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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。+ J5 m# Y; d2 g
希望大家喜欢!3 L% E6 o. q+ p6 @, c. \% c3 m
Chinese Style: It was so late there was no taxi.
* u- l7 x' c8 h& |# L3 AAmerican Style: It was so late that there was no taxi available. . G$ m" y; T% Q" a6 R3 U: Z2 G/ u
: F( c; s9 W" Q5 o0 v4 ~6 gChinese Style: Your coat is broken. - c) W8 [+ S1 t2 M$ z' O ? i
American Style: Your coat is torn.' E' t: q: H" m: R
. g6 u7 p( p6 i) i8 Z. ?" D r* AChinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
6 P; s9 c/ S& o- w) i! h4 M: |) [American Style: Let me help you with your work.
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1 [/ `8 L0 j) g7 g: ^1 fChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.
4 Q$ |9 Q- O. _) ~9 B1 mAmerican Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway. & H3 E9 |8 @% }( q
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Chinese Style: He becomes better.
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: N/ I+ h3 q6 M$ C" i! @Chinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation.% q5 k1 v3 c( z+ k1 ~2 S# R
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 !2 s6 }& f8 r5 `+ S8 c
American Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! / z$ t( e/ {+ A8 H- h9 B0 Y
~2 i: {8 w! BChinese Style: It was still bright outside.
( Y5 ?- L/ K2 w! i/ dAmerican Style: It was still light outside.
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4 j0 ^7 R, C" r* \" N& |, J3 f/ a bChinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.
n* R7 L% g: w+ N% c U# MAmerican Style: The hall seats two hundred people. & ?5 ~' g8 ~, u3 ], C% ]4 O& p5 O6 O
9 u. v; B' R. VChinese Style: Anywhere will do.; D2 a$ s7 V& e* u
American Style: Any place will do. / A! b% J2 Z% v+ P& ]& I0 M; F/ Q+ J2 O
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.5 j+ B* B% K# I7 L
American Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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1 u" S; D- b$ e/ Z! g1 wChinese Style: I am uncomfortable.
, k( T6 M7 n; i3 l% J* O3 iAmerican Style: I don't feel well.
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Chinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.0 k2 W* q" _0 b8 b
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform. ; ]- i/ J/ [' i U' m+ _3 o
0 Y1 {9 U+ ]$ l) j) L6 d1 `2 PChinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?2 P: l: d& Y4 A, N5 |
American Style: Who made this salad ?
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Chinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
' F7 b2 |2 X$ N! \6 A# a# rAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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( ?/ }8 A( |) F' {* M( AChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.% Q/ V* w# k% r
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident.
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: G- C* h" P$ V! ]0 a/ YChinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English." u& O" b$ a( @
American Style: Unlike me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that./ c1 z' r7 h7 _
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that. % p+ u9 d. Q1 ^$ h! \- Y
+ H. z% b. X; nChinese Style: Don't step on the grass. 4 ]2 L! x A* ?$ }
American Style: Keep off the grass. * Z, I; C4 U7 V/ x, K/ f8 n
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.* f# Z! H; v" W2 H# E! @
American Style: I get paid twice a month..
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ? - ]- ^/ Q- {7 E: b% T5 }% g
American Style: Would you like something to drink ?
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7 {6 H( \0 ^) E& r; X8 V5 ~Chinese Style: Let me examine your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent.
% V- Z8 ~5 x1 }8 F4 E7 K4 YAmerican Style: I am not athletic.
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4 l/ G/ D; K) a+ uChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
1 Y9 A2 I: U H) b2 dAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me. 9 B' P* G) V1 k; R) @: Q
8 P" O1 t2 @: O3 }: C: G8 |8 fChinese Style: I know his face.
& B/ L9 `6 X. ?American Style: I know him by sight. 5 Y5 q6 l3 X8 e- h! l: T3 {
: @- V' g: M2 L5 Z/ vChinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.% Q$ r7 [! Z1 t
American Style: I left my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin; D. T4 M% o$ h0 _7 Z1 M+ O/ o
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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3 _9 w- s5 g( X3 `Chinese Style: I have a free time.) B, j8 W! _9 i
American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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; ]; G# m" X' x" C8 WChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
5 m& a7 p1 x9 \: C- TAmerican Style: The thief got in through the window.3 v' `! [" C: M; N2 |! @
/ F* H+ c, f i4 _% M0 eChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.2 G7 v ?+ q$ W' A# i& k3 G/ W
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. $ w" A5 R+ U: h. c0 ^' H
: l7 |1 Y; l5 |Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?
2 X1 a2 g9 u5 H7 z5 R6 cAmerican Style: Did you go to college ?
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* ]& e9 B- b5 v' u! QChinese Style: I wanted to go to Europe last summer, but it was too expensive so I gave up to go.
