ]1 ^9 I3 EAmerican Style: She took first prize. 1 W! y4 U$ w4 X0 M
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .( P `; a2 Z4 }& g. ^
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 5 W5 _' w' P5 ]9 Q3 Y, Y, C
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
4 P% `' w- j1 h' G# [7 _! EAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.! C5 T) r/ [/ \6 y+ U: Q
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
( o4 o& G# e" V3 m; CAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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- I3 i! V5 m: w0 kChinese Style: Keep the right.
) i/ w3 A, [: w9 x1 G/ h( c+ @American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
" X4 F. j; w4 x+ P& EAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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3 k, q+ [5 I" `; _ u# r( [Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.0 i( F( g1 Q! N9 T/ E0 J
American Style: The train was about an hour late.* L l2 s$ T$ b. o9 u
+ v Z3 S; U- K& B$ ?Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
' | _! l' O- W% cAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.1 B A: i/ a' K! v! s
' m: I9 d) J0 C5 `. s- aChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?6 C4 F! X; }3 k+ A
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 6 n8 v4 A, _: N; o# g9 i2 j' T) C
6 _# H+ _" Q0 p5 m2 r$ H2 q' D z: gChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.: }8 _* R! n5 s1 u
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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_. G# o. X- j i* dChinese Style: Why do you say like that.2 u; x: E! _- v% x( @
American Style: Why do you say that. 8 R& Y( u0 [8 o* b3 O. H
- i0 `3 G' i8 x$ |2 H( `Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
9 @6 { ~' Z+ p/ SAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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" s3 b, ?" W$ {: [+ }Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
' L* H5 f- ]2 ] R* P! P3 iAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. % v+ U" M4 F) W& s2 @
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. , K9 x, e! o( i
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
8 t8 T1 X( c- _. m/ U9 N# JAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ( q# ?9 P. ~+ d9 S
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 2 Z9 t% m1 w: m% X" K
American Style: I think so.! `9 \% A! |8 K3 m( q- z; `, A( x
% K) |. C% @ L1 j ] }/ C1 W7 \Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. + C6 E9 i q6 { ?2 b0 _/ ]
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.9 C' p! p! r$ e- [
' \9 K9 K# p$ J" s, D9 hChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
- t, B2 R: Q: B$ X/ F! w1 e* AAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
: }/ q; P0 d* B& a1 Z% Y9 Y. h _. BAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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* [1 B" n( X" E& W% cChinese Style: I felt good mood.
3 Y7 y- j& Q1 s1 d8 T5 z) YAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. ; ~2 `- \, C' g6 n
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
6 v4 Z# S; C- R( P+ ~1 ?( lAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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) _8 E0 O6 r4 ?Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
! s7 g" }8 |9 I# A3 F: K+ A" V( nAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ! u9 @/ G8 z6 x8 o5 Y8 @
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. ; I& C0 ?% r2 Y# h4 ?6 z
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
; K& G% Y: s' QAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. 1 H( z$ t$ p) @' \4 Y
6 \( v0 G3 N, K$ x4 E1 x8 [Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
$ @% {# s) V( D; v- }American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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0 Q. r& g3 n- Y5 Q3 _' k0 B+ VChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 0 N) L) E7 _9 E9 E5 M
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine. E. j$ F$ l' \+ I1 J
( q( t) j% V9 f2 zChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.0 l; B9 K0 C% E1 P+ J
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
/ U% F- Y5 h/ v2 z! @- rAmerican 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.+ Z- A! @7 g' T) V7 X& {1 a2 M0 m
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.2 L) ~8 C$ Y6 ]: q- B
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 2 W5 W$ y3 r" j! E: }) A& X; }
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
3 {" v+ I- s* ^& Y% P! ~ b& ]$ _7 ^, aAmerican Style: Be quiet.
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, I" \. N! _, u* pChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 4 V0 }2 W/ f9 F: a- @8 a# w* @
American Style: It is none of your business.7 K) h7 M: j5 `3 J6 M! ^
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
+ A: o0 b5 t" @, xAmerican Style: This is the key to my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
) R3 a/ w" @( @; I* N5 y/ GAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.$ }' F" C2 Q0 B5 R5 ?, h0 c
- X- ?: A$ e$ J( c, zChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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! O2 A Z+ h7 a! W* _+ iChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 7 d% @1 p" x% J; t: m2 w
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. - }1 w$ y8 x+ I; V3 q& {5 O
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 6 Y& O( s2 P# m+ v8 W! h
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. & a# U+ B" n( u) o
" z# z6 G; J y: m3 XChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 4 b( U" U+ N+ V2 V) C0 V0 X' j
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. 0 r2 R$ t' d8 q' y) Q) d
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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7 Q+ A8 r1 }! i; T& y7 i- g' GChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 5 |- |: c3 W% k. O" `0 J
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old.
* }0 j& {' I; S; Z! L) XAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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z) A0 J6 y$ S4 l1 b! mChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
9 \& E6 d c% R" t9 @American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 9 O8 Q. ^+ U: k# [5 }
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
8 X- Y7 z- r0 E" d$ ]6 D/ |3 y. ^American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. 3 f: ], o6 q; W% H4 K. ]/ H# C7 S+ { R
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. - g& ?! J& K5 S+ [+ `: V
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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# q, K3 \' J6 m4 VChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
4 e1 Y6 h( Z9 C$ C7 [- c4 fAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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American Style: I work for the government.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.( ^* L8 M. n% ?3 h/ u+ P
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American Style: I like black tea. O, D: y) j1 t) Z+ t) r
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. : l' ~" q% Y5 g @4 G
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.3 Q4 }# g$ ^. `, I
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American Style: Is your camera like this ? 8 ~' M$ J9 _2 V3 _ Z
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.! I, w6 x+ E" k& ^5 g/ E0 ^
7 F5 _: `( i( MChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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1 R$ V8 \3 X- e x1 EChinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
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American Style: I don't know what he said.; {2 R& l! \$ ~" O" p9 {
8 a1 B" p* Y5 C- F b# A) ]Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?6 t+ u5 D. O0 E6 ?
American Style: How do you feel now ?9 T* D4 g: V3 h7 x, A) ]
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