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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.
1 u g3 A6 O0 H! ~% ]1 l6 aAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. , ^, c7 s$ M" i6 S% e
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. 2 |9 O# U' c( z5 j. M' g* }
American Style: Your coat is torn.2 k/ ^3 C* _! k8 H
a9 i/ f2 [' u6 H7 R+ }Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.+ l9 S T# U; S- v
American Style: Let me help you with your work. , ?2 ]. t" D% v
% p7 Q5 g+ Z! ~4 k/ D1 XChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
* D [2 |. ]9 a/ [+ b% r& l9 OAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. 1 k+ h* G1 k/ J$ @
1 M! Z _ P9 r6 s) c3 T$ u; D' {Chinese Style: He becomes better.
$ r( e h6 |) p. }0 e9 h, NAmerican Style: He got better. 3 y: q$ e$ `1 O' x# J6 _2 s; W
4 n( W w! Z: p1 m8 A: G+ v9 `Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.
+ ]/ z- R# W: Q2 z. }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 !
9 e: a# Y1 e; u5 |3 u# H3 ^/ WAmerican 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.- E) ]& i s! b
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 8 E+ P( z' k9 l& D
5 y5 n" @+ H1 K; h1 X, B( f3 tChinese Style: Anywhere will do.+ N! h1 G+ r8 G, J
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
5 Q' N" o, k& Q1 F3 W1 N6 W. oAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.( b; o2 j* x$ \* ]" A
American Style: I don't feel well. ! C% I6 T# ?4 ^$ K
% Z" v. P9 D* W% n5 M% M; y3 oChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
4 b; \; r2 O6 Y' K4 X% JAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
4 n; b# j" p/ m& v9 hAmerican Style: Who made this salad ? ' ~2 W: W2 @1 ?; i* H: E
9 j! A: E& M5 fChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.3 s T- n1 B/ T
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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Chinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.
" \% e, l$ V" b( O( \% T5 nAmerican Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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/ {/ N* ?4 B" B7 K' S' n2 ZChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
. x+ Y+ M6 @3 E# b0 UAmerican Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English. % m: J" r+ M7 m& C) p$ W
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
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9 i& O4 b- n G1 P1 { oChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 5 n( G8 V9 D5 T9 ?" p% T
American Style: Keep off the grass.
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/ C l+ l# e, ?) Z$ w, J C% NChinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.0 d7 m T" T% @; ?3 F. F2 l
American Style: I get paid twice a month.. / z7 X$ j H. h( _+ P
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? ' t! c3 k: B8 ]1 q" j# l% N4 T
American Style: Would you like something to drink ? - a. i2 A. v Z/ t9 _0 n5 b8 g
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Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. % l0 X) T! |$ t3 y% H
American Style: Let me feel your pulse. 4 p/ P. z) r8 D/ G, Y" |& ~
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. - l5 w% I! `8 e j: h0 Y
American Style: I am not athletic. ' d+ a; ]( H% j
5 g7 u* P* t) F3 ~: X# Q) e/ L+ h, ^Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
2 G. S) X3 a- F2 UAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. / q+ R" O& J2 q1 A" E K: z3 _
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Chinese Style: I know his face.
5 @: P9 [1 ] |3 \7 kAmerican Style: I know him by sight. 8 Z) U2 b. q# g$ [; @1 X$ a
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house., K0 k" b7 Q+ ^
American Style: I left my hat in the house. + D, }, d% a/ j7 ]
% b% }7 p% L. C# u9 nChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
4 B, a, D. |! v/ `: |( `American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.* x3 ?0 e; x' r) q
American Style: The sun rises in the East.
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Chinese Style: The thief got in from the window.( g# Y% ?/ ^! j
American Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.5 u: p# B# J6 E
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. 0 ]6 h" p& b* P" s$ g
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?7 U" @$ w, p- _5 d
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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6 ~+ B$ i4 i! u5 s3 ~# kChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go. ' U3 \% U1 p9 T
American Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up the idea. 4 E0 K+ A+ n! } ?: H
4 U/ }; e8 P, ^Chinese Style: I'll go there at three. 5 L; B, D% R7 `( b3 u. i* p
American Style: I'll be there at three.8 Q+ ~) N* L1 Q: L& ?
