Jack
Welsh
May 3, 2020
Braf cael siarad gyda Lucy unwaith eto. Mae hi'n parhau i ddysgu ac ymarfer ei Chymraeg.
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- I offer proofreading. It usually depends on what you want, whether you need typos fixed or feedback about nuanced mistakes. Generally I charge £15/hour. My email is [email protected] if you want to get in touch. Best wishes Lucy Morus-Baird0 votedOctober 5, 20210
- Going retrospectively.I am reading a book <s>of</s> about Robert Greene and <s>at</s> during the 4th chapter about people's character, I found an interesting activity recommended by the author, <s>it's</s> which is going over oneself, <s>to</s> looking <s>up to</s> at aspects that pop up in my behavior and picking them up in order to <s>read</s> know about them and finally be aware of them.He says there are layers, I imagine an onion, that one over another <s>that</s> have been formed throughout our life and each layer has <s>ve</s> cemented its own characteristic.As an onion the front layer is what we see and the first layer is the one that has been built in our early <s>life</s> days. It's almost impossible to know about that layer because we are not children anymore and as children we don't have the same consciousness as an adult has, and on top of that our memory of those early days are blurred and biased with ideology constructed in the present.People see the last layer, that is the one I want to show to people on a regular basis, the shallow layer, however, this layer is the layer made <s>it</s> for other people not for our self, and that self is what I want to know. <s>and</s> One thing to do to make this possible is to go backwards through all the layers until the first one, the layer that influences me without my permission. I’m not sure if it is a good idea, the journey seems difficult. Only I know that there is that there is a core wrapped by the first layer and I don't even plan on going to that place because it's not worth it <s>because</s> as it can't be changed but nevertheless the other layers can be.<s> A lot of </s>Many psychologists talk about these layers as stages in human life, each one having its complexity. But time for a regular human <s>as</s> like me, doesn't allow me to go into this trip, and the knowledge is lacking to complete this <s>travel </s>exploration. I think the only thing I can do is a general review of me and guess what I am.Feedback: - This is really good. Be careful to use commas and make your sentences shorter at times. Also plurals and agreements e.g. 'these layers'.Best wishesLucy0 votedJune 13, 20190
My husband and I are planning to go to China and Germany
My husband and I are planning to go to China and Germany to take pictures of a steam locomotive in March.
There are many obstacles we face such as languages and budget.
I would like to go to Chayang in the Sichuan province . My friend is supposed to show us around there.
If she is busy or she can’t come toon that day, what should I do?
Originally, I will would arrive at Chendu international airport at the middle of the night.
I have to go to the hotel that is near the her dormitory by taxi. I am afraid that the taxi driver might cheat overcharge me.
Chayang is very rural countryside, if I can’t buy a bus ticket, I will have to go get around by taxi. I wanted a the taxi driver to catch up with a the steam locomotive.
I don’t have enough confidence to negotiate the price and explain my request.
My Chinese friend came to Japan to see her friends in Osaka and in Hokkaido.
She took a lot of time to buy her relatives and acquaintance's souvenirs but she didn’t want to come to see in my area.
I think she does things at her own pace.
Now, I can’t trust her very much well. I have already bought my air tickets. I am really worried about it.
Next , We are going to drive somewhere in Germany by rental car. and
When he get down a the snowy mountain , I will go sightseeing alone. We are going to stay in a hotel that where nobody speaks English.
My German level of German is beginner. I am wondering how to survive these activities.
This challenge makes gives me a slight headache.
I am really a kind of chickenhearted cowardly woman.All the best
Lucy
0 votedJanuary 26, 20191E-book or real book.
I´m going to talk about the difference between reading on an e-reader or a real book. If I had to choose between this these two options, I would prefer the first one.
On the one hand, reading on an e-reader has a lot of advantages, for example you can find many free e-books online or if you decide to read a famous e-book you can dowload it and pay it instanly. Also, if you are reading an e-book in another language you can use the translater at the same time.
On the other hand, I love the smell of real books and I love seeing them on the bookcase. When you are reading a real book you don´t need a charger. ButHowever, real books are more expensive than e-books.
In conclusion, reading books on an e-reader is very convenient and cheaper.Your writing is very good. You would benefit from trying to be more concise and trying to use some higher level vocabulary.
All the best
Lucy
0 votedJanuary 26, 20191The Weather
The weather is always the one of most noticeable things of for us everyday. It helps to break the ice when we see new people. It's the first thing that you have to be concerned with when you go away, go for to work outside, etc... The weather also influences your feeling in during all the day.
