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- In 2010, a British adventurer became the first person to walk the entire length of Amazon after a <s>6000-</s> 4,300 mile trek [not an English mistake, just that his walk was 1700 miles shorter - also, many English speakers prefer metric (such as us Australians) so it’s nice to add the equivalent in kilometres, usually in parentheses - in this case (7000km)]. When he finally reached the finish he had been walking for nearly two-and-a-half years. Ex-army officer Ed Stafford, 34, arrived at the finishing point, the mouth of the river in Brazil, 859 days after he had set off from its source in Peru. He began his (“the” is fine, “his” is nicer though) epic journey with walking partner Luke Collyer, 37, an outdoor activities instructor. But three months after they set off on their journey, the pair <s>fell out</s> had a falling out after an argument and Collyer returned to the UK. Along the way, Stafford encountered poisonous snakes, scorpions, electric eels and piranhas. But Stafford’s scariest moment was at the hands of local tribesmen. One day, Stafford was approaching a small village when five <s>a</s> or six locals suddenly started running towards him with machetes, guns, and bows and arrows. The tribesmen captured Stafford, but they allowed him to leave soon after. By the end of the trip, Stafford had endured hundreds of wasp stings and suffered an estimated 50,000 mosquito (no plural s here “mosquito bite” counts as one word, so you only need the s on “bites”) bites.очен хорошо!Have you seen the documentary “Big River Man”? It’s about a Slovenian guy who swam the entire length of the Amazon.. highly recommended:)0 votedApril 19, 20200
- 外来語は、日本人どう感じますか。意見を探してるんですが、教えてください！
I often see a lot of English loan words in Japanese where a perfectly good Japanese word exists - very convenient for me of course:) But I’m curious, why do Japanese people like speaking this way? Or do some people object to it?
日本人は、いい日本語の言葉があるのに、よく英語から外来語の言葉を使います。例えば、「ご飯」を代わりに、「ライス」と言います。私が日本語を習うことにとても便利なんですけど、日本人の方はこんなしゃべ方は、どう思いますか。意見を教えてください！
(hope that made sense!)
April 3, 2019193 traveling
I love traveling. My first overseas trip was to Australia, which was a school excursion. （日本は島国ので、"overseas" が使えます。海を渡らない外国へ旅行の場合は、“abroad”を使います）（そして、そんな長い文はちょっと子供っぽいから、結び付けたほうがいいでしょう:）. My second trip was to Hawaii with my friend. There are many places where (間違えないけど、要らないんです) I'd like to go, like Germany, Finland, Sweden, Canada, New Zealand, Croatia, Spain, Denmark, Switzerland...
(Domestic travel この言葉は観光業の言葉です) Within Japan, I have been to Hakone, Hokkaido, Okinawa, Kyoto, Osaka... Some day I hope to go to other parts of Japan!!0 votedJune 29, 20171- With the infinitive of the verb the order changes, as in the example you just gave « ne pas oublier » There are other kinds of negatives, so to speak, where other words are used instead of « pas », such as if you want to say “never” you use «ne»+V+«jamais» (eg «nʼoublie jamais» = “never forget”... or in the infinitive «ne jamais oublier») Also the «ne» is often omitted, especially in spoken French0 votedApril 19, 20170
Spring has come to Moscow
Spring has come to Moscow. The Sun is shining brightly and birds are singing happily. The snow has almost melted and everywhere the streams have started flowing again. It is warmer and I can walk around outside without a hat. I like spring very much! :) It is very dirty, and there are deep puddles around now, which is something I don`t like about spring, but soon the grass will grow and dandelions will bloom. I want to go outside as often as possible and to travel as far as possible. Soon it will be possible to leave the city and to cook shashliks (I don`t know how to say this in English!) and vegetables on the barbecue :)
P.S. I've used ”and” too much here )))- Spring has come.. in this case you don't use "the".. sometimes you do, such as "the spring of 1923" or "going to Africa in the spring" (which is optional here, because you can also say "going to Africa in spring")... You may have heard "Winter is coming" from a popular TV series:)
- you could say "streams are running" but "flowing" is nicer
- I can walk without a hat - sounds a bit like you're learning to walk, so I added "around" and "outside"
- soon the grass will grow.. it's hard to explain why to put "the" here - I think it's because the grass is still there under the snow, if you say "grass will grow" it sounds like there's only dirt there now and new grass will grow. You can also say "the birds are singing happily" and "the dandelions will bloom" if you like, but there's no need to change these two.
- if you cook something on the fire, it means an open fire, like the fireplace in your house, or a campfire.. perhaps this is what you mean?? I'm guessing you mean some kind of grill
btw, I have friends from Poland, Bosnia and Russia who have lived in Australia for over 20 years, and they still can't use "the" properly - so don't worry too much about getting it right!
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