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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。6 v& f* ~5 Y9 O" S3 F% T6 e
希望大家喜欢!
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American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 6 K7 C. K+ s! c+ F& y4 s. W6 f
American Style: Your coat is torn.( t% z1 h r& y) K
: q+ h3 G4 Q& f8 N ]; F, w; E' HChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.& J8 P: a- a! g4 w; i8 p% Z8 d
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.2 B1 }6 i' g5 |) T
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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) P, s/ m; O P. o2 O3 D1 BChinese Style: He becomes better.+ |/ x1 A! ]7 \2 J: ~. I
American Style: He got better.
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) m2 N: T, I# ?1 f6 dChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.% { {9 ^3 b" F$ P
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 !, | L2 @+ X1 G: @& R
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! 1 o9 z4 F" C2 D$ T! t
6 y1 E( V" t c$ V2 y; R' a0 ]2 yChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
( C5 {% U5 O( _1 {% M4 v1 l' |American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.# j) G2 T @, y1 f' f3 `
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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. R$ J$ }, @% p6 R" i! ]Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
6 G7 f: a6 c; C2 g+ Z3 m; a _1 PAmerican Style: Any place will do. 4 k& J, X# G. y7 V& [
) G/ ?' Y" \3 O; mChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
4 X2 l' g, @; V4 {& p3 i4 p" `American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. 3 u5 ~- H2 A. C( z
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.6 [0 h c) A* u3 m4 `
American Style: I don't feel well. # O: e9 y& z8 Z
3 g0 s& ~+ z bChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
7 T9 @0 A7 e$ y5 u0 hAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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) Z1 ?6 N1 Q7 tChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
' ]5 I2 m% y$ s* \2 ^! v# f' Z2 YAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.$ E9 G: U! B9 f% i2 X
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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4 f0 @: S; k, h8 }& R# ~# @Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.# K9 H$ z2 L- |3 C
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Y$ Y/ Z" ]/ {Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.9 q$ |3 u0 j, W& \9 q: r
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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: G! o. M$ a9 R# eChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.* k9 p" J/ T/ z {7 R2 e c, W
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. % w* E" D' M& P! v
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. + r5 c9 J3 V! G* V* l) Y0 H
American Style: Keep off the grass. # y; g% Z+ A0 R9 Q
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.! q4 P9 R6 `" [# ^2 ^' y
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. # @8 C, I/ j4 A+ U4 _8 e
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? 6 }1 x0 f) W1 @2 m+ K
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? : Z* {& o/ `- H) Z* i- C a( H; A
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
( r. `) U4 }; o! J& EAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse. " B) d1 D N2 F; D* V; B, Y0 t6 b
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. # I$ U* w) ]+ @" s
American Style: I am not athletic. 6 I% W5 E7 k6 R' H% [. E
: _- ?' e7 U) H+ Q7 ?) \: u; HChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
1 f" S! Q4 ~" A% {9 EAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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* V) B; r5 P* v" X- f+ g3 IChinese Style: I know his face.
2 q' x ]7 O: D! B* wAmerican Style: I know him by sight.
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: M1 T t* m5 G' ^7 X- e! @2 z( [Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
& b9 R4 N& f. l. zAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. 3 K& {" R z' V
: V5 r4 ]8 P) O' a7 q( o dChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin. \7 b S. C& C( I1 t& R' ^, w
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin * j2 }+ a* t" ^9 x6 R
( p( M% d6 ?$ n1 J/ [Chinese Style: I have a free time.
2 F! U: G% f8 Q( d) iAmerican Style: I am free.! J1 G& X {6 _- x) Q5 b
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.: L, k7 @ K6 e4 t' }: k
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
8 |5 v: `3 i" \+ cAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.# [$ \+ n) H+ I; G8 R( ]; G
2 U! [# g0 W$ {, `6 EChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10., K% N0 l6 [: k {
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10.
