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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 r6 q& m4 _. [5 m5 x5 H7 a1 r
希望大家喜欢！
# h( A0 K( n# M! A: j% zChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. + Y% _- C- c: o- c4 F% |& _( j0 \$ V
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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4 l+ U: t2 h) _; L+ `( g4 _ } ]Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. ' N+ X1 q! B; e6 K% _
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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9 s+ m* I- h5 ?6 _5 q: QChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.8 ]' a4 x b# p2 K% k- F* m
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 3 u) ]6 u/ h" w I; O1 m' C/ U
- T! R* i! R3 Q: {5 WChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
# q1 J5 R7 c4 H1 |; c) VAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. - b, G+ b3 l! Z o4 n) p1 }
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.' _+ l$ P1 |" ^/ ?: q
American Style: He got better. - P8 {% N, [; G8 g4 f/ w
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to 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 !6 P9 h* ^' ~9 B6 d7 A
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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' d! j6 b- K$ K6 V/ z- w7 gChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
7 g$ e: d8 z, wAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
# S& G y! u+ e; J6 H1 E% AAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
0 m: w; [: [: Y) I* o, ~& QAmerican Style: Any place will do. 6 v/ E- G7 r5 z# B6 Y2 h: V7 X
6 A# a6 Z3 F4 [" j* YChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
6 x4 t. U& x+ i% W9 lAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. - j& y- F/ p) U0 U6 Q/ `& v
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
6 e3 f8 K; |, g: x" X- h0 N; |American Style: I don't feel well. * v6 Q( k2 U9 B4 l
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.5 i* l: O" g! e8 F$ H/ ]
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?) P& B; s& r& o+ U% x! o& g
American Style: Who made this salad ? ) o' C7 g: R) G
. c- x0 H+ i3 E+ T1 b2 `Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
3 _9 s N. F0 O% h% G0 IAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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+ w' F) U9 e, z6 t; x$ a+ DChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
1 ^+ w' J9 z/ X. s& KAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. + L$ w9 G' |6 O3 s5 z J% `+ @
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.7 r/ v& L& B. f o+ H! l4 |
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. 3 f: t6 ^* S0 Z* K8 D$ |: P
5 k' {7 R! _. D7 [! WChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that. r* Z; W8 N7 M( V/ k; H) }
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. ; u+ u0 H# a+ ?9 l" B0 ~0 V, k
# E, \1 p9 ~- Z( KChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
+ ^" r6 @# I! m7 V+ r DAmerican Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
3 C" }3 O! \+ @, k4 {4 jAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
( m: B# c: }7 F( l* b" ]American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
, c6 G6 e. k- r: WAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 4 y3 W1 J. c/ t! |# ]% B, ~
American Style: I am not athletic. # C* b! w1 g" Y7 K0 x
' E8 Y; L- D- g- iChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
' A5 h' c- Z6 NAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
! T$ {% I% G/ ~+ HAmerican Style: I know him by sight. ; K; ~- A( R. j
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
. N+ j5 b0 {0 B& T# pAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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4 L b* p, u# a% E. s0 D) @Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
8 t8 Q" ]2 a( H7 a( fAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 8 S. ~6 @7 f% c1 o, ]: d9 A" l
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
+ s) J$ z# o; n! b8 \: QAmerican Style: I am free.2 @, {* z9 N3 f# r$ K1 L: j
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
& b. L6 |) Y! U( k X" u9 AAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. - ~) c- ^+ f. I+ C: _
. s& D1 P0 W0 B. O3 U) l- \9 HChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.3 F8 R6 }7 Z8 `7 ~7 L/ y4 {
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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2 Z1 W" K: w! K, C( ~Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
* W/ U5 t2 n3 }' o0 W& ?' a8 uAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
, J$ B! [+ a' Y/ ]American Style: Did you go to college ?
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" c5 {; L4 j% X; {( I" q, ZChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
6 z. [8 I- \# `American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 8 ~$ N$ O1 m- z. n& A- W4 T
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
* a+ l0 E; i u/ Q" e, g) jAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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, s6 Z: d, {% }) z5 W; iChinese Style: I am going back my home. $ R3 g8 `3 j/ ]( B, k
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
/ P3 p9 a; Q& ?: BAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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$ M& d: w% S1 G( m+ a- I1 kChinese Style: I like green color.
; f3 S- x4 O% Y" x% P, }7 JAmerican Style: I like green.
