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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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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. % f' e9 N; d1 b' Q, Y$ r
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. 3 v/ F' i+ O: V" P( K9 J
$ t7 j) J/ }/ X# y; W- z$ @- q! U: fChinese Style: Your coat is broken. ! C8 z8 \. f/ Q- I4 c \
American Style: Your coat is torn.4 D2 M4 H G8 @9 w! Y! m$ |0 l! d
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
) j* X5 V* `' m5 V8 V1 H& TAmerican Style: Let me help you with your work. * r$ z5 N5 x* V( H, N
9 t; _) [9 J4 yChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.' v! ~* l, d/ Q/ M% C6 F; v+ m
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. % P7 o$ a+ {! p, ~8 r
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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P% W6 ]) h1 d: `# X# rChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.6 ~ h( p/ v9 E) t
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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8 Y' a$ @2 f1 [8 oChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
( f% Y6 ` D% G; i6 e( `American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
N; L! S& N E! TAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. + e4 a) s0 C. u1 q( }* D$ i S
: W; r! J- l+ v7 @3 G/ t% DChinese Style: Anywhere will do.7 a. z1 Q. y P
American Style: Any place will do. 1 h: f( i$ |1 Z3 r
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
+ U1 N1 X! F+ Q1 wAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. , l. w; ]4 _+ d/ A- b2 q
/ C3 W, B# ~, z' fChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.1 }- }4 m6 ^2 y/ L
American Style: I don't feel well.
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! w9 v6 ?! @( lChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
: A) f4 z& N8 L! IAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?& Y6 w8 s/ y# L& E
American Style: Who made this salad ? G5 O% L2 V! a( y( G
4 Y& \6 K/ o- D$ l1 e$ D4 sChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.# P# \8 J, a, \! N1 j2 q
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. & V$ Z+ \9 a0 I
8 f' ?7 c9 m; {6 K% sChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
2 V- I% X& w% J, [) L) fAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. ( d" S2 P3 Q* E' g. m
0 {. d4 V6 m1 x& P; f' VChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.* @8 M5 R) U% e3 ]
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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! @3 Q% [1 T! P* MChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.% v: y4 z1 Y! e4 e% k; l% X1 b e
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. 7 E* _/ _/ n7 D; _" T
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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.
0 n) n8 ^8 B) ZAmerican Style: I get paid twice a month.. / Q% Z1 ?/ \; N1 j8 \% Y
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? / |) B0 Q$ q. b$ y
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 1 c$ L' x2 L3 J: D$ A# Z3 f/ H
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. & k" |6 q, Y) Z% k" j0 N6 [
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. & o6 A1 n2 I; F3 t9 u& X2 E' @
7 |; @3 ]! r- k4 D3 j9 {0 }Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. 8 B. a) }6 Q$ |, N- o
American Style: I am not athletic. 3 B8 u! \, ~8 \
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much. $ i1 f- m- ]3 N8 e2 w) [
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. : ^3 K8 W$ U( Y: B( @+ {8 r2 @. b
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
* y3 A, v0 r% I8 E9 fAmerican Style: I know him by sight. / M' b, C' y! Q* c
" v* O6 r5 w9 R( iChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.9 a+ Q5 x/ r2 F/ U
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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* H2 H/ w+ M3 b* ]Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin2 x& d0 o2 Y" i5 F; q5 B7 `2 M
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 4 O& f* R7 d: B! `
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American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.8 a5 p7 a& U- W8 u# u1 v5 C
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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0 Q3 t3 m: |9 z) a- XChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.$ W+ `+ y. k1 \! F8 g
American Style: The thief got in through the window.! g) o0 g1 M8 h; w' _
7 h( R9 D: K5 t9 S2 ~5 W1 ZChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
* I) s$ O6 O0 n7 W! rAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. * i) _. c# w' v( X! S
' R: u1 y: Q' V. [6 S6 T6 H& r' TChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
+ x8 K0 d% v+ fAmerican 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. 7 z% Y3 G6 c7 Q* x
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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Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 6 V2 P5 P: v& t1 g, k7 K
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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7 N: ~$ S0 x5 o2 h2 a* {. iChinese Style: I am going back my home. , _+ ]4 t. Z: g' f
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. ]# m4 u- E$ H8 b3 h# n+ ^- A
American Style: His temperature came down.
