“May I know why you think … “ When one question within another in this way, remove “do”. Also, “directions” should be plural.

For that comparative structure, sure. “As hot as it was today, I didn’t have time to go swimming.” “As tall as you are, you would make a great basketball player.” “As rich as he is, he could have gotten you a better engagement ring, Kelly.”

I like pop songs because the rhythm they have makes me happy every time I listen to them.

Yes, I have. Why not? I love traveling and I won't let anything stop me except money. I do have friends to travel with but sometimes we have different schedules, and as the saying goes, “more people mean more problems”. I've traveled to a few places in my country to ensure that I could get by without besties. Then, I chose Siem Reap, Cambodia as the first country to travel to alone. That was a 3D-2N trip. There were lots of emotions during the trip like happiness, loneliness, and even fear; however, the crucial point is I can enjoy traveling at my own pace and allow myself to reflect on the whole journey I've been through. For me, this is the best way to clear and broaden my mind, reboot, and get rid of unnecessary stuff. Why don't you try it once in your life? I truly believe that you will gain some useful experiences. P.S. These photos were taken by my guide and tourists. I found my guide on Facebook and luckily he can speak Thai. (I booked a guide for a one day trip).

Hi Ken, What I notice about the sentence is the unnaturalness of “the concept doesn’t work”. We wouldn’t use a formal expression like that to talk about postcards, even if we say “as cool as …”. So, “As cool as it might be to receive a postcard in Chinese, not being able to read the language takes all the fun out of it” is my suggestion.

Hi Kevin, For a native US English speaker, “bathroom” is the room in a home where someone goes to, ah, urinate and defecate (if we describe those actions formally!). Maybe there will be a bathtub in the room, maybe not. But there will be a toilet. In US English “restroom” is the name for the (often larger) room for those actions in a public place like a restaurant or an airport. Maybe somebody can rest/relax a little when they go in there for a few minutes (maybe they are having a business lunch and it’s stressful, or something), but the point of the room is to do the actions mentioned. We use these words in US English because culturally Americans don’t like talking very directly about this topic. Hope that helps :)

Hi Shaghayegh, “to be into” something is a phrasal verb for talking about your interests. Some people think of it as casual, but it is a very common expression. But “in” is just the ordinary preposition that we use when something is located inside a space with edges or borders, or during a period of time that starts and ends. “English”, the language, doesn’t have edges or borders really. So “I’m in English” doesn’t make sense. But “I’m in English class” does.

Hi Mona, it’s a way of talking about the team’s balance between their work and the rest of their life— they work hard at their job, and they “work” hard at their social life or their leisure activities. “Play” is the opposite of “work” in English, but we usually think of play as something more casual. But “play hard” means that they don’t think of it as casual.