The unsatisfied desire was burned into my subconscious.
What does " burn into" mean in the sentence ?

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The unsatisfied desire was burned into my subconscious. 
 What does " burn into" mean in the sentence ?

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Kind of like... forced it’s way in and became permanent. Like a burn on your skin, a metaphorical burn on your subconscious.

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@Yan1312 it means things can always get worse

There is a situation that we see a lot in movies/TV where something bad happens, like a woman’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. She says, “it can’t get any worse than this.” Then it starts raining.

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@Yan1312 it doesn’t mean it *will* get worse, but it *can* get worse. Meaning, there is always the possibility that things could be worse.

Nowhere literally means “no place.” If I say I am in the middle of nowhere, I mean there is nothing around me (no stores, businesses, or very few). It is used sometimes for small towns far from cities. Farmland.

For ex: I have a friend who lives in the middle of nowhere. She has to drive an hour to get to the nearest shopping center.

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@Yan1312 yes exactly

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It means that his face was expressing pain. You might also see: his expression was pained.

Thats something you might read, but no one actually speaks like that.

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If I were speaking to someone, I’d say “he looked like he was in pain.”

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“Painful” means feeling or causing pain. So you wouldn’t say his expression was painful.

I cut my finger. It was really painful. 
My workout today was really painful.

You would say

the expression on his face was pained

His expression was pained

The expression on his face looked pained

His expression looked pained

He had a pained expression

You could also say, his eyes looked pained

But in regular conversation these all feel too formal. It’s something you might write or read, but when speaking you’d probably say “he looked like he was in pain”

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@Yan1312 anytime

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@Yan1312 it’s describing the feeling of sudden sadness. Usually you will hear “pang” of sadness/sorrow. The writer is being a little more poetic here, describing it as a “stab,” like the stab of a knife.

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Sleep tight.

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Hmm well that sentence is phrased a little awkwardly in my opinion, but it means he’s looking across something in order to look at her.

Ex:

I look across the table at her
(“I look at her from across the table” is how I would phrase it)

I look across the room at her
(I look at her from across the room)

Basically his gaze needs to cross something in order to reach her.

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Yes, you could say “I look over at her” and it will mean the same thing.

But you use them a little differently. For instance, you would *not* say “I look over the room at her.”

And you *can* say “I look over at her” if she is standing right beside you. Because the implication is “I look over my shoulder at her.”

But you would *not* say “I look across my shoulder at her.”

“Across” generally implies a greater distance I think.

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In your example sentence, “over” works better. Because usually when we say “across” it means across from *something*

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Yes exactly.

If I am sitting across from you, I am sitting opposite you.

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If you are across the room from me, you are on the opposite side of the room.

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Yes. Sometimes it’s to reiterate where everyone is and/or the distance between them.

You could simply say “I looked at her,” but sometimes you might want or need more details.

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He doesn’t need to have an English name. As long as it’s spelled simply, we can pronounce Chinese names.

But if he really wants one, some classic & cool boy names are:

Alexander (Alex or Xander for short)

Benjamin (Benji for short)

James

Luke

Zachary (Zach for short)
*this is my brother’s name

Ethan
*this is my youngest brother’s name

Some of my personal favorite names for boys are: Milo, Shiloh, Beck, and Rowan

English names usually don’t have any significant meaning. I’m sure they do have meanings, but if you asked the average English-speaker, they could not tell you what the meanings are, unless it is a word-name like River or something.

I think Rowan is a type of tree, but for the other names, I have no idea what the meanings are.

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Also Michael (Mike or Mikey for short)

Jack/Jackson

Jacob/ Jake

Max

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@Yan1312 how about Jason?

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Maybe Jackson?

Or not quite as close, Justin?

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Yes it is a very famous children’s program. It’s been around for a very long time. I used to watch it when I was a kid. Celebrities often make appearances.

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It’s called Teletubbies here. I never watched this one much, but I remember not liking the purple one 😂 I think the red one was called Poe? I’m not sure though.

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Pretty good! I made some corrections and a few changes to make it sound a little more natural:

How does the pellet stove heat the house? Is it wood burning or electric? From the picture it doesn’t look very big. I’m curious as to how well it warms the house. We have an electric heater, but it only  warms the space around it, and it costs energy so we don’t use it a lot.

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Wow, it’s cool. I’ve never seen this machine before. So the two copper pipes are filled with water and the furnace heats and pumps the water into pipes installed under your floors? Did you buy it yourself? Does everyone have an oil furnace in their house? It looks strange to me. I can only picture a machine like that maybe in a factory. Where do you put it? It seems like it would take up a lot of room.

