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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.
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5 ^8 U* a3 S* ]! K1 I* PChinese Style: Your coat is broken. * [8 W; ~- v3 _
American Style: Your coat is torn.
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Chinese Style: Let me help you to do your work.
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- F9 C/ x( @. E: B7 hChinese Style: Susan didn't make a fault anyway.4 R! x! t( N: ]( m: W* d h$ l
American Style: Susan didn't make a mistake anyway.
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" h1 |+ {$ f) b& w& w! C. PChinese Style: He becomes better.+ K" i" P$ j) A( d) V
American Style: He got better.
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9 h0 Q' w# A! {4 h1 iChinese Style: I recommend you to take a long vacation., M& K" i7 v F
American Style: I recommend that you take a long vacation. ; {5 W. A: K! a- \5 Z7 z! b: S5 c
7 y8 J$ u \6 Y5 G* E$ g# ZChinese Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's about eleven now, Hurry up !
( F" K3 p0 L6 k5 C" YAmerican Style: The last bus leaves at eleven o'clock. It's nearly eleven now, Hurry up ! . ]: x5 P' F; L7 I( A
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Chinese Style: It was still bright outside. 1 M+ l* E9 i. ?8 J. o; r R
American Style: It was still light outside.
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Chinese Style: The hall can seat two hundred people.! X- F2 W9 \; U$ Y5 r
American Style: The hall seats two hundred people. 0 H6 t1 N% E) ]! S5 A1 m
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Chinese Style: Anywhere will do.4 w0 D/ V' H% N) {- Z: E9 h
American Style: Any place will do.
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Chinese Style: Wait here please, I'll come back in a minute.
" [: C/ Y$ o7 I) rAmerican Style: Wait here please, I'll be back in a minute.
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. ]+ V: m& v7 K% @& Q R) WChinese Style: I am uncomfortable. i6 M6 |8 Z3 c- H% ^5 l4 S
American Style: I don't feel well.
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) V8 w( U7 I" I' P" sChinese Style: Common students in US don't wear a uniform.- Y! y9 d1 }6 q) ]& \0 c' T
American Style: The average student in US don't wear a uniform.
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Chinese Style: Who cooked this salad ?
/ O8 f8 @, r- _" pAmerican Style: Who made this salad ?
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" ?) k9 d# o) w3 e; L5 l. V8 MChinese Style: His restaurant attracts lots of customers.
* o( N2 D, D1 _# E; E& o; |( oAmerican Style: His restaurant attracts lots of guests.
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# U8 f( _# U8 W7 H! w* lChinese Style: My friend Tony died in a traffic accident.% A7 ?- ^' z1 E j/ h/ V
American Style: My friend Tony was killed in a traffic accident. 5 L; r# s5 G9 w2 k. [( ~( T' N# Z
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Chinese Style: Different from me, she is proficient in English.
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Chinese Style: Little children are difficult to understand that.& [7 |/ ]) l9 [ i
American Style: It is difficult for children to understand that.
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Chinese Style: I get my salary twice a month.
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Chinese Style: Would you like a drink ?
. E7 j& `' g5 | c' G/ g3 s* b( ^American Style: Would you like something to drink ? 8 i3 w1 Q6 c {1 m# T) \
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American Style: Let me feel your pulse.
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Chinese Style: I have no exercise talent. / T/ C4 Q& {1 s2 ^3 `/ {
American Style: I am not athletic. 0 X }3 ?3 v. I# }$ O9 q. p
. l/ B1 [. k+ q8 l% b) rChinese Style: Don't expect me too much.
$ j7 m8 `0 N! o& dAmerican Style: Don't expect too much from (of ) me.
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Chinese Style: I know his face. 0 n6 J- g9 T# B
American Style: I know him by sight.
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Chinese Style: I forget my hat in the house.
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Chinese Style: Lend me some money, for instance 500 dollars, Lin& u8 y! |& U. T
American Style: Lend me some money, say 500 dollars, Lin
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American Style: I am free.
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Chinese Style: The sun rises from the East.
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$ W2 c" a7 W i8 k1 W$ |) WChinese Style: The thief got in from the window.
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( V" T. K2 H5 {! @# G3 EChinese Style: Let's begin from page 10.# L( L4 `5 n2 U9 d7 S
American Style: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. % W/ J/ `3 f9 }) S6 Y1 T \ Y; z
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Chinese Style: Did you attend college ?+ _1 O4 D9 j3 R
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.
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# ^ Y. b' O) f: P% y* SChinese Style: I'll go there at three.
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$ Q1 v1 w, R7 @: ~5 Q5 q, N: XChinese Style: I am going back my home.
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Chinese Style: His temperature went down.
