No 59 Time passes quickly
The last time I wrote an essay on italki was three months ago. Time passes so quickly. Many things had happened. The first one is I received an admission letter from Beijing Foreign Studies University, which means I will study for a master's degree in the next two years. I do not need to go to Beijing, and I study these courses online. I have learned these courses for almost two months, how to say, I feel so disappointed. And find many courses are useless and so boring. I really regret paying for the money, and the money is not refundable. So I decide to go on.
The second one is I go hiking with my son almost every weekend and we make many new friends. We hiked 16km the day before yesterday. We were a little tired but we were happy. It's a pity, my son's tennis coach is busy these days, I hope my son can join the tennis team soon.
Now I am writing this down, I have a lot of literature to read, and I have homework to do, and I am a little crazy.
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No 59 Time passes quickly
The last time I wrote an essay on italki was three months ago. Time passes so quickly. Many things had have happened. The first one is (that) I received an admission letter from Beijing Foreign Studies University, which means I will study for a master's degree in for the next two years. I do not need to go to Beijing, and since I study these courses online. I have learned been studying these courses for almost two months, how to say, I feel so disappointed. And I find many courses are useless and so boring. I really regret paying for the money, and the money is not refundable. So I decide to go on.
The second one is (that) I go hiking with my son almost every weekend and we make have made many new friends. We hiked 16km the day before yesterday. We were a little tired but we were happy. It's a pity, my son's tennis coach is busy these days, I hope my son can join the tennis team soon.
As always, I'm trying to make minimal changes. Should I explain the changes, or are they obvious?
Too late, you didn't answer fast enough. I shall explain...
have happened - plural subject, needs plural form of the verb
that - optional additon. Both times. But it sounds better with "that".
for - why is this preposition better? I don't know. I should have listened to my Grandmother more ...
for is about a duration of time. "In" does get used with time too - for example - "In two years time you will have a Master's Degree." It is referring to the end of the time. However, "For the next two years you will be very crazy."
since - your second phrase is an explanation, so "since", "as", or "because" are all better conjunctions than "and".
learned - No. Study is the correct verb here. You learn a fact, or a skill. You study a topic/subject/course.
have been studying (and later) have made - that's something to do with verb tenses. (My Grandmother will be cringing.)
While - That isn't quite right either. Instead of writing this down, I should be reading a lot of literature and doing my homework ..."
Very crazy - that's a joke.
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