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Yes “picture” here means imagine. Like “picture it in your head.”

You can use space instead of room if you like. “Room” just came more naturally to me. You can say, “it seems like it would take up a lot of space.”

You did not use “as” wrong, but it sounded very formal there and not very natural.

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I felt like picture was a more natural word there, but “see” works as well.

An article needs to come before “machine,” so “a machine.”

I changed “such a machine” to “a machine like that” to make it more conversational and less formal.

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You’ve helped me learn more about the common usage of English words.

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You study by reading, practicing, etc...

Learning is when you absorb all that information.

You study in order to learn.

“I’m studying so I can learn English.”

“I’m studying for my exam, but I will never learn all this material in time.”

“I’m studying to become a psychologist. I’ve learned a lot about the human mind.”

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You can say both “I’m studying English” and “I’m learning English” and they mean basically the same thing. But the words do have different meanings

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On the first day of Spring Festival we eat mostly vegetarian foods like rice noodles, fried bean curd puffs, vegetables, and also dried squid (I rephrased this because dried squid isn’t vegetarian). On the following days, we eat chicken, duck, and fried pork.

Nowadays in China, many families and individuals choose to travel during Spring Festival. We have a tradition that on the second day of Spring Festival, married daughters visit their parents with their husbands.

There is a saying that the gods in heaven will visit the human world on the fourth day of the festival, so on that day, people worship the gods and visit their relatives.

On the fifth day, people worship the “fortune god.” We ask that he takes the poverty away and ... (sorry I did not understand this part very well)

On the sixth day, shops begin to open up. And the last day we call “human day” to represent the birth of humanity.

In the countryside (or in rural areas), we light firecrackers and fireworks to celebrate the Spring Festival. There is more fun to be had in the rural areas than in the urban areas since we have 56 different ethnic minorities and they all have different traditions. Many people choose to travel to these areas for Spring Festival in order to experience them.

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My family celebrates Christmas very simply. We decorate a Christmas tree, put up lights and other decorations. We watch a lot of Christmas movies, listen to Christmas music. We drink eggnog. If there are kids with us, they get to open one gift on Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas Day, we start with opening the gifts under the tree. I spend all morning cooking (I usually start cooking the day before). I make a huge feast. Family comes over to eat and hang out. It’s very simple. We just spend the day together as a family. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I always make cheesecake tarts and pecan pie for Christmas dessert. Sometimes I make a few other things, depending how many people are coming.

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We celebrate New Year’s usually by grilling out (burgers and hot dogs) on New Year’s Eve. We invite people over. Drink. Sometimes there are fireworks.

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Your spring festival sounds much cooler 😉

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Yes, I understand your correction! (Worship*)

Humanity refers to all of the human race. All of humankind. (Birth of “humans” sounds scientific almost.)

Yes you can change the last sentence. They both make sense. ☺️

Haha I like to bake. I’ve never had egg tarts but they look amazing.

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December 25, 8:45am ☺️

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Usually we celebrate today, but my brother couldn’t come. So we’ll be celebrating tomorrow. I’ll get some things prepared today though.

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Cranberries. For cranberry sauce

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These are cherries (on my cheesecakes)

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No we don’t eat fresh cranberries. They’re very bitter.

Hahaha yes we always have desserts of some sort.

Cheesecake is made with cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla. And a graham cracker crust.

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This is the cheese that goes in cheesecakes

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I cook down all the vegetable scraps to make broth for the gravy

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Hahaha sorry I know you didn’t ask 😂😂

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That cheese (it’s called cream cheese) is used for a lot of things. We also use it on bagels, dips, other desserts. You can use it for sweet or savory things.

The veggies were onions, carrots, and celery. There were also herbs in there and a turkey neck. Yes, it’s like for soup. I will add the drippings (or juices) from the turkey to that broth, and then thicken it with flour to make the gravy.

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Gravy

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This is called stuffing and it’s a very traditional dish for thanksgiving & Christmas. It’s called stuffing because traditionally it’s cooked inside the turkey (the turkey is *stuffed*).

Actually, when it’s on the side like this it’s called dressing. But I always call it stuffing.

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Turkey 😋

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I already sent this one, but for some reason it disappeared. I don’t know if you saw it already or not. It’s sweet potatoes with a meringue topping.

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We carve the turkey (which means we slice it all up). You can put gravy on it if you want. Usually I put cranberry sauce on my turkey and I put the gravy on my mashed potatoes.

