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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。4 d* v. J0 i+ P7 U- S
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. , |3 V9 F0 ?- h4 w ~5 o1 C
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 7 p3 [8 z" b" t) w- v
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. * }& i/ p: V! Z5 P" w8 u' Z
American Style: Your coat is torn.; o2 K8 i$ @! z+ S
- G0 n4 B6 H5 ?0 KChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
& o$ @# v f7 o0 iAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. ( ^( h* `4 t* ^6 {
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway." L) p: B( {8 W4 e' b6 Y* B, |
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 1 s- W; G$ ~$ a* I, @
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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9 x5 e% b6 v) ]# @7 iChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
6 m7 l* D4 P/ L' m" r- PAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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) v. A( z! K- z OChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
+ {$ I. w; q. _7 uAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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* w; M. e3 j1 D5 T4 \* M5 W* MChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
& P( M" ]+ j1 l; W3 f. w! j% nAmerican Style: It was still light outside. . p2 N" p8 s8 g% F; u+ F
" Q/ }" `1 v5 d# l& _8 q7 {Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.( }2 S+ @1 V$ U+ `, v1 T l" [
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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) a$ F; N# A, ?; ~- z0 D# W7 [Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.7 y' r, P9 Q) a. S/ Z! a9 D
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 6 c3 h' G9 q I* V, M
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable. j9 h- @- T7 z$ X) h" A0 G
American Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.1 Q, {% R( s* w( @+ s; ~
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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; [# S1 A, a9 l) Y, VChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?4 {/ f4 ^% z- H# C
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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6 o* y& C, e8 fChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
. P$ K2 g$ v6 a# X6 JAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 1 [( a0 j3 d0 @+ o. V8 ~
& U3 C8 J" U$ Y/ QChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
5 Q$ N' b7 S# e# vAmerican 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 y5 r- t1 O, R) K7 t) [
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. # z5 s; d; ]+ }+ N0 Y/ S
: `* {8 V6 s& x; VChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that." i6 V8 c4 U' H+ T2 [2 b- q
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. D! `3 `0 |7 f$ j$ \
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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1 `6 _% r1 ^, E# P K) C7 @8 wChinese Style: Would you like a drink ? * s$ D) M8 o# }$ z) K
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? / v" w g6 z4 Z
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. ' l, X4 a; m' ~8 R3 Q! _
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 9 F. |0 [$ _+ i$ _* q2 g4 m
American Style: I am not athletic. / V% ?. Y5 n: a. R* r$ k
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
# w% @, A" C* V! G) t8 y1 o8 JAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 1 C+ u3 c, ]# o; C
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 6 Q# }9 ^" q4 g+ N
American Style: I know him by sight. ( y. A8 u1 {2 o3 m; F. h$ m$ s5 C
8 p/ f9 g% \/ \- aChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.+ o( O: u) c5 h) R
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
1 \3 m' n, _$ Q+ G* @* b# dAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.- T$ k6 I$ t& G) y- V
American Style: I am free.0 s% F$ ~( j" Z% y% m% j
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.- W( L. \- b* a' u
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.4 @8 o! i8 `8 Z* x1 P9 d
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.% e% s9 I! j! ~" ]8 V0 V
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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+ ~/ H$ f# V5 E+ C' V6 XChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
6 U0 I, k3 `4 W; y$ |American 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.
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 9 u5 ~! y9 _4 m) _+ ?5 k3 m3 S* G" ]
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
I+ o2 J" _; s: A& `. N& T6 P8 uAmerican Style: I am going home.
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( h( P, ?7 P. Z* n8 M PChinese Style: His temperature went down.
* X8 W5 C4 f3 O/ WAmerican Style: His temperature came down.1 W) z2 p+ E, E" F. `
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
- Z& k7 X- ^6 Q( S* m, pAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. b' ~! n, U* t! |9 L: L: l
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.4 a1 F" F7 h/ u* X
7 d* _& g& U& S$ m oChinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
0 I* F4 h4 c* fAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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2 }$ j7 e& {& L e" l# kChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
) [* X* r4 R' P* eAmerican Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. # @) W% @) L) |' T7 O0 ], J
5 O2 r( c) L- L/ Q$ wChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
1 J3 M6 ~# L+ m7 D- wAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. R6 H8 _2 G( F% O9 d
1 v0 k2 d1 T$ eChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
, }: h; p7 s0 f9 H1 k5 oAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 6 t# Z" m5 m! s* y. b8 t( n
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.! a% I! j0 o# B7 q7 A
American Style: Where are we.
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4 _2 V# u; f4 P) y' D: AChinese Style: How heavy are you ?) z, d5 G1 \( |$ y0 }+ S3 U+ s
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
K7 t' K6 Q4 {" u7 M8 AAmerican Style: He was talking loud.; C# R N( G" m* Y6 O- T" Q% s
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
7 p+ r3 N& M {+ O! w& NAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. : l+ O; J$ l( N5 k3 j: ]
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. [- C: F' R3 Y7 k* ]2 b y4 }
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? , z& l; t( M" c! \# d; N
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 1 C f" F4 k- y6 u6 y" F
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
! ^$ R; {$ I& HAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.. [ ]: d: j0 }: ?
3 k, ?* G. H$ M3 z7 i4 zChinese Style: How can I do ?
