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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。! ?- ?. @ Z4 c A* ^! s& k
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Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 6 E) V, z3 {9 f8 w, R9 e c
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. ; ~- b3 z0 c! `! d+ M; a
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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4 h* L, S2 I( H3 }Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
# ^" @+ H( x7 K" v) K, m* G ?American Style: Let me help you with your work. ' i" c. I- L: a+ I& P
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.# [% x" Y, n! K7 s+ j/ C3 \
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. & R: N- f9 ^; w* B
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.: E, W' p5 ^+ I5 m; f0 O
American Style: He got better. 4 K7 ]# N2 M& Q
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
. y$ ]# U0 n1 U" BAmerican 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 !% c5 u: `" A6 a: w. k
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! % O) ~" C# @* Q
4 v! c7 o5 M: O. Z P3 _ g2 @Chinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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$ Q/ S; I$ x+ w( RChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.. N- {5 l( _- B
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people.
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9 B4 q8 \2 u6 O6 tChinese Style: Anywhere will do.: ]% B N' m+ d- ~$ f1 \/ s
American Style: Any place will do. 1 \/ }) j' K" n1 v3 A( `/ z
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
! v, q; y$ C" [$ `& v! C* jAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute. _0 B3 ^$ d( Z9 H3 ~
3 [0 p) X* F8 a; OChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
) D: {$ O. d. q5 Y" nAmerican Style: I don't feel well. ' @' W* k! D" K" D& H
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform. O, c! u0 Z) d/ ^6 C
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. * x8 I! k8 `" K; u
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?. H/ ^4 x' k! e1 w4 H; L# G
American Style: Who made this salad ? 0 w `; G% D9 ~$ v$ T1 k
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
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9 L6 R4 B* c, Z% @& U$ `. R! cChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.! ~ N u4 C7 }% I+ i( A( i
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.* |7 K" k# W* V; N/ S6 W3 c2 B1 t2 j
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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; V% P$ v. e7 G7 K1 KChinese Style: Don't step on the grass.
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' L1 M. n( f) M* B; M+ IChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
' ~: w0 @$ q9 p; iAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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8 C* U8 Y9 }- |! w% [Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
0 L6 W P5 t9 [0 {American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 7 [! F z: a0 Y; p2 r& P6 A
- X% o2 ~+ L; F' D% l! ^0 T" aChinese Style: I have no exercise talent. ; [2 s+ ]5 M: }2 w. f* i0 g- S5 f
American Style: I am not athletic.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
1 d1 G# s7 }( PAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. / s3 _4 L8 J! r% E
8 n& A- e k% K0 o I, ^, MChinese Style: I know his face. 5 R3 w% |/ P# ?# Q8 _
American Style: I know him by sight. # n3 r5 g7 v& a
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
^3 S' ? j; t! q e8 j" GAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. ; R; D/ x `6 V7 D% W# _2 ~
9 {7 Y4 C1 o O' N6 S: sChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin" M8 M. i3 C; Q" `; P2 A' o& x% ^
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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; \8 A' [/ U0 ]! u) L4 M6 t9 b; ~Chinese Style: I have a free time.8 ?" N0 x4 ^, N1 ?- C' Z( Q7 R
American Style: I am free.# {6 }. p T( h C
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.+ c$ @, C4 O3 z1 o
American Style: The sun rises in the East. 8 t5 Z. d- X$ |% P; g& M% k
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.1 ^! b R% h$ t! W* }& E+ v5 C
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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6 `* e9 V, _- s" L- }5 O. X$ |Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10., R0 |4 n3 @% S' v+ F/ Z- ^* D! h- G
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 4 d: |- _$ z- k. _2 f. ]" s
- L$ X9 n: o6 q8 A( {1 |& NChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
. R3 q) o& I! D. h" f7 QAmerican 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. - R: O' p! R- F
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.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. ' ~' k/ e5 d6 t/ e7 k, O
American Style: I am going home.6 }2 _8 i) O7 m5 E
- j* Q5 {1 p7 {% Z$ s7 F# |Chinese Style: His temperature went down. # n m* j5 o& a: }) a) U) y9 h, e; M9 B
American Style: His temperature came down.
