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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。. I/ y9 d4 \% E |) P* X5 ~; X
希望大家喜欢！3 Q' N1 F; C. c# J ^0 n7 M L: |4 Z
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 0 K1 d, z: |- m4 `0 C. s5 V
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. , z6 i" D- h. Q6 N7 j; N" L: `
American Style: Your coat is torn.8 k D! w+ d4 U5 q5 n* Y5 ^) b
1 Z' D% Q4 X) ?- p5 [. fChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.; x8 ?$ z/ r5 P: H$ c
American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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* c N! e) A; ]- K9 `4 b- zChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.. Y7 x! A/ L9 X3 n4 J' p" X% \) K
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.* q& s% J7 A9 I6 Q& p5 a( U
American Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.5 d) L/ W: L8 F0 e3 u0 c
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 !
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, Y& b3 L4 z8 A0 P$ y2 rChinese Style: It was still bright outside. ) @2 F+ p3 c( R& Q- e
American Style: It was still light outside.
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' N# c5 O1 G. {6 m& K/ @$ D3 D3 gChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
9 s4 y; ]- Q3 L! kAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.9 E. V: [% B0 t1 q5 s9 }
American Style: Any place will do.
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8 g. X; ?1 g' s6 yChinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
; }- H' C! w( f; ^1 K4 r& iAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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8 c0 h4 n2 ]& p; RChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.# z/ N7 n7 Q; A* A# V
American Style: I don't feel well. 8 w) x- S& @' d# @7 g+ T
- h7 a C$ ^( ~6 _1 m. B4 R, G2 F6 ~Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.% O+ H( B; X2 s& Z0 q h
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
& E5 J( f0 [: B- E) c6 ]American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers." G# i; k4 c& A4 g) H
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. + A, Z# m# l" n. V
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident./ U7 H, G. H# X6 f
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. J8 {4 }/ S6 U' o) `! L: F8 L
+ V) j1 g9 o' {6 r7 \Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.& s7 e! z5 r2 g6 }6 T, ^4 E
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.% O/ o0 W% }$ Z& X
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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8 i3 p+ @# u7 b. }- SChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. % ^5 b; O8 ]0 e
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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# @. t- i+ p6 Q# I, cChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
C- C# n& u* l P* RAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. ( }# y, r' C0 A5 X% Q* D, p% R
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
! S. f0 V7 \9 {" }1 H2 IAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? . D1 y; X# L: o M p. \2 [9 C8 l
& a! ~2 n5 e+ O- d" sChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 0 j, t6 a% b' m/ g
American Style: I am not athletic.
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# T8 p' K) \3 l' cChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 9 j- @4 U7 a- _$ Q) V) R
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. , c0 I3 A5 A! q, C
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 2 [' `* u$ n- E
American Style: I know him by sight. 3 `) ]! d1 ^! M( P- @ v3 F* s# M
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin+ q/ ], x D- Q
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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@2 H- ~' K& r5 i SChinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East. m# g" S1 G( u) U3 Q3 O; T
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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( y6 g9 n( p. R2 [1 P6 X2 xChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
" l9 Z! |- h8 N% A& e, @: V9 h' NAmerican Style: Did you go to college ? ' C) K3 m0 J6 v1 T% C8 M+ u+ p$ |9 V
1 Q# A4 u! W# y( ?Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
% C$ }' h( ]& U, j: K k7 i7 HAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 0 a+ h$ k8 f4 b& y
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American Style: I'll be there at three.2 j" P; ?) Y$ D: k% B
7 `3 s9 m8 s9 S- @- {Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
8 A5 S( q5 i- X& \, ?American Style: His temperature came down./ I: }& L( Z; v
7 U# m' O$ @8 V2 G* g6 mChinese Style: I like green color.
5 {8 A0 W2 u! ^! {. G8 c( u) w. xAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
5 p+ @, x( v$ }0 _American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.* \8 R0 B$ \+ I+ m2 Y: Y* F9 V
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. ) y( c- x; C+ q4 k/ \! u. n9 X
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. : I2 \3 i' v; M N
3 I( `9 p6 t3 w) q+ @' {1 K, ^2 ^Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.
; v. y3 L* ~8 n$ s, kAmerican Style: You'll catch 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. * {3 g+ l# b1 P5 O$ e; I( o2 U/ r
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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6 H. `; f0 \9 H' o( KChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.4 \* Q* j- O- D/ Q7 m! j
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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0 E$ \' z; w& k8 V+ N, j8 eChinese Style: He cannot read and write.
