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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。
! p8 F* \- o6 k希望大家喜欢!% \3 v' z5 G+ ]- }- t( s8 I$ E
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi. 1 S* M. S& _4 }3 Z. C ]% G
American Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available.
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Chinese Style: Your coat is broken. - b/ C7 E8 |# U9 F
American Style: Your coat is torn." S# g* ~6 o5 |4 d1 B7 ^+ T
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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.
* g3 y( S% F6 S4 X/ G/ v& Y0 y/ LAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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$ Q$ |1 E/ I$ d. ~2 MChinese Style: He becomes better.
" E: J. U" i3 B# EAmerican Style: He got better. ; v# o+ Z! f. B& V2 N8 d- V
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Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation. L7 [+ Q$ k7 L8 L" P4 _7 ]: T& W
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation.
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. p% A: D2 p& I2 g7 ]5 a+ p& hChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !$ D: _( M2 ]# n( M# W' U5 Z
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up !
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2 w- ~/ H1 g/ K3 c& U7 t, DChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
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5 y. h0 U# E+ A# X9 c, q1 ~Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.0 W* s7 v0 n( n) |! y$ T; A9 \- X
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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Chinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
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- \4 d# Y7 c8 d5 {5 i' gChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.
+ T# Z& I; |, z `; M, kAmerican Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. ( J- S7 _8 M0 i( V: ^; j5 D0 M
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?1 E. {+ V S& @0 I: n% S
American Style: Who made this salad ? ; E) m2 q8 C e5 g" [# o- V
- ]4 Q& ]/ k- [% R0 wChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.! _* j/ U9 I& Y2 }* _" g
American Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests. " Q7 t8 r5 u& }4 @
; r; p% ?1 ?9 N$ AChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident." V( N% E: C8 T) L% ?
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.. M9 F8 l2 f9 }
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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( k, U0 H6 W8 JChinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.
+ [/ A+ J% s! k- u: X6 E9 v; s* YAmerican Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. & p8 ^. c, u O4 I+ c; |* t- g7 z
' ~: s; D% B6 H, l: a# U( kChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. Z6 x' i, [ G* \$ j8 R' E% J
American Style: Keep off the grass. 2 D' k$ y" Q/ r8 n$ y9 l% S6 j& P
0 Z6 J1 C# A$ b7 W0 Z, @Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
4 f \9 F# m5 p7 w- N* Y% e" \American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
8 |* b, M) v! e8 ~7 l6 z$ x; O4 g' vAmerican Style: Would you like something to drink ? ) ]/ e9 s3 e9 n. ~% K w' q5 s% W& Y
; C( S1 O9 [5 SChinese Style: Let me examine your pulse. " M* j0 I `( f2 l! z" w) N5 Z
American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
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Chinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
& d$ s4 b' L+ y9 X# o U$ ~8 OAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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+ D* k; y0 |4 l, I3 n/ }Chinese Style: I know his face.
' b: K Y7 O: y7 l! d& ~, M" p( EAmerican Style: I know him by sight. + {4 ~+ Q1 e) J4 Q' F& M4 f+ G. Q. b/ C
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.0 w+ z* S2 z# H0 J5 I, ~ y+ I
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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$ D+ q+ `1 V S9 K6 Q9 P; bChinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin
6 U1 Q7 e6 U$ m( d1 ^American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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Chinese Style: I have a free time.: [8 j, M, w# s3 E& q8 R, w5 T
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.9 U T% X' c6 f. }. B7 R: m8 Q$ T
American Style: The sun rises in the East. 6 A9 g" d+ B; X4 B3 F7 e. m
& w# w6 N# Q8 A' ?$ `1 o; f' k- hChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
, b d* T9 i. b0 w3 {) _& \0 i$ aAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.
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Chinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.
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! V4 D0 O/ A2 N' g0 {9 VChinese Style: Did you attend college ?2 W0 I5 ^) m% H+ c
American Style: Did you go to college ?
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( C7 c, w% d, @6 A0 f( nChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
) N) z4 t. r& ?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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% T/ i `" @$ T; f/ [0 sChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
" w4 `/ j$ k3 jAmerican Style: I'll be there at three.+ \: a( b* f/ ? D: m
) d: H V7 X3 g5 Q# qChinese Style: I am going back my home.
' [0 w, x: F! e9 v, R, r) r" dAmerican Style: I am going home.3 g5 t8 T6 ~$ e S2 b: ]- y
! n# e- [6 I# q+ i5 M2 N' f) \' ]Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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Chinese Style: I like green color. , q5 |! t" b, M4 Z0 F- r; |: L
American Style: I like green.1 t8 v4 ~3 x9 D, S% Z. M, o8 v
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan. + S4 T; M) |; h& E+ K6 ~/ C
American Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 2 Q$ v2 e7 Q6 t3 D8 {
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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5 ]3 Q$ D8 W4 x/ vChinese 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.
