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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。: o) m+ n2 c6 p5 b9 N6 Z
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 6 n7 X" U: ^) i3 E4 L( `
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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' R% o+ |6 ~$ A7 O8 |9 `6 BChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.5 L. C% ?- P# O/ G4 a y
American Style: Let me help you with your work. 9 S$ E$ K5 O. q0 |) }
( B" b7 u \7 k9 R1 a6 cChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
( r5 j# {2 g M7 mAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.- N6 M2 Y' M2 L. a; Z) A: l8 l
American Style: He got better. 0 B3 X$ V+ o$ s6 p& C
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.. Q0 k7 S' S" e3 y U1 u! R
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 !
8 u* y4 c+ p6 ^+ A0 l" K! RAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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! y! h( p5 V! c9 x6 ?8 d5 xChinese Style: It was still bright outside. ( L) g% b3 J0 b4 E6 ~" v2 W2 {' I) Y
American Style: It was still light outside. , W1 \4 s% s) j5 i, H, P
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.- X- q9 ~/ J; n$ c
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ]8 x+ v% Y/ N# k) P. Z& A' q) {5 a1 u
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?$ p4 y" j8 I- b. \9 D2 c8 W
American Style: Who made this salad ? " {7 Q2 e+ r% q U9 M3 i4 ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers." k5 X% ]' i5 G4 s) | q( G8 c
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.; J" a9 a3 h E3 V: j, I" z( |
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ( e: H7 z1 P) u. b9 E2 p
5 ^% U" o* i2 P5 |3 n5 kChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
7 g5 \( |. G) }# A; oAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. ) o* m1 \0 L$ ^4 A0 o
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.! I7 ~; v# B' C
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. / Z o. S& X& z; Z0 @
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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. Q( T4 y# e1 w2 r/ D( b. S( BChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 6 u0 r& ^. K& y! \% J
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 9 M" I( `$ {2 q+ t' y6 j
1 y5 b8 ?7 V3 b+ `+ \7 uChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. / ^ t2 q# O7 b3 _6 |
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. % N: @. k7 ^; z1 l
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American Style: I am not athletic. ; [6 G' x2 h% w) T r% U2 z
6 x( ~7 s( `* {7 @Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. ; m+ L- H! L: I4 s3 O; U
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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% [' Y6 n9 a6 i7 R; aChinese Style: I know his face. 8 x1 F" B/ o( r2 _8 a
American Style: I know him by sight. 3 ~4 }+ _; c& F* A% F, V
5 ^+ a& w0 ]; {1 }' }8 ~# tChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
7 X! g) p0 }8 G& [, `+ }4 kAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house.
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: _& v9 T. ?3 ~0 m" Z, YChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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$ e: } _( j6 y/ S7 i; CChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.9 ]3 S8 W% H. r' V, z
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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@% ?) _+ `% B9 u8 VChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.) u a2 H5 y; H! H0 i
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?6 P& Z: g3 R7 }6 F& S; T
American Style: Did you go to college ? 0 P, d% }5 F9 ^" j# }
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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. , r q( o: U" z$ W
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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/ B- E% X, [8 r% |Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
( }) [2 L% U5 q9 kAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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American Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 8 |" [6 B x- d/ d* k6 u6 `7 \) q
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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( |8 L0 r+ i/ }+ FChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. $ b- m% b! Z' c7 L) t* M. ^) M, U
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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0 C* o, ?) _' F7 _# qChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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/ X) U8 r+ g5 D+ r5 lChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
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# n2 s9 p& g9 Q. uChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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6 _# |! ~9 B& H% l9 z" n' @Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?. I3 T3 ?0 w2 e7 }' u' R. k
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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. ^5 k4 W2 T4 z6 ?7 v4 nChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
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3 t* n0 _. u' t! o/ S' mChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
2 Y/ \2 s. G! ~ m- B! o% JAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow., l' x8 i% F& e1 U' M
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 2 p3 G4 Z0 @0 t z4 B' ]& A8 X
American Style: What does she look like ? E/ X+ ]6 ?- S. l5 `
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. % D4 A. x) \9 z+ {3 \, m9 a" N6 l
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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/ {8 p! S- q' ]: | a3 R$ e% G% dChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ; v6 W2 ]! L; a
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.2 A0 Y; \: d R, _6 E- ? g8 _/ x8 d
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?* C, d4 {) B1 d( N6 D( X* d& U- c7 c
American Style: What can I do ? # \- z( u$ ]1 n! n% G3 R. r @
" c3 p, e- m) u- [& c% VChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
+ s2 D+ C+ H y7 z5 t! H7 d, P" Six months "
$ g! G( Q, b& P& Z# q+ W& G }" How about Chinese food ?"
