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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。
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4 _, \% j2 @. H+ C8 P* G: rChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. / b8 K6 ~. @( u- i
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
* I3 Q/ T7 B, q. I) ^' e+ ?% ]# |American Style: Your coat is torn.( }# m( c1 ?# n4 l5 w/ n
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
1 E+ ~: E0 b8 a/ ]American Style: Let me help you with your work. 4 _( u {5 }8 D5 P& s) _# [5 g
8 F( W$ s" r; a6 Q+ l0 A- VChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.5 [- G: B. [" m, W5 c) ^. W
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.4 O9 {2 F* }- ^. w* D3 o
American Style: He got better. - d9 C) X- \ @/ Q% @
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
; d( D, m' ~$ H" k( B0 VAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. * z7 I5 _+ j1 x# B1 o; N
' }2 W/ u7 m) t' E" C- ^8 \$ mChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
- z, b) E5 Y# B0 ]8 Y( u/ IAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! ) r3 J$ a: O; M- ?
0 Y; C5 P3 K) m6 g3 y) c( iChinese Style: It was still bright outside. : U* `7 P" ?# a: V
American Style: It was still light outside. 9 q. s/ w+ z* ?8 n1 Q5 q! v6 q
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people., {9 G! o$ i8 p9 I; f& Y
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. % h' g( W9 j/ `
* X4 y) [' Y# `6 P$ D: M! I. FChinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.7 Z# v9 ?) N/ C. G
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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; @; _0 ?, E8 ~% L7 c' pChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.* J6 [1 S; d( |% J- y5 e" f
American Style: I don't feel well. 2 c( x7 Q8 }1 f( R$ {2 Y
0 I3 u9 B$ g1 y3 p& A. XChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
9 W0 y$ q( K- i. GAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
# ?3 y o7 i2 U3 D% P! i7 zAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? 9 F5 E8 D8 N; L2 A0 m4 Q, s
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.- {0 h, F* L. _) ^, @
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. 1 E, W3 Q( A T( |/ C. m3 d
0 m+ n: Z0 @9 l# r) p, cChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
) N$ n4 q' e$ gAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 9 X) Y* [1 v# x% M& C' F, e) r
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.. c4 v6 J+ D% X! `7 ~. M5 {
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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. ~4 m$ E& D" t/ Z, vChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.$ g9 a% v" x7 _2 Q) T# J
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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6 ?* A+ j& a2 R1 i6 g, PChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
" E, `5 Y+ q3 |" _7 c, `American Style: Keep off the grass. 8 ?" q5 ]( k- S
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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! g5 ?5 j6 D, H1 r; h# [Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
- y% N% o3 J" ~1 _American Style: Would you like something to drink ? - K1 ^0 M5 w. b/ B- E9 }
0 ?8 d9 C# D) \, Y! vChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
, I8 G* j- O. [. M& i" x/ H) ]American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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0 i0 o2 m) y% H& VChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. & F: e% M1 S5 n
American Style: I am not athletic. 4 W7 d) {0 b6 \% K3 X
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 4 c& }, j% f0 ~+ H7 A, F: f5 H8 p7 q
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. + U# J# @- z( k+ f) D
American Style: I know him by sight. 2 ~/ p4 m! n2 |& T8 w& i
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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6 {2 q2 D% D% |1 N) s# T$ p! RChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
+ p9 D7 j3 g. J& Q( h# J. LAmerican Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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* @* c- M4 J! z" _! T( F% ]9 A6 E' YChinese Style: I have a free time.