Haha the stuffing (or dressing) is basically croutons and veggies, but it is soft and delicious after it’s cooked. We have to dry out the bread really well so it can soak up all the juices from the meat. It is just toasted bread, vegetables, and seasoning but once it soaks up the juices and cooks it comes out AMAZING. Some people put other things in it, like sausage or nuts, but I like it simple.

The sweet potatoes were finished. The cream on top is kind of like marshmallow, but it is very light and fluffy.

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Generally we put rice, mushrooms, peas, sauce, and oyster sauce inside the marinated chicken and cover it with tinfoil. We dig a hole in the ground, build a kiln out of clods of dirt, and then burn wood inside the kiln until the clods turn red. After putting out the fire and putting the chicken inside the hole, the last part of the process is to break down the kiln and press the earth tightly down (over the chicken). About an hour later, we dig it out.

This sounds like so much fun! I want to see what the chicken and rice looks like when it’s done. It sounds delicious!!

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Your brother’s wife is your sister-in-law. Your sister’s husband is your brother-in-law.

Dirt, soil, and earth are essentially the same thing, but we use the words differently.

Soil is dirt, but usually when we use the word “soil” it is in the context of growing or planting things. 
-You need soil rich in nutrients to grow your crops.
-I need to buy soil to plant these flowers

-After played outside, the kids were covered in dirt.
-The dogs tracked dirt inside the house

Earth is also dirt, but it sounds much more formal and is often used in a more literary context. You can also describe things as having an “earthy” taste or smell.

Earth can also mean the land or ground. I dug into the ground. I dug into the earth. But again, “earth” often sounds a little more literary in my opinion.

Land and ground can both refer to the solid earth or dirt beneath your feet, but “land” is often used in a broader context. 
-The farmers cleared the land to grow their crops. 
-We purchased land in Florida.
-We drifted out to sea, miles away from land.

Ground is really any solid surface beneath your feet. Even if you are indoors, you could say “I dropped my food on the ground.”

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The kiln looks difficult to build! But I’m sure it’s a lot of fun to do with family, even if it’s frustrating sometimes 😂

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Also, maybe you already know this, but wet dirt is called mud.

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You’re welcome! Yes, usually we don’t really refer to age. Even if I am introducing my older brother, usually I would just say “this is my brother.”

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I realized this while I was* watching American dramas.

OR

I realized this while watching American dramas.

After a period of time, I realized that’s just how they say it.

Even now, when I’m* watching American dramas, I cannot differentiate their age

OR

Even now, when watching American dramas, i cannot differentiate their age

OR

I still cannot differentiate their ages when I watch American dramas

(You don’t need to use “even now” and “still,” because they mean essentially the same thing)

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You can say both. It doesn’t sound terrible. Personally I think it sounds better with only one.

“Just like” is usually used when you are saying something is very similar or if you are explaining how to do something right.

He looks just like his father.

This food tastes just like my grandmother’s.

OR

If I am showing you how to do something, like I am demonstrating for you:

Fold the paper, just like this.

Or if you are doing something and I am encouraging and telling you that you are doing it right:

You’re doing great. Take it slow, just like that.

Do you mean you feel at a disadvantage because you don’t have access to Facebook, Twitter, etc...?

I imagine that does make things difficult. It’s hard to connect with others.

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In your sentence, it would be better to say

“Like we would say because...so... in Chinese.”

It’s a very casual, conversational way of speaking. “Like” there means “for instance” or “for example.”

I don’t think it’s good grammar, but we speak that way a lot.

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You could say “I feel a little bit inconvenienced.”

I don’t think it’s *wrong* in that sentence, but I didn’t think it was the best word for what you were trying to express.

When something is “convenient,” it means you don’t have to put in a lot of energy in regards to whatever it is.

I like having my groceries delivered because it’s more convenient than going shopping.

The store is in a convenient location. It is right on my way home and easy to get to.

What time would be most convenient for you? (Like what would fit best into your schedule so you don’t have to rearrange anything)

So “inconvenient” means it gives you trouble. Like you have to go out of your way to do something.

They showed up at a really inconvenient time and screwed up my whole day.

My commute to work is my biggest inconvenience.

He is always inconveniencing me. He doesn’t care.

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We don’t speak grammatically correct Chinese either

I reworded this so that “grammatically correct” is an adjective describing “Chinese” rather than an adverb describing “speak.”

I did that because “grammatically correctly” sounds a little odd. It is not wrong, it just sounds a bit funny.

