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Self-Account of A Doubted Rescuer (Especially may I know whether the grammar and tense is right? ) At this moment, I think, I probably get nothing even if I talk with him, for cops have already talked with him for all these 5 hours. Just then, I look down and find out that the air cushion is located just right under me. Then I start thinking, why not I jump down with him in arms? However, I already got hurt once when I saved that person at Luoxi bridge. And this bridge-jumper is so huge. I mean he is strong. I will definitely be crushed to a pulp by this 32-year-old fellow if I jump down by holding him. And soon I come up with the proverbs in <Sun Tzu’s Art of War>, “Nothing is too deceitful in war” and “Win by surprise attack”. So I tell the bridge-jumper, Sir, why don’t we shake our hands and be friends? So just like the conversation between old dear friends, i said, sir, let’s shake our hands and be friends. Why i said that? Because he is grasping the iron guardrail. And how could I save him to the air cushion without he takes off the guardrail? So all I want is make a trick named draw a snake out of its hole. I just want his hands off. And then I just play a trick named lead away a goat in passing(Chinese saying means take advantage of a favourable situation). I grab his shoulder and save him to the air cushion.

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Hi Yolanda, 

 

It looks like you are writing this from the perspective of a rescuer in the present tense, so I've corrected your note in the present tense as well. However, when writing fiction, it is more normal to write it in the past. Perhaps that could be a good activity for you. Convert this text to the past tense :)

 

Self-Account of an Uncertain Rescuer

At this moment, I'm thinking, I will probably get nothing even if I talk with to him, for because the cops have already talked with to him for all these the past 5 five hours [In English writing we spell numbers]. Just then, I look down and find out see that the air cushion is located just right under me.

Then I start thinking wonder, why not don't I jump down with him in my arms? However, I have been already got hurt once before when I saved that person at Luoxi bridge. And this bridge-jumper is so huge. I mean, he is looks strong [if we don't know a person, we can only guess that he is strong, so we say "he looks strong"]. I will definitely be crushed to a pulp by this 32-year-old fellow if I jump down by while holding onto him.

And soon I come up with remembered the proverbs in Sun Tzu’s, Art of War, “Nothing is too deceitful in war” and “Win by surprise attack”.

So I tell say to the bridge-jumper, "Sir, why don’t we shake our hands and be friends?"

So just like the conversation between old dear friends, i said, sir, let’s shake our hands and be friends. Why did I say that? Because he is grasping the iron guardrail, and how I could I save him to on the air cushion below without if he would he takes his hand off the guardrail?

So All I want is make to a trick him, named to draw a the snake out of its hole. I just want his hands off the guardrail. And then, when his hand is reaching for mine, I just will play a trick named lead away a goat in passing (Chinese saying which means to take advantage of a favourable situation). I Grabbing his shoulder I launch us save him to the air cushion below.

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