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Presentation
Tomorrow I will give a presentation in a lab's group meeting. Everyone in the lab is supposed to do one every semester. I feel a little nervous because I am not a person who is super comfortable with public speaking (, let alone)delete in English.
I have been preparing it for several days. It takes time and energy, and just like every other presentation it also makes me exhausted. In most cases someone would give me a pep talk, but if only it were that simple. Every time when I stand next to the projector in front of a bunch of people, I can feel my heart racing crazily. (And)Never start a sentence with "and" I can't look people directly in the eye because it can make me nervous, and my mind can suddenly go blank. Therefore, I may forget everything that I have prepared to say, which means the presentation is screwed up. If that happens what I can do is just glancing around the room to pretend to care about my audience. (I suppose that you mean "giving my audience a bit time to follow up"?)
However, I have seen my progress. I have become less and less nervous when speaking in public. I appreciate that I have always been able to face the challenge head-on and act courageously. I believe in myself that I am actually a capable person, and one day I will be confident/ well prepared to give speeches.几点建议:
1. 不要把句子写得太长,一般来说有两个clauses就可以。
2.如果可以用更简单的表达方式,尽量避免一些使用比较少的句式和词汇。一方面是因为容易用错,另一方面对英文来说表达简洁明了要比句式优美更重要。这一点在意识观念上和中文不太一样。
3.注意基础语法,比如介词搭配和时态。这样会让你的文章给别人的感觉有很大的变化。
4.平时多留意native speakers的表达习惯。有些地方没有语法错误,但看起来有点不大众。
看到楼主的文章想到我英语不太好的时候。那时我做presentation也很紧张,总是在做之前就把稿子写好然后背过,有时候还会忘词。后来觉得紧张只是自己“我不是native speaker”的观念造成的,因为如果让我用中文或者日语讲我绝对不会紧张。做presentation之前告诉自己虽然暂时英语水平有限,但是自己一定可以胜任。用讲母语的心态去讲就不会紧张了,即使有些瑕疵也在意料之中,以后慢慢提高。从你的文章看得出你写的时候查了很多语法和短语,做得很认真。你的英语这样一定会进步很快的。加油。
0 votedApril 5, 20191Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival is a traditional festival when people visit and sweep the tombs of their ancestors, families, friends, or anyone that they care about. It's always at the beginning of April, which seems to be a coincidence that those days rains often. When it rains, the atmosphere becomes more sorrowful. (书面文章不能用缩写)
Yesterday my mom told me my dad went to his best friend's grave alone.(told 后面一般不用that) His best friend passed away a few years ago. He was a little older than my dad, but they always had a lot of things to talk about. I remembered him, a joyful person with a good sense of humor, and he always looked carefree. My family loved him, and he was really helpful. The last time I saw him was when he drove me to another city to study when my parents had no time to do that. I never thought it would be the last time we met. He died from a sudden heart attack, but he looked pretty healthy in the past.
It was very sudden. I couldn't imagine my dad's feeling when he heard that.(news 主要是新闻的意思) I feel sorry for my dad, especially when I learned that he drove a long way to his friend's grave by himself, which also made me feel sad for my dad. Death always comes inadvertently,(always 程度太深,这句话可能不适用) what we should do is to cherish every moment with the ones that we love. I guess that's what Qingming Festival is meant for.0 votedApril 4, 20191today
Today is a windy Thursday. I don't know when the windy weather will be over. Last night I practiced the guitar, but I'm always not a hardworking person, and I just practiced for about twenty minutes. I think that I cannot improve by working harder. (不太明白你原句的意思). I have been not reviewing Korean for a few days, so I feel disappointed to myself. That's all.(永远不要用and开始一句话)
0 votedApril 4, 20191电子书或者纸书
电子书或者纸书
我常常用电子书。虽然体验不是那么好,但是电子书有很多好处。首先重量比较轻,因此在地铁去上班或者假期的时候带电子书更舒服。 我可以很容易在旅行包带一千本书。其次我们可以很方便地买电子书,不用去书店,不用等。尤其是外国难找到的书,买纸书需要等几个星期才能收到。除此以外因为电子书不用纸,所以帮助保护地球的森林。
然而对于很多人来说买电子书比较难。另外因为有的书没有电子书,所以需要买纸书。
总结就是虽然在家里我最喜欢看纸书, 但是电子书有优点。
I would have liked to say ‘version’ eg– the electronic version. I'm not sure if 纸书 is the correct translation of ebook.“纸书” means real printed books.
I often read eBooks. Although the experience isn’t so good, eBook have a lot of advantages. First the weight is relatively light. Therefore on the metro or on holidays to carry an eBook is more comfortable. It’s easy on holidays to bring a thousand books in your backpack. Also buying books is fast. You don’t need to go to a bookshop, you don’t need to wait. Especially for difficult to find foreign books. Otherwise you need to wait a few weeks to receive the book.
Apart from this because eBooks don’t use paper materials they help to protect the environment.
However for some people buying eBooks is a complicated process. Also some books are not available as eBooks so you have to buy the paper book.
In conclusion although I like to read paper books at home, eBooks have a lot of good points.0 votedApril 4, 20191中文作文练习
1.有的人喜欢唱歌,有的人喜欢跳舞,像我这样喜欢安静的人最喜欢看书。(用“有的人...,有的人...,像我这样...的人...”)
2我工作很忙,再说,暑期太热了,这个暑假我们不去旅游吧。(This does not make sense: "It is hot today, so let's not go anywhere during this summer.")
(用“....,再说,....”)
3. 和北京的物价相比,这里的物价太便宜了。
(用“和....相比,....”)
4. 从大学毕业后,我在上海工作,但是考虑到父母的年龄,去年我辞去工作回家乡。
我大学毕业后在上海工作,但是考虑到父母的年龄,去年我辞去工作回到家乡。(This is more concise.)
(用“考虑到”)
5. 我见过这个人,不过至于他住的地方,我不知道。
(用“...至于....”)
0 votedApril 4, 20190