7 S/ q) Z8 B9 x: F1 _8 ^$ ^4 _, |# [" FAmerican Style: I am free.( p* m/ T$ }% ]/ y. Y
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.; d5 J) f& N0 B9 R8 @2 z$ z+ r
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
, @ a8 b- ~3 p0 t) I# dAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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5 \3 G* N# r3 F. p( a' j7 j+ iChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
: ?* v% A! F4 y2 ~+ { g* u7 D- E8 F+ @American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. & l% t2 W A2 o: E8 v2 s
) w; b" x* Z4 L: m. n8 c \5 w3 k3 k- SChinese Style: Did you attend college ?( J6 w! G+ E* i. k1 P3 M* p# U
American Style: Did you go to college ? # x; ?/ _% w, b6 S* e) F" v3 A
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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. 1 W6 o0 g" k8 |$ G* [7 p' ?. o
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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$ u. t' R6 l: X9 N. q3 oChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
% \! J8 }5 q& N+ o# p& [American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
+ k' d7 Z2 [! ^- P. _, DAmerican Style: I am going home.( f: R; o, E$ t$ @, B* y4 U
8 w# L7 b0 t4 @& e( a+ Q4 u( wChinese Style: His temperature went down.
! d0 m* N. b2 uAmerican Style: His temperature came down.; {/ K# J( R: J- V) N
& ]* k, l6 |% k) J* tChinese Style: I like green color. 8 G2 l* X3 r9 G( A
American Style: I like green.8 h, h7 b2 ^5 T9 ] I D
6 k+ Y- ] l+ B6 V- zChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. * l1 g }* ?$ d8 u1 O& m
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 5 o* }2 i' }, g! u' U7 ~8 W7 D
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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. y. O) Z& X: m+ F& EChinese 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. 5 i& }1 c) C/ S U( Q
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. - ~6 |/ e% b$ L$ R4 ~* U8 c j% |
/ v3 \) z" _% X2 W, PChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.4 l) T# Y; F5 |! C( Q8 [
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 1 N% C* m' L; g; {/ R
American Style: He cannot read or write. - Q0 d O2 \ s, g; v* \
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Chinese Style: Where is here.4 {( G9 v, ~: V* |% W: Q
American Style: Where are we. - Z- n4 z% {( `. Q0 q
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?8 H* l6 F& T- Y m% s
American Style: How much do you weigh ? % B9 B! M4 }# @) Q
% a4 Q& Q4 b2 t6 R5 eChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. $ b! c* V* F8 ?" i. w+ s3 n1 |
American Style: He was talking loud.( m/ h) Z! |# R6 ~1 L
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
6 p' n- `1 U- f! WAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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2 ]0 z5 T/ G" k" gChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. * U' a: ^0 G! Z( o1 B& i
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.0 X3 \. N5 |4 b/ P& a* P
1 n$ x* X, C( {Chinese Style: How does she look like ? , S( D( e( V, l* H: a0 r
American Style: What does she look like ? + f* _( o. ^6 ?' ?, s2 D# k4 t6 C1 s
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
; g% q# _2 H* I- N, DAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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8 r, f- w0 \5 E6 Q9 c/ @; hChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 9 n% l/ P8 @9 o
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.5 M4 x4 p9 H r. X" {
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?% D1 q$ q: V: D9 F9 h/ I
American Style: What can I do ?
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# D; r% O, t' d. E5 z" d& p5 a s3 g# qChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
2 J' ^8 P$ ]4 i# v& ^0 R" Six months "" i* b5 W" c6 R: v; ?8 s
" How about Chinese food ?"
8 Q/ j' l. a* I. V+ G E4 eAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
1 a/ R7 n9 [& n- _" Six months "8 [! Q9 F' p' o3 F/ ?$ b
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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$ X7 Z: z6 ^' d% ]* j5 F3 f: `Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.8 r$ O9 _ c7 c* M
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 4 `5 U$ q4 m& _+ _
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
5 `& ^# i- }) b, u' i4 B0 gAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. 7 s. j) _2 j% p8 P2 q3 J
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line." S' z$ ]7 @) G! v& D0 C" L' K
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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4 H y+ I, B9 e+ T/ u' p/ b1 GChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?' t8 u q. b' r& g6 U
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 3 M% _# m% K& J9 r
8 N _' [3 [6 ZChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !; M0 r5 g7 A( A, n/ m+ i8 J
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.3 Y1 a- o' C$ z! Y6 s
American Style: She took first prize. & A) S/ M9 T7 \% d
% Z9 z: h6 X2 |" P! B. gChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .( r x, z0 `" k6 @( p' t( p! f
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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. y( W) h( P6 k( I; U6 U( R o. u. OChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. : ?" }2 @9 N0 @: ]7 {2 p
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.% S- o; I0 [( T. X, p4 d# H
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.' M L, U4 n+ o! F3 S% `$ {
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.6 p3 b; t6 c/ r- V& K5 _
American Style: Keep to the right.