$ r9 ^8 T3 ]- _! S1 K0 uAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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% G# r" ]6 l; p( l' bChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
- u! x6 \2 n" k& d$ q3 ^$ t" Six months ") M, ~1 W: S4 d9 a5 O5 r
" How about Chinese food ?", G7 D- _* Z' `
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
# S8 r9 p; r/ D5 K' ^8 f7 L" Six months "
$ `, C+ _* l s" Do you like Chinese food ?"8 v! u+ I% U# J) l: d
+ Q0 L) x/ Z" S& t2 k5 X3 `4 `7 C+ OChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
( O1 G* U$ X) d5 nAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 7 h8 T8 P5 U) o5 @( E" Z( G4 J$ H; ~) T
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
; j& A% V+ ~" w! TAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. , d& a/ @" q) I' Q
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
\/ ?) T2 e8 \0 J" |American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
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" h7 O3 C: o" r/ S- |2 ^Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
7 x& ]) W, y' E# E( l! }American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 6 q a0 C7 f# L8 Q& X
# h1 ?! W8 p j" P1 dChinese Style: She was first prize.% T: Q; V. j' ~9 m
American Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .% [' ?5 u/ k. A( ~
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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6 O+ \" n# E) e+ SChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
) Y" g% q( u, z3 A7 w& @: g* `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.6 R, y! M6 h+ r$ |6 e% X( S/ r
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
# T5 x# J6 H* _5 m2 ~8 @American Style: Keep to the right. 7 J# Z2 {0 r" {7 h4 G! s' H% _
5 ]- p2 {" ]5 a zChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
7 ^3 D/ f# a) i+ y9 i3 ^: a1 @; c+ X* |American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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T- g: J, L+ Q: B1 W- wChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
9 N' i/ O" [" |4 [5 q% Y; EAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.* F. b# x' `2 u6 ]: f3 H+ U- K
# s+ Q' ]5 k+ l' ^. `Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. & w, v) I; b" [! [' k
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.8 T) U* C' ~- ?* F- G+ k
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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9 }8 r3 p) }. ^* F6 G/ t! xChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
- W5 Y" L: k, a0 @4 N! AAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
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/ C& t5 `5 v5 |" n6 I" cChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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8 Q& m* J) m2 I+ L6 r" {3 TChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
|; ^. ]7 R H/ f: @0 ~ HAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. ( _$ ^- F% F8 h6 w+ l4 a* c
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
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3 t2 b1 c2 `2 tChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]$ ^* Q2 x2 F$ [) S: ^& r+ ?
American Style: He set a world record.
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) y$ ?6 o2 a9 B9 ]3 ?4 }! U3 MChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. % X# y' y! \4 ^: g% M1 h
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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+ h3 K8 ^" d3 ^' ^0 @1 xChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
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* Q/ Q% I0 `% l; P( L6 r( VChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
7 j/ G! S2 D3 _American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 3 [' \8 a% o7 ]# t# u# Y
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.+ I! m- \2 p- c2 C: J# R
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. : K* s# d# F/ X
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. ( `2 @# I8 Z! ?0 Q A3 ?0 k! O
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ( x, R. s: G* c7 i; w9 \4 W l
American Style: I am in a good mood. 5 t1 ~) H. ~) k7 u3 D
# }; L5 a/ T" \Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. - v3 k3 m! g! y: P
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. . i& T: g% S' j5 E x: e
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. " M$ Q/ b, k$ L3 `# V, @! g
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. * ]0 e" Z, I1 t b! \
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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. G5 n6 e2 b6 b! fChinese Style: He is our common friend.
" Z9 x# H+ ], @/ \" B$ YAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. ) x n; T; T' M* q
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. 5 J# Y; D7 Q3 n7 X$ y1 T3 K2 }" n
American 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.
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( Y! P( F- J7 L9 y/ a0 z- P; F3 qChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.: l5 G1 W( X# p/ b h+ g2 q
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ! ?$ e' a/ P1 y
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
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7 e' Z4 ?! a8 U# Z ^Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
$ f& t" `' E. B- h$ ^5 ?3 lAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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$ L- E6 o+ z# o2 cChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. : U% {: Q% ]1 v' V0 D0 {
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( W: S8 y) Z) m* |, F
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% o: [$ H1 R3 ^& QChinese Style: Don't be noisy. - N. K8 ~% Z) Q. o& r) p6 R
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) m1 m: X) O, i/ I8 D) [ @Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 2 R+ r* T6 J) H* o7 H
American 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. 6 U$ d5 |% E+ Q+ H6 |: z
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.. H5 w2 R: P2 o8 Z- }; Z8 S7 P- ]' i
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. " _, ~" k) {, T+ `
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
6 N1 ]. l! U+ f7 A+ I4 eAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 3 m1 N* G# O& u1 r4 I# M8 Q" P4 w
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
5 [7 a' o& I. H$ fAmerican Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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; |- G6 w! |! OChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? $ G- E8 l3 K) q! I$ s
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. 3 D, f, b9 }8 u' }7 z v
American Style: She married late in life.
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! T4 J+ B/ j+ iChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. 2 W8 D# {$ T0 b% p% q
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ( n& S3 r+ _9 E+ u' B* ]
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. - S, q0 Z: t/ j. T
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. - z0 @: y! W5 G0 L, C
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 2 y5 x& u+ Y( Q1 E
/ `) P3 O, d9 {8 c. W9 L( XChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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8 }$ S- {. T- T: E; d& KChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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" a+ i( b* w* z4 h% fChinese Style: I like red tea.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ?
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8 v2 Q6 c+ a- V6 wChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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Chinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much. G% z* q( C* W/ \* p( {" k
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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8 O |, l: h$ r( Z$ G4 RAmerican Style: Is your camera like this ?
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1 P4 O$ k; z1 s: UChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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# l" o6 w! B; a7 L5 WChinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
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# B* T" J8 o1 {) j/ e4 nAmerican Style: I like swimming very much.
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8 B; o# r. |/ o# rChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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9 A* B l! e; g) f% BChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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