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Diary0818
I don't know whether my grammer is right or not*. Can people understand my article? Are my words proper [or: "appropriate"] or not**? OK [try: "Well, . . . "], never mind. I'll just use this to record my life, and hope someone can find something here.
These days, I am not happy [or: "I'm not too/so happy" sounds more natural to my ears]. Someone said They say that if you want to know whether a guy someone is happy or not, you might judge can see it from on his or her first-time face first thing in the morning. Happy can be pretend You can pretend to be happy [or more formally: "Happiness can be feigned, . . . "], but your morning face won't tell a lie [or: ". . . your face won't lie" works just as well.].
Empty~~~ Yes [more formal but valid: "Indeed, . . . "], sometimes, you should just be happy and cherish all the things everything [or more naturally: " . . . cherish what you have"], but yet you just can't smile.
There are too many things you want to do, too many things you haven't started, too many things you don't want to do . . . Sometimes you just feel a little helpless and don't want to do anything.
*There's nothing grammatically wrong with "or not" here, actually, but it seems a little bit bulky when it's at the end of the sentence. You could say: "I don't know whether or not my grammar is right," though, and that sounds perfectly natural to me.
**I would probably write: "Is my diction appropriate," but I didn't make the correction above because it's much different than what you had, and it's a somewhat specific word. Message me if you'd like to know a little more about this correction.
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Hey there. First of all, I think a lot of us can relate to this (at the least, I know I can). Also, I really like the idea of keeping a journal in your target language: I might start doing the same myself.
As far as writing, I can definitely understand what you're trying to say. If you'd like, I could send you a more complete edit and explain in-depth why I marked what I did, or you could just peruse the above changes if that works better for you!
Either way: 继续努力!我觉得你这样做会快快地改善你的英文! =)
If you need anything or have any questions, let me know. I'd be thrilled to help --- Best of luck!
Diary0818
I don't know whether my grammer is right correct or not? Can people understand my article? Are my words proper or not? OK,never mind. Just (use it)?! trying to record my life and hope someone can find sth here.
These days i am not happy, someone said that (or you can use "told me") if you want to know whether a guy (person) is happy or not, you might (judge it) (use "tell" instead ie you can tell from ...) from his/her first-time face in the morning.Happy You can pretend to be happy, but your morning face won't tell a lie.
Empty~~~yes, sometimes, you should be happy and cherish all the things, but you just can't smile.
Too many things you want to do, too many things you haven't started, too many things you don't want to do..... a little helpless and don't want reluctant to do anything.
there are many ways to simply say what you have just expressed, if you re interested in reiterating specific sentences PM me, we can do that together.
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