" ~ s$ w ?: t3 T# ]American Style: He cannot read or write. ! \/ i E& ^6 e8 f6 Y; W4 s
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Chinese Style: Where is here.( _ f# p2 Q2 ?- [3 t, I
American Style: Where are we. 1 e) U! y6 N. g& r6 ?
6 y, V g. G2 V, SChinese Style: How heavy are you ?
$ T% V/ g. I8 c- H" u( s' yAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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+ h4 y# u3 z- t$ L L4 CChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
5 t. w! ]# Q+ B2 j$ ?) \. [8 _American Style: He was talking loud., p! n- Z; {4 [0 t" r
9 v: P1 g: w$ c/ w% z7 wChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.1 B& X7 ^- m5 \# Y2 b3 U
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 2 p- n& k [% i8 Z7 I4 G1 @9 i
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
5 z" g$ T9 v% Y3 R* S4 gAmerican Style: Are you at home tomorrow.8 Q1 M# b. z2 N" \' J/ Z: t) t
* y3 {; v( t1 N5 |Chinese Style: How does she look like ? 2 e: [; g; B" K' P, a- A u
American Style: What does she look like ? 6 x. W% N& W/ w) P
: u& `, l/ F; y( {" d8 S, p- mChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
. `" a7 d/ I$ W6 GAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. & ~. q, _! C6 s; H- ?
7 D( y7 d! P1 L$ \1 \9 K0 wChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
# S7 V) |" D: I6 q( AAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.4 i9 B3 T0 ~4 {. n
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
' U+ R+ r% |8 s' e# rAmerican Style: What can I do ? ' H: Y. S" j' `1 _" J- L( n. E
& M0 L+ j# ^6 ]0 k k+ Q: `+ b' I% ?Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
% v7 Q' t" \# H& i8 I- l" Six months "/ G$ m! n' G7 P- Y, m6 q" S
" How about Chinese food ?"5 u$ T' p; m( i# R! v- s" J
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
2 t: D# ^+ q6 O2 \' G" Six months "
* }5 O% o. q, I v+ V" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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1 D% E, L! \& o6 Z( g: @. G$ }Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
8 x+ M5 ?) r( y3 h0 _American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.4 r' S. o L4 D
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.9 u- D2 r2 @" s8 ~1 |' u* X3 ?
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 5 @& x2 P( O3 l' L
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?% j8 X+ X) l! ^" p" E# }2 |
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
5 k/ a9 Y& N3 s9 C8 nAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
3 e- m8 y+ ^2 f1 b6 Q+ SAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 9 I2 f9 J g' [; }! 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.
# \0 Q& ]0 O |6 C/ JAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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9 t3 @# W: f: e8 e& f9 P: o X7 aChinese Style: Keep the right.
9 i3 E2 R1 G$ }+ M; W V, PAmerican Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
" M( O3 L8 \5 Z* o' T7 n* \ {/ mAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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0 B3 S$ `7 D, \3 P1 L1 }0 iChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
% D f* y( c. bAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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1 L2 b* @) y2 \+ g9 |Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 9 w% u' e( S' W
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.* q' O3 u% _3 K, m" d! H( T/ s
# Q+ d2 b- i2 b1 h: zChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. : D$ |; A% `7 \5 H$ t) m9 g3 t
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. ( H( y7 ^# ?0 I9 Y2 O
# r+ @ @# l9 F4 Q+ y: r; C* EChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
7 _. S5 J$ e0 s8 j1 u0 |4 sAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? 9 L5 i" d+ y2 s# a% K' c
: [, T) a2 m0 c* }' C& CChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
6 v. _9 w( O, R: U* m. `, ?American Style: He is fighting for his bread. " p7 M# R. {* f; t0 e: e
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that., |/ h6 {( L2 e8 n6 e
American Style: Why do you say that.