) b6 L( Q4 v, `: yAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
7 n: G$ d: h- k8 I! ^$ x+ P" Six months "# M L& z& w. K
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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# D( j! ^2 i7 a# @! W. c7 EChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
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. M! x) O0 r/ r1 ]' ]9 ZChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
1 @( l& q I) O+ n2 [+ YAmerican Style: Please wait behind the white line. & o* F( @: V' v6 E; h; a* w; [/ W
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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$ x- O' d1 d8 h4 c# F! |2 _- V$ XChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !- {/ Y6 [% ]" t5 I6 F4 C
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! ) i2 a) D1 J6 g9 ?! K
8 p0 j+ O" X3 bChinese Style: She was first prize.- Q& t7 U2 v9 e: t* o K0 P6 G
American Style: She took first prize.
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# k( ?# \3 g) _3 j G7 GChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
7 Q. h0 ~+ d3 G" f. T, \- I9 T: WAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. ) A0 |2 a( Y0 O8 a2 ?* `4 @
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
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; a9 O3 Z9 s* x$ C% P- @2 b; bChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants./ R/ r& g( Z: B- G+ V" B
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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, {! Z+ E0 x4 a5 }8 V1 g2 MChinese Style: Keep the right." e6 ^" e8 \7 x3 L0 L# {7 S4 i$ T# e
American Style: Keep to the right.
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* K a/ R" h. _" Z) Z- PChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.( N. ^+ s7 K" M" t% p% P+ X0 ?
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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' C- ?/ g8 N& u- X, V8 `Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
4 `7 u3 M+ F' r0 [American Style: The train was about an hour late.# P) d( P9 Z$ B2 k
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.* g6 {5 F2 x1 ? S8 P) ~+ q! G
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.7 b: U( r: [; N& a
American Style: Why do you say that. 5 i& w# G" K) Q8 t. \( F* J U
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.8 [/ [7 l7 x8 e, R, P2 ^5 s* ?
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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% w. Y0 T) w X3 i$ X+ ~/ C( K2 @Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. . F3 O% H$ j [- \
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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6 l3 S, Z' W) ~* L7 N5 `+ O( S+ a7 `Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]/ F# Z- S% d8 V2 i4 h. ?- U4 h
American Style: He set a world record.. U% d$ E5 F! A: n0 f0 H4 k
" ^! P# U7 C+ r( e- HChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
: d0 e, b' w. [ pAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. * A2 c( w6 s4 \. c# E1 f+ E: ~
American Style: I think so./ v; j; \5 X& J3 n, U
" p6 K$ s' P$ E6 YChinese Style: The club's members are 55. 1 c& F! B! p$ y9 @& l6 f
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 0 _/ ~" L& Q. U/ @4 E# ?- Q! v
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.) E/ \1 P' u# V9 q9 _
$ x& m/ P, i+ E7 v% gChinese Style: This is where you mistake.