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American Style: I like green.1 x6 A5 j( }( w/ \3 \) {
! Z& \, A+ K+ U7 e. A) C. ~% j5 aChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. " y. Q1 p- v M3 U& N; i
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
+ X$ y, `: e) A9 L# b# _) PAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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+ z& z9 E: P6 iChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.3 Y- f2 {7 c+ y- K# Q% W; t
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 0 h, U$ R( @, G- _/ m& d6 u/ N
4 D; c' z7 B' Y: O9 KChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. " f! ?$ |, K" x8 j7 ]
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.4 o6 ]- e0 O1 E" }& S( ?
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.7 Q$ d/ W% ^4 Z& Z6 W/ O0 E) K
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. . i7 W& ]2 C K/ s
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
4 G9 V2 V" _9 J& uAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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6 q& y3 f. _& o! C' KChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 7 n8 w8 m8 F9 J+ \1 [2 Q' O+ }
American Style: He was talking loud.0 D/ B% e( ]' U+ C
0 Z& [6 k9 V- X z4 Z( |Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
, e2 S1 R t0 `* v" X5 f& t0 tAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. / X% r$ }" x, q2 r ~+ J) n* Z
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? / s" N8 R, m" Z4 ~ l1 ?1 K- [
American Style: What does she look like ? ' u3 V( f) L1 X P: ]# y* E. w
' z/ o8 E" z; A/ q% f; l0 VChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. 1 g: k$ V8 T) J% T0 k; t W2 p1 ]
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.
D) |' _2 B$ n+ e% r4 DAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
4 L( ? q1 O) q& z7 P: t/ M" Six months "
- f& Q1 E! ?4 n9 i9 _" How about Chinese food ?"
. a# }7 o6 ~5 A! ~ V" tAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? ". n1 Q! u6 u% l# i: {* `( K1 P
" Six months "
9 n! \, u8 o9 c. G8 W8 h% I" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
5 T& J0 }- ^( [0 q+ qAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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6 @' K' t- s6 N2 b4 oChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience., M: @% [( ~% G. d
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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0 z$ L9 H( A1 i& E/ u; V5 MChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line./ z4 S! A) x3 i8 F8 c% t q
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?& S; d9 T$ N M8 u7 t" S, \
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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2 I" v; n/ T" G; I* vChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !) J N! U/ T& g; V- m6 ^- U d6 L
American 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 .
* ?; C! x6 V `4 {; c3 N; |American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. + h" h& E0 z, N/ X/ f5 H" J8 Z% J
% c$ J/ {! b. \3 n2 l ?( a$ [Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 2 O1 ]5 z/ z2 \% ^
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.; W k2 V: V8 }$ k
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. 4 b7 b& a% \) Z
0 l8 m5 z+ H jChinese Style: Keep the right.
$ b: M$ u& Z& i) V4 B7 k* D5 ~American Style: Keep to the right. / N8 V: Y5 U$ |/ J1 H& h
: K* S, R3 C3 f' [3 ^1 NChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.9 N% b# m; r' y f& o3 ?7 s% i/ [
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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" s' d( e1 q4 FChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.+ k+ p& z6 Y8 m4 I3 e4 y
American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 5 B* N) X& a- \/ L/ B2 h
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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- [: C6 @* k& YChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. $ e! T) e* K! u8 u% u
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 6 @$ `$ r5 G! [) v& n1 ?6 K
# O( W6 G% L, q5 N/ J" r8 `, B8 j( dChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?& \. Z# s* J, H# T
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? ' d% S% v: x. z. f- j6 a! `2 |2 B2 }
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
* }) p8 a0 u1 ~: aAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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! k4 t5 x+ c- N$ q3 O' d) A+ SChinese Style: Why do you say like that.
3 h9 Z+ ]8 e* E# V, _; OAmerican Style: Why do you say that. 1 g) L; \, U \4 z
( b: E- @& q- \$ |4 z& U% uChinese Style: I have no house to live.
