Vind Engels Leerkrachten
Gabriel
Question
Hi, there
Could you help me with three questions?
1) Does it sound odd to say "I don't like fish, but I can tolerate it. Shrimp is pushing it too far, though. I hate it." Does it sound odd? What could I say instead? "Now shrimp is too much, through"?
Could you give me an example?
2) Let us say someone says: "I need a really good night's sleep"... Would it sound odd for yout to respond to that like this: "I need a good night's sleep myself. I did all the work. You did nothing but complain" Does it sound odd? What about "I am the one who needs a good night's sleep"?
3) Can you say "Take a certain look off your face"? "put on a look/puppy dog eyes"? , "have a look"? For example: "Take that crying look off your face." "Why do you have such a crying look/face?"?, "Take off/Put away those puppy dog eyes"
If they sound odd, what could you say instead?
4) Can you say "I can imagine" in english? like:
A: Being a teacher is hard
B(not a teacher): I can imagine.
Thank you very much!
19 feb. 2017 00:17
Antwoorden · 1
1) Pushing it too far is absolutely great. Native sounding, too.
2) "I am the one who needs a good night's sleep" with emphasis on the I is best here. All the other stuff (who did the largest share of the work) is implied in that sentence.
3) "Put away those puppy dog eyes". Alternatives: "don't look so sad", "why the long face?"
4) Yes, absolutely you can use "I can imagine" like this.
19 februari 2017
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Gabriel
Taalvaardigheden
Engels, Frans, Portugees, Spaans
Taal die wordt geleerd
Engels, Frans, Spaans
Artikelen die je misschien ook leuk vindt

The Power of Storytelling in Business Communication
45 likes · 12 Opmerkingen

Back-to-School English: 15 Must-Know Phrases for the Classroom
33 likes · 6 Opmerkingen

Ten Tourist towns in Portugal that nobody remembers
63 likes · 23 Opmerkingen
Meer artikelen