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- If you'd like a nicer way to say it, "getting on in years" has the same meaning: -- "Even though she is getting on in years, she still travels quite a bit." Be aware that "learnt" is not commonly used in the US. We say "learned". Are your English teachers from England? Also, your punctuation is spaced incorrectly. Do NOT use a space before a comma or ending punctuation: -- If you follow this example, your spacing will be correct. See what I mean? OK, that's great!0 votedSeptember 30, 20192
- Remember that idioms do not have to express an idea or situation that is LITERALLY related to the words of the idiom itself. Your first example, edited: 'The accident happened because the guy at the wheel drank too much.' (He was drunk.) In this sentence, you are talking about a car driver and a steering wheel. A better example would be a situation where no actual steering wheel was involved, e.g. : 'When we found serious errors in the data reported by the lab last year, we tried to determine who was at the wheel when those numbers were generated.' Note that a very common form of this idiom is 'asleep at the wheel', meaning a failure to get something done, or to prevent something from happening, by not paying proper attention to the situation. Your second example is almost ok, except for misuse of the word 'late' -- it is an adjective/adverb which must be paired with a noun: 'Due to my late arrival, I missed the boat for the position.' Your last example does not quite work with 'the wheels fell off'. This idiom refers to a situation that was going ok for a period of time and then, unexpectedly, something went wrong, e.g.: 'Our team was in control for most of the game, but then the wheels fell off and we ended up losing 12 to 5.' A good place to look up words and phrases used in current writings is -- https://www.english-corpora.org/coca/0 votedAugust 8, 20192
- If you can open this website -- https://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Saying-the-Word-%22Like%22 -- it will clearly explain how the word "like" is so badly misused in today's spoken English. You will sometimes hear people saying "like" incorrectly several times in the same sentence! Examples: “We spent, like, $500 at the mall today.” <<<<WRONG “You need, like, someone who really understands English.” <<<<WRONG "I was, like, so happy to see her." <<<<WRONG There are only two correct uses for "like": when you are expressing enjoyment, or comparing two similar things. "I like to eat Chinese food." "She is a lot like her mother."0 votedJanuary 14, 20190
Memory on the summer
To love summer with peaceful heart and feel the happy time.To love summer with peaceful heart and feel the happy time. Because of you ,me and him,making life beautiful.==============================================================
Very poetic :) But if you are trying to write proper English, understand that the first two phrases are not complete sentences. They are prepositional phrases because they begin with "To" and do not contain a subject. You could write:
"I love summer, with a peaceful heart and a feeling of happy times."
Also, the third sentence is a bit confusing. Are you talking about 3 people -- you, me, and him? Or is "you" referring to "summer", which is making life beautiful for "me and him"? If so, then you could write:
"Because of summer, he and I are enjoying a beautiful life."
Final note: Spacing of punctuation is VERY important in English. There should be NO space before a comma, and ONE space after a comma. (See my example for sentence three.)
0 votedDecember 16, 20172- I have helped others with name selection, and I put together a few lists of very nice English names that sound good to the "Chinese ear". If you want to see them, I will be happy to send them out. My qq email is: [email protected]0 votedOctober 23, 20170
- Some examples (note that English interjections usually appear at the beginning of the sentence): Oh, what a beautiful day! Oh no! I spilled my coffee! Oh, you are really making me angry! Oh, you make me so happy! Oh yes! I really want to see that movie! Oh, can't you just help me this one time? Oh, is that the way you're going to be? Then get out! Leave! Oh, ok! I'll take you home! Stop complaining! Aw, look at that cute little kitten! Aw, what's the matter, sweetie? Why are you crying? Aw, I burned the steaks! We'll have to go out to eat. Aw, don't worry about it. We can re-schedule the meeting. Yuk! These taste awful! Ah, that feels so good! Ah, you made my favorite soup! Ah, we're finally here! That was a long flight. Hey, what's the matter with you? Didn't you hear what I said? Hey, good to see you again! So, you're not going to help me, eh? So this is the the best you can do, eh? Bah! Get him out of here! He is no help! Bah! Forget it. I'm done trying to help them out. Bah! Let's get out here. I'm tired of waiting. (Note: Americans don't say "pooh", but we do make a short "p" sound, like a brief puff of air, to express disgust or dissatisfaction.)0 votedApril 10, 20170