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. G0 Z6 b8 n* g/ c- Q8 |. E; IChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
5 ^& Y' `6 `* `! C, P3 r5 [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. + t( z4 X/ e/ {* I& o$ A9 p! ~
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 8 b# O8 \2 j3 U+ @; G% s
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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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+ J8 X# y4 B2 {# U; Z6 FChinese Style: His temperature went down. * Z1 R. _1 o( D( V' v
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
+ y2 J! B# }3 w- [6 m0 wAmerican Style: I like green.
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" B6 L1 Y$ u0 l' cChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. 6 g! S V5 `* e* c% L" ^
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.3 e9 E- B) Y7 ^: }' l! A7 ^
% q) k6 u! f% z" ~! M/ VChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. ( q. n2 y4 k2 B" w
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. & Y2 b6 X# L: I+ @3 ^4 Y
- G, |5 U, S6 N! y6 N* uChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open." N, H: F: b( |3 \6 }6 Q
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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; j" Z J* ^: Q$ ?* g, f$ _. {Chinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
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; j6 J: Y+ g V* ^ r) r, o: KChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
. M; ^# i8 l9 G* i- JAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.5 W4 j8 e; {0 K3 J' N8 \ J
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
8 q& s$ `! [3 B$ o9 E4 aAmerican Style: He cannot read or write. 3 p8 ^ `2 x2 G
' G# G- p' \: w! i. l4 [* |2 @ BChinese Style: Where is here.
' H3 p$ B' L0 T) ~2 B n+ ZAmerican Style: Where are we. " @6 R3 Z+ x A( }
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?" G/ N7 Z% V* {* M0 j f
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. & y8 g0 L8 C) w
American Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.7 ?' Z" M; u0 |: G' G5 r9 Y: g9 x1 Q2 B
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
$ }- B: ^2 R* p' ^American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.3 Y# q. N( f% @" | _6 ?3 k0 E
+ Y- ~+ |" V/ [1 ?Chinese Style: How does she look like ? + V! @& S! ~4 J( { N
American Style: What does she look like ? 4 b4 }9 g# M. j- D! N
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
. a6 P$ N. |8 {6 S% x+ TAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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( }! E7 T; U# g/ L; sChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
. D# H3 v. c" \1 G( p8 |2 u2 mAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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( l: r# I* H& I: e9 R' }Chinese Style: How can I do ?
2 ?6 K0 [! {) g2 y; m! b5 ~4 h9 }American Style: What can I do ? # e" c7 V% k% ^+ V4 s0 k' b
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
* O, [, a" T* |1 G, W- W% }( {0 Z" Six months "
, b! c+ d0 c" R5 |3 n, N" How about Chinese food ?"
+ y k5 o. {/ A) ^American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
7 s% M9 d/ W% Y8 t5 F+ S1 F0 I1 C3 g" Six months "' _; D S5 z! r3 N* d) n) d f, p- D
" Do you like Chinese food ?"/ Z6 p, u7 ~: |1 V, o
$ r( f% f6 t4 N! u0 t$ [' E0 d4 }: cChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
) d* j ^( d/ UAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.6 ]. j$ j2 O8 E
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. \0 ~6 [, D6 U
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.2 q/ r( x; D8 Y2 o* c3 H+ N
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. , x* b* N( ]" f
( j2 c N/ @" A. U: S" sChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
' d" c9 i6 V' `$ NAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
* E1 A) {2 ]# p/ u/ ZAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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E M3 A7 f$ F, X) Z* ]. vChinese Style: She was first prize. B7 B% i. D9 u: X0 Z7 n" W$ F, i
American Style: She took first prize. 5 B' g3 |' P- Z9 f1 a, K# [
: A: u$ f$ O6 M, `0 T9 BChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .8 N: D: r5 Y8 ]4 l5 ~+ L4 `
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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) P: e; }6 w0 SChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
1 u# R- \0 P/ _' N+ \. O6 HAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.) c& x K: R$ b5 y& ^1 g' t8 ^8 T2 g
7 u5 j9 E& l2 |Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
) O- |1 T5 i1 f! {5 G, X9 a" b+ XAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