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.1 z, O* v) l% E) i4 ?
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. 9 f" [+ w. d7 m v: a+ B
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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% ]% U. A8 m; p. rChinese Style: How heavy are you ?% \. u, Y. A2 e5 ]+ h
American Style: How much do you weigh ? - S' z# r3 v2 w7 j5 K
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
9 v" j- }! p, h4 p# p( i' ]: uAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.$ v( H, C! M$ ?
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. 1 ]% y j) P# L# M* s% C; E+ |
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. * A5 o. V2 F7 u* b
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
* Y; d' o% N0 l, ]American Style: What does she look like ? " @0 c+ L/ z' h; Q
2 W$ \. R- ^& Q$ O, TChinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
( r8 ^6 S0 I6 nAmerican Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it. 9 O' H8 ?$ Z- x- _( _
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. ; a. Z7 w' ?) b: n- b: ` P* |5 K
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.8 a& G0 D7 y7 Y( f1 K0 ?5 z# w
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?# Q, T1 `$ h$ u; D+ W8 U
American Style: What can I do ? 3 j" Y; l& N) ~# }$ ?8 y# O
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
) }. P9 F" l* }, [7 P7 Z, I6 B" Six months " l) f) ^9 }$ b
" How about Chinese food ?"
0 e- v0 i% Q3 _3 f6 p* sAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
# b% _) J4 w% S4 G7 p3 v# s" Six months "
9 z' [8 N0 u# [, K" Do you like Chinese food ?"* N" ^( o# Y8 {
' F. a4 S8 }4 E' D: {) P3 h9 nChinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.% D7 ]* A% Z8 A+ H5 R, E
American Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital.
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+ U% {. U! X" Z9 \* g8 yChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.9 U6 H5 Q, a7 C5 E
American Style: There is a limit to my patience.
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.
! ~5 q ~+ ?7 ~2 \American Style: Please wait behind the white line.
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- U* E& R# Q% V+ Y5 t$ h) l) x7 qChinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?. B b e$ d; b& i4 F
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ?
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.2 Z6 w) b! D% q
American Style: She took first prize. 6 W" Q; O! q" D- Q
; v2 }+ q; Q& S1 t% @% n3 UChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
' H+ `% d3 D6 X* @American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 0 O8 R. @0 F/ C% C4 I* a( H$ Z( m
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
( b7 ~2 ]# f, c0 t3 AAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.7 r4 l, F; J* \9 Q+ {6 ^7 X& ?
9 c* r; ]4 D. E1 P' @1 W$ uChinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.
: N# P6 p& P8 e. N2 hAmerican Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.' D$ r5 ]% ^* n% U
American Style: Keep to the right. 6 s; p( I9 s4 N: j) `
- e& v8 I# P$ Z" _7 R" F' pChinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
# O& c( W& [# p1 P+ yAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary.
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# I4 ^5 }2 k, {- M/ pChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
5 ^' [; ?" [. T& t" B0 `$ b3 Y' LAmerican Style: The train was about an hour late.
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8 f* _4 w+ ^/ I+ H6 LChinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire. ' B7 r" N" Z" B7 C) l2 g# T
American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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; z1 h* F/ c# l- P' AChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson.
( D2 s8 Q1 L: E: j0 | y! `0 \1 FAmerican Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class.
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?* `9 L5 P0 |8 K) H: e
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ? . N% ^& s* B5 {9 Q
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.
2 z+ E" P; u9 z, WAmerican Style: He is fighting for his bread. C7 |! b9 u+ \- ~& a. L5 q w
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.* q+ c# P* W# i( `, N
American Style: Why do you say that.
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8 b$ h( |6 `5 F( x7 ~1 xChinese Style: I have no house to live.
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
. Y1 p0 Q# L6 [# X+ o6 p" oAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror.
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' f; u; ~0 ]/ rChinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. ' {5 @- c$ ]* O. s9 W8 _
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]) j- Z6 g& n6 c, i
American Style: He set a world record.. H3 r K4 \/ N* Z1 E" _' A
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
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Chinese Style: Maybe I think so. 5 i; _8 u0 z8 x' g1 R8 G4 e$ k: t
American Style: I think so.( p1 E9 p0 b7 G; z
2 e2 I; m( @, L- W, y# EChinese Style: The club's members are 55. ' P" d8 l! ~; L$ G5 y
American Style: There are 55 members in the club./ y2 J, C& {; o9 c! W( w, P" [
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind.