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" E/ w; y: e2 `" XChinese Style: I like green color.
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Chinese Style: Today's newspapers has his articles on Taiwan.
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Chinese Style: Give me money, if you have. 9 z% ~# @8 O2 ^
American Style: Give me money, if you have any.
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d4 L5 W2 z$ V4 F2 LChinese Style: You'll have a cold if you sleep with your window open.- p3 i# v8 b D- V& M; [4 k
American Style: You'll catch a cold if you sleep with your window open.
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4 ^8 N# Q/ U/ ?& M- P/ EChinese Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who he is. 7 G6 I& h: @, U1 n+ I9 ]8 A
American Style: Somebody's knocking on the door. Go and see who it is.
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American Style: The main office is in Taipei.
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Chinese Style: He cannot read and write. ) k M. }5 q# d( A2 r
American Style: He cannot read or write.
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Chinese Style: Where is here.; k0 a4 L/ c8 c
American Style: Where are we. 1 ?) N! f& L n, P
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Chinese Style: How heavy are you ?6 U9 b# r5 G, ^# {2 V
American Style: How much do you weigh ?
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Chinese Style: He was talking in a high voice.
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Chinese Style: Most Westerners have high noses. ^( `2 {* g" N }- i* T
American Style: Most Westerners have long noses.
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Chinese Style: Are you home tomorrow.
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Chinese Style: How does she look like ? ; _# W6 v- b* D9 D
American Style: What does she look like ?
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Chinese Style: This is the way how I did it.
$ T1 X3 A$ z jAmerican 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.
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Chinese Style: How can I do ?
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Chinese Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ?"
7 n" f/ W7 h+ {- I3 I5 {! O" Six months "
8 Q! s% M: E9 S8 Y; l3 W3 |" How about Chinese food ?"% v" W; ]' K, g8 E2 z7 j
American Style: " How long have you been in Taiwan ? ": \, Z( z* y/ V; M0 r
" Six months "
+ i5 l6 N3 }! D" Do you like Chinese food ?"
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Chinese Style: I visited her ill mother in the hospital.
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Chinese Style: There is a limit in my patience.
/ b# N6 ~9 K4 a% P4 {3 t; l3 ]3 ]( ^American Style: There is a limit to my patience. # L7 n P# Z m& {; l, v
" a$ E1 v$ S$ }; i4 C- ^Chinese Style: Please wait inside the white line. S/ I. \5 a+ i, Q: I; I3 ~
American Style: Please wait behind the white line. 7 ]: [! m0 U) r* [3 \0 h
0 S7 w. E4 C7 R1 P+ L/ \Chinese Style: Is your house insured for fire ?8 X, f9 _. d' J2 _) H& E
American Style: Is your house insured against fire ? # N( p# k. A# v9 u9 j. b( M. c
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Chinese Style: I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
; {" M) Y. C( n* e& [# mAmerican Style: May I introduce Mr. Smith to you !
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" |9 A/ @- @! w/ TChinese Style: She was first prize.
6 B( c0 C% Y5 a9 X, a5 WAmerican Style: She took first prize.
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Chinese Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes I have it .
9 L2 p) y& _, ?American Style: Do you have any automatic camera ? Yes, I have one.
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& @! V/ d% B3 @8 m) XChinese Style: That was a traffic accident on my way here. It is why I was late.
3 L( g0 n5 k7 cAmerican 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.3 h1 ?+ X6 H- G O5 c' c
American Style: She is wearing blue jeans.
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Chinese Style: Keep the right.
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Chinese Style: Last night I didn't keep my diary.
8 {& o8 Y; I$ |0 ?0 U# LAmerican Style: Last night I didn't write anything in my diary. ; e9 ~- C, ?9 ?; e1 J4 E
4 C; R1 ]5 _) rChinese Style: The train was late about an hour.
+ r& Z2 O7 b% ^American Style: The train was about an hour late.
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Chinese Style: Leave your hand from the end of the wire.
8 `) f" _+ e9 n+ l. G1 ]American Style: Let go of the end of the wire.
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+ {# l5 b1 l8 \3 a, uChinese Style: I was ten minutes late for the English lesson. ' J+ W! a' o- Z( W! F) Z
American Style: I was ten minutes late for the English class. 3 c G5 ^; Z1 h1 w6 s' W/ M+ e
/ E$ a6 T7 W) P3 f3 HChinese Style: How many Chinese letters do you know ?& j7 k6 A5 C5 u/ C% M2 J
American Style: How many Chinese characters do you know ?
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Chinese Style: He is fighting for his life.# A2 u# ?4 g) {$ w2 F7 @3 J; p
American Style: He is fighting for his bread.
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Chinese Style: Why do you say like that.
