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After that, we went back to the hotel by train.However, she wanted to take a taxi. I thought it was dangerous, so I said we should take the train. But she ignored me and went to the taxi stand. In the end, we took a taxi and got scammed. The normal fare was about 3,000 yen, but the driver asked for 20,000 yen. We didn’t have that much cash. The driver told us to get money from an ATM. I tried once. Of course it didn’t work because it was a foreign card. My friend tried many times, and then her card got stuck in the ATM. Finally, we exchanged money at the hotel, and I talked the driver down to 8,000 yen. My friend was only worried about her card. It was a really terrible day.
Jul 18, 2026 1:27 PM
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After that, we went back to the hotel by train. However, my friend wanted to take a taxi. I thought it was a bad idea, so I said we should take the train instead. But she ignored me and went to the taxi rank. In the end, we took a taxi and got scammed. The normal fare was about 3,000 yen, but the driver asked for 20,000 yen. We didn’t have that much cash. The driver told us to withdraw money from an ATM. I tried once. Of course, it didn’t work because I was using a foreign card. My friend tried several times, and then her card got stuck in the ATM. Finally, we exchanged money at the hotel, and I managed to negotiate the fare down to 8,000 yen. My friend was only worried about her card. It was a really terrible day.
Level: C1.
This is a strong piece of narrative writing. You describe the events clearly, build the story logically, and communicate your frustration effectively. Your grammar is accurate overall, and the main improvements involve idiomatic expressions and more natural vocabulary choices. Excellent work, keep it up! 😊
Jul 18, 2026 9:42 PM
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Rinka
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English, Japanese
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English
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