例如,中国人写简历:1980-1983-1990-1995-2002。而欧美人正好相反。再例如,中文说,“今天早晨我们去河边散步的时候你的孩子救了一个落水儿童。”而英文则说,"Your son saved a kid who falled into the river when we walk alone in the morning."
因此你不能按照中文的思维方式说英语,例如,中国人往往会这样说,"When she heards this she was happy",但实际上欧美人是这样说的,"She was so happy when she heard this"。