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Hi! I am a native English speaker from England. I have previously been a teacher of business studies and psychology at secondary schools in England but am currently taking time off to renovate a house in France. I am thinking of moving to France, hence my interest in learning the language! I am also about to train as an English language teacher so it would be nice to practice my new skills as I acquire them.
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    "We got lost while looking for a restaurant" uses pretty much the standard phrase for this situation so you would be unlikely to exchange it for anything else. "We were lost.." doesn't really convey the same meaning. "My wife asked me to bring some bread" is fine. The second sentence doesn't mean the same thing. "What is the best way to go to the cinema?" and "What is the best way to reach the cinema?"are both fine.
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    June 11, 2014
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    In this case it means I am sick of burgling and everything to do with it. The weather that day had taken a nasty turn means that the weather had been good or OK and then changed to be much worse than it had been. So it might have been sunny and then started to rain heavily. When the weather turns nasty, it means that it is raining heavily or there is a big storm.
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    A terrible night

    Last night was a terrible night for me. I got hurt badly.  A girl rejected me because she said she didn't feel any electricity when we kissed.


    We've known each other since I started with this company. She is a smart and sunny girl and I am completely fascinated with her. I like to chat with her,and am totally captivated by her smiling face, which probably I will probably never forget as long as I live.


    I hate the fact that I've lost her. I drank loads of Chinese wine/spirits last night, but could not stop myself thinking about her and the happy days spent with her.


    Today,I worked like a robot.  When passing her office, how I wished she would give me a warm smile like before. But I got nothing; absolutely nothing.


    It's time to say goodbye to this relationship. Life goes on. Good like,girl. (Not sure what you mean by this end bit).


    You are young.  You are probably going to go through this with a number of women during your lifetime and each time it will suck.  However, those of us who are a bit older and wiser can assure you that this is not the end of the world.  She may have done you a favour by telling you straight away that she isn't interested in you in a romantic way as now you know not to waste any more time on trying to make her your girlfriend and move on to someone more suitable.


    We have a number of sayings in English which apply to this situation. Here's two:


    There are plenty more fish in the sea. (She is not the only girl in the world)

    As one door closes, another opens. (The fact that she has turned you down opens the way for another possibly far more suitable girl to come into your life).



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    June 11, 2014
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    Highlight what you want to correct and then click on the button corresponding to the function you want to use. If you want to change the font colour you need to click on the arrow to the right of the button and that will give you the colours available.
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    June 11, 2014
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    Not really sure what you mean but this is my best guess: "Research on the relationship between transportation and urban development in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei and how they adapt.
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    June 11, 2014
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    Personally I wouldn't use call up in this situation. Call upon is more natural.
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    June 11, 2014
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    "I can't catch you" may be more of an American saying. In England we would be more likely to say "Sorry, I'm finding it hard to follow you." whilst the person is speaking and "Sorry, I didn't catch what you said." after they have finished speaking.
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    June 11, 2014
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    Sorry should have added that when someone gets in the way of you doing something it means that whatever they are doing is stopping you doing what you want to do. Your sentence should read "He always gets in the way of my work at night with his terrible singing."
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    June 11, 2014
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    I would probably write either "The school has just informed/notified him about the tuition payment." or "The school has just informed/notified him that they have received his tuition payment." depending on whether he has only just found out that he needs to pay or has received information that his payment has arrived.
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    June 11, 2014
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    The first two sentences are correct, except that there should be a space after the full stop and a capital letter on She. However, it would be more natural to say "I am happy that your sister won the competition". The second sentence would sound better as "I'm glad you invited me."
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