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My Diary#3
Today I woke up and I took a shower showed, after then i eat ate and I went to the gym and trained intensively, which made me feel good and give me a sentiment good with me. I came back for at home and I eat a ate delicious broccoli broccolis, mushrooms champignons, and other vegetables with fish and now I'm going to sleep.0 votedDecember 29, 20161I don't speak Italian but I did my best. Hope it's helpful!
The part in pink is where I was most unsure of the translation - there was a grammatical problem in what you wrote, so I had to guess on the meaning.
- Hannah
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: As everyone knows, during the Conclave the results of voting are discloded through revealed by the color of smoke that will come out pours from the chimney of on the roof of the Sistine Chapel Cappella Sistina. But how is does it creates the white and black smoke created smokes?
The According to tradition, the conclave wanted to report the failure of the election of the new Pope by burning the ballots the cards with the addition of wet straw to give the smoke a dark shade a dark gradient to smoking. But in during the conclave of 1958 this created confusion because the black was not so black enough. because It seems that the straw, maybe perhaps because it was too wet, didn’t cacht catch fire. and sSo the Vatican began in hand partnered with science, or more specifically, with it’s better say to chemistry. Since 2005 it has used uses comfortable cartridges with the unmistakable labels written “black smoke” and “white smoke”: the latter was last one used for the first time during the election of Benedetto XVI.
But even so there was a bit of confusion, so e it was decided that the election would be is confirmed by the bells of St. Peter's Basillica. the Basilica of San Pietro.0 votedDecember 28, 20161Is protecting environment the most important problem facing the world today?
As far as I am concerned, there are many important issues facing the world today. First of all, those problems concerning the environment should be taken into account seriously.* The ozone layer is being destroyed, and the greenhouse effect is producing a global warming. Floods and droughts are more frequent every year, and earthquakes are causing huge great damages in several countries. Therefore, we should wonder whether our current lifestyle is destroying our planet. Many people might think that conservationists exaggerate when they report on this problem, but the truth is that what is happening is not usual, something is changing, and maybe we are doing something wrong. Even though people who are now living in our planet won't live to see what will happen within some a few hundred years, we ought to think over how our planet was when we were born, how it is now and how we would like it to be in a future, when our children or our grandchildren are grown up. Consequently, it is time for us to do something to reverse this situation, so that people can enjoy our planet for many years to come within many years as well.
But even though the protection of the environment is an important problem to confront, it is a well known fact that there is a more important issue nowadays, which is starvation. Every time I watch in see on** television how much money some countries spend in outer space research, for instance, I ask myself how we can we worry about what is happening outside our planet when we are incapable of protecting those who are living around us. From my point of view, we should assign priorities, and I can't think of something more important than preventing people from starvation. How can we think of life in on*** another planet, when so many people in on ours are dying everyday because they have nothing to eat?
All things considered, I strongly believe that we have a lot of resources in on our planet, and it is in our hands to decide where and how to use them, so that all the people who live in it can enjoy them properly.---
I like your essay, which addresses a difficult question. If climate change isn't halted, then starvation will surely become more common. It's a paradox! Your writing is also excellent. Just a few comments:
into account seriously*: this is redundant: you can either say "take into account" or "take seriously" but not both.
see on television **: It's true that we watch television, but in this case you're using TV to "see" things that are happening elsewhere. Sorry I can't explain that more clearly...
life on ***: We live in a country but on a planet. (I live in the United States, on planet earth).
0 votedDecember 28, 20161Decoration
Two suitcases are not enough to furnish an apartment. When you move overseas it is difficult to carry around even the minimum. For the moment my apartment seems like the suite of a hotel, naked and bare... not to mention my bedroom.*
I cannot wait to fill it and give it my personal touch. I've always liked an elegant and essential style, neutral colors, but with some particular and interesting details. I miss my guitar in the corner of the room, some psychedelic painting or some stylised sketch of mine affixed to the wall, a cascade of lights on the bedroom wall. I'd like to take get a bonsai and a smoke-eating palm tree. The latter resembles a tree with a tuft of long ribbon-shaped leaves that fall down curling.** It is credited with the capacity to retain remove impurities from in the air and make your home environment most more livable. And to go the extra mile I would probably spend my salary for on the rattan sofa two places that I saw from La Maison du Monde.--
This is well written, with great vocabulary and use of idiomatic expressions. A few notes:
...not to mention my bedroom*: This is a fragment that doesn't fit in the sentence. The ellipses (...) can help, but it would be better to rewrite the sentence: "For the moment my apartment, especially my bedroom, seems naked and bare, like the suite of a hotel.
fall down curling*: This is poetic, but doesn't sound natural in English. It would be more clear to say: "leaves that curl as they fall."
I hope you are able to make your apartment home!
0 votedDecember 28, 20161Aston Villa. Please, correct my mistakes.
Aston Villa FC is an English professional football club based in Birmingham, East Midland County. The club has been was founded in 1874. Aston Villa is one of twenty clubs which founded Football leage league in 1888. From eighteen ninety seven Since 1897, the club plays has been playing at "Villa Park" which has capacity of about forty-three thousand. fourty three thousands. This stadium is included in the 10 gteatest stadiums of England.
Aston Villa has 7 F.A. league trophies and 7 wins in the F.A. cup. From nineteen ninety two till twenty sixteen Between 1992 and 2016, Aston Villa has participated in the English Premier League.** The main rival of Aston Villa is Birmingham City f.c. Aston Villa has some famous fans. Ozzy Osbourne is one of them.---
** If Aston Villa is start part of the English Premier League, I would write: "Since 1992, Aston Villa has participated in the English Premier League." If it is no longer part of that league, then what you wrote is fine.