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. d: g9 @ I5 Z. Z+ Z. dChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 0 k6 P. V* a: u& @. m% B8 c7 H
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 4 l* E |4 X) V1 |% b0 j, e0 O
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 7 U6 c, Q5 b. Y6 k* Y- l0 H" x6 D: }
8 g! e% U" j+ E q+ E6 ZChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
6 I( K: x! @7 u9 p I2 H& BAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 8 |8 M& {+ Q8 y; @
4 e+ m5 T* m. z1 Q5 d& n! BChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
T P7 Q* n5 jAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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# e) {5 u* a6 u+ Y, A6 C9 P! m$ `Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.+ ]6 c9 p( |( Q5 q `# |# w
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. % D# Q0 x2 c3 @
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.7 h& s& \* O; s+ a3 k* B
American Style: Where are we. 6 B. d `$ [2 V3 l
9 h2 o2 e. v1 Z& }2 ]6 zChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
/ ~3 x& G0 U/ Z( s* bAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? 2 `9 O# q" B! o% v" Y2 z
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. / U2 e4 c# _' `" x0 t+ W; o
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.) l4 _/ @# k0 i, d
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ' {; N6 `6 i7 _/ v* }
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
7 `6 E1 b, v" v6 h7 T2 K0 y+ P% [2 qAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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' G0 l' D, v" C* YChinese Style: How does she look like ? ( [' E1 N# d1 e) b% ]5 N
American Style: What does she look like ?
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8 y1 {6 z" d$ x+ f6 RChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. % c9 ?$ H* S* l1 F/ t* ~# b: D* u
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 8 z9 H" o* P( Z, e$ D
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 7 H+ t- u2 T. V7 |+ y3 t6 M
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.; ?- I6 y: m0 u, J( _* P
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?# B) `+ _8 v6 a7 K5 ^* h6 q
American Style: What can I do ?
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% d6 v1 B% D# M" o' Q! vChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
5 C+ U$ F% b( G1 ]! E" Six months "
' t D; e/ ~$ r3 R' N5 ~3 U" How about Chinese food ?"
/ ^4 e9 `. Z3 a; xAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
/ k9 Q4 `9 V+ _ c" d/ F1 J" Six months "
) G) _ a$ k2 t. A* ^4 W5 l" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
$ @! o) U3 t, q* h9 [' V, UAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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7 t2 W) u/ P9 L B/ MChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
& P8 m" l+ B" ^ O1 U3 }American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.( L4 A6 i5 _- u2 K" y
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. * [2 y- U# S/ r! m/ ?& ~- i; m
7 W* r1 b I! n+ U! CChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
5 ?, l; U( W% S9 J+ L% zAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ! ^7 o3 q' b% y. X q
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !& Q1 T! y# \5 F! j6 p. y" q0 h/ h7 z
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
; {5 G: \' T! y$ p) T, D* lAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
. p+ G; D' }2 I1 @American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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1 n% L8 O7 w, ?" ^ h1 iChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. , ^, c5 e7 ]6 X! H7 v
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.
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# b9 e1 H* H. Z7 A) G- DChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
; @( u( R6 F+ z( bAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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" A& h6 S7 K6 R* E6 {0 F; M& aChinese Style: Keep the right.
2 u7 y& R) h; {# k0 g+ B2 nAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.2 _2 ~0 s) _& w& V; m4 k
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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. T" F& A3 v, G& ]1 T2 d0 H( IChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.$ B6 N& q1 j9 r* |% ]
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 5 {7 G( t B- O! D
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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( ]" Q) c# ^# w8 J' R( D5 P6 `Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
0 Z3 d, q/ z9 q2 Q1 kAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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! j4 \7 K3 N, w V* FChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
% R$ R# Q9 p- V: dAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. ; F# v& B9 V* a" K5 B
. W% _% z4 J0 t1 l" M, J2 k& WChinese Style: Why do you say like that.. |# s$ l5 e* y+ [
American Style: Why do you say that.
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0 E/ L$ V. Z; C3 x4 c( E5 R# zChinese Style: I have no house to live.$ b' B5 C8 h% K
American Style: I have no house to live in. 5 g3 a6 f+ v& Q% b: ^; e
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
$ ?$ a1 X& z3 m) T6 N- A" AAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 7 h$ }/ _+ K. Y& y; g
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
8 z" M' ^/ b0 y6 e" AAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
) E4 D$ r6 B4 {$ j Z4 rAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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0 b5 x& ?8 b r- R+ QChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
, I$ A y" x0 ~! ?* UAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
- I- U+ f' u( Z! x5 d+ X: {$ _American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
2 k1 B2 ]. Z4 G% eAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
7 r1 K5 k3 }% d2 G8 t, V. n# A: a. rAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. # A. Z" B) s& ~% f) ?3 a) G8 }# N/ h
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. $ o0 E4 u+ e& J: W
2 y1 r. F! I) d4 f3 `. T$ aChinese Style: I felt good mood. : f; e- _; b- r: d0 t3 n7 O" \( H
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. % J' a7 `$ m% l
American Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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. ^7 d" P' T, f( S* Q% R4 w; C* w9 rChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
) Q* J. Z1 C: f6 v9 l% N4 p: T. UAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 9 o+ y% Q# K; y$ e# ?