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# `% E! y$ o) GChinese Style: I like green color.
8 t3 o8 V/ Z: k2 p& v9 QAmerican Style: I like green.$ o6 X5 I1 T% v, [0 ?' f/ [
, _1 j2 D# l/ k! U& u- x5 v: G7 f9 oChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
+ G N) O# b5 v$ eAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.+ h, j( \1 G( X: N) E# S, y: i: |
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. $ O. [1 C, H% D! m% A
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. $ o4 d7 H( h; h
3 F' d2 U7 |2 T0 QChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.8 q6 R1 _, \6 ^- v0 g1 G- Q5 p
American 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.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.9 m8 n) i* X9 r) R6 U/ o+ H
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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; r% C0 l! T7 y# I# M9 l6 yChinese Style: He cannot read and write. * v( q* E3 b9 [* \, S
American Style: He cannot read or write. # M, w4 f+ F8 r3 q% s, ]
- e0 l4 P; i0 p) H* sChinese Style: Where is here.2 J8 ]* V. x( W/ F( i
American Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
' a! h* y$ u1 J6 fAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ?
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3 [8 d) [* F! h6 G' {* X# b& B8 g* cChinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. + M- _6 f. d2 U' [& U
American Style: He was talking loud.8 }" I( [( e q6 |
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.& Y+ P3 ~. B1 P" ]' A
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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, X' X5 {' {- aChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 1 Q3 m+ S* U' y/ [% x; `! H$ r
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.; `- N( m* ?1 |+ @
8 A) Z) Y3 c6 o. m8 B7 u% z3 |Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
l& B1 f: U6 V4 L+ N4 @& I1 }American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. / j- t" K4 f: x) Y% y. \! g: U6 w' c0 T) _
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. % b) h" w5 J! K- n7 _0 m
1 G8 C* |$ A, T3 UChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
2 F8 V$ ]% ? o0 m2 S( ?American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
; z% i n+ |1 r( f) ^$ @American Style: What can I do ? 3 h* x4 \# U5 R2 y( v( W: I* }
1 F5 R. e1 E& y# h9 LChinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"/ X( ~! y/ A# A+ o
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" How about Chinese food ?"
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" Six months "
0 k; [1 Z' p q- k9 b5 p" Do you like Chinese food ?"6 t k( X% p0 U' ^
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital." l4 ?7 J0 T) g4 e6 M1 Q
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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6 @6 O& \5 p6 sChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.0 J$ B' y. H0 p/ J9 p8 u. K9 w; i
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. / n5 W# @4 r3 O+ o4 {' \
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.5 O9 g- V: l0 h& d6 t# R
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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# ?, H& u8 W: Q, g" |4 zChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
/ H+ _, c3 M7 q3 |* P7 f3 MAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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' X( b) f% g4 }Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
$ U; D# V$ }& o' G) j0 FAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! 9 L6 |- {5 e$ Z+ |: e" I( _* o4 \
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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 .0 U- z& S! l9 Y/ {, U; F+ R
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. ! \$ v6 c, x! N3 }
6 {, r' Y. f: K) W" Y: B5 n. AChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late. 4 `4 l* e$ v/ d% T
American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.9 t* q0 ?8 y H1 D. ]
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.& ?* t/ K& I% h( l! v
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. & R* O8 Z* N9 u
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.0 ^- [! t- A. ^8 `
American Style: Keep to the right. H$ g3 H& {6 l
) H5 P3 e0 E4 U7 u$ }Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.+ L' M8 c$ D! r* e" P1 g& S
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.. A. q1 l$ [, h0 T4 A* ^/ e. \# G$ Y
American Style: The train was about an hour late." b5 `6 Y$ J) v) i/ H" P
8 ?/ o6 Z; ^4 o% F/ D. }! i* WChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
3 l1 M) I$ W) Z2 @% Z9 l2 JAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.$ M# h4 f5 Z, D5 h1 P$ K
4 r7 K( H [& F7 W1 @Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. / Q8 d" w1 _$ X9 I6 Y
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ? y: ^- `; \( S4 F
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? D9 g2 a, J* |- J
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.! k R" J L* D# z* F* Z$ s
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that. c; k3 g6 f, V" R9 q' l# T1 q$ T
American Style: Why do you say that. ! P! l; X$ ^' O/ ^) c- U% K- D4 B
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.7 y# z2 r; i' F# B
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
& v. a! m2 X" O5 L( l& w+ d' J+ vAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. & t C' {" \$ X' J& C
# U* h. |1 U- O3 l$ wChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
; _1 ?/ |8 @, h% EAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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, _2 e+ F" J% M% X8 L0 cChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
2 K3 Y: a) b5 C+ Q O kAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.+ h! Q+ C4 g. m7 @/ B- ]
% ]; `# ?$ c8 t; f jChinese Style: Maybe I think so. " i& f% p9 [" R/ P
American Style: I think so.