0 votedDecember 28, 20161I hope that you are able to live your dream!
The most common error I noticed was that you didn't maintain a consistent tense, but switched often between past and present. Something to pay attention to :)
Good luck!
My dream
When I was a child childhood, I have had problems with my skin. It was allergic dermatitis which was made my skin quite dry and sensitive. I was always allergic to skin products and bruised easily to have bruise. When I have had a wound, it took a long time to recover and some wounds turned to scars. I have tried many products and anti-scarring treatments to cure my skin but It took takes long time to see effects and some products don't work. wasn't working. I can't switch change the consumer goods or cosmetics frequently. Due to when I changed, I usually have rashes and itching caused by new products. So, that're that's why I want to study formulation science. I want to know the ingredients and develop products which are suitable for each individual person. Moreover, I can contribute my knowledge and recommend the people to help people to choose products that are suitable for them, especially those who have hypersensitive skin. hypersensitivity with skin..0 votedDecember 27, 20162Hi, I enjoyed reading this story, which is very funny.
I noticed a few mistakes in the way you talk about the past, which I've marked with a *. I also noticed a few places where you misuse "it" and "this/that", which is a common error. Just a few things to keep in mind :)
Good work!
Hannah
Dreadlocks=Vegan?
I used to have dreadlocks two years ago. Then* I shaved my hair, which so that it was very short: such as 3 mm afterwards! Eventually, my hair has got grew* longer in two tow years. Therefore, three days ago* I have made dreadlocks on my head again since three days ago.Aside from my ex and present hairstyle, I talked about various hairstyles to someone. I talked about various hairstyles to someone, including my former and present hairstyle. I totally forgot have completely forgotten* the exact date when and with whom I spoke with. But, when we were conversing, I mentioned my the dreadlocks that I used to have. Someone replied:
"So, you must have been a vegan."
I answered: "What!?" (I was surprised at the word.) and "Why?" (I did not believe that what he/ she said.)
Finally, the answer I understood was that they believed that people with dreadlocks must be vegans. It This was very very interesting to me. I used to be a vegetarian, but unfortunately hardly a vegan, although I do not often eat meat. I do not even smoke.
If you meet people with dreadlocks in the future, they would might not be vegans. It This is sort of a tip to pay attention, because that you should not judge someone based on their someone's appearance.0 votedDecember 27, 20161Hi Jordana! I'm not 100% sure of the answers to your questions, but I'm going to give it a shot anyway. Maybe others can help me.
My understanding is that Mr. Furquhar is a doctor. If I'm right, then a "general practice" is a privately run doctor's office. I'm not sure what a connection is, but it seems to be related - maybe it's a kind of license or other medical regulation that was required in Victorian England.
Goes on the principle and goes by the principle mean basically the same thing. I feel like there are differences, but I can't think of any examples to prove it. Maybe "goes on" is the more antiquated version? Someone with more grammatical knowledge should feel free to correct me.
Sherlock Holmes
Hi, there
In a Sherlock Holmes book, I came across this: (Dr. Watson): "Shortly after my marriage, I had bought a connection in the Paddington district. Old Mr Farquhar, from whom I purchased it, had at one time an excellent general practice; but his age, and an affliction of the nature of St Vitus's dance from which he suffered, had very much thinned it. The public not unnaturally goes on the principle that he who would heal others must himself be whole.(...)"... I have a couple of questions about this passage. What do connection and general practice mean? Could I replace "goes on the principle" with "goes bythe principle "?
Thank you!
Happy Holidays!0 votedDecember 27, 20160Vietnamese food: Phở
Let me introduce Vietnamese food for to you. It is called Phở which is One of the most famous foods in Vietnam is called Pho*. It is made of something ingredients such as: beef, noodles, onion, tomatoes, gingers and garlic. Phở is served with different kinds of vegetables which make it more delicious. It is very flavorful and tasty. If you can eat spicy* food, you should add chilis. To prepare it, the first, you need to fry tomatoes, it is the material to have a good water pot*. It is important to use a good pot. Then, place the above-mentioned ingredients in the filling on water pot, and fill it with water. After about 5 minutes, place them into a bowl to eat. I think it is easy to cook but I love it. I ususlly usually go eat out with some friends when we hang out. You should try it, on and you will never forget its smelling smell.Hi! I love Pho, which we can buy here in New York, but I never knew how to make it. Thanks for sharing.
It is called Pho...*: The word "it' is unclear here, so I suggest that you move the name of the food after the description.
spicy*: Spicy is an adjective so it needs a noun!
...good water pot*: This sentence and the one after it are confusing. I had to guess what you meant, but maybe I was wrong. If you want to talk about a pot filled with water, you can use the phrase "pot of water." If you want to talk about a pot for boiling water, I'd say a saucepan or simply a big pot.
0 votedDecember 27, 20162Sentences - "lag behind" and "miss out"
Our level of education is still lagging behind other countries.This is a perfect example of the phrase "lagging behind." You could also say:
"By the time she reached the fourth mile, the runner was lagging behind her friends"
"When Maria left the shop, James lagged behind to look at the discounted items."
"The teacher was always reminding the students not to lag behind after recess."
Make sure you don't miss any information out, because you should put all your personal information.This is not the correct use of "miss out." I would say that to "miss out" means to be unable to participate in something you wanted to be a part of. So for example:
"I missed out on the sale because I was visiting my grandmother."
"She is always checking her phone so that she doesn't miss out on any events."
A common idiomatic expression in English is "Fear of Missing Out" (#FOMO). It refers to someone who is always worried about missing social events. It's often used as a joke on twitter, like "Too many parties, not enough time. #fomo"
Can someone give me more examples, please? Thank you.0 votedDecember 27, 20160