I also changed “too” to “either” because it’s a negative (don’t)

I like ice cream too 
I don’t like ice cream either

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You seem to speak English very well. Most of your mistakes are very minor. I have no trouble understanding you. ☺️

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And I don’t have confidence in* my writing.

...I don’t have English-speaking friends to ask for help or to practice with.

English tenses bother me the most as we don’t have tenses in Chinese.

You should have more confidence! Your mistakes are very small. As long as you can make yourself understood, you’re doing well ☺️

You don’t have tenses in Chinese? 😨 hahaha that sounds much more difficult to me. But you probably already know that Chinese is considered the hardest language in the world 😂

You’re doing well. I’m happy to help whenever you need.

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Actually you don’t need to add “for help.”

...I don’t have English-speaking friends to ask or to practice with.

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They also say “you are getting older. you should get married as soon as possible or else you will probably be single all your life.”

They always persuade you not to set your standards too high when choosing the man you want to marry.

The discrimination against women makes me feel angry.

...not because no one wants to marry us...

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Happy Spring Festival!!

You wrote that very well and I agree with everything you said. I’m sorry if you are feeling any pressure like that.

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I am 30 and unmarried. My family doesn’t care, but I know people who have gone through something similar. You absolutely have the right to choose!! All that matters is your happiness.

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You have more value than being a wife or mother. You are a person first.

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I don’t have a family like yours. Your family is so nice.

In China, even a man has pressure on him to get married, and much more so a woman.

To some extent

Feel discriminated against in society, even if they have a doctorate

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In America we tend to place a priority on careers and personal goals over starting a family.

I’m generalizing, of course. Different people have different values. And some parts of the country are certainly more conservative.

But the age that people are getting married and having kids in America is getting older. People are focusing more on establishing themselves financially as well as doing things they want to do (such as traveling) before marrying and having kids.

The older generations will still say things and try to put pressure on the younger ones, but I guess we just don’t care as much.

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But of course there is still the attitude from people that a woman’s only worth is to be a wife and mother. I have several female friends who have no desire to have children at all, and they receive a lot of pressure to change their minds.

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Also 32 is not old at all. You are young. And you have plenty of time. I hope you’re able to focus on the things that are important to you. But I understand cultural pressure can be a difficult situation.

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“More so” means like “the same but to a greater degree.”

I am studious, but my friend is even more so.

The play was impressive, and even more so when we found out the students wrote it themselves.
(As in, the play was more impressive when we found out...)

You can also use “less so” to mean “the same but to a lesser degree.”

I am not very studious, but my friend is even less so.

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No mistakes ☺️

To generalize means to make a broad statement about something even though there may be many exceptions.

We still have a long way to go, too, for equal rights for women. Unfortunately. And older women (50s+) are often treated differently because of their age. It’s awful, but I think that is something that exists across all cultures 😕

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And of course we have beauty standards as well, but when it comes to our careers, our workplaces, I don’t think we put as much emphasis on physical appearance as in some Asian countries.

I don’t know about China, but I know that in South Korea there is a lot of pressure regarding physical appearance.

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We are not required to wear make up to go out or to go to work

Good job ☺️☺️

Also that’s nice to hear about women in China ☺️

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As a Chinese person/woman, my life here is convenient and free.

I love getting food delivered late! Watching a movie and eating at home ☺️☺️☺️

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Have you heard about the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China?

The government is appealing to the people not to go out or visit relatives for Spring Festival. All the entertainment places that could attract large crowds (or a large number of people) are closed.

People are required by the authorities to wear face masks when they go out.

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Yes I have heard about it. It’s a bit scary. I’m sorry you’re stuck at home 😕 I hope you stay safe though. And hopefully they get it under control soon.

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The government is making a* concerted effort

The government’s appeal

People coming back from other provinces should be having their temperature taken...

Those who have been in close contact...

And community workers will be supplying them with necessities and taking their temperature everyday.

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Good job!! And stay safe!

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I’m not sure. Do you have more context?

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If something holds a lesson, it means it is teaching you something.

This story holds a very important lesson. Means you can learn something from this story.

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This story holds a very important lesson for me.

Or

This story is very important to me.

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They are not interchangeable.

Just because a story holds a lesson, it doesn’t mean that you learn anything. It means you *could* learn something.

This story holds an important lesson = you could learn something important from this story

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Allocate is like when you portion things off and distribute them. When you designate that X portion is for Y purpose.

For instance: 
We allocated funds to the research project.