% J' k7 l4 |& h- D# E, E9 p! O" BAmerican Style: Why do you say that.
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Chinese Style: I have no house to live.2 z$ V" o3 e7 u! H
American Style: I have no house to live in. 3 f5 e* i/ U" Z3 Z7 `' E, q
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Chinese Style: What a dirty face ! Look at the mirror.7 i: p4 J- I" C$ b* ?. K M7 `
American Style: What a dirty face ! Look in the mirror. , s8 v. o/ ~! H8 }
7 N6 G- Z) `! G: s* |Chinese Style: He lost conciousness for a long time. - l8 N: b' ~2 }4 R$ u- v! V
American Style: He was unconcious for a long time.
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( S0 K. @; w7 L) c/ WChinese Style: He made a world record. [ 相约加拿大:枫下论坛 rolia.net/forum ]1 W, |9 ?# V) D0 K) L7 B$ r1 g/ N
American Style: He set a world record.6 z7 J$ x. d# r% i2 m
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Chinese Style: Her marriage was happy. + Q& N4 I* i: l
American Style: Her married life was happy.. \1 E( _' H5 B0 K0 w& n
( G' O. a& d) r0 _, U% i, FChinese Style: Maybe I think so. 1 M5 Q( s4 e$ f
American Style: I think so., v9 a0 F7 u$ V- \) }
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Chinese Style: The club's members are 55.
4 Q0 h6 `& @0 `! l. w0 B& G, c# cAmerican Style: There are 55 members in the club.* h4 w- w" E) I
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Chinese Style: They didn't understand my mind. 9 `5 a' Z% v( t A( Q0 ~
American Style: They didn't understand what I was thinking.
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6 \: _! q$ ^& q: N; v' cChinese Style: This is where you mistake. 7 F* V! \. c* M( I0 ^7 u
American Style: This is where you are mistaken.
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Chinese Style: I felt good mood. 9 z/ Z- f/ i+ Z
American Style: I am in a good mood. . ]* s$ H( _3 P2 O$ z
! t, |; a2 o6 [, {8 lChinese Style: Please allow me more two hours.
, G0 M+ n- D' ]( e* H8 D$ qAmerican Style: Please allow me two more hours.
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Chinese Style: My watch doesn't move at all. I must get it checked up. 4 Y- q" X) h; @/ j6 j2 E3 x! v# R
American Style: My watch isn't running, I must get it checked up.
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! z$ w% E7 _4 R% \% `0 p+ f4 @Chinese Style: We moved house to Johor last month.
* W: d5 ^1 I' y* \) u1 d) HAmerican Style: We moved to Johor last month.
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$ r. N% v0 L" NChinese Style: He is our common friend.
1 D' T0 w8 p. t2 U; \American Style: He is our mutual friend. , x L3 V+ g8 z
. o% @4 {2 @0 m3 ^0 [4 q% [$ TChinese Style: It was my first time to go abroad. $ G" F, L# G8 t( a
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. + x O9 O: Y9 {2 Q1 x& c% P
American Style: While walking along the street, I met a friend of mine.9 A# g# b/ z- v9 M1 |
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Chinese Style: My this book cost me nearly 300 dollars.
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, ^) s0 D8 H h' A0 J4 H4 X2 E$ {6 lChinese Style: My room is narrow.
; b, w* [% f! \1 z1 U9 D2 e& JAmerican Style: My room is small.
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Chinese Style: I'll visit my native place for the first time in ten years this summer.8 I% I. y) ]8 ?# P; j' L
American Style: I'll visit my birth place for the first time in ten years this summer.; G% i! o: F9 K7 O
. I/ O+ O% R8 m K" v& d2 GChinese Style: Here is a pair of nice shoes.
; S7 {" Y8 [; L% g; O7 y: GAmerican Style: Here is a nice pair of shoes.
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% v x7 K9 u# t8 b# G' DChinese Style: Is this seat empty.
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Chinese Style: Don't be noisy. # a C. x7 M0 I9 b7 @$ ?9 y
American Style: Be quiet.
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" A/ e% E. t: Z0 a% P2 h7 }Chinese Style: It is not of only your business. ( u" X2 {/ g+ v+ {8 D- H
American Style: It is none of your business.# `# n. m3 v3 u, d, \2 e" d
$ s# |; r8 u/ y5 R7 C/ [: `2 {Chinese Style: I will do anything I can do for you.
/ T, |3 @% H, q9 {8 g/ F- aAmerican Style: I will do anything I can for you.
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2 E) T0 _( Z* m. Z% M1 ZChinese Style: This is the key of my room. 2 o# y. G; `+ F/ f2 M2 o2 A$ h
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.
