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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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8 J/ t, {0 F9 l5 i/ XChinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken.
. V! I) D0 m! o8 l+ z: l( wAmerican Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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Chinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
! Y. E4 X {5 c3 R6 [3 o8 ^American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. ' F7 S2 d0 H% @' G1 {) O9 y% ]
5 r& F8 D0 C1 \% xChinese Style: He becomes better.
/ c, B; V% U" K2 b9 k! nAmerican Style: He got better.
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
1 E1 e2 S- j* u/ v3 c' XAmerican Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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8 F9 Z4 V, l& m1 E* BChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !' R: ] m+ Y8 X1 R1 t8 Z' A
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. * h, N% l8 O! t: m: s9 Z; C
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.* P6 A( N& K+ P
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. ; ^) p& `$ F1 y( t" }
/ x {- |7 P) O$ sChinese Style: Anywhere will do.2 E9 L/ k" K) j0 s9 w7 ]
American Style: Any place will do. $ f, J" ]& L- z
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
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" {: J) w4 X( nChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.) z; [9 E/ J# L. I. b! t* @
American Style: I don't feel well.
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9 s7 H: U, Q* ?8 HChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
; Q4 ?! a$ [) q% L: g' i: @, L( GAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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' |; ?$ }) `7 G( g% iChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?2 O% t& F1 m% Q: z- o( U
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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8 s, ?2 ~7 B9 v* S; @+ x) gChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
3 {8 x2 T- z4 T; [& dAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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2 t! {- k1 [$ g* c* qChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
m) l+ _6 R5 k. W; D" [American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. - }) M9 E1 Q6 o0 }1 s: ?
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
/ y5 a9 y% e' C6 T7 ]American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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8 `, D, `# U: T' bChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.* o; h( L0 P! l5 {' X, Y
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 6 d0 @& w- p$ @2 G- s
American Style: Keep off the grass. 9 E& z/ I8 M- M; T* c) k
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month./ X2 L: Y# F+ y
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
: w! C/ i/ c; X1 Q: W& |8 ?American Style: Would you like something to drink ? : p# F! f+ G `
) J" X8 @' \ W9 F [ \Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
0 ~2 M" b% _, c+ Q! ^' `0 G+ zAmerican Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. + m1 w, c0 _( ?, L+ R) M
American Style: I am not athletic.
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+ @* M1 o( ^+ i6 J! KChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
2 h ~+ D7 D3 u. jAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. # s0 [8 \. E3 C0 w2 l. y
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
) k, \4 P5 V0 Z4 x: f3 K( O+ R2 [American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
6 l5 t* L- [" p: \American Style: I left my hat in the house. 4 D/ c& c% f9 j$ f8 D+ c% ^2 |2 l9 f
* h+ Q- ^ B5 L" [ bChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin+ w& ]/ c5 M% x$ b% B$ g4 }
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.2 [) ]3 }" x1 d6 R9 q h/ B
American Style: I am free.
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0 u! y. H" d4 ~; O, f. KChinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
8 J j3 G- A0 k5 z' W& OAmerican Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.. f$ n5 ?4 @1 q/ [: \+ l
American Style: The thief got in through the window.5 b$ P" q) W/ P3 d% ^
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
% j: u( M x2 {* P: D+ ]American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. / [. Z/ B/ [/ g* k# J" e/ W
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?+ O8 F+ C/ J5 n7 @2 ^# r! i1 L
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.
$ k, u( T" e4 L/ D+ p8 q/ w8 z' H& oAmerican Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea.
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; @( x( @) z' g* o8 m! p gChinese Style: I'll go there at three. 0 v6 H \* |: K# L; Z! V8 a
American Style: I'll be there at three.
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home. " t& U _4 S" w* U$ T& W
American Style: I am going home.# a6 e* J% E* P5 F
! y5 I5 q/ l) \" o1 n, w/ e5 S3 @0 yChinese Style: His temperature went down.
0 |( C# [" l+ K u5 yAmerican Style: His temperature came down.
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* U! v7 V1 o; U8 @ I" J" ^Chinese Style: I like green color. ! @ c/ Z; p; f! _1 j
American Style: I like green.