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6 X+ x: i% k- v, }. ]$ J1 aChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
3 k. R8 W0 U7 B2 `% x+ A# o: xAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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, D# w% J2 |1 }# F7 Y: |Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.8 g( w% p5 l3 r. ]# f- E
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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& A2 {0 S+ a( z AChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
/ p+ w* G3 n6 N3 }* _9 b/ b. KAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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+ f( k/ U4 z# X# V1 GChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
4 h' o: z. @, n: I" w/ zAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 9 j+ M) q, A; _" Y$ Q
( ~. Z2 k \3 KChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?" z1 M) D( X# F5 @2 a
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? , s7 O& D& i" \+ x! k( O0 `5 r
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.* @! Z. }: Q |
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. " O9 {, G* o" ?6 i% z! U: M J: a* b
1 t1 U3 V8 I& A% {Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
2 c* w! A! M# Z7 n: VAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
3 O: d/ q7 n: E9 _6 c+ l3 t# R1 AAmerican Style: I have no house to live in.
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0 m& C" W0 u0 b' E$ {' P3 JChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
2 Z* a# @: Q/ }( t0 GAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 9 G2 L! z' D: m, m' R8 q
' A" z* s: ?0 f/ g/ m9 s# _" W4 JChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ! j, b* ~- E- q+ N) @" e8 O
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. 1 ^5 S5 U; R; n3 ^0 D
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]) s% x: c* }# X) w# L
American Style: He set a world record.% }/ `4 T" | P! `1 D
- K- Q0 v# o$ j* DChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. - z$ E) v D( R8 v F4 O w+ K
American Style: Her married life was happy.4 g1 d- B# j9 L7 w4 C7 `
% e b4 N' x# d& f2 m* ?- v) [Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
9 O# P: ~/ t8 Z& TAmerican Style: I think so.* g; l( D4 I3 s& H
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
4 Y( X' y) p9 W. kAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.7 v( D; Y' |% ?9 X& F
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
7 d; {4 i* r% P' ]5 w& UAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
$ n* w c _( z* D# l# XAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. % H0 }8 C7 V! a3 r$ F& e
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 8 l( `, |$ R3 [5 U; o2 Z. A: C
American Style: I am in a good mood.
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
7 b! ~$ W1 D. n: H, r3 mAmerican 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. / Z4 r" h+ i6 e# h6 Y/ z. s- j) O
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.
- {. h3 k3 l" EAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. 6 ^8 H1 P* {3 c5 Y& K
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
3 \7 B4 X& E5 v+ dAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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2 E6 |- k% J' [0 c {! TChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ; U( B8 d/ ^7 `8 S
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 0 |) Y x" p5 g u
3 w* G: @$ \. [! X7 s4 |, WChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 5 n' v" z$ E* ~5 I1 P4 a
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.# ]: {" ?1 e/ U% _/ {" N6 X
( p. K' U" y* d! tChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.; e! N& [9 r. E$ L6 a% ^
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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9 ?7 ^! T" T3 W5 P# XChinese Style: My room is narrow.+ P. ?- [7 b+ V5 S2 h: L
American Style: My room is small.) n. t! k" O1 G; V n2 H
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.