. [% B# f1 {6 ]7 s* F! J& t5 MAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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1 y- l" o$ ^5 kChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.1 o$ U& }: C4 o1 |' v
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.* u( K/ s3 c# M: H' e$ L
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. * J4 ^, {# P7 _& |$ F' x
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.! |% q3 H) ], V. Q
3 Z4 t! \) A8 c3 qChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. ) F! ~& _. t* ^& p5 l! F
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 9 B/ I: K! Q2 a- S
; M* o" D; J! P3 V- L: f" |7 E( PChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
+ ~! `! M1 L- b/ B' J$ nAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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. R: O9 h0 T. {) y) V @Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.& l+ k! t+ F' n4 F( O
American Style: He is fighting for his bread. ( I5 W" Q2 A u! w
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
! [6 B% U7 a& G, V4 \American Style: Why do you say that. # i8 ~4 x$ L2 k4 v
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
2 n% l' r- |/ d" _/ i1 n7 PAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. 9 d9 R* Q9 z7 |; W& a
. I7 n3 B! O! s1 X* M$ B! |0 dChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror./ a! S7 s* J9 |' i" \
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 3 K9 v8 X3 e: f5 j: Z2 b: s( z
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 0 o2 K- B H* F+ M) ^8 s6 u1 L
American 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 ]
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
8 A' M3 u7 _) O# S4 X# [5 E3 y$ PAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.2 G8 m! E9 `; X9 G& ?
2 P/ f1 R, [& Y) l# xChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
7 A: o- D" [) C1 x' qAmerican Style: I think so.
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! X% f- g/ t% F9 Q: iChinese Style: The club's members are 55. . ~: H2 l- \& @% W( o& T
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
% ]: a. y+ v9 BAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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' L6 T6 y$ |: j" k4 V5 _Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
* j0 \- v7 ]2 E9 r d. A, _- U( ?American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
9 h2 f! a/ b7 J5 R! L7 vAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 7 j! \" \9 |1 m: g$ T; k' G7 ?. P
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
- o, I( M0 Y4 l5 D2 ~1 Z5 ?American Style: Please allow me two more hours. ' ^% L) n M/ Z+ x; T0 j
2 [' l' ^+ F% o0 F ?5 DChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
& s- t! M& N2 j1 F- j3 W- dAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 0 f3 f. B9 Y2 ~, S: k
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
" c% i7 z- K; I# e) y( VAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. 0 ^- k2 q* n6 G( R5 e( i
' Q* _2 k- i1 a9 F2 XChinese Style: He is our common friend. - U' ` U7 G5 r7 d; m4 ?; a
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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4 N! }1 j( P6 e- |5 jChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
! x4 H. R; k M/ E) I$ [American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. - C# C+ p# _& B. P( H
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. 6 I) q% m ]' K4 D& I4 {. b
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine./ E8 ~% m- ^5 V+ x
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
( _( A# ?0 j+ j. c# W+ ~American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 7 J* i3 X x) [4 A) H2 p+ y
* X' J2 u u6 H6 ?7 b! b2 N8 uChinese Style: My room is narrow.
2 O2 E2 b' H( \- e1 X, f# J* qAmerican 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.. y h* Q0 p+ y/ w3 i3 Y/ B
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.1 g8 x3 D6 x4 U7 T& c
3 E8 L. j, l' T; GChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
# F2 [! S: A$ p/ A3 q% qAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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3 s' W# n2 _; h8 OChinese Style: Don't be noisy. 6 A- y4 _3 p% R' ^2 |
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
7 F% y0 F4 X( pAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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4 Z+ F/ C7 A& y/ lChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 8 |4 P, O5 Z# o0 Y; }
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 0 S; i8 G- r& [5 R2 w
American Style: This is the key to my room. 0 ^9 F3 r; I# T% N4 P( e
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. ) d& S5 e& T5 ?