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% h2 [' ?- P9 X i& a7 wChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
! ~5 B. S4 k5 jAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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, o& U- f8 D0 D0 ~9 S) KChinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 3 U u4 Z z8 v" L+ e; N# T9 M# q' |
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. 8 u1 v4 p- M) h; |, d/ Z2 q
+ P" y* n3 Q! Y7 NChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open. J5 ]3 h& g4 n7 O
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. , h F$ m& U- q: Z- c
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.$ j" J/ H# v- Y' h% J
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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M2 m" [3 B( h6 ^Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. # ?2 c; U" N: M. D6 b
American Style: He cannot read or write. 7 r+ H3 W1 h/ K' @4 W$ G
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
5 I. ]- J6 w; W! P' M% W( DAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?% Y* [; h5 N5 p
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
, s( E. z0 H) v; }: O* C7 BAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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3 `/ ~( r3 S7 b3 I8 N1 z. HChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
9 V: v9 l" `( b$ @) }" TAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 8 q4 Y- E4 S/ {
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.8 I0 p1 {& l" X' ^0 ~4 T
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
& s l) O; E; w: ] dAmerican Style: What does she look like ?
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, e N3 @* {1 q7 G9 QChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. $ a n4 J+ D+ |/ Y2 R
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. . [& O _9 r/ E3 d. q2 n$ G) @
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan.
4 m: X! v& J! g6 VAmerican Style: What do you think about Taiwan.: c3 W; @6 W" j2 d( u' }# @
( E1 a7 Q% j9 H5 d$ T( I! A, z" ?; jChinese Style: How can I do ?
4 C; ^: s) B( x" C% Q+ N* YAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
4 }6 A& D# B! |% X" Six months " ^7 W% S+ a- X) f
" How about Chinese food ?"0 R/ g! W( s9 Z5 |1 `1 J# I% w. \1 k
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
. c6 v# x. ?2 e: T: {) Z9 b! }" Six months "
2 V$ B1 _; _% K M2 u4 V9 [ K" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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! i) y Y* `$ e3 g3 Q! ~9 MChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.6 c2 g/ a& p6 d9 n+ @
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 6 @# m$ I. q8 Z& ]9 L0 @" L
- W: |% @# i& A WChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
$ h% _0 x' ], X; N1 hAmerican Style: There is a limit to my patience. $ }4 E+ }( U# t# n4 w4 A
* I/ e- @. ~. s8 |9 ]' V, ^Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.. t; e" j& D# ?- g6 _
American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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7 z. F/ \- i) X: v6 tChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?3 }/ C7 s7 g0 I; s5 v" m- k
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? ! u" G% o7 |5 t! Q
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
2 {2 |% u" r; ?- L3 ?, f% Q4 NAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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4 z" T2 S9 A& q2 u' B0 J+ eChinese Style: She was first prize.' I2 Y. E3 F! n$ f6 r
American Style: She took first prize. # V7 ]& K) k# k+ ^0 e
1 \6 \. W% _/ }+ jChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .' R% c5 A1 F" V+ ~5 ?, K' [
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 2 f' p0 s: q, f1 g }2 l! X1 I
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
& ~& N' e, {$ l5 @( W/ i% @American Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.& ?1 |6 o# Y2 l$ B8 f0 y& q
$ j. I4 ~, r l) FChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.' k; H+ [( T; X# f( P# J
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ( Y5 Z! r: h6 g+ N; X! r, @) \% z2 P
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.! K' F4 l! `9 D
American Style: Keep to the right. 6 m( g4 J7 D2 [
* ^( t: a1 |' JChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
0 {) ]" k* U7 @! S% G3 bAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. 9 U8 ?& f' ]( k/ n7 u& }
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.# v2 d" f& O7 e# U
American Style: The train was about an hour late.8 Q8 k, }0 J0 x' Z+ P
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. 7 s/ v" c, Q0 [# E
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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7 [$ x1 ^. c" a3 R1 HChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
* l, T5 |/ q. @! pAmerican Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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3 v1 o, S5 i; q3 A% i5 IChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.: D A/ B9 G) S/ s/ q6 i; s. M
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that., |! X1 y9 F; P! V& t2 P, ]4 X, e
American Style: Why do you say that. ( X4 b5 \7 T; T* F! a) Z
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.& B3 K. P2 V, [( V8 B* B
American Style: I have no house to live in. ! D: b7 ` k- m$ Q2 Y
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
( C5 r8 B" X/ E) _# k rAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. 0 x4 P7 M' Y5 H; z- e
9 h3 ]+ j4 _& w8 c( GChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. / g5 @* `3 V. M5 Q S# u+ D
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. % C% U, e1 r! Y) u, a. w. ^
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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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& w: R& f3 n9 O: i5 L9 Y5 gChinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
' K% L! r# d/ G) P% _7 dAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.& H6 W }! H. g
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so.