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0 z z4 ^9 J$ L* d. G: D7 AChinese Style: The club's members are 55. 1 e) _, t8 d4 G4 X7 u" ~0 I
American Style: There are 55 members in the club. F K0 ]0 d% c/ A% p
+ S. N j6 d9 f) m" ^Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
3 L) ?5 V2 v3 U* gAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.1 J/ N' h$ f5 C0 c
) ~& j$ f9 {( \( a. nChinese Style: This is where you mistake. ) I& O6 J `$ p# |' b) [! l
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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$ Y% m+ C4 i' ?5 A5 c5 QChinese Style: I felt good mood. ( w* D+ C* U; p0 K) g1 j
American Style: I am in a good mood. + o- J+ v6 }3 l' S& y
+ _/ B3 q1 b6 g1 V6 OChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. 0 P; I D" ]3 r8 x+ J$ r- l" a9 _# L
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. . Z/ l% p" w, ]: J4 X7 H8 e
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
p3 T L2 @/ Q3 u i! [8 _American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. . N2 M" u$ A" U+ G
5 G( m) T4 F AChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
2 g" t0 a) e0 HAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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+ `! L9 _- l2 ?% qChinese Style: He is our common friend. , ]8 I6 Z# S& H6 v; a: V: f" F
American Style: He is our mutual friend. 5 l7 k0 Z5 `6 O$ J
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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' D- E# M, y/ yChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. . k- f* W6 X1 k6 \
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.
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: z$ f. a& q- b, y) X7 sChinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
! c2 W! }' V$ sAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 6 ^6 t( K; d& ]" u6 H; } z
, y! } S, x9 |' i h1 MChinese Style: My room is narrow.
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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.
3 ~ H# y) l, T, PAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. . V$ R' S0 n9 W6 H& G
" V1 A) g, x, m% o8 n1 E3 ]. |% VChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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" {+ C& x( K0 S1 n; K* ~Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. # ?, E! t, E+ E) `9 S! A
American Style: Be quiet.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
3 T6 N% i5 } O% y o( [# Y2 zAmerican Style: It is none of your business. z) k7 [: C' b2 w! [
! V/ H- J+ ?& @, y( ]; fChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you. 5 C' ] B( ]1 n$ y5 ~. v/ {& A* g; [
American Style: I will do anything I can for you. + X3 v! T: P; ]+ ~( \5 S
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room.
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
6 t$ J: H% C5 w1 {American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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; h+ d: ]& A& k0 c0 gChinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
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; `, }3 G' ]1 k& n& jChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. * l! x6 j. x2 p" c$ L
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. . p! U; W U- B, d8 n! |
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. . }6 \6 L) B7 z6 u! ^7 [$ \
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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. U; [) J3 c( h, iChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
$ H9 W) ?+ r7 s- \/ N" PAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. , I3 Z* A+ [7 ~2 A& W) \& G! f
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
% m6 g, C2 \, ?American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ) k& {9 Y( ?% s7 T5 Y) l# }
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 1 F3 `" V7 _ Y# B; o9 [$ f7 q
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. : u2 x+ G+ B4 E. D& S( r" t! p/ o
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. : D& D7 ]- _0 l1 r! m5 U# q' U
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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; N7 n5 P0 H0 B4 d- XChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 7 P" u$ T, o0 z1 H& `8 p) v) Q+ {) d
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. N. m" Q7 B7 o) d' n
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. % b. _ L9 [7 S. E# E' G# w) H
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess. " a3 H) R; Q& H9 x8 g
5 N- d0 x: A4 X/ @Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. ' p$ l5 x) ]: a: t3 E4 L2 C
American Style: I'd like to paint this door black./ p6 e; _& L3 G! v' Z
$ o' T! @; H3 ~; Q! j$ r9 qChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. 9 ^" C) a$ t/ t; \- k# n
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' D R$ {4 R7 `, r1 K4 OChinese Style: Give me a phone. % \& w7 I- b- p* C
American Style: Give me a phone call.