/ i* u5 k/ u8 `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.
9 @) b5 R n& B2 TAmerican Style: I'll be there at three., e9 b1 \% E) U# a
* K/ ]2 z0 t4 P. y1 C `: e# j4 ]. CChinese Style: I am going back my home. 2 e# G; j1 m+ O
American Style: I am going home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down. 8 d" L i% p3 [: C0 \# R+ G* r
American Style: His temperature came down.
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5 N7 U6 w# }6 S3 _' c1 lChinese Style: I like green color.
; `; S8 l) r$ K- r, lAmerican Style: I like green.
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& r) S' G8 m* m! X4 ~) SChinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
|7 g0 |, \0 d- F& _# S; oAmerican Style: Today's newspapers carries his articles on Taiwan.7 N3 n9 j3 r: p; z9 K
3 z8 G8 t: a( E$ a. ?Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. V3 ~& `& W: W0 V5 N1 g# m# V! x
American Style: Give me money, if you have any. : f; w" A9 F9 J6 o: B: J8 ?, v4 u
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Chinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.* b4 `% ?( w4 v k! ]- V
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open. - Q$ J& a, I$ H/ b M8 Q7 T, R
4 U) s0 l, s ^* i3 v; h p* GChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. - K j2 E/ E. [" f
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is. 7 Y# `0 \) S8 Y8 [4 J- `4 ?5 X
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Chinese Style: The head office is in Taipei.5 e4 x6 |# X* q6 D
American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?9 s# i- L9 ?: E
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
! p9 r" x5 _/ {) D6 ZAmerican Style: He was talking loud.
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! _5 ]0 l5 U8 C0 bChinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses.$ X" p, b0 {4 U) }* R
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses. ; x8 y# M! S# U' Y; o) L5 l
) h j' O! j! o, GChinese Style: Are you home tomorrow. 3 v+ O4 p, j3 y" f
American Style: Are you at home tomorrow.: T4 \9 G6 U- N& z
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ?
' r( z l/ u( b6 Q4 o/ WAmerican Style: What does she look like ? 4 r% g5 h1 T5 J9 I
' E9 E+ M& h/ x i; k+ J" kChinese Style: This is the way how I did it. |/ z# s# r4 w# P. h4 @- Y# b5 L8 D
American Style: This is how I did it. or This is the way I did it.
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Chinese Style: How do you think about Taiwan. 0 K* R3 c- T( _
American Style: What do you think about Taiwan.
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7 \. Z3 u% H# g, {Chinese Style: How can I do ?
. z' Q {1 @& E# V+ [American Style: What can I do ? . w5 a1 C1 ^3 r- }3 ]& U7 f/ U
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
. o: m. d5 r2 m) O5 z* _6 e" Six months "' U! D) |4 }, H. B+ U) _7 z% Y/ R
" How about Chinese food ?"
8 l) m7 H) J0 r" L$ T- hAmerican Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? "
7 R2 U% r2 P, ]( q3 u" Six months ") Z0 V2 m5 ?' N, S5 _, h! c
" Do you like Chinese food ?". \; e" I" l" B6 K- K9 E
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
# J5 h/ j/ E& t" l' R" PAmerican Style: I visited her sick mother in the hospital. 1 X3 W. g( |$ ?9 g% ]
" c% [2 F$ o. _! T5 z. vChinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.; d; b# z8 W9 N# ]! o. x5 Q; f z
American Style: There is a limit to my patience. 5 p* |1 f( Y- u8 m' y, t2 n; \
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Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line.2 w5 Q3 c2 K a) j$ z
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. # j; m9 r2 T$ b7 d1 i" }
0 e! O8 \2 k/ G) N( ?Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?0 [7 [7 A/ D' n! ?4 p
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? $ ?- P* L+ X* b% {, X
- M( ]# s% I" V/ X9 t3 `Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
8 p7 z$ c0 K& n2 r/ ^American Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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Chinese Style: She was first prize.- g8 N8 ~% w- k4 G: Z& B
American Style: She took first prize.
