Need help with some formal subject's constractions
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I'm trying to translate several simple sentences from Russian to English. Could anybody check it out and say, if it's all correct there?
1. Mountains are rather cool.
2. There looked like his marriage will be happy.
3. I think, it is around 8 o’clock.
4. It was almost impossible to obtain nails.
5. One has one’s own problems.
6. “But one cannot live on 3 thousands per year!” – she exclaimed.
7. One must accept the world as it is.
8. I needed a minute to make up my mind.
9. You definitely cannot argue with a man which fist is like a steel hammer.
10. It’s no any sense to discuss it / It's no any good discussing this.
11. She’s got married, they say.
12. Try to go to this factory. They want workers there.
13. It is pleasant to take a walk in the early morning.
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Need help with some formal subject's constractions
Hi there!I'm trying to translate several simple sentences from Russian to English. Could anybody check it out and say, if it's all correct there?
1. Mountains are rather cool.
2. There looked like his marriage will be happy. It looked like his marriage would be happy.
3. I think, it is around 8 o’clock. I think it's around 8 o'clock.
4. It was almost impossible to obtain nails.
5. One has one’s own problems. One has their own problems.
6. “But one cannot live on 3 thousands per year!” – she exclaimed. - Here, a currency must come in after the number. Also, it's "3 thousand", and it's better to write the number with letters rather than in numerical form.
"But one cannot live on three thousand euro per/a year!" - she exclaimed.
7. One must accept the world as it is.
8. I needed a minute to make up my mind.
9. You definitely cannot argue with a man which whose fist is like a steel hammer.
10. It’s no any sense to discuss it / It's no any good discussing this. - It doesn't make (any) sense to discuss/discussing this / It's no good discussing this.
11. She’s gotten married, they say.
12. Try to go to this factory. They want workers there. - The second part of this statement would sound better as "They are looking for people there; They have some jobs available there, or; There are (some) jobs going there.
13. It is pleasant to take a walk in the early morning.
7. One must accept the world as it is.
8. I needed a minute to make up my mind.
9. You definitely cannot argue with a man which whose fist is like a steel hammer.
10. It’s no any sense to discuss it / It's no any good discussing this. - It doesn't make (any) sense to discuss/discussing this / It's no good discussing this.
11. She’s gotten married, they say.
12. Try to go to this factory. They want workers there. - The second part of this statement would sound better as "They are looking for people there; They have some jobs available there, or; There are (some) jobs going there.
13. It is pleasant to take a walk in the early morning.
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