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Chinese Style: I am going back my home.
# J0 l1 E8 I( d! }' t5 F' w9 qAmerican Style: I am going home.
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/ ?2 W5 ^$ [; E6 CChinese Style: His temperature went down. 8 C+ I! N" ^6 Y5 m2 Q" Z& i
American Style: His temperature came down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color.
: z+ K' C& M9 f( SAmerican Style: I like green.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
7 O# f: c, a( M) t9 n+ rAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have.
4 g; }1 }0 g& Y6 q' X! KAmerican Style: Give me money, if you have any. . M6 T* F" R6 m: X4 o; T* c
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Chinese Style: You'll have 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; A6 p5 n; ?7 dAmerican Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. % P* M, i3 q$ G/ r( ?' L* W
" u0 S. N& |$ j* |) X) D' ?# e6 vChinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.( P1 g* s8 z; ?# ?* k( _9 n3 J, \
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.$ A% C: X: Z2 \7 L3 B- X
, g* q* @/ w) q" `4 LChinese Style: He cannot read and write. 3 V% j( {8 c2 ]/ Q1 N5 {
American Style: He cannot read or write. ! ]/ a, S) e! N8 `7 W" y& V# ?" `
5 O& Y2 m/ ]/ kChinese Style: Where is here.
! a1 P. {: x, f" V |1 z2 [1 ZAmerican Style: Where are we.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?- b% U7 N. l; o1 q, G
American Style: How much do you weigh ? % h, o3 f; s1 ?$ E. x$ c- T
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
* x# n) @3 g* c# ]3 ~5 _7 `American Style: He was talking loud.
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/ I" c1 \# R9 j. H) `Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.
" X0 E6 i1 |0 E* u) q. UAmerican Style: Most Westerners have long noses. / @9 u. ~ Q: I( M
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. - G" S' d' h+ W2 }' W) a
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
! e P2 q" j: _6 P0 D2 _American Style: What does she look like ? 5 S% C5 h: a7 p
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it. * p9 k+ v0 d! k/ r$ T2 E3 U, l
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. - |; ]0 U+ F( w9 @
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. + M1 P/ E- y% j* X# S. F* g* H
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.7 x) h7 B4 f( x" Y+ B- g- }
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
( X8 C. P* D3 Y% }1 j* UAmerican Style: What can I do ?
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0 C7 j7 {8 u! `Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"% c. y$ g! k7 g7 C
" Six months "# k: z) D7 A9 D& N5 J& t4 @
" How about Chinese food ?"
7 D v, i+ d6 `1 O! H# `) F& y. ]( AAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
7 c4 f+ h q# e0 h+ V) B8 @. H" Six months "/ g5 N3 B3 s+ w/ D! O7 X
" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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$ _5 L. z- v; vChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
7 I9 O8 b9 N7 d! \American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. ) v% _) k% X* k
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.6 a- G# m4 d& P- M
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. $ u+ B7 D3 J- G$ Z' b9 a8 \; Y' {
$ K+ X3 m% l/ {4 EChinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.+ E' z) z" |( K2 ]8 g/ g
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. : v( E4 E: w- e; p& _8 C
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Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?
L6 Y( S( j. fAmerican Style: Is your house insured against fire ? / w. }: |0 ?( g' k: `* f$ h) |7 x
" v; O( R4 Y9 g9 x1 \' u; G S, O2 a7 pChinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
7 E4 V; M2 S+ X4 o0 q% h" AAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you ! * Z7 _2 p! e+ J W
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.
/ |/ `7 a! N+ L2 DAmerican Style: She took first prize. ) A+ C' h% _. U: w7 H( W4 B
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
0 B* I" u5 k) vAmerican 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.+ H' C: F; h; B& h. C r' n
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ( l% v( B( U# _8 F7 b: @
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.8 B5 t0 b+ h# E1 I4 g8 g! w
American Style: Keep to the right.