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9 o4 g$ D m0 \) R$ mChinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .1 {7 B2 q0 _+ ~! @, [
American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one. 6 O0 E2 U. y$ s' k; X) N
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Chinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
: L, ^5 P7 O0 v' i! `/ hAmerican Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. That is why I was late.7 \! `* k" K7 s. V* B
8 ]1 y j: n0 _Chinese Style: She is wearing blue jeans pants.6 d) _! `1 f" b0 y9 d4 H
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans. ' l3 ]( ?3 I) H& x
m- W6 N" u0 z0 b, s7 r- }7 `Chinese Style: Keep the right.4 x9 ]" u# c9 L( W
American Style: Keep to the right. & }" K# w1 V. J8 e% }- W! h
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.9 U$ ?4 _7 Y C* m* |! V
American Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. - {+ C' f1 V' p( O
6 ?8 V5 f( l# n1 ?8 TChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.! T6 t" B7 l" B7 {6 c [2 z
American Style: The train was about an hour late." Z9 L; l0 Q5 K; H( F' k: `$ A
( ~ z* j, E0 v# \Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
) M8 J! V: W. D( YAmerican Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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, {, B) |0 ~7 J. |5 IChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. 9 c5 _: _4 Y) W& b, `( U5 m0 d; G
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 1 `" I( Y7 ?. ]' d' y
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Chinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.( t+ e3 z0 e# r* o
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.6 l; {' o! Q5 f4 O0 w; ~. u$ U
American Style: Why do you say that.
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# n" i7 |. p8 J) |0 @3 YChinese Style: I have no house to live." B- R$ H2 a* W, W# S
American Style: I have no house to live in.
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& Z% j' b. E5 B* T9 }Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.
5 t3 R8 W: N5 f$ O5 uAmerican Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. : e( \- l4 z9 ?/ d1 W
V4 H. K( k( |. Q7 }+ s& c6 \Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. 9 |' R8 g" t4 o: {2 v
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time. ) F+ q' e; X+ [" K/ e/ i: D6 l5 ]
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Chinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]
+ s7 _( F( r* [9 s. n/ l3 ?! G; {American Style: He set a world record.
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy.
7 M+ s( S- ^( |9 U j# FAmerican Style: Her married life was happy.
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0 _! ~" i+ I" }8 P$ r X# x: IChinese Style: Maybe I think so.
, Z6 u: A9 [% B* p/ G$ l% \American Style: I think so.
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5 m4 V! G% i5 [1 HChinese Style: The club's members are 55.
+ J* }# \- ]' i; N9 j/ G' B/ dAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.
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# ~) Q- j' z) l+ J2 W, yChinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. , m) t" b. H2 T4 N" F
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.; m% K! m7 F& F/ ]
8 X# V( d/ k) _* S$ z& KChinese Style: This is where you mistake. / O' B5 `1 A! q. U4 a2 ~# M* V
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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2 U% {& W$ I5 }# L$ X h9 \Chinese Style: I felt good mood.
0 P6 O% `9 K" r. G. i# v( ?& D- EAmerican Style: I am in a good mood. ; M* _" w8 T _! T/ [$ q
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Chinese 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. 4 d4 ]/ A+ N) j# ^- x/ N) L
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up. : e) |. C+ L- x6 r9 B
/ Q# }$ `4 l+ L2 D; lChinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
$ H# a% y5 D6 F fAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month. * ~; ~, k4 x0 @; ~% C
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Chinese Style: He is our common friend. ) y* I; }* G# s U4 y
American Style: He is our mutual friend.
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7 ]0 c* x a' x: e- zChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad.
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Chinese Style: While walking along the street, I met my friend.
; v( j/ \3 i7 j$ V( [8 C0 X1 nAmerican Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.9 R+ ^3 a/ C( {1 [% `; J+ n
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.+ K7 ^( s& w \: o; |& C: x/ e
American Style: This book of mine cost me nearly 300 dollars. - T- N7 d3 ~ c9 T
! W. i4 W7 X4 s9 k, v$ Y1 @Chinese 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.
5 V; k2 m4 y3 @7 u1 cAmerican Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.* p, M, u3 I& i& X6 n3 f# H
. e" m3 @& L' g, R$ F* HChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
9 G9 P% O5 n0 _6 b0 k% AAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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Chinese Style: Is this seat empty. ; O" C" g3 Q' u+ ^& k8 O
American Style: Is this seat taken.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy.
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Chinese Style: It is not of only your business.
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Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
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Chinese Style: This is the key of my room. ( C" ?* }$ K2 V2 |2 l7 C4 V* v$ L" c" ~
American Style: This is the key to my room. Q$ a6 F$ _6 G/ N0 e; }
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Chinese Style: I am going to take a two-year course of English.
" h9 \1 K! G( y' M1 l6 AAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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Chinese Style: He treated me very friendly.
, s, [: D8 g) u5 {American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.! `# m/ i ?$ C l
9 Z0 P' d2 L& ]2 i4 VChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. 8 C; g7 n. @* Z H4 f
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. 7 T6 q, x9 t p" C- _6 [
; w% n- W( w0 O* J6 eChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes. : y9 z7 f% ^, Y
American Style: It's a novel in three volumes.
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Chinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. + _- \/ Y- J' H. v- A5 | E
American Style: He is a student at Harvard University.
