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Hello there, I'm Joshua and I speak english and mandarin chinese. I'm interested in learning Japanese and Korean and have been studying Japanese since Jun 2010. Looking forward to making new friends and improving. Hajimemashite watashi wa Joshua desu, Eigo to Chuugoku o hanasemasu. Nihongo to Kankokugo o naraitai desu. Rokugatsu irai, Nihongo o benkyou shite iru. Thank you for all your help.
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    Present in this case means to show. It is an action word (verb). When you present something or someone, it means you show it to a group of people. A month of sundays, basically means 4 sundays because there are roughly 4 weeks in a month. The idea of sunday here, i think, is how people usually dress up on sundays. So what i'm guessing it that they means, in 4 sundays of dressing up, they still would not have guess it was Cinderella who looked so beautiful. But I can't be sure without reading the full text. were to sound - the idea is the use of the basic form of the verb with the use of "were to", The idea is that this action has not happened yet and if this action were to happen... If "were sounding" was used instead, it would mean a continuous sound of the strokes of midnight which is not what the text is referring to. e.g. If I were to ask you,... This means I have not asked you yet, but if I asked,... Hope this helped! :)
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    March 18, 2012
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    I haven't read the book so I don't know for sure, but i think it is something to do with the caste system. For example in India, the lowest caste is Pariah also known as untouchables. Then, people are born into their caste. This means that the son of an untouchable is also an untouchable.
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    February 20, 2012
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    Pardon? Sorry, can you say it again? Sorry, what did you say? Excuse me, can you repeat what you said again? All are acceptable. There are many variations. It's all good as long as the meaning gets across. "Sorry" and "Excuse me" are used when you want to sound more polite. You can choose not to use them.
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    February 20, 2012
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    Polite: Do you need some/more time? Neutral: Are you ready? Rude: Hurry Up But everything can change based on the tone of voice as well.
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    February 20, 2012
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    I think in English we don't really have set phrases to start sentences except for legal documents. Simply follow the basic sentence structure of Subject-Predicate or Subject-Verb So anything can be a subject: The boy, He, She, Her dog, The table, They, It etc Followed by any verb: is, are, was, were, hit, eat, talk etc Would properly start a sentence. Sometimes sentences start with markers like Consequently, Therefore, Thus to indicate that there are sentences preceding that lead to the conclusion in the sentence. There are too many variances to mention everything but I hope this helped to clear your doubts.
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    February 20, 2012
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    The loose translation of the above words would be training or discipline in the noun form. As you are probably aware, not all words can be directly translated into another language. Often, part of the meaning is lost after being translated. The meaning of the phrase in English would be somewhere along the lines of: → Undergoing refinement of self (to ascend) → Spiritual self-cultivation → Divine meditation ... in the spiritual context. → Self-improvement ... in the general context Hope this helped ☺
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    August 15, 2011
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    Even when facing troubles/difficulties, do not be negative / hate (blame) the world.
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    July 22, 2011
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    "too much" is a phrase meaning excessive and is an adjective. Note that 'too much' is used only for uncountable/intangible nouns and "too many" is used for all other countable nouns. I have too much time. I have too many coins. "much too" is an adverb meaning overly or excessively. Note that 'much too" is not a phrase in itself. "much" is by itself then "too" is attached to another adjective (describing word). Eg. It is much 'too heavy' for me to carry by myself. Note that the use of 'much too' is colloquial and will never be used in formal English. ☺ Hope this helped.
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    July 8, 2011
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    In terms of "related" as a adjective as the clause of the sentence, there will NOT be a "the" in front of it. Eg. Are the two of you related? Is he related to you? In terms of "related" as a verb, there will NOT be "the" in front of it. Eg. He related a story to me. In terms of "related" used an a adjective before a noun, there CAN be "the" in front of it. Eg. Please read the related articles before class tomorrow. ☺ Hope this helped.
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    July 8, 2011
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    There is no contracted form for "am I not" hence, "aren't I" is used instead. However, you can use "I'm late, am I not?" and it will still be correct. This is simply the complete way of phrasing it. It is the same for other pronouns: He is late, isn't he. → He is late, is he not? You are late, aren't you. → You are late, are you not? Only in using the contracted form for "am I not" will "aren't I" be used instead. Note that the correct way of phrasing it is "am I not" and not "am not i". ☺ Hope this helped.
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    July 8, 2011
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