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.4 G4 ~% b6 i! \1 W
6 v5 U- r# b; c. c. L; |Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 5 U: n" |) h6 q3 @
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 1 o) U( h! x2 C7 J& i
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 3 s0 \, @& e# \2 l+ U
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. 3 A' t% e7 I/ B% P) ~. D2 ~
9 F3 o6 K5 o5 {1 ]+ C3 b1 |Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
5 B8 d% R- @8 N* Y" R% M5 O/ tAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University. # j) V0 D% D! p7 u. n
7 K& Z7 I: l& k3 T6 L) O5 F& cChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
N6 U& t, g4 vAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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" @# {4 i5 y! b; j! ?) W2 lChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. : F- q& u$ n0 J2 }1 A& L- y7 d
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.$ ]# s3 u' \, m' E# j1 q
$ E" w4 r3 M" K8 QChinese Style: She married old.
1 s7 o, X2 `+ D- Y! SAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
$ _( |& p3 w: v7 C9 D! yAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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& l, H7 k8 ? X- w3 a: SChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. ( _3 e* W) c; Z" R
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. ( S8 S4 I- A+ t8 A, b4 s+ A
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. * H4 L5 h5 {3 R% V
American Style: Open your books to page 20. % ? g5 `4 I# u. R: O
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. r. H0 T O1 `+ e7 V) {+ Z% ]0 z
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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6 f) N8 }+ H# aChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
+ I% l3 N- O) a' c) B# M' n% cAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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/ k2 _- S2 d+ R, YChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. + ?3 k7 m. E# t& e* p
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black.
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; l1 w6 E" {( ~6 qChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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9 q$ O% |# @) i+ `2 I7 z1 w$ D. @Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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I6 J5 @ [% y- [2 g; C. o# WChinese Style: Let's play together.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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+ m' q2 g9 w0 T" TChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant. ' E* t, F5 e% n: s/ m" ?
American Style: I work for the government.
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American Style: She is naive.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
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American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: History repeats.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.$ V9 C0 f! V$ \6 n! x
American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
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$ Y7 U0 ?; v5 V1 AChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. ( V5 M& `; L J) U: l$ | F
American Style: The door was closed when I returned home. ( y* k" m# [' I U2 h' c
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' V3 ^3 T; \5 P% h. J, z. GChinese Style: This steak is soft.
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' j) ^# r) O1 n; Q7 O9 Z$ ZChinese Style: There're a lot of sparrows stopping on the telephone lines.
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9 O4 A% x/ Z) Z5 N9 i% tChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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/ D. H! k0 Y$ O3 M! aChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home." O! b+ X4 R& w& N
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& ^9 t4 t1 {9 i' f) g9 M. V* YChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
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Chinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.1 o! ]! {; [6 _) T% B( F9 J
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
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1 Z$ @1 B2 e" bChinese Style: I think it will not rain tomorrow.
9 L1 {6 `) u5 `5 PAmerican Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?" m, m5 e: e: x; f6 @5 D# ?
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3 K+ A8 C% h& P' f" vChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.# U# K+ W$ c1 Z& y- i( |9 D
American Style: Wait your turn, please. ' Q% {2 e" z8 I' R0 u" E
4 S, q! ?0 X$ c+ C0 O# ~% g2 X5 DChinese Style: What time is your watch.
9 o, ~8 s7 R/ C7 Q8 j2 }0 m) H1 PAmerican Style: What time is it by your watch. 9 H- L, C7 u- s; u F
8 ?8 X% e! i2 s i! n UChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
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b7 G/ i9 r* v$ m9 J$ V& nChinese Style: What do you feel now ?9 z5 }" T0 q1 y% L! ^& k2 ^
American Style: How do you feel now ?" d! @0 [7 N' S8 d: x" J( j# ^
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2 W, z' D5 K( o/ HChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.! }0 Q" r; ]2 G
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