4 y- w- P! g* {9 i& N* dAmerican Style: I have no house to live in. " ^+ }7 c, P! Z1 c% Q% F0 q! |
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
: _' i2 L; M" g0 X5 [7 g( a; }American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. , `" o3 e4 J$ L: b, i0 J! m; t
& u! u* Y6 B3 d4 e; V4 aChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. + k! Q: G$ b* @- H t8 v) N
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ! q4 u8 z5 V7 K" b8 d) U
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
/ }6 D. }4 H2 V/ F9 }" J; f" \American Style: He set a world record.( z$ h5 [; b( z# U$ s8 Q% E) L
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. ( t( i3 t' F! d; m( K- ?
American Style: Her married life was happy.& ~8 R* M9 c6 I& D
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
! i2 c+ j6 O2 r* U4 t+ M' _American Style: I think so.* G/ S6 m% E2 g2 Z( M/ C2 y
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. $ ?* o: h9 @! u \/ u; F6 s2 `; ?9 [
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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2 k. Y. d6 K. |* w( RChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. , T" o4 Q: x6 D6 a D- S% q
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.. M) W& d A1 I- n8 Q# ?6 R
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
% z+ K5 D, B/ i; |5 N+ I$ {& pAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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( W+ ?0 j. F4 j9 c: c. A2 t( GChinese Style: I felt good mood.
9 x7 _$ _# \ |: w( ]! }0 c" MAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. 1 A1 S. F `: b6 H) A( G% [
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Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 6 D) q1 s* X' Y" P: v3 V
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. ' R5 N+ P2 p; b N6 s
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. k, X. N# f' K4 T
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. 5 ?) ^3 T& C, ^9 B3 h3 K
8 q$ L* a3 u! U9 a3 [Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
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, c: \) v0 L! I: ?9 IChinese Style: He is our common friend.
1 A7 w5 M7 G: xAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. + c! G O/ R* P3 @1 _+ t
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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0 @$ R# p. s9 p4 X5 E6 rChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
& f. L- ]: y9 |) I" r/ V6 FAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.2 D3 A! C3 a% o
American 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.
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. 4 X; b' J" _: p# w6 ?' j m
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. / r# p6 ~9 W" X" _ R5 [
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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( `) G" i2 o' @9 Y$ N2 \, E/ ~ T/ QChinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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' z) }% ^6 R4 c) g* U1 C& jChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. # K% X" m( Y8 j; w( I
American Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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- V# E3 V9 \# R5 O+ C# u. kChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
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2 H% p1 h. }: F, f% I1 g! KChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. i( Z1 v- }" V
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
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5 L+ Z! j* b5 zChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. 3 d3 U" W* v! U1 R
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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0 D/ K6 s( r2 E& R! P( a& vChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
7 ~; w4 n5 Z& @American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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! x5 S# q- d h! e3 @Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? . ~) y% [/ |7 _3 [7 N6 E6 g+ D8 Y- @
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.
$ e$ g" w' C, D; y' V, `American Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. # j! E7 d& T N
American Style: She married late in life.
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; d' Z6 l& k5 p1 K. dChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. % T: {8 S& [- ~- O; r; G& }# c( M5 p9 s
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ; T3 q7 c0 W( b
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. . d/ M% S! B; e5 o& ~- b+ {: N
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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/ o+ d/ H/ ?' RChinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
# ^% [- U2 ?; H/ B9 h! G, [' @( k5 @' s6 KAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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4 f6 W1 l+ K% ~8 T& I0 N1 k( {Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. " _: `! c }" z2 D# z; H6 U" \! s
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. W: {+ D! q i
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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! k2 D9 J. _' P9 \9 yChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea." Y; E( s: s$ s" a$ ?
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home.
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.5 B( t' H% L3 Q' F* O
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1 f; ^# o" e4 o3 U+ a; V3 fChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.4 `! B, r9 ~" h! g3 `8 e' q+ s' U7 S
& t$ a4 R) q- [3 N2 b) `6 qChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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/ Q7 E3 C3 F( k: d# l. ?. i, V- QChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.
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( k, a) b5 H2 e4 z+ zChinese Style: What do you feel now ?5 z, M5 E3 T8 N) a# U: r
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