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1 R! K ]9 M0 f' f: s+ dChinese Style: I have no house to live." J3 v, v J* O6 `3 B; d2 L
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.% R; h6 x& w% l; V- K) y$ o
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. ( S+ _+ X+ n% C1 A/ f
8 f7 C5 ~# v0 H/ T* Z" ]: [Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
8 f: K5 R: {5 S$ f1 A PAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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% R( |0 B6 a( j, d; eChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
9 D6 h( I. r. e* J; ?American Style: He set a world record.
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. v9 }- P- W4 U/ xChinese Style: Her marriage was happy. 0 O" d/ m! K2 `& n- y
American Style: Her married life was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
2 X5 z; C$ C# U! S- o/ r T3 N9 jAmerican Style: I think so.
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7 u7 E( q; e7 z; ?: ZChinese Style: The club's members are 55. e. b# f2 c$ Z% i' b
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.0 X8 B5 X% O; K
3 q6 N( s: b/ f, o$ B. C8 nChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. # z& R% |! B) e
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
; ]4 g" l7 D& z4 @, tAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken. ) i$ |% u8 W' {+ N2 o9 x" f
$ X. m. W* s: ^8 s! z4 SChinese Style: I felt good mood.
) u3 o. g9 T( P+ y. wAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. D1 d, N1 M0 }) w: n& C
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 7 n4 N. l' q" G6 Y
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.
; S0 @$ Q0 M4 d4 v x2 b6 s4 FAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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! D7 l' U+ v( p1 ^: @1 @Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 2 j9 _ t1 p% [+ f" Q; q( @
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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4 f" F! P1 {3 X8 J2 V" M. uChinese Style: He is our common friend.
, O: [# [" l$ Q4 X( PAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. , ?, K/ X6 Z# _. u
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. " ^. V' l; x7 F* b3 I4 O
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. ' O' J" t8 I) J7 }7 N7 v
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.; F# Q8 ]4 @. ?1 ?8 D
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.& s- }: [9 g) X- j' x
American Style: My room is small.. y# q8 e( I+ ?8 L) I5 @; F S
' {8 C7 K+ D/ |" U) Z" UChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.' w9 n: x, W1 g2 {5 F& Z8 P3 _/ l
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
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2 r: a8 t9 [ D$ Q$ x' H8 lChinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( o5 M, F5 M: `6 |8 H F
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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5 v; O4 Q' O& G: s1 mChinese Style: Don't be noisy. - t& e/ @5 B, r( c
American Style: Be quiet. . |9 B1 [1 z' ?' o" f+ E4 S
\3 n7 |; Q5 }1 X; mChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
2 ?; @( h9 _9 r/ SAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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& Q9 Z. `4 U: d" C1 x. IChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. / i+ b0 ]8 c$ v z9 L3 f# V) v
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
5 P- ~2 h$ d" j, X8 [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. 1 l; ]$ T) `+ `9 k
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.; b# ~1 B$ y9 F3 ? ~. Z c2 c# }
[# m! `: S# {- o7 F* _2 h; bChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
( Y% A2 X9 k- k9 A. Z) [/ E9 aAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.9 b5 }/ w* j9 J3 w4 \
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. # T9 m8 L1 t; \+ u; ?
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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j# Y# ~' _ [) x! W; d. HChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. 0 @# y M& W( N' I
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University. ' d' e+ F/ H# w$ y
# U# E2 t: N# n- hChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 3 m: F" Y: S7 e/ B
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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* W. P3 O/ x2 yChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
8 D$ B* j/ D/ PAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.) ? S" N! H, J9 w+ ~* v
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Chinese Style: She married old. ( J3 j. L0 z0 h6 P2 l& H
American Style: She married late in life.- O4 ] k2 ~/ n8 _" L2 Z7 t2 A
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American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 1 W7 x0 N- \! F9 [
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
0 g" z; L1 n( R- O& Z/ cAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
1 h# a" ^. r7 \3 Y+ ?American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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H; J0 z' H& j1 k* fChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
9 v6 H: ^' }" X' a. R4 W) D1 ]# s2 G5 MAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 4 A: W( T7 S, B1 n
8 O/ y. o0 H4 Y6 wChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. 8 c9 ~9 V1 _5 t# W+ B( m# X* @
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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American Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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Chinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.
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" O$ {' Z/ h: R% f- YChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home.
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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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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9 _' m4 ?5 t' c9 T' P4 dAmerican Style: My father will be home this afternoon.
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Chinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.. A; D. l( O# b# Q& z- D8 o6 i
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American Style: I don't know what he said.
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Chinese Style: What do you feel now ?
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