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- If you would like to ask someone informally about their progress with their studies, you can say it in a number of ways: 1. "How are you doing with your studies?" 2. "Are your studies going well?" Or, if you just want to ask someone if they like what they are studying, you can say: 3. "Are you enjoying your studies?" The word "studies" refers to the work that someone is doing at school or universities. I hope this helps Sungjun. All the best, Amanda0 votedMarch 31, 20150
today's encounter
today,i feel very very terrible.grabing one order is too difficult.i have tried my best and worked overtime many days for this project.but finally,i was informed we lost that project!!contribute most of my time to it,but there is no return.today,i feel very horrible and desperated.i have no idea how to face tomorrow and continue my following works.i have enough patience to wait for a good result.However,the result coming out does not satisfy me,even against my expect.
I've just done a straight rewrite as another example of how you can express these thoughts.
Today, I feel very discouraged. Even taking one order feels like a difficult thing to do. I have tried my best and worked overtime for many days on this project but despite this, I have been informed that we have lost the project. Even though I have contributed a lot of time to this project, there has been no return.
I am feeling very sad and desperate right now and I'm not sure how I can even continue working. I am patient enough to wait for a good outcome, but, the outcome of today has left me feeling disappointed and dissatisfied.
This is very good. You have a strong ability at describing your emotions and feelings, and the sentence flow into each other clearly. Well done! I hope everything works out with your job. We all have days like this at times, so be encouraged. Your hard work will pay off!
0 votedMarch 25, 20150Rosa, you should be very proud of yourself! Your English is much better than you realize.
Also, it may be helpful to realize that even native English speakers do not fully understand their language. As an International Student Program Director I have often found that my international students ended up with English skills that were far superior to the native English speaking students.
As you probably already know, every rule in English grammar is broken at some time. It is not a scientific language like Hanguel, and can sometimes be contradictory, or just even plain ridiculous.
Another aspect that can be confusing is that there is Commonwealth English (English spoken in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand etc.) and then American English.
You will notice this in the variation that you see in the correction above.
Be encouraged, you are doing extremely well but, apart from your obvious skill, it is your positive attitude that will be your best tool.
I did a complete rewrite of your text to give you an example of another way your thoughts can be expressed. This is one of fun things about English, you can say things in so many different ways!
Notice I have removed the words "good enough" as, despite the fact that many native English speakers use this term, it is incorrect. "Good" is an adjective and can be used to describe something (eg. "you did a good job" ), but cannot be used to describe 'how' you do something (eg. "you did good at that job").
All the best Rosa!
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Frustration!
Though have been studying English for about five years, I do not speak it well enough to engage in a conversation with people who speak English fluently. Here in Korea we learn English at school, unfortunately I was not interested in this subject and consequently didn't make an effort to learn it when I had the chance. It was only by accident that I was motivated to learn English again. This motivation came when one of my friends sent me an email in English, even though she hereself was Korean. I am now highly committed to learning English and am eager to continue until I master the language for myself.
Several days ago I met two foreigners and felt frustrated by my lack of ability to converse with them fluently. I recognized the words they used, but found it difficult to fully comprehend their meaning. As I listened to them I realized that I will never speak English as fluently as native speakers. Despite this moment of discouragement however, I am determined to face the challenge before me and not give up until I speak English as if I were my first language.
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