+ J( f' l( z sAmerican Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking." Z R7 s* K) n2 T5 c
, u2 g9 g: p& J0 eChinese Style: This is where you mistake. & P4 v. w& ]1 m$ S' r$ V
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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0 K$ i5 I! m( c9 ]& KChinese Style: I felt good mood.
, n; f% x j: k: c: b7 g, a# j$ K/ UAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. & M* _& ]1 [' B7 \ X7 `7 w: @
3 w; _% e* w" P4 ?4 {/ X, p6 R d$ SChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours. / W% N2 \' P5 |# }
American Style: Please allow me two more hours. ( g8 A. h. p; [6 Z- F7 Y
) Y( r S! \9 Z% zChinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up.
P2 y# W9 _# YAmerican Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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; m0 ]$ Z* Z U3 bChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month. 4 i7 r4 {6 f9 c
American Style: We moved to Johor last month. 8 z1 Q0 }2 o" m9 ]
H- u4 V1 X) y) Q3 }Chinese Style: He is our common friend.
) g8 s+ K8 D6 [$ z& ^- dAmerican Style: He is our mutual friend. / j0 F9 ~4 {" }4 g% A0 k' N/ _
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Chinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. ' u. s/ ]2 N. x* ^' U C7 H1 [
American Style: It was the first time I had gone abroad. 5 e# k% D7 I1 q) H8 l. k2 S
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
4 }- X. t; A: Y4 @ t: WAmerican 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.2 L! V4 u: ?- F1 S' [* L+ o' ~( w
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. ; y8 }3 ~- i" x& s. H# H T. M
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Chinese Style: My room is narrow.# s1 K: q# o) ~. `9 [4 Q
American Style: My room is small.( Z1 t3 O+ R( S
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.! G0 Y( A" `) ]
American Style: I'll visit my birth 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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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. , |& w) d; O3 W6 D" i O! B2 L
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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* ^' c' j- Z( O2 UChinese Style: It is not of only your business. ; X$ y" T- D) X. @% ?/ k
American Style: It is none of your business.4 p$ T) i) ]# `8 X; K& E9 b
' h& E- P; @ S9 V+ s+ B5 yChinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
0 g; F4 Q8 [' kAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you. % d. l) E5 @& Y' [0 y$ X
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. 1 A. s% V) m! i* v8 I
American Style: This is the key to my room. " C# O, V. U4 A6 Z. Q
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English. p( h! [" F$ T( D1 s( _0 x
American Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.8 r8 Q7 Z8 f8 V
- F9 j2 Q8 Y# O! n$ p& J3 ~Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
8 d' j3 Y) t! AAmerican Style: He treated me in a friendly way.
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: F7 i5 `) f& C$ u. k% R nChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 9 _# ^8 ]5 }' k! `- {
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world.
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Chinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. % d; n* w- V+ J* `2 \7 y- \
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9 b; n/ ?! o1 A- }# x8 NChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University.
+ `* _, G$ H$ R: O( \3 ~4 l FAmerican Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ? 3 s6 p& d# ]) z+ A" X w
American Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ? 7 d& N6 O* g) Q* [
& f/ @% h9 g$ ` iChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. % P2 ]0 S; O. M1 U! u
American Style: He had a child by his former wife.$ P( q+ p2 V9 Q8 p5 @* {
: K p9 r& R n5 s# M0 H6 qChinese Style: She married old. % T7 i9 ^! u; B, S- p; A' Q& G
American Style: She married late in life.+ Y9 S7 E; c. D. A4 L$ }, P
4 @/ D2 c. Y6 x0 TChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
: p# V# `4 R7 r2 ?+ PAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
9 F$ n# X& Z5 c/ X7 P' xAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books. 5 U) \" c" o @
American Style: Open your books to page 20.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. 6 G S1 Y4 n# `; ?- \
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent. 9 R# s4 Z$ o6 U3 g1 v6 m
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order. / G$ u9 @! v1 j9 k/ @
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7 U" w* j) ]* q, N/ d# w j& l8 mChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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6 S! U% w* N& u9 P, J+ EChinese Style: Let's play together.
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American Style: I had a very good time today.
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Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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American Style: She is naive.
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American Style: I like black tea.
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Chinese Style: I make a rule of going to bed early and get up early.
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# O. Y8 V# R9 ?6 z& L p, GChinese Style: Last year I went to Seattle. I liked there very much.
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American Style: His house was struck by lightning last night.
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Chinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.; \; w0 H# x! `! B/ o* D- A
American Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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. O, \7 i4 X s2 WChinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
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2 P0 ]# B8 {. l+ j6 nChinese Style: I don't know what did he say.
+ ^# t7 d* a! P2 \' hAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.
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American Style: How do you feel now ?
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Chinese Style: What season do you like best ?
* h% }( G M7 tAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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