Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Would you correct my English? ( Mar. 14 )
Hello. I wrote four dialogues. As you know, a big tsunami hit Japan ( my country ).
Then I made dialogues about this disaster. Would you check them?
No. 1
M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
F: Now we have to go to higher ground and stay there until our safety
is confirmed.
M: Right. Let's go to a pedestrian bridge over there.
No. 2 At the evacuation center
F: We just escaped from the tsunami with nothing [ with little more than the
clothes on our back ]. We're hungry and we need disposable diapers for
our baby.
M: Volunteers prepare meals outdoors this evening. I'll ask the staff
if they have diapers.
No. 3
M: When the tsunami happened, my mother was in the office in the next
city. I haven't met her since then.
F: If you're anxious about your family's safety, you'd better go to
the Central Gymnasium. People around here are supposed to evacuate to it [ there ].
( Which is correct 'to it' or 'there'? )
No. 4
M: My house was swept away by the tsunami. I don't have my passbook
[ bankbook ] and seal.
F: Do you have a driver's license? If so, don't worry. You can withdraw
money from your account just for now.
Thank you. kenta
Then I made dialogues about this disaster. Would you check them?
No. 1
M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
F: Now we have to go to higher ground and stay there until our safety
is confirmed.
M: Right. Let's go to a pedestrian bridge over there.
No. 2 At the evacuation center
F: We just escaped from the tsunami with nothing [ with little more than the
clothes on our back ]. We're hungry and we need disposable diapers for
our baby.
M: Volunteers prepare meals outdoors this evening. I'll ask the staff
if they have diapers.
No. 3
M: When the tsunami happened, my mother was in the office in the next
city. I haven't met her since then.
F: If you're anxious about your family's safety, you'd better go to
the Central Gymnasium. People around here are supposed to evacuate to it [ there ].
( Which is correct 'to it' or 'there'? )
No. 4
M: My house was swept away by the tsunami. I don't have my passbook
[ bankbook ] and seal.
F: Do you have a driver's license? If so, don't worry. You can withdraw
money from your account just for now.
Thank you. kenta
Top answer
No. 1 M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
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No. 1
M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
F: I'm glad we've made it to higher ground. We'll have to stay here until we're sure it's safe.
M: Right. Lucky we were so close to that pedestrian bridge over there!
No. 2 At the evacuation center
F: We escaped with nothing / with little more than the clot
M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
F: I'm glad we've made it to higher ground. We'll have to stay here until we're sure it's safe.
M: Right. Lucky we were so close to that pedestrian bridge over there!
No. 2 At the evacuation center
F: We escaped with nothing / with little more than the clot
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Hi, Mister Micawber. I've made some mistakes.
You taught me a lot. Thank you.
kenta
You taught me a lot. Thank you.
kenta
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No. 1
M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
F: Now we have to go to higher ground and stay there until our safety is confirmed.
until the authorities confirm that it's safe for us to return [home]. (It would be difficult to express this in the passive voice!)
M: Right. Let's go toa
M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
F: Now we have to go to higher ground and stay there until our safety is confirmed.
until the authorities confirm that it's safe for us to return [home]. (It would be difficult to express this in the passive voice!)
M: Right. Let's go to
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Hope you're doing OK, Kenta. The gas stations are closed or suffering long, long lineups here in Yokohama, and the convenience stores are almost bare.
Hi, Mister Micawber. I've made some mistakes.
You taught me a lot. Thank you.
kenta
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