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Sentence by sentence(5)

django — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:05:00 GMT

Fun with Idioms: in light of

In light of this new piece of evidence, I must proclaim the defendant "not guilty".

In light of latest news, we have decided to close our factories in Argentina.

Confusing Words: cure vs heal

You cannot cure the common cold.
The cut on my arm healed in a week.
Cure: To stop someone from being affected by an illness.

Heal: If an injury heals, the skin or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again.
For example:
The doctor cured the patient of his disease.
Is it possible to cure cancer?
The cut will never heals.
How long will my broken leg take to heal?

How to say it in English:

这是商务仓的登机柜台么？

Is this the check-in counter for business class?

Is this where I check in for business class?

Does this counter server business class customers?

这班班机到底会误点多少？

Exactly how long is this flight going to be delayed?

How late will this plane be?

Can you tell me how long the delay will be for my flight?

今天所有飞北京的班机都客满了.

All of flights to Beijing today are full.

Today's flights to Beijing are completely booked.

There are no available seats on any flight to Beijing today.

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Tags: english, liveabc

django 2007-11-15 23:05 发表评论

Sentence by sentence(4)

django — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:04:00 GMT

This doesn't always happen.

The note is only a reminder.

She must be at least thirty-five years old.
She must be a teacher.
The student must have called you yesterday.
Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up.

It is impossible to find the thief.
It is easy to kick a man that is down.

Did you have a good meal?
Did you have a good stay?

Can I return these two tickets?
Could you come here for a moment?
Shall I take a look at the new furniture?

I might as well have them.
You might as well forget her.
You might as well come here and have a look.

Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noisy.
The urgent notice must have been seen.

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Sentence by sentence(3)

django — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:31:00 GMT

She is the cleverest girl of the six children.
He drivers fastest in his family.

We waited and waited.
The red army walked and walked.

You have belonged to me for a long time.

I am at last persuaded by him.

I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony came in.
I was reading a newspaper when I saw a funny picture.
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.

Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.
He opened the door and stepped on a banana skin and fell down.

He asked the guests to feel at home.
His friends all encouraged him to take the challenge.
The thief begged the policemen to let him off.
Now we are not allowed to touch it.

-Thanks for the meal. I enjoyed it very much! But I'm afraid I must be leaving.
-Not at all. I'm glad you could come. Drop in again whenever you want.
-You must come and have a meal with me some time.
-Yes. That would be nice.

Don't pretend.
Never do it again.
Never cry uncle.
Don't beat about the bush and tell us the truth.
Stop being worried about your weight.

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Sentence by sentence(2)

django — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:06:00 GMT

Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury.
My home is two miles and a half away from the company.
Guangzhou is only a fifty-minute bus-ride away from shenzhen.
The zoo is a twenty-minute walk away from here.
The United States is a long way east of China.

While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
While I was waiting for the train, I met my old friend by accident.
I was watching him while he was watching the kids.

To his surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand.
To everybody's disappointment, the concert was a failure.
To the circus owner's pleasure, the local government presented the circus with a baby elephant called Jumbo.
To citizen's satisfaction, fireman put out the fire within 3 hours.

Generally speaking/Frankly speaking/Fortunately/To be honest/To make matters worse/To sum up

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Sentence by sentence(1)

django — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:10:00 GMT

I could not bear it.
I could not bear it anymore.
It was more than I could bear it.
It is as far as I could bear it.

It's none of your business.
Mind your own business.
Get out, f**k yourself.
Don't put your finger in my pie.

What a day!
What a beauty!
How I like the film!

From there, he will fly to Perth.
My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.

So he is finding this trip very interesting.
I find him friendly.
I find his words totally meaningless.

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