They spent days determining the best way to allocate our resources

Assign can mean a couple things. It can mean to give someone like a duty or a task to complete.

“They were assigned to a post where they never saw any action.”

“The students were assigned homework.”

It could also be like something designated for you. Like your “assigned parking space.”

In this sense there might be times when you could use it like “allocated.” Like “the funds assigned to this project” or something. But I think allocated sounds better.

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Yes you can use designated.

No mistakes ☺️

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You can assign funds, but I think “allocate a task” sounds strange.

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Oh actually, if there are like multiple tasks that you are spreading out among several people, then yes, you could say that. I still think “assigned” sounds better but you can say it.

We allocated the tasks among the employees.

This task was allocated to him.

But if it were just one single task, and just one person, I then I think I would only use “assigned.”

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A deck in that context is the top part of boat or ship. “Below decks” is everything below. Depending on the context, it could be metaphorical.

“Toil” means to work hard, to work long and hard. It’s kind of a literary word. We don’t use it very often in every day speech.

Anyway, it’s saying that the crew members are working long, hard hours and in close proximity to each other below decks.

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@Yan1312 Context means the scenario in which the word is used. So if I were talking about something completely unrelated to ships or boats, and I used the term “belowdecks,” then most likely I’m not referring to a literal deck. And yes, the context in which I used the word would help you understand it’s meaning.

“Make light of” means to joke about something or to act as though it’s unimportant. Or even just to treat it as though it’s not as grave as it really is.

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...especially for those who got infected

...the cases of infection outside the Hubei province are few.

Medical workers across the nation and military medics have gone willingly to Hubei for assistance, taking on the risk of infection themselves.
—I don’t think I would use the word “allocated” for people, but rather resources or tasks
—“Voluntarily” means it was their own idea, they chose to go themselves, or that they could just as easily choose not to go; I wasn’t sure if that was the case for military medics, so I changed it to “willingly,” which means that they went without reluctance. It can mean they went by choice, but it could also mean it was an assignment they didn’t disagree with.

...normal people would flee*

We respect them and are grateful for their sacrifice.

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In that context, yes “term” means a word or a phrase, but when you use the term “term” (😂😂) usually it’s because you are referencing the specific meaning of a word or a phrase.

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1- it sounds a little strange to my ears because it’s people who are infected, not cases.

2- yes you can use voluntarily if they volunteered, but not if they had no choice

3- dispatched sounds better than assigned, I think

4- it could mean they agreed with it or just that they felt neutral about it

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Hahahaha I’m so sorry. What did I confuse you about?

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1- yes you could say “infection cases,” but I think “cases of infection” sounds better

2- you can use “assigned” for people, but it sounded a little strange to me with the word “voluntarily”

3- yes you can allocate the teams to different hospitals

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Okay so.. you can always use “word” in place of “term.”

But usually we use “term” when we are talking about a word or phrase that has a precise meaning in regards to a particular subject or profession or field of study, for instance.

So.

You wouldn’t say something like: I hate the term “broken” Because “broken” isn’t a word that is specific to any particular subject.

But you *could* say: I hate the term “special needs,” because that is a very specific phrase referring to a specific subject.

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But you could also say: I hate the phrase “special needs.” That is fine too.

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Yes you can say “assigned people” or “people were willingly assigned”

Yes you can use “allocated” for teams, but I don’t think I would use it for individual people.

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I meant it like...

“Below decks” is a phrase that is very specific to the *subject* of ships or boats.

“Special needs” is a phrase that is specific to the *subject* of mental and physical disabilities.

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I meant like.... a specialized topic.

Honestly, you can use them interchangeably, but *usually* we use the word “term,” when talking about word or phrase that exists in a specialized topic or in relation to a particular subject.

I would not say “the term ‘phone’” because it does not relate to a specific or special topic.

But “the term belowdecks,” I would say, because it relates to the very specific topic of ships.

The term “special needs” relates to mental and physical disabilities.

If I asked you, “what are some astronomy terms?” I am asking, what are some words that are related to the field of astronomy.

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Or what are some grammar terms?

You could give me a list of terms related to grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, phrasal verbs, noun phrases....

All of those are grammar terms. They are words that relate to the specific topic of grammar.

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Do you mean like “monitoring phone calls?”

Sure you can say “monitor” is a term.

It is really a very subtle thing. Sometimes we might use “term” and I could not explain to you why.

Don’t worry too much about it!! ☺️☺️☺️

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No worries at all! I am happy to help. I wish I were able to explain it better to you.

