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- The first "rather" means "as an alternative to" or "instead of". So the first half of the sentence describes one way of responding to people in authority ( with respect) , and the second is a different way. It is difficult to understand what the second half of your sentence means. But the word "rather" can mean "moderately". For example someone could say "I feel rather hungry" or "I feel rather cold". Sometimes instead of "moderately" it can mean "very" - usually this would be either informal or old-fashioned or a joke - For example "That is a rather imaginative idea" or "That is a rather unusual hair style". Your sentence could say "They teach us to respect people in authority rather than to think for ourselves"0 votedNovember 22, 20222
- I am a native speaker and I would say " I worked hard all my life and now I can afford a Mercedes" - but that implies that I am no longer working hard ( maybe I have retired from work). So past tense at the start, and present for affording the Mercedes. I think the "now" in the sentence indicates that the hard work is in the past. You have been saving up to buy this car for a long time and now you have reached your goal. If you are a rich person that became rich by working hard and you are still working hard you might say - I can afford to buy a Mercedes because I work hard. Or - I work hard so I can afford to buy a Mercedes. But the second option seems untrue - lots of people who work hard can't afford a Mercedes. Instead of "afford myself" it needs to be "afford to buy myself" - or leave out the "myself" as I have done above.0 votedNovember 22, 20221
- The answer depends how you slept. If you had a good nights sleep you could say - Yes, I did sleep well, the bed was very comfortable. Or if you had a bad night you could say - No, someone was snoring loudly. The negative question is a little confusing but is an invitation to say more.0 votedNovember 22, 20224
- a few days later OR after a few daysThis is what happened a few days laterThis is what happened after a few days-------What's correct to say ??Be careful of what tense comes after this phrase. In your examples you would need to say<ul><li>after a few days this is what happened.</li></ul>Or<ul><li>after a few days our town was under a meter of water</li></ul>0 votedMay 9, 20200
- Language LearningI used to use text books to learn my EnglishI watched anime to learn my JapaneseNow I watch K-DRAMA and K-POP to learn my KoreanSince I've learned Japanese and passed N1 without any lesson<em>s</em> or text booksI realize that I should do language acquisition instead of language learningIt will be easier and more fun than a text bookWhen you are talking about text books you can either say "a text book" or "text books" depending if you are talking about one or several books. If you are using the singular you need to say "a" textbook.Funner isn't a word. You can say funnier which means more humorous (for example - this joke was funnier than the last one)0 votedMay 9, 20200
- Thinking about life (5.9)Staying in the dormitoryToday is Saturday, I don't need to take a class. So I am sitting in the dormitory to study by myself. I found something new, and I am interested to learn it. It is a good way to study by floowing your interests. Recently, I was thinking about our life and our future. When I look at my roommates, they are watching movies, or playing games. I think this situation is unreasonable. We are probably in the best part of our whole life, how can we spend the money from our parents and waste the time? I hope my roommates realise this. At an ordinary time someone said to me "I am bored." What? Why do you feel bored when you are by yourself? Postive people never feel bored. I have already found a new way to learn a new skill, I hope you do too. I hope I can make progress.This are some new expressions I learnt today.1. Do you want get a bite to eat?2. A cup of tea, please.3. He feels bored because he is boring.4. She is amused even by the smallest joke.5. Ma'am, excuse me. Could you show me where is the airport in this map?Thank you for your help. :)Well done. There are some grammar mistakes but I can understand what you are saying which is the most important thing.0 votedMay 9, 20201
- a few days later OR after a few daysThis is what happened a few days laterThis is what happened after a few days-------What's correct to say ??They are both correct but they mean different things.This is what happened a few days later.This means one thing happened - then a few days later something else happened. For example - I gave my book in to the teacher and a few days later she gave it back.This is what happened after a few days.This means something kept happening and after a few days something else happened - for example - The weather was hot and after a few days the water had all dried up.But there a situations when you could use either phrase.0 votedMay 5, 20201
- What if Anne Frank had a camera instead of a diary?I was reading a graded reader of "The Diary of Anne Frank" last night. The reader has several pictures with the caption, "Scene from the movie." So I searched for more information about the movie online. Then I found "Anne Frank's video diary." and it said the last episode would be available in a few minutes. What a coincidence! Of course, I watched it. It was a sad but lovely video.The description of the video on YouTube is as follows.What if Anne Frank had a camera instead of a diary?SUBTITLES: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch"https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/web-and-digital/video-diary/もし、アンネ・フランクが日記ではなくて、ビデオカメラをもっていたとしたら昨日の夜、『アンネの日記』のグレーデッド・リーダー版を読んでいたのですが、そこには「映画の１シーン」と書かれた写真がいくつか載っていました。それで、その映画についてネットで調べてみたら、『アンネのビデオ日記』というのを見つけて、その最終話が数分後に公開されるところだったんです。何という偶然！もちろん見ました。悲しいけれど、素敵なビデオでした。ユーチューブの紹介文は以下の通りです。もし、アンネ・フランクが日記ではなくて、ビデオカメラをもっていたとしたら字幕：英語、スペイン語、ポルトガル語、ドイツ語、オランダ語0 votedMay 5, 20201
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