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1 p* U$ q# [" `Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
! n6 H" K4 u+ w% }3 Y! IAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. . b& i# Q8 v* U) G1 C
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Chinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
( s( q9 C, l' C8 _American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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! o/ Z% t/ `+ A' |: WChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. / f; H' T t* s( s6 \
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.- A+ D# [3 y1 D' w) h8 t
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Chinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. % F% _, |) g" @; R
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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z4 R0 I/ J7 a4 E# [5 HChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?- g& B* P: F9 b0 r1 ?8 z3 @- D+ L' v
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? . ^2 s0 i1 B: z( g5 k/ q* \" g
8 ?% O5 d1 Y' F: z8 @+ w$ eChinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
0 Y7 }. g1 e* uAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. 5 }) E" |3 s$ x5 D
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.: z5 V4 S/ O( w1 s
American Style: Why do you say that. " N$ X3 ~' M$ K; t8 n/ c8 R
R9 F5 ]9 v1 C Q: jChinese Style: I have no house to live.5 Q( b- }/ V, t' W* K
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror., y% _0 F, F# G% N6 N
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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X: D: g0 I! Y# {4 N8 b6 YChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time.
2 `5 i. u) Q" V/ F7 k) ]American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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4 i2 a0 u+ C! M$ s8 CChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
% ]; k; W' Q- ?0 bAmerican Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
8 e" U: g" R$ cAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.& X& @7 N$ J5 N; p7 F; E* t
9 U3 W# h; Y; QChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
% D% Y; \( {: ] ~/ P! P, }7 KAmerican Style: I think so.
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6 r) p; [- ~ S8 R" j; PChinese Style: The club's members are 55. , {% x4 A! N# b* h8 |8 w2 C
American Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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; E6 v* t0 A; p# t' S* YChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
8 P) y7 j3 g& S) V6 b& e3 ]$ R" RAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.! `' \& H: v$ r ~* N' ~
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Chinese Style: This is where you mistake.
2 G9 N' r3 I- A" AAmerican Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. ) N6 z o. Y, D
American Style: I am in a good mood. 2 H8 H; W7 @1 n! m
7 j) q3 J9 V( z5 RChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
2 k2 j1 R1 J9 g9 i, u+ cAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 9 v9 s/ N g5 }2 Y* O; o
American Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
- T7 X+ e0 K- v/ H% mAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend.
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. ?& W- ]6 P9 W0 p1 e! i- D' v* uChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
- T$ W$ o3 l! D) S$ s& TAmerican Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad.
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3 @5 _* v9 x& y: qChinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend. ! N) ?% V9 w. a( Q# F& k4 V5 m, {) [
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine." o/ i4 k+ S0 S3 E0 r
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
! F3 j' V- v! d+ Y u% B EAmerican Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.# R+ N- r" j; o& l: `+ n
American Style: My room is small.8 M/ i) f' h$ r! V0 O8 U' Z8 d! w
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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.
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! O1 g# I' v7 o( C& ]3 WChinese Style: Is this seat empty. ( \ B- j' ]$ p* |5 ?+ b/ i% U
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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3 P4 M$ E8 ~/ S5 K. nChinese Style: Don't be noisy. 9 d9 E1 Y; \6 T- G
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. l. v8 U" {7 N# f/ ]6 t PChinese Style: It is not of only your business. 0 S" n# l* D k# H( [& y
American Style: It is none of your business.
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9 B$ v, U! Q' l6 W& d8 m7 MChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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1 ? e6 R; A. q, q; G W3 E1 kChinese Style: This is the key of my room.
# d/ v3 d [( |American Style: This is the key to my room.
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! j; d) h* p, x7 m/ I5 q% PChinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
3 Z: X9 [% g8 S: R! h7 r7 R1 eAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.$ A: f9 o: R; d% x9 S
" @& f% p8 C6 c9 v" ?& q" nChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. % A* v- A" _+ _5 R$ H) B) l
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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Chinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world.
