| Chinese
Style |
She is taller
compared to Ali. |
| American
Style |
She is taller
than Ali. |
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| Chinese
Style |
I hope you would do it quickly. |
| American
Style |
I hope you
will do it quickly/ |
|
In Standard English
would is used in conjunction with the past tense. It can be used
with the present tense if a condition is involved. eg. [ I think she
would benefit if she studied a little more. ] |
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|
| Chinese
Style |
I want to know what
is the matter. |
| American
Style |
I want to know what the
matter is. |
| |
|
| Chinese
Style |
He
cut his hair. |
| American
Style |
He
had his hair
cut. |
|
|
| Chinese
Style |
I'm having a headache. |
| American
Style |
I have a headache. OR I've
got a headache. |
| |
Have/has is used to
refer to possession ( I have a car ) or sensation ( I have a cold ) |
|
|
| Chinese
Style |
I'll give to you next week. |
| American
Style |
I'll give
it to you next week. |
|
|
| Chinese
Style |
My one is very nice. |
| American
Style |
Mine is very nice. |
|
|
| Chinese
Style |
Though I told him not to
come but he insisted. |
| American
Style |
Though I told him not to come he insisted. |
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