a我们一边散步,一边照相 One side us takes a walk, at the same time photographs[translate] a对不起,我不能和你一起去看电影,因为我碰巧已经看过这部电影了 Sorry, my cannot watch the movie together with you, because I already have watched this movie by chance[translate]...
Manyofusknowweshouldwritethank-younotes,butwethinkwedon'thavethetimeorenergy.Now,Iknowweallhavebusylives,butIbetthenotemyguestsentmedidn'ttakelongtowrite.Ifyoufeellikeafeelbecauseyou'veputoffsendingacard,writeanotethatsays,"Ishouldhavedonethistwoweeksago,butIdidn'twanttoletanotherdaygobywithouttelling...
Ifyouareinaverylargeclass,itmaynotbenecessarytogreettheteacheronarriving,butitisalwaysquiteproperifyouhappentocatchtheteacher’seyeasyouenter. ComingLate Itisbadmannerstocomelatetoclass.Ifyouareunavoidablylateanapologyshouldbemadetotheteachereitheratthetimeorafterclass. ...
Television went from being a rich man's toy in the 1940s to a household necessity in the 1950s. In the process, it became a sort of national gathering place. Regional cultures and ways of speaking began to fade as people from across the country watched the same programs. With only three...
For a while he kept his farm in his own hands, but at length found himself so much in debt that he was obliged to sell one-half of his place to pay up. The rest he let out to a farmer for several years. Towards the end of that time, the farmer, on coming to pay his rent,...