( U+ L2 c8 m# i( x# [1 J) SAmerican Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. " x+ H6 ^; K$ @4 q* C7 [! S) k9 |0 D
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes. + ?: Q9 c. E* F% I4 o2 x
5 P1 [3 d* t. F% vChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. : q( i( @' E. `( _' S2 i
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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& m9 C C+ _! O7 S$ PChinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? ' b8 J2 b8 ]3 _, p7 }7 A+ v' w
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? * W# S/ z* r( @+ t
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
) j; b% u$ n# ^: j- l1 Q& a9 QAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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Chinese Style: She married old. ( s; q. u) ^* u6 F1 g: Q8 o1 ?8 l
American Style: She married late in life.. V: A$ R: X, X {: ?3 \# K: a0 z
) Z: F2 z6 z; @+ ]4 z% RChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
9 f9 ]$ c3 j5 m) ^0 tAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. $ z$ m. @0 t7 s3 t7 @
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. : x5 U5 S2 a; s' A
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
6 j$ U. N; Q2 d# k" F8 YAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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6 ]8 n7 `8 ~' r0 v1 L: CChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. & v1 Q5 Y" k6 O, `6 I+ m
American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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9 o+ h$ N% ?7 ?8 F! kAmerican Style: I have a Chinese pen pal.
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Chinese Style: Give me a phone. $ r, S1 S* ^# S! m# v1 G1 U6 H
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Chinese Style: Let's play together. ( j5 M3 w% W& \4 m0 Y" w% f- g
American Style: Why don't you come over ?
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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7 {' x R5 M, ^* R1 {3 \Chinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan. + w D' X# {: R& a; m0 ~ w! R
American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: I'm a public servant. 8 `: o. X. Q% j
American Style: I work for the government.
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Chinese Style: She is pure.2 d4 B' |( c- m* J, }8 p& H. z
American Style: She is naive.
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Chinese Style: I have a question to you.9 v1 f. y* X4 s5 y
American Style: I have a question to ask you.
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) ~9 b2 R! U+ J/ _Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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Chinese Style: I like red tea.
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2 B4 |3 k5 t7 \9 \, v, _% yChinese Style: History repeats.$ v( @& S8 t6 K* u$ Q V
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
5 P1 V+ `8 h( n- @8 w1 vAmerican Style: I make a rule to keep early hours. 3 [- T) A7 v1 Y0 |* ^! K
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American Style: I went to the beach.. T# p: G, _- K) p
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American Style: Shall we sit on that sofa ?
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Chinese Style: This steak is soft.
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3 Y* c; m+ @) _ SChinese Style: His new book will be sold well.
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines. # O% D, [" b3 f/ L
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American Style: He wants to establish a happy home. 7 v4 k- k9 Z0 R0 Q, w/ g; l3 v8 T( T
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r L) u- L/ b0 A) YChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.' }# D2 \6 O% V7 e
American Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked it very much.
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: f3 j; Z4 `3 Y! qChinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.
3 A p0 k6 }6 J* Y$ t( \# ^% FAmerican Style: My mother likes her tea strong.
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Chinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night.
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4 D" Q8 x4 \+ J w) o0 oChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
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Chinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
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Chinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.% T: B# ~# h/ B" v: L) p! {2 K; B
American Style: My father will be home this afternoon.
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Chinese Style: What is the total sum ?
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& D: e1 _+ q% b8 zChinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.
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American Style: I made a trip to Europe. " r" ~7 }* [/ I8 Q9 M! V
/ W6 x$ C/ X8 R4 N; [8 T+ |4 DChinese Style: I very like swimming.
1 J9 i6 m/ Z& ?: u, A) F# qAmerican Style: I like swimming very much.
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Chinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
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Chinese Style: I don't know what did he say.2 t* h: a. Y9 i: E2 p) Y4 ]
American Style: I don't know what he said.2 j8 ~5 K v h: q# ~
2 Q% c$ S7 Q% F, N, g" dChinese Style: What do you feel now ?
( \. ~/ k9 |! r# r. qAmerican Style: How do you feel now ?
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1 E# a* R4 C8 j2 Z" j& fChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
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$ m$ o0 M- i7 M$ Y* H7 q, L. `' DChinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.; Z8 Y- o) f; L4 k4 C
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