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Chinese Style: Do you know the meaning of the word of bumpy ?
: G% t l. ^6 VAmerican Style: Do you know the meaning of the word bumpy ?
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Chinese Style: He had a child of his former wife.
- Z! y( C' w& TAmerican Style: He had a child by his former wife.
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, a, L" c# @' l7 v& D$ tChinese Style: She married old.
4 h) W/ t' F H5 W- c9 EAmerican Style: She married late in life.
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( B) p7 E7 [8 i/ TChinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers.
: k* H7 @9 j$ b' P( ?6 v2 i X! E# aAmerican Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers.
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0 Z, ] s# ]7 a5 YChinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too.
4 C8 A8 T7 d1 i b+ GAmerican Style: He is a liar, and you are too.
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
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Chinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent. , g. g& x/ G+ y2 t9 P
American Style: We Chinese students are diligent.
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Chinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
: x. y+ h5 ~# m, w* W7 e6 D9 @0 ]American Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
2 j0 X) i; X1 H; {5 aAmerican Style: I'd like to paint this door black.1 E1 N; l& z) G7 H+ t f
/ V- N- G& _( Q2 _' r9 yChinese Style: I have a Chinese pen friend. ! a& s/ l5 V9 D7 s
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4 n$ n' D1 t W8 V& v2 r$ FChinese Style: Give me a phone.
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9 E- `; u! O0 ^/ @6 CAmerican Style: Is there any room for me in the car. " N7 A2 K/ p6 t! m
! }1 m7 l/ l: J7 EChinese Style: Let's play together.
9 y8 U+ O4 L4 L. A* K$ ~5 K. aAmerican Style: Why don't you come over ? , W0 {' j/ n6 T9 j* l s+ d. {, W) w
6 e. a$ b- d6 r$ h7 s; mChinese Style: I was very pleasant today.
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6 I* R5 k, R5 l& Q5 }Chinese Style: He got 87 points in chemistry.
" D6 V4 g, {0 F+ V) s3 C- o* {7 rAmerican Style: He got an 87 in chemistry. / q! j% h0 B, @) N
! y" @. Y5 @0 v7 h9 AChinese Style: Chang is a popular name in Taiwan.
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6 N; b* Q8 g8 GAmerican Style: She is naive. , {, C C8 T3 H4 K( j) ^- @
0 M( p& R, Y& U# L4 S. U8 AChinese Style: I have a question to you.
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Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.2 t, R7 |* Y1 |2 V$ p* u
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' a i/ m$ _, u8 pChinese Style: I like red tea.
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! v2 q" s6 I6 j3 U/ cChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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7 }9 ^/ T2 _9 {. bChinese Style: The door was shut when I returned home. 4 b* o) F1 }/ R# |
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8 l! w; t5 A/ n; r; |# o& FChinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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4 b# k( I7 k& H' PChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.( ~/ m8 _4 V' T! A
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2 b$ B: m8 b* O- ?- [' w7 FChinese Style: Why don't you take a driving license.
& I- ~7 f4 I1 g3 J& p# AAmerican Style: Why don't you get a driving license.
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0 }" S; I' X/ k' a2 T1 K( l2 [Chinese Style: My mother likes to drink thick tea.% M9 z) Z$ \( A y' |
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/ V7 e% }. Z! w0 W2 y9 s! ZChinese Style: His house was struck by thunder last night./ L, Q, k/ ~/ z8 h
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6 c- w5 O$ _' H) wChinese Style: My grandmother lived to eighty-five.
7 Q7 w$ x2 G: B# m* aAmerican Style: My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.
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4 }: N; T% W, W# c4 ^7 Y6 |7 sChinese Style: I have a lot of work to be done.
6 K; L- v! z7 f* \American Style: I have a lot of work to do.
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! p5 D& c4 I' u) dChinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health.
6 [, F9 o' E8 \American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health.
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6 n9 k6 z& s. {/ |% VChinese Style: My father will be home today afternoon.4 |6 l) m7 J( i2 H: a
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8 C3 Q* v" v) I$ a& v& ~4 PChinese Style: I very like swimming.- Y% b4 u: S5 W# o+ v
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Chinese Style: Wait for your turn, please.
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+ K5 ?' I, W; M/ L' ?American Style: I don't know what he said.
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1 C7 L3 }/ C" \0 q( u/ \& HChinese Style: What do you feel now ?! T- t6 O3 n2 \* F/ D3 n3 H8 Q& |
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* D2 |/ d2 \) c0 Q4 v) QChinese Style: What season do you like best ?: D5 |" C/ O2 M) R6 v6 p2 W6 \
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5 ^7 u2 {2 e3 X/ @Chinese Style: Welcome you to Taiwan.$ S$ I) s* K* c" w$ g
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