That's pretty close! I would say it sounds more natural to say "there were two of us" - leave out the "the". It would also sound more natural (especially since this is out of context) to include her name - i.e. "There were two of us except for Dianne." If you can make the time more specific (like this: "we had been waiting for her since morning") I personally think that would sound a bit better, however there's nothing wrong with the second sentence grammatically. I hope that helps.

きょうは。。。

きょうは、私のかわいい猫が魚を食べます食べてしまいました。

I'm not 100% that this is the best way to say it, but 食べます would imply that the cat has yet to eat the fish. 食べてしまいました is the past tense wa to say "(unfortunately / regretfully) my cute cat ate a fish".

Stressful Life

- I'm so stressed. What can I do / What should I do?
- Commit an act of violence.
- What? Are you serious? Do you mean I should destroy something in order to feel better?
- Yes. It's useful.
- (Another friend) Watch a good movie or read a good book and have a good night's sleep.
- I'm not sure if that would work.
- Why not go on a cruise?
- I'm broke. Unless you lend me the money for that ... ?

I want a very informal conversation. Thank you in advance for your help.

I hope this helps!

I am baffled and bewildered by the meanings of these words! They mean the same thing - you can use whichever one you feel like. To me, there is only a slight difference in nuance - I feel that "baffle" is more surprised and maybe implicates a lack of information. "Bewilder" is more utter confusion, and they don't know what to do. So when the police run out of evidence, for example, you would see "police are baffled" in the newspaper, but never "police are bewildered", because it would imply that they don't know what to do. I hope this helps!

1. You can say either "the English competition" (speaking about a specific competition) or "an English competition" (a general English competition). Also, I think it's more natural to say "father who is unable to speak or hear", and to say "won first prize" (omitting the "the"). So I would suggest: "The boy whose father is unable to speak or hear won first prize in the (or "an") English competition." 2. The sentence is perfect! I'm actually not sure about the difference between "volunteers" and "volunteer workers". I think that "volunteer workers" would belong to an actual volunteer organisation, but "volunteers" could be passers-by who want to help. 3. I would probably say "Was the car that had its doors and roof damaged in the last accident sold at a very low price?" I think you can also use "for", but "at" sounds more natural to me. I hope this helps!