- |/ {8 h: R+ Q2 Q; pAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. 6 \. S9 h% t* H
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
! r/ O7 q5 N6 d3 v) ]. D# }3 ~American Style: I am in a good mood. ! j2 @& j s; g4 ]8 a9 M
1 R/ X7 v, ~0 n0 B4 v( EChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. - v4 l5 w% _! \3 E; E
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) T+ b1 y% ?4 k7 LChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. " r. ]0 i: F) y
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. # \: k7 H& z8 ~% o2 p: P4 W
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 8 U* I/ O( w5 n7 L
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
7 u8 j7 R- f& x; [! _American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. ; }5 b$ w; J4 q6 J0 f6 M
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
7 U8 _8 w h2 ?American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.1 X' l* l" V4 s- ~, F
( n) I( m! N- t7 G- \( }" @7 `! |Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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. p; a" l( ]3 `" | cChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.! p8 I7 _* w8 A
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.: {6 Y4 [0 l, g2 H7 p2 G
. v! L8 M* ~: A1 Z3 vChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 8 j% l5 Z+ S5 g5 D3 G; P- x* W
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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5 ~! ~2 z# [4 Y9 p; a' fChinese Style: Is this seat empty. / l5 `% G% q; a/ J" y# N4 V
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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R' o# A: C, z4 \, kChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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+ D5 ^3 q# C, x9 LChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. , p& V2 ^; g+ w J
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. . z8 J6 L5 e, q
2 k; T1 U* z, nChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
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4 B( w5 ?7 B- J! L6 lChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. / `, x3 }. t% W+ t- l
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.7 m# e. g+ R+ T; ~
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 9 `' X, X# @, [8 v
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 8 D' y( L/ V0 v/ q; u+ x6 q
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. ! P. ]* W2 {2 Z s; A( R2 v0 S
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. % @9 s3 b, g- I2 e, _4 r$ Z4 I
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. W1 ~$ _! Y$ i& w
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 ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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( i! ^2 c" z# Y# M& IChinese Style: She married old. 6 r' p9 s9 I; M+ T# g% P
American Style: She married late in life.3 U- z8 P: ]2 D
8 Z9 T$ h4 }% [ K8 t$ sChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
* t) @8 c. L- M0 zAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. / o" ^( S- B' J) n
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ' W5 F. H U* F% G
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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7 W3 b! o. B0 e/ rChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
0 r1 Q& _, ~$ \4 ]/ i& g& ]% hAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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) ^# Y- d. j- v, u; [Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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9 K7 `4 I4 A7 gChinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
$ l7 J" }- |3 \* c1 b- C. M d2 m5 sAmerican Style: Is there any room for me in the car. : K$ R* G# s# {2 L+ I5 c
3 [2 V$ Z, k3 f. {( CChinese Style: Let's play together.
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American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. # }+ f: A, p! d; k
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American Style: I have a question to ask you.
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& p4 u3 J, a, lChinese Style: I like red tea.
1 [3 i% r; o% iAmerican Style: I like black tea.
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American Style: History repeats itself.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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American Style: I went to the beach.
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( c9 j: m3 {' \1 SAmerican Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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2 D2 F, k& e! w) f8 AChinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
4 |3 P. O+ y4 FAmerican Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.1 h" ~' B+ c. Y, M+ G
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American Style: His new book will sell well.5 V4 M; R$ l3 W, Z5 x
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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9 |6 {' h( C3 YChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
2 H* ?7 C8 O& _+ q+ R, kAmerican Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 2 ?6 m/ L' X# ]+ ~
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license. 8 y9 u6 A; W k. Q
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8 l; |, u0 @0 Z% r% r; lAmerican Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.0 i+ ?( l' V4 {3 ~7 E! y$ i. G5 C
4 i$ T# y, Q& z) _ ~ q _8 u) EChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
8 }% L6 t2 i, H( X; j/ [American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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$ u, k+ B& W- \) {& ?American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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5 {+ C% G0 h/ r1 [* f' d2 AChinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?# P: O5 N* I' P( W) e
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Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. + U' r7 O- B6 L9 F% L
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2 T" S1 j2 r B" d2 bChinese Style: Today is hot.' c1 n/ g3 X! f0 Z
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2 U: t% C6 i3 C' h" qChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
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" \( i& ~( D9 E, fChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
6 _( }5 q/ e6 PAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.
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4 K: Q" w# }9 \0 Y( VChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
, k- I3 Z, H3 k- c aAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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0 R! i! o, }1 O2 z* K2 gAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ? 8 j% L& C) M C) M
" O: \2 z0 {) @/ L* _Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.! J! ]4 C7 S0 h) h% c1 c' G
American Style: Welcome to Taiwan. |
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