- u( Z* N" T$ uChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
+ [, J4 U6 R9 {8 M8 p' q, F7 aAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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& s. ~2 n0 r) U3 X& y( d* `Chinese Style: He is our common friend. 5 ~6 N* s6 S8 J4 [- H8 ?0 H# K( L* `
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
8 G# @/ X5 x. d+ L) GAmerican 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. - w9 k. j, @2 n, P9 i$ e! J
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.; z' d4 T+ R/ ]; z# G C6 H q
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.( {; O* J) D4 Y
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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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.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. % R! R8 V/ I6 E7 ~! J* Q9 m( E
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. 6 B' w% c. j1 i& m
1 F; A* P8 H4 L* j3 q3 V, P' ?Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. 3 g1 y; @; u. ^" n4 d0 a
American Style: Is this seat taken. 9 j7 |7 U: y# W. J
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
$ f- f2 {& Z; [# B/ \American Style: Be quiet. * y; r7 \! J! i& \! U$ \" B
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
) w4 @3 k, f0 l. L* { ~American Style: It is none of your business.
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; x; c4 `2 U ^Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
2 g7 ~3 A. c7 d+ ~5 L4 @American Style: I will do anything I can for you. 1 z* |5 ]7 {. X9 g
5 d( E/ i6 f; l; vChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
0 ~/ _# s6 ?6 q& I" }4 EAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. 1 [3 Q v1 C; V6 @/ @* X
7 e9 g3 ]. W7 d! ^' QChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
0 k. X) R7 g- o/ l5 S+ N8 NAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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0 r5 H+ ?4 q0 K: XChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
: @+ v( ]/ z# v6 W7 x- yAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.# \ A- X3 O$ l
9 r% S# d3 \- n2 N7 B! @0 hChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. , E% r: G2 D0 s+ o, ~
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 9 M5 w# D' l2 R! t
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. * e$ F! ]( i/ {! b
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. : u7 E/ C; e0 V/ h
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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! _. v3 V& z' q* pChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? $ T% Q/ C7 ^: b6 [" U* w1 k& i- m
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? / d7 E Z' m! D. N. g! |" [
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
* X+ j! M$ h+ G; d* C4 hAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.# H- M6 W" b/ }: h
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Chinese Style: She married old.
" p0 y3 o, k* p) `4 s! `American Style: She married late in life.5 P9 g1 e/ W* `. O
6 Y: n" `& [0 T- Q/ v! [4 lChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
, X9 [& p8 g0 z: o1 nAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
5 m: X3 A- }6 C0 \- W1 K+ h1 w% }American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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/ \ x$ b1 q7 o$ {% l9 ~" ?3 YChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
5 A: r3 c( E% r7 k2 d' nAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
5 Q- {) D, _) y$ |5 J$ NAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.* M: P6 E5 ]6 B4 f
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$ \+ l! c$ {; Z4 y+ P! mChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 1 w$ J' x9 K! ?# ]. S2 U" D! h
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.8 z* k" p$ y e1 X6 L J7 o8 _
American Style: She is naive. 8 w2 M! h2 Z5 f5 P2 } G) s
& S) j o6 F2 f g y+ uChinese Style: I have a question to you.
9 m; }( w* Z; l9 ]# ~American Style: I have a question to ask you. ' g5 f4 }9 C8 y7 d* g0 i4 @
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.# G' K' S6 @: O2 d
American Style: I like black tea.
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4 o( D' V* d1 s( s/ a4 K- Y( kChinese Style: History repeats.
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American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours.
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American Style: I went to the beach.! Y( {6 l: e1 A3 y
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home. 4 u. P' ~6 B% t9 M6 ^
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ? . Y) W' H! a% B& L( s! H: i
/ `/ _) {5 c1 w" ^- ~* u- S( m8 IChinese Style: This steak is soft.' [ s% E W" Y
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American Style: His new book will sell well.
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1 w0 v9 Q: G: uChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.7 z# V$ A- i3 J P, K0 [
American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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American Style: He hit me hard. 6 Q5 L0 R8 X9 Z6 d6 x3 S: `% ]$ j
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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& n5 g9 U* g8 j8 j# ?* x+ EChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.+ ^& N& Y1 P) d/ r3 k: ~
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. " N8 U) B( q: |/ m( T
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, q6 x& b5 f* f) S8 T5 h: E- PChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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American Style: Is your camera like this ?
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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.* Z; F: L @) F( W, K H# D
American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five. 3 z/ R( Q, p4 M0 k
- Y, Q( }2 l* ^7 gChinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
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$ D: v: e8 ?# k& J6 k. o0 z2 iChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
. w( h; b+ {% k% r, mAmerican Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.2 y1 L. P6 u6 V1 Q& o# l
2 c. x) W T# p p( sChinese Style: Today is hot.* l, Y1 n4 I' ]" |: o
American Style: It's hot today.
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Chinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.- T4 _+ F1 t1 n% V a
American Style: My father will be home this afternoon., C+ _+ c& G# {5 U( ?8 a+ C, B6 S
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American Style: I made a trip to Europe.
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Chinese Style: I very like swimming.
8 d" k1 e; b! z$ _7 {& wAmerican Style: I like swimming very much.
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Chinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.5 R F! z" A9 b2 n) u
American Style: Wait your turn, please.
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American Style: I don't know what he said./ [/ t$ I6 _) u7 C5 G! _" V
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American Style: Which season do you like best ? 4 }8 S4 K6 ]+ Z8 K4 ]
9 g1 V6 e- Z* h+ D% ~( SChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.4 O, T8 ^3 G; b2 h8 e: D- |
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