9 P3 b4 K' y' |4 u6 D3 fAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer./ m1 ]- t; e8 o( ]7 N" e; J% Y
7 S9 n! v! I# k" t z3 P$ MChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
+ a; A2 E& j+ R' T5 k3 GAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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2 Z9 J: E2 P2 P# b* X: t' e$ BChinese Style: Is this seat empty. ' I8 r7 h K) \; r- e, v
American Style: Is this seat taken. ) U/ {0 [# S! D, E# v% Q
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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1 W. z/ g+ m* f. J% T7 c5 r" l' iChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 4 ?% H/ [$ \, i) N) J! ]. ~
American Style: It is none of your business.
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9 i, B& Q* X: B7 M: V |/ ^7 KChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
' A: E, r, y% U' A. r: aAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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- A$ R* U6 ], A, L* a, SChinese Style: This is the key of my room. ) q N" ^% M& r+ Y; ^
American Style: This is the key to my room. # m2 F7 K8 r7 H$ W2 ^2 }
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
" q0 R, S6 X3 ~American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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; O$ ]+ c0 g6 a+ B& L/ OChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. : Y% ]6 z1 ?* ~( \1 W6 F$ S
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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! v- O% U; D: ~% x, PChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. / {# R+ @# x" c3 I
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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: o1 G) @% {+ J" M n, NChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
7 }+ p$ g) D& x0 d Y% [6 BAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 6 O, k4 s. N* H( ?& q1 K8 V
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? ( u, Y! h1 l- W: K( m
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. : L' B) h& u! Q6 W% l( B
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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0 S# n0 h) D$ @: c% OChinese Style: She married old. 3 I" a7 I; u" i! [( z
American Style: She married late in life./ F- }' q7 P( `$ W, C9 H
+ M4 U+ D8 W {4 _- d# K% IChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
0 ~/ x0 |' |' @/ FAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 4 T+ u" E5 {* y
1 N* }% ?% _8 H3 B4 SChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. , V: M0 u2 l% d# j. m# N
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
% V& g, }) X( L8 ^, v* {American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. # a2 s0 J/ g. }- u, X1 r
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 8 m# \* M: v: s
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. 7 B1 |3 }" P. m! t# K
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black., ^5 _5 D/ b+ \3 m: Z
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American Style: Give me a phone call. & K" a9 k9 [( f. g8 R1 g4 e+ w: U7 W3 M
7 R/ s$ }( Z: w7 DChinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car. , E. G3 b1 @5 t4 ?/ q5 g) G& n! W+ b6 s
American Style: Is there any room for me in the car. 8 B- K1 \! F) ~% u3 Y+ u
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Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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+ G' s# R; X7 A; iChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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) G S* m* Y/ l; ]Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry. 4 ^7 E [! A L- J a' i
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8 h, S# S# D0 wChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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4 C9 S1 r6 n+ a5 x: ^2 ^/ U3 tChinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.1 h" E' r) `& D- n! T6 U6 J( i& a
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American Style: History repeats itself.1 S5 N5 \$ Q) r: B. Y
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.4 W: a5 l8 D2 Y
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. 5 O- t! m6 T" u* X' U# f4 e
American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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Chinese Style: His new book will be sold well.# e: p* U$ Y5 f) m
American Style: His new book will sell well.1 N# e# h+ c( f- K3 m
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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American Style: He hit me hard. : S( Q6 ]6 ^7 t( ^* y$ Y3 v
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6 P- x8 r4 c) {# P: wChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.; W" X# X y, x# r9 m
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. ) D, B' R! v( J9 \# u
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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2 I8 J7 {. e' PChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.. R. F7 `$ r+ _5 F- S( N; `
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much. Z, M/ c o' z R+ ]
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong. / K+ A/ S0 F& R8 P2 N3 N# X4 ^- O
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American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. ( d M% t V% Q5 T8 H# ^
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7 R4 g( t5 j9 k, V6 @5 [Chinese Style: Today is hot.
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American Style: How much does it come to ?
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, a( I: c) X2 x5 eChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
+ v+ B3 E" H; R; H, hAmerican Style: Wait your turn, please.
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+ ^$ \3 y1 @7 ]; Z! fChinese Style: What time is your watch.# O0 a k! q# `9 R1 j9 S0 ?- \
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