8 T# P6 ^# }' v$ z$ p$ DAmerican Style: I think so.
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55. # k- G( I0 Z1 r' {1 s
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.' m( {( ?/ c# o# l% g& f% x
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. , ~1 b% [# N) _5 [
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.9 s* ]0 z' T) @2 U4 q# U! s
5 X* l1 U5 K+ w/ b9 t$ \6 m; [Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
+ X' P `# i. ], h$ b- ], ZAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
2 g' _0 k3 Q7 c0 oAmerican Style: I am in a good mood.
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0 s% H' \5 S+ S- e8 [/ @Chinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
( U) l9 W' H9 |6 o+ N& CAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours. 4 M8 C3 [, u1 V5 k5 p
k _; A9 n. ~3 J& [Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 4 Z2 z- z) @; p' R0 L2 Q( G" w
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. ) _9 ]$ x9 w6 v" H. }
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 8 C& H0 w+ N* G; v6 a8 i- G
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. % f2 @" b8 a, Z _' W
( t$ ~1 O# o; j2 [9 H0 OChinese Style: He is our common friend.
3 ~, @- w3 F; v7 I T. sAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. . O- ]# q: C8 p R: c6 B
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.
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.. d* H' [$ S1 a7 n; ]# m( H- b
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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) o3 w. q' f& w5 _: U3 A. N4 |Chinese Style: My room is narrow., ^% Z$ \ `: {! l5 j3 w
American Style: My room is small.
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" V5 V% X; n2 C0 y& fChinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.% y9 |. Y, H2 _( Z* }8 P; y* h
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.5 @! @7 U3 j! C4 S
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Chinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes. " B. K/ `7 b% G4 U2 Q
American Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes. $ x' H& s# S' P& e n
" |) [3 N$ o6 r1 O: j- E5 ?Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. * J* c" ^8 z' m# q, o' ?4 O
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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( d0 u# A0 J4 [# _Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. 7 s h! l- H* E$ e
American Style: Be quiet.
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! |+ r$ q$ R: jChinese Style: It is not of only your business.
e% {, t- R* S v7 yAmerican Style: It is none of your business.
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1 @9 v2 Z' b* w: T1 Q: dChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
, Q- Q4 }7 f) x1 G+ V r; kAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. 7 T+ Q5 c$ B2 l0 M
/ K4 I6 B! O7 L3 d) _6 nChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
1 m8 [9 ?0 i- B) y# n" rAmerican Style: This is the key to my room. , v- J% I! ~( q2 E2 t
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. / g8 \* k% x1 E
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
2 S( @4 E% m, c2 `$ J. X( S: yAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way. ^5 e8 c1 [4 k/ h
( i7 c, ^' P4 A5 z" V/ c3 RChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
D) {2 O' }* [' c8 k( sAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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- t4 d3 e9 h( N* Z* X0 U: S7 w. i8 [Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. [8 t* m, i5 i
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
7 \' C: ~- Z- N% pAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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/ _8 w, E U3 V/ V# T0 ]( r, d8 xChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
( v6 @5 f; k+ xAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 1 j& K+ v1 E6 w4 T, x$ d" ~0 ~
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.+ e+ |5 e; P8 c4 S. w; Z9 o5 \- F
4 Z! O; ^* F( f. Z, hChinese Style: She married old. " G6 C% }( e, p7 z w+ a
American Style: She married late in life.
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! T1 w v( G; L8 tChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. . f) i( b& _6 o' ]2 }
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. $ F, ~9 J! C) n2 ?6 Y2 q
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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1 j& V A9 b- o$ }Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. O; @: w$ ~" I# W \
American Style: Open your books to page 20. # _- A" n( V" H9 j) x! z6 L1 D
" l" s/ A$ n0 f( d4 L3 ]" a! u- eChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. " u: d: g6 v. {; B7 v9 {
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. : T) m' D1 C& v* i' N
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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5 P% E+ B$ C& v. f% E( jChinese Style: I like to paint this door to black. ; z, i- w6 X% ?
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/ g5 j, w8 k, r. e" X; XChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.
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* s3 r; V4 b/ e( ~, T1 HChinese Style: What do you feel now ?6 b8 x# [9 ^1 E/ n8 p5 A$ z" o8 B
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: w3 [) K, n& d& O5 A) V* bChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.% }! B' K0 M7 X) o& i
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