Beach: 是时候去海边

Next Monday is Memorial Day a National Holiday, so we get to enjoy a 3 day weekend.
下 周一 是 纪念日，一个全国性的节日, 所以我得到三日子享受远离工作  要享受3天的休息日。

It is an unwritten rule that beach season starts with Memorial Day and ends at Labor Day.
有一个不成文的规矩 规定 海滩季节从开始 纪念日开始和到 劳动节赛季结束九月 。（有一个不成文的规定→习惯上，customarily）（从……开始，到……结束 → start with...and end at...） 

I plan to visit my favorite beach. It is Drake’s Beach in Point Reyes.
我打算去访问我最喜欢的海滩，它是德雷克的海滩，在雷耶斯点。 

Below is Drake’s Beach at sunset, I feel it is one of my best photos
下面下图是德雷克海滩的在日落的海滩，我觉得它是我最好的照片之一。

（Remember end of a sentence with a full point。）

Hi Greg, thank you for help me with my english learning, how is your chinese learning going?
嗨Greg，谢谢你帮助我学习英语，你的汉语学习怎么样了？

在我的窗外

Two views from my office
两个看法从我的办公. (can't understand. views → scenery or viewpoint?) 

Today is Friday and the warm weather makes it difficult to focus on work
这是星期五和那个暖天气使得它难以专注于工作 

Today is Friday 今天是星期五 

and the warm weather makes it difficult to focus on work ，燥热的天气让人很难集中精力工作 (I think the wether that makes people difficult to focus on work is hot wether not warm weather.) 

During lunch, I may go for a walk by the lake, and feed the ducks.
在午餐时间，我可能去散步的靠, 湖边和喂鸭子们

During lunch 吃午餐时 I may go for a walk by the lake 我可能去湖边散步 and feed the ducks 、喂鸭子 

（may → 可能）（、distinguish coordinative phrase and ，distinguish coordinative sentence） 

Have a great weekend
有一个很大的周末 有一个愉快的周末 （great ①伟大的 → bigness e.g. the Great Wall ②好的；愉快的 → joyful e.g. a great weekend ） 

跳舞，就像没有人可以看到那样

Today, I am learning salsa dance.
今天，我学习了莎莎舞.。（“了” means “have done” or “have been done”, in chinese they are no different）

Like the Chinese language, I am still learning the basics
（就）像中国语文汉语（一样）,， 我 仍然 在学习 它的基础知识.。（“它” refer to not human, e.g. book, tree, knowledge... and "man" → 他，"woman" → 她）（就像……一样 means like, like the Chinese language → 就像汉语一样）

I love to dance, but I also like the music, and the movement
我喜欢喜爱跳舞，但我也喜欢那个那些音乐和那个那些机心动作。（ love means 爱，like means 喜欢，like very very very much but not love means 喜爱）（那些 means those，那个 means that）

我的快乐秘诀

Since the lake opened, I’ve been swimming almost every day.
自从公众开放以来湖中有, 我一直在游泳几乎每天 

（自从湖对公众开放以来，自从……以来 means "since" ，公众 means "the public"，I think “对” means "for", e.g. “对我” means "for me"）

(我几乎每天在游泳。“几乎每天” and “一直” express the same meaning.)

Today, temperatures soared into the 80’s (29.4 celsius). I swam close to a mile, getting me closer to my goal.
今天，气温飙升至85（29.4摄氏度)，而我游泳近1英里（1.4公里）带我更接近我的目标

（，这让我更接近我的目标。 If you use “带我更接近我的目标”, it lacks subject, you should say “subject+带我更接近我的目标”，if you can say “subject+使我更接近我的目标” is better!）

My muscles are really sore, but exercise helps me to stay happy
我的肌肉是真的疼, 但运动可以帮助我保持快乐

（我的肌肉是真疼！ → native speaker /genuine/from the place noted for the product. You understand?）

This picture is cute! I am curious who takes the photo for you???

吾 意兴 风景摄影 or 我的爱好是风光摄影 （我的爱好是风光摄影 is better!）

哈罗! 嗨，你好!  （你好 is enough）

I decided to upgrade my computer monitor
我决定 提升我的 计算机 ??monitor??   （monitor means 显示器）

I need to see more colors so I can better edit my photos
我 需要 认清 更好色 所以 这样我就可以编辑图片\  （因为……所以…… for example, 因为 I want to edit my photos better, 所以 I need to see more colors.）（因为我要更好的编辑图片，所以我需要看更多的颜色。）

I studied and read lots of reviews before my purchase
我研究 在购买前，我看了很多的评论 （ you studied reviews? 在购买前我阅读并研究了很多评论。并 means "and", 阅读 means 看，but 阅读 is written language, 看 is spoken language.）