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my mother's best cuisine-broil fish / my mother brought the oyster soup "I took a look at the dishes on the table. Oh! They were my mother's best cuisine-broil fish, fried cabbage and lobster. When I ate, I was happy. After eating, my mother brought the oyster soup." 1. Is the short passage above correct? If not, how should I revise it? 2. What does "cuisine-broil" mean? Is it correct? 3. I think "my mother brought the oyster soup" sounds odd and unnatural. Do you native speakers think so? How should I revise it? Thanks!
2017年2月7日 06:16
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Use “cooking” here, not “cuisine.” “Cuisine-broil” is not a phrase. You have a hyphen where you should have a dash. Also, “broiled” ends in -ed, since it is a past participle (used as an adjective here). “My mother brought the oyster soup” is good, but I’d say “My mother brought out the oyster soup.” We should use “while” instead of “when,” to emphasize the on-going nature of the action. Actually, although your sentence is grammatically correct, I’d rephrase it to be more natural. I added a comma after "fried cabbage." I do not believe in using the so-called Oxford comma all the time, but in this case, it makes the sentence a little clearer. Here’s a possible rewrite, just be aware that there are many ways to say things, I tried to stay as close to your original as possible, since I can’t know exactly what you have in mind :) "I took a look at the dishes on the table. Oh! They were my mother's best home cooking — broiled fish, fried cabbage, and lobster. I sat down and ate my favorite dishes with a feeling of great contentment. After I’d finished eating, my mother brought out the oyster soup." By the way — I may stop by your house if I’m in the neighborhood.
2017年2月7日
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Cuisine is usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region. Chinese cuisine, Syrian Cuisine or Sichuan boiled fish. They were my mother's best made broil fish, fried cabbage and lobster. After I finished eating, my mother brought the oyster soup to the table.
2017年2月7日
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