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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。9 F5 t" Y2 D' A8 d5 z
希望大家喜欢!
9 K: \, l# b2 \; U, {! C+ z5 S, ZChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
% {. x5 ^% U) h5 F9 T0 SAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. % N- G& \, t; z7 A2 b
American Style: Your coat is torn.1 i/ G, k: t+ V1 k- r
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.; c" F3 e C0 R: ~0 `, J U+ Y
American Style: Let me help you with your work. " k+ A8 y( c. T; a. k9 A
( {: @, _' O8 _. y& R O6 NChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.' \$ |) _7 [4 f, m4 | y! B* {
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
b% Z7 ]) I) W8 TAmerican Style: He got better.
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% d2 l0 f6 x4 t1 jChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
) p2 ]. d1 N" Q; N U4 [6 ^American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. 4 o; ?- [3 o6 q7 f8 c
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Chinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !' t" `7 g7 y% M2 Q/ S; h) |
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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- v8 |/ d8 x3 ^Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 9 A: |$ P m7 e# }) k9 o6 T
American Style: It was still light outside. . p M" [& L1 u1 b, U1 P. e! t% u
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.( `/ Q/ a9 b- X2 R- D
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 8 G5 P0 A1 J, v3 Q; r% u
W7 S5 G+ T9 Z, k0 r' T: I3 m, ^' @Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.7 J5 v4 q: H7 G- W6 W
American Style: Any place will do. ' z. {1 Q5 E# k, c" ?7 P4 N0 k% m
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.6 R/ u; @# I/ r d. W/ H1 O& ~2 {
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
& f' O' A8 P, f2 WAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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7 v' a# M6 r3 B/ g- |Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.5 m* v, v) o/ M- i0 h
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. * h" |8 Y8 V, V
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
1 e! Q- | S0 a9 c3 E: ]American Style: Who made this salad ? 8 z1 W( m5 J4 X
% {6 X# I" o2 j. J' k6 r& w1 b5 rChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
: C5 A4 ^$ d3 ^2 ^/ j7 @American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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3 w3 X |3 @' M- p! xChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.# j/ ?0 b9 x, S3 u
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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\; \, o/ y' }: G* Z1 y6 xChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
( h8 f' ^6 U# DAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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8 N* w" g. |6 m' v9 \Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.# Z4 Z0 X' k! b; n2 A7 t3 o
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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! Z2 p% o6 Y& U% C! IChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. . f9 ]8 s: r" n
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.( f2 G g" t: I# m* g
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
1 y" l+ M( a" ^" y9 h8 P6 e1 LAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? * w( @+ a( Y& i
+ l+ c: ~) x$ h( tChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. ' s& k" h$ N3 c8 w9 s- m
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 4 [. h( l) r9 ]6 M, m( n. E
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
! ]. m" g. t; A& r& Q! [. jAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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) A* _( L- o; E8 n0 d$ JChinese Style: Don't expect me too much. 9 b* A* \% ^4 a% o
American Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. ; A1 e' c7 `# j4 f4 ^ H, e: {; [, _
' S" d# [# \, x7 e, o- NChinese Style: I know his face.
( o# E* @+ S6 R2 nAmerican Style: I know him by sight. 4 F# A/ u0 b5 v3 C; P
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
1 `; c$ z3 B- n$ Z2 WAmerican Style: I left my hat in the house. % A5 D9 A- b5 m
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin0 K8 j. O* Y1 W) R7 J' W
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin 0 V; |6 d5 J; y1 J+ ]+ q {/ D9 `- x$ l
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Chinese Style: I have a free time./ \* H4 T% F* B5 z7 a; ~
American Style: I am free.
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! |' N" r" T$ J1 r7 tChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
' p7 }" }, Z% D2 BAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East. * T7 |7 @4 G+ A* H- z5 k( @
) H- c5 B, C8 K9 r1 w, iChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
% T+ U! I6 b' v5 ?6 E& zAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
; Z, D; z: ?" n) fAmerican Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. - D* X0 l! L* c, [( Q
# \" ?# t" j3 `7 EChinese Style: Did you attend college ?
# a5 o) L! C# r. l2 `+ M% @1 ?American Style: Did you go to college ?
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0 l6 p7 t! y9 ^Chinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. : d! L5 ^: ^) d
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 3 |- o" n+ t) j C+ v+ i/ _/ |
' E8 Y# m: B! D" S% VChinese Style: I'll go there at three. , v1 c5 Y( e' _6 [
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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) D8 h: F- D# |: S2 B, RChinese Style: I am going back my home.
) g* F+ Z; M) ?American Style: I am going home.4 |7 u2 s1 _" ~& V5 C$ i6 C3 M
7 `/ V! T7 c/ J$ z; [7 f* u0 tChinese Style: His temperature went down.