0 m. \7 Y3 v6 D* D# q3 m. e+ kAmerican Style: I am going to take a two-year course in English.
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3 F$ v$ }- f0 s) SChinese Style: He treated me very friendly. 4 A+ N! b' w9 l1 T' E) [; q
American Style: He treated me in a friendly way.# n: B4 Y; I. p* v: M0 f
$ V; ~) j5 v5 R7 W( d/ O) lChinese Style: This is the largest department store of the world. / d, E" h: a: }; R
American Style: This is the largest department store in the world. $ B( f6 _, i" Y2 o; w
$ ~2 [9 a0 n4 q0 W7 M) x( yChinese Style: It's a novel of three volumes.
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& ]3 P3 Z! {6 H: _: oChinese Style: He is a student of Harvard University. $ N9 E7 h$ W" K6 B/ k
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 ?
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) Z" K' g0 F/ N4 g9 wChinese Style: He had a child of his former wife. 5 M* i1 g( g9 Y' t3 t/ ~& X
American Style: He had a child by his former wife., W7 p9 e& ?1 B: Y [
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Chinese Style: She married old. v. u$ a l) d0 v% K, D6 K
American Style: She married late in life.
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Chinese Style: I saw it on the newspapers. + D) K2 |; m0 J" ?8 P* X
American Style: I read ( saw ) it in the newspapers. ) S! }/ V' p- M6 |/ T" F, U s
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Chinese Style: He is a liar, and you are one too. 2 P$ d9 `5 G; U; |- O
American Style: He is a liar, and you are too. & a( z2 { e4 V" }0 U, h8 ~) H/ X
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Chinese Style: Open page 20 of your books.
0 J' L/ Y& X5 ~( _' k; o1 EAmerican Style: Open your books to page 20.
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4 {. N9 E: T* E: CChinese Style: Our Chinese students are diligent.
2 M1 q8 D( H; V, j+ FAmerican Style: We Chinese students are diligent. # U7 E1 E+ N2 f, ~+ X- e
% E O! x r0 m# q" JChinese Style: Don't make the office out of order.
! f$ W7 G" W% U% `1 E* N: iAmerican Style: Don't leave the office in a mess.
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Chinese Style: I like to paint this door to black.
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Chinese Style: Is there any place for me in the car.
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3 S6 N( V( e; }+ {5 P5 X s. |9 [Chinese Style: Let's play together.
0 O+ F1 G5 u" aAmerican Style: Why don't you come over ?
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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. 5 P4 u+ b3 A h# |" g
American Style: He got an 87 in chemistry.
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American Style: Chang is a common name in Taiwan.
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American Style: I work for the government.
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American Style: She is naive. 4 l9 k0 a: d# @' [/ b
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) B% @) q! Y+ m3 T8 `Chinese Style: This book deserves to read several times.
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$ I$ ^/ J" Z r0 XChinese Style: History repeats.
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American Style: I make a rule to keep early hours. 6 i) O% t0 Z* U- v4 ~, v
+ E, L6 w Y5 h1 GChinese Style: I went to the sea.
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American Style: The door was closed when I returned home. 5 ], {9 ]' [7 b# d; d# i Y
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American Style: This steak is tender.
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American Style: His new book will sell well.
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American Style: There're a lot of sparrows sitting on the telephone lines.
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Chinese Style: He hit me strongly.
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American Style: My pay is not enough to live on. ) X! V1 ?# \; B; j" ^: M
% ]2 V. ~5 [$ Z9 @. MChinese Style: He wants to establish a sweet home.$ d- _ O7 D& N( _+ R
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American Style: Why don't you get a driving license. : t& C7 Q9 o: C( ~8 t+ `
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American Style: I don't think it will rain tomorrow.1 `# @2 j) r9 | _6 [; ?$ p* r# M
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American Style: Is your camera like this ?
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Chinese Style: To drink too much is bad for one's health. 3 M1 T; l1 w0 {7 S2 J' R/ w5 P
American Style: Drinking too much is bad for one's health." ~/ X5 T A! [% [3 y. f
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u; ]& k) t% M+ }% i4 m8 j1 P8 x# F) fChinese Style: We changed our train at Woodland.4 V& W/ e: L; L( H$ o. m) I
American Style: We changed trains at Woodland.
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American Style: I made a trip to Europe. ; F9 c! ?" s$ s' W
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American Style: I like swimming very much.
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* K& @* s; i7 w: Y+ rAmerican Style: I don't know what he said.- s1 \0 [$ K0 S
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9 K6 x9 P. g( k I" S8 L- x4 CChinese Style: What season do you like best ?
3 r6 l7 C* K/ C. U7 I6 e8 J6 T5 MAmerican Style: Which season do you like best ?
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