I have spent baking hot days or chilly winters in Vietnam. Some places are have droughts every year, meanwhile others stand have torrential rains.
In a tropical country such as Vietnam, there are always days drizzling in Spring when we feel blue and get all dirty all the way.
However, every cloud has a silver lining, the severe weather conditions bring us some interesting idioms such as: a storm in a tea cup, chase the rainbows or head in the clouds.This is really good, I especially like how you use idiomatic language. Your use of prepositions and articles however is weak and could do with some work
Good luck
Lucy
0 votedJanuary 26, 20191Studying English for myself
I didn't have many opportunities to be exposed to English when I was younger.
Because the High school I graduated from did not offer general courses, and at vocational school I graduated is in nutrition subject.
But I have been interested in English for a long time. So I finally started to study English it for myself a few years ago.
私が卒業した高校は普通科ではなかったし、専門学校も栄養士科だったので、
英語に触れる機会がありませんでした。
でも、ずっと英語には興味があったため、２、３年前にやっと英語を独学で勉強しはじめました。0 votedJanuary 24, 20191Life in a big city/life in the country
Life in a big city/life in the country
People live everywhere. Some of them prefer big cities because they give have many opportunities such as better education, interesting places to visit, a comfortable life and good jobs., etc.
The big city never sleeps. It lives every day, every hour. Meanwhile this life can be exhausting. People are always in a hurry, have lots of problems in different spheres of their lives and almost always don't have no enough time to solve them. People don’t see their families and often return home when their children are sleeping and go from leave their homes with first rays of the sun.
Special attention I want to attend to traffic jams in big cities. People spend a lot of time driving to work, home and to the shops, etc. Sometimes I feel they can make important calls, listen to the radio, learn some information and even have a lunch or supper in their cars.
Nevertheless big cities suggest us have more qualified medical help in comparison with the countryside, more fascinating places for spending our free time and a larger variety of products on the shelves in supermarkets.
However, not all people can live in big cities. Some choose to live in the countryside, which This life has its own charm, for instance, quiet, freedom, fresh air or the ability to observe sunrises and sunsets (especially for romantic people persons).
I class myself to as a person people who chooses a cross between a big city and the country. I can’t imagine myself in the country, but life in a big city is also too difficult for me too. I live in a city, which consists of about 2 million people. That’s enough for me to feel like a duck to water.0 votedJuly 19, 20181What do you think about George Martin?
I really like his books because he describes every character as a living real person. Actually, we rarely see totally bad or good people in life. Usually people make do something bad or good actions depending on their motivation. We also can't know their motivation and don't understand whether it was due to something bad or good deeds. Usually in the books (especially fantasy) we read about the fight between Good and Evil. We see a positive characters, who we empathize with and negative characters, who we don't. But George Martin discloses the motivations of every character, s therefore we can't understand find it difficult to know which person to empathize with.we feel with.
And then we become empathize with traitors, killers and men who love her their own sisters.0 votedJuly 16, 20181Sleeping is for mortals and I am one
I've been home for almost a week and I'm questioning everything. The first half of the year was physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting for me. I needed a lot of strength because when I feel that way I can't help myself trying to boycott myself. It was really hard, I slept like four hours per day and eat ate a big cookie for lunch most of the days. I knew that it wasn't healthy, but I needed my time to study, to rehearse and to work. I was the whole time too tired and without energy the whole time. I did it great in the film school, I got with an honour scholarship, but not so great in the acting school. When my acting classes started I was sooo good but at the end of the semester I felt that my work sucked because of my lack of sleep and food. I talked with my teacher and he praised my discipline but said that he didn't believe that I would be benefited of from still attending classes if I don't didn't resolve those issues first. I need a healthy body and a healthy mind to be a good actress and at this moment I don't have any of them, so I have taken a break, and I'm home trying to clear my mind up. Being here has given me more questions than answers though. It is so odd to say this but I don't know any longer if I want to be an actress. I don't know if I'm having doubts because I'm too tired to think objectively. I even worked even Sundays to pay for the acting school and having no day off and sleeping a little was draining. Also this industry is emotionally draining, you are more surrounded by more bad people that than by good people, so there's a lot of envy, hypocrisy, gossip and worse. I have always said that sleeping was for mortals, but this half year taught me that my quote doesn't apply for everyday life. I'm a human and therefore I must consider enough time to sleep in my schedule.0 votedJuly 13, 20181
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