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Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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American Style: I had a very good time today.& Z5 m7 Z# v3 K4 W; A: B' \8 l( j
, b& Z( d/ D5 `+ N6 XChinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
* I: A1 c7 ~7 f+ dAmerican Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. 6 @- B5 Q5 S3 _6 h# t) l
* u, Y8 l2 F/ M( K6 l. ^Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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American Style: I work for the government.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.8 |) D4 Y+ o+ Y5 {5 N
American Style: She is naive. 6 K G0 O7 Y j) H
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
2 }2 @) Z+ ?" L# h. HAmerican Style: This book deserves to be read several times. 7 {" n1 c5 c5 s" t: e- f/ @/ f* x
- r* [- o/ j/ c kChinese Style: I like red tea.
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9 j0 ~5 E( R& P* r& {- RChinese Style: History repeats.
: x: s5 r& }" l. d2 K) }American Style: History repeats itself.
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: q: b( z+ S- f Y; \* UChinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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Chinese Style: I went to the sea.
5 L% Z. ]' d& C3 r6 E# B; G2 WAmerican Style: I went to the beach./ B! H4 T) B# M
) W/ |6 R' x+ \, HChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. ' k0 a7 ^; X1 I. P: o
American Style: The door was closed when I returned home. 0 {: s( W& X0 q( G2 P o7 C
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+ Z2 r7 j# Z$ P( |) oAmerican Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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+ r# ]+ B; F0 `9 f; DChinese Style: This steak is soft." t) x8 [8 G$ I, @; B$ _$ F8 c% ?
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American Style: He hit me hard. ! k5 I6 m1 D7 I: x* ?. {% `
7 A% I5 _! W' r$ ^. M4 yChinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
1 ^7 R; o9 o( t1 h# YAmerican Style: My pay is not enough to live on.
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Chinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.+ r3 V. b1 D' e+ ~& Z* E- y v
American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 1 T* Z/ _5 N1 a8 o
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9 w5 g5 R* q- J; w8 NChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
; o& [$ f2 m/ x; @6 ]1 gAmerican Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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American Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.3 M' a5 _! e. F
6 l) O6 q% u# yChinese Style: Is your camera this kind ?; d& x' y/ @$ q) q
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& ]* Z( o- k6 A4 V0 W: xChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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2 M0 c* _* @8 C$ R( t& g4 ]4 NChinese Style: Today is hot.
* W l1 R/ T) cAmerican Style: It's hot today.
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- }2 ^0 o4 o, N& B. k4 |' [! fAmerican Style: How much does it come to ? 5 R! {# v ~2 B2 o4 I
/ M {& u; M6 L5 b3 gChinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.
" D/ d0 W& w( r! R8 aAmerican Style: We changed trains at Woodland. - m# m0 W$ V9 r" D; Y
; v5 j2 ?1 {" X7 Z9 s* rChinese Style: I traveled to Europe.
. l3 T* D/ B0 V+ k& fAmerican Style: I made a trip to Europe. - W7 p4 A( {$ ?; s
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/ i" [( R8 K8 F* h5 b; @American Style: What time is it by your watch. 9 Z4 b) d( z I9 C
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American Style: I don't know what he said., n" b* G/ o; `" w
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( n6 ~& Z2 ~% J0 d1 rAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?5 A( ?) J* @% \; j/ X4 t7 L1 H
0 Y- |. \! m: o+ N8 B- v$ s$ hChinese Style: What season do you like best ?- t$ d. x( ^) ?5 o4 p
American Style: Which season do you like best ?
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