7 B$ c3 T/ b' \American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. * N$ N4 {9 t ]/ K) o% b! |; R; i& x
American Style: I like green.' P9 K2 J \- h! Y
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. ' ]( X8 H4 N# D% i+ d: J
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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. a: S% Q; }7 C$ a, x. ?0 YChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. * F. c$ ~' w: I7 f" l6 B" [6 i
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.& X1 r U q6 P! I! b
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. 4 t- ~# B, I9 ~( m& h( j% Y
2 E$ Q# F5 \/ Q' A* S! dChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is.
/ W: t$ S1 z' g* e6 b, Z4 hAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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3 g9 W' W: S, ^$ T/ G. }Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.
# X4 ~4 K1 x% V/ Q7 L8 QAmerican Style: The main office is in Taipei.3 u9 y3 t& A8 b* i( e
" a E; h+ l$ w3 _Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
/ x' U/ U( [; zAmerican Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
7 H( S, w1 H! |8 K+ t6 rAmerican Style: Where are we. - v! d: `/ k( J/ ]1 K c t* G
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?
2 X" u$ Z6 c+ X- T4 N! ^) G. PAmerican Style: How much do you weigh ? , f$ j# k; z# C; x" ^# D
O7 N9 R4 b" V3 E R `Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice. 8 I! D% r5 F* i! U& n* j
American Style: He was talking loud." {% X# y5 E5 c& H0 M, B% i
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses./ m2 N/ i' i6 }# O# J" C* Q
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. / F7 b/ ?) G' U
& w# U& e$ x2 ^9 q& H" P" AChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 9 C+ J8 U k6 b8 T3 `
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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; M6 ?9 u8 }0 IChinese Style: How does she look like ?
# T3 j1 w3 d5 D; @ _American Style: What does she look like ? 1 c( f+ Q: q& x" v/ q: t
; H3 H+ Q4 r) V4 y8 }Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
$ S* g7 ~2 X8 VAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. & L8 M w5 |: z$ i; B. X! o1 m# w
7 G- A& e% S3 E1 kChinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ' X0 A. v$ D/ q* h, d% Q! [3 {0 I R
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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, |" |/ w( u2 x& X( b& E; YChinese Style: How can I do ?$ b5 I$ A, b( f
American Style: What can I do ?
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; n; [# I2 _+ O E0 ~Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
2 w4 L% H& U9 o% w/ ~" Six months "! V4 N; b8 j! F
" How about Chinese food ?"
( g4 [: o2 v. x' K* N+ o: NAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
3 k n) _/ O0 H$ d) Z1 a& [) v" Six months ": T! p# z1 [ m1 y) z! A
" Do you like Chinese food ?"8 r8 M, J3 x8 R; T: x; \7 [: N; |& l0 ^
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.: Z( `3 i" e2 E" a( A( ~: A3 H
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 8 V c) [8 T) t5 t
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.2 }. c( Y3 `; K" O$ a6 `! d
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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; @: v% y" K6 v( _Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.. |3 J5 e2 T! |5 b+ w+ Q# ?
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 1 p* t+ P8 |. b
, x* a- d9 Z! }. Z) G% lChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?* A4 D+ r$ y( V0 U0 x) q4 b
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? 6 q: M7 F( U) D' W
) e( L" a) @$ BChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !5 z) g3 w; h% G( Y3 ~+ W
American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! # b. f' z! ~: Z* L6 x
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.9 G, d5 \+ T$ x" N
American Style: She took first prize.
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( ~* @6 w# ?# P2 y2 V+ UChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
9 ^4 z! e& J z4 K: o8 g7 V) SAmerican Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 8 z! ?8 u# `% N' M' u5 J8 z
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
2 q3 [! F3 o \$ S3 yAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.* b& ?7 }( r1 F C6 b! |& x" }
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Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
) h s( Z. k6 V# nAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.# Z, O: x0 H, a1 K2 H8 W. @8 a- A5 [9 Q
American Style: Keep to the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
. _, M6 I: [8 Z T; ?American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. # l' S5 `, l+ [& z* B' g, `0 T" @
& s3 u* E1 l& j! R6 EChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
0 O9 [# x. Z0 ^* aAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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, \# p% o! Q1 T& L" SChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
/ Y; K0 I7 X$ b5 I$ C! T3 _9 U9 lAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.* e+ P9 G/ ~+ V1 N
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?0 O' ~5 J6 ]$ V. l1 N" Q9 z# X5 P; k) d$ z
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
2 ?) |1 B" q; ^$ N" `American Style: He is fighting for his bread. - w1 V$ E) N* W0 ?* r# Y, A
( q7 ]7 B# O- Y/ UChinese Style: Why do you say like that.5 b. p, L/ q% w- t* N5 @) Q
American Style: Why do you say that. 0 \5 Q3 p/ H9 b @6 R
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.4 `5 W6 z n, F0 n3 m9 z
American Style: I have no house to live in. 4 _# f- K8 { I+ m# S: P; I
1 Y: |2 o+ A( c; DChinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
# P. T) D7 C+ `$ F$ L9 @3 w$ vAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 0 e0 d. K5 _* U3 f% a1 _
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Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
; a- Z, h! L( s. h0 fAmerican Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ; {1 a! _8 V# ^
) R) x/ R( m+ \" o @% eChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
/ }% s* L7 |1 f; M. L0 H9 O2 T2 {" RAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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& Y3 ]; ^2 k5 S0 k2 p) ^8 K( ?) AChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
; w+ ^! }: K0 Q$ k# J0 oAmerican Style: Her married life was happy." S! } N6 x& m- z, y1 C
% L# M- j0 @+ i% u KChinese Style: Maybe I think so. % d) x3 f4 X5 \4 ?
American Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. ( L5 L/ B+ ~* ^( c
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.4 ~7 l: p2 C5 [( f* D" I. h2 J( ~
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
" R( s1 f4 r1 ]+ _American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake. 1 R* K' N8 @) u
American Style: This is where you are mistaken. 3 ?) C5 N5 a; L+ M8 O6 n$ g- ]
+ N* \9 v9 L, M x" S6 t5 m0 DChinese Style: I felt good mood.
6 v2 A% ^6 o1 a' Z- V- x7 d# ^American Style: I am in a good mood.
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9 i* {% A$ s- r0 H0 |Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
7 f/ X) ]' ~7 ~3 yAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. 0 s- K# f( @+ C0 v7 h
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. + N( u; `* @/ f2 y+ Z# E) ^
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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& |1 s+ f9 ?: C3 v5 g6 h: J) xChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
5 k9 D' N4 |! zAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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0 P q3 f4 _0 |5 Q X9 mChinese Style: He is our common friend.
! O8 A' \8 t. Q. M+ g/ l3 FAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. / U! s$ ]4 M( o! f5 D& Q
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. , S, X' W+ t# @& |7 I% U" K
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. - g! [: C) Y# d
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. - @9 x6 k% R1 m( J- f7 X7 \
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.% p; d, r$ H# j1 m! X
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.# ^, j: ^+ L$ j# u8 e
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. 6 G* I) [- p4 r
3 |( ^" ^, V# ]% r$ F8 ^Chinese Style: My room is narrow.
- g. T4 \9 o% n- n* C3 |) EAmerican Style: My room is small.
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, l1 l' z2 a- @( Y2 v1 dChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.4 t2 ~; |* ^# I: j) H; l$ w
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.
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" V5 E5 Q" r# M, W+ iChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. - b, e/ H0 Y7 L8 l& ]4 n3 _7 ]
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. ' f% U. K, B" ^8 ^* x$ M
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty.
& r t+ v o# o$ i. l, E1 Z/ IAmerican Style: Is this seat taken.
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]5 Z8 \& P) ~5 j- K2 L3 wChinese Style: Don't be noisy. $ D9 C; q( z- ?" t% v9 {' L
American Style: Be quiet. 3 a( I w$ Z% X1 E
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. 6 R8 A( ^% y U6 Q! k6 q
American Style: It is none of your business.
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3 T! H7 l7 c$ C# K. AChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
" @& [( j0 Z( m( ]' KAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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4 ^5 M5 ?! s# T. L3 e) AChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
% T: f1 R* P# C* `6 s8 Z# ?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. ) [, G3 ^6 h" G% I* k" Q
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.: s4 L& h" I4 V" t" C3 f/ E7 i
5 I$ _& \% S" v) f- G( ^Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly. : s. l2 P) V0 ?' d4 p/ b& y' R
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.4 V# f& ^1 j6 y; l# B+ ~
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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.
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9 J/ ? Q+ Z2 I. M0 uChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
: g9 _, P4 I& ^& Q8 Z8 X- aAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? . R" z8 s! X( n/ r5 B. h3 {0 T. s
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 1 K0 c* F1 U) J. M( r( Q8 @0 L
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
k6 |4 B4 a( z7 fAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.# j1 ~$ w/ i8 S2 g
% _) W) e# Q2 `. I1 z' A/ z% TChinese Style: She married old.
' @ G2 ?# M6 ?8 M/ Y4 z6 tAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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* ?3 | W0 m8 d dChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. + \( o+ o5 O" @$ W
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. 4 B% u; t/ P: v' Z! g+ c
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
: W# @ Z% Y1 q! R% F8 LAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. ) o' p5 |7 C6 R9 ^& h
American Style: Open your books to page 20. 9 M2 H5 j* @! q0 e$ R7 b$ m6 e ]
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 8 ~; Q/ L! f( Z$ C/ G% r
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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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.
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Chinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. ' D/ t9 @; I8 O D+ o" z+ d
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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Chinese Style: Let's play together.
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American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. 7 {; U6 i8 w' v. N; c
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan. 9 w" J2 h- t8 M1 l1 j) [
9 {7 F( g$ f+ D0 `Chinese Style: I'm a public servant.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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0 {, s8 d1 @ Z5 u RChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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Chinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. 3 z8 V- o' L# h; t+ t- r
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Chinese Style: Shall we sit in that sofa ? 4 c9 ]. y+ L& F& ]" C" u
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! L6 }3 w1 c+ CChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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Chinese Style: My pay cannot support my living.
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4 ? X6 M$ n0 R% k+ j3 [6 r% N: eChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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6 t# }" W1 T; z: K. }2 u* GChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
# z0 N( x! T3 n9 I: @' X( ZAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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9 _: c3 f% b* r- X3 rChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.
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