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You said it right. St Patrick’s or St Patrick’s day.

I don’t think I will. I’ve never been super into St. Patrick’s Day 😆

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Yes if you’re into something it means you are interested in it.

St. Patrick’s Day I think is only a public holiday in Ireland, but tons of people celebrate.

To be honest I don’t know the full history of the day. I know there was a patron saint of Ireland called Saint Patrick. So I guess it has a religious origin.

But most people just use the day as an excuse to get wasted (super drunk). Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day 😂😂

We wear green. There’s a tradition where if you’re not wearing green on st Patrick’s, people can pinch you.

People who celebrate usually make or eat some kind of Irish meal (like corned beef and cabbage).

Kids have a good time at school usually on this day. I remember doing art projects and eating cookies shaped like shamrocks

Many cities have St. Patrick’s Day parades to celebrate Irish heritage

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Hahaha yes, some people celebrate bigger than others. I never celebrate unless I’m with friends who want to do something. I have one friend who loves St. Patrick’s Day more than any other holiday, but honestly, I think that’s weird hahaha

Why on earth would they wear a green cap to tell people their partner is cheating on them?? Isn’t that a bit personal??? I would not want to advertise that to the world hahahah.

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17.

Sometimes I make a meal, but not this year. I don’t think we will do anything this year hahaha.

I will correct your mistakes in just a moment, but you don’t have many. ☺️

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Men in China don’t* wear green

I would rephrase like this to make it sound a little more natural (but what you have is not wrong):

Men in China don’t wear green caps because if you wear a green cap it symbolizes that your partner is cheating on you.

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...while her husband was always away on business trips (just more concise and natural)

One day she had an affair with a man...

After that, whenever her husband was on a business trip, her lover...

-I wasn’t sure what you meant by “her lover moved around her house”

One day her lover saw her husband out riding his horse to go hunting, but her love thought he was leaving on a business trip.

Her husband came back and almost caught him

Her lover hid beneath the bed all night

...when he went on a business trip

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You did a great job. I almost had no trouble understanding, except for the one thing about moving around her house. Do you mean he lurked around her house? Like watching, waiting...?

I also love that story. It was great hahaha 😂

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As for the reason my friend loves Saint Patrick’s Day, I’m actually not sure. I will ask her one day and let you know. I think it is strange to love it so much because it’s really not a huge holiday 😅

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There is another app you can add me on if you want. It’s called HelloTalk, and it has a chat function where it is much easier to correct sentences. Only if you want, of course.

My ID is lindsay_1210

I just changed my settings so you *should* be able to find me I think.

The unsatisfied desire was burned into my subconscious.
What does " burn into" mean in the sentence ?

Kind of like... forced it’s way in and became permanent. Like a burn on your skin, a metaphorical burn on your subconscious.

@Yan1312 it means things can always get worse

There is a situation that we see a lot in movies/TV where something bad happens, like a woman’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. She says, “it can’t get any worse than this.” Then it starts raining.

@Yan1312 yes exactly

It means that his face was expressing pain. You might also see: his expression was pained.

Thats something you might read, but no one actually speaks like that.

If I were speaking to someone, I’d say “he looked like he was in pain.”

Men in China don’t* wear green

I would rephrase like this to make it sound a little more natural (but what you have is not wrong):

Men in China don’t wear green caps because if you wear a green cap it symbolizes that your partner is cheating on you.

You did a great job. I almost had no trouble understanding, except for the one thing about moving around her house. Do you mean he lurked around her house? Like watching, waiting...?

I also love that story. It was great hahaha 😂

As for the reason my friend loves Saint Patrick’s Day, I’m actually not sure. I will ask her one day and let you know. I think it is strange to love it so much because it’s really not a huge holiday 😅

There is another app you can add me on if you want. It’s called HelloTalk, and it has a chat function where it is much easier to correct sentences. Only if you want, of course.

My ID is lindsay_1210

I just changed my settings so you should be able to find me I think.

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The unsatisfied desire was burned into my subconscious. What does " burn into" mean in the sentence ? Vedi una traduzione

Kind of like... forced it’s way in and became permanent. Like a burn on your skin, a metaphorical burn on your subconscious.

@Yan1312 it means things can always get worseThere is a situation that we see a lot in movies/TV where something bad happens, like a woman’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. She says, “it can’t get any worse than this.” Then it starts raining.

@Yan1312 yes exactly

It means that his face was expressing pain. You might also see: his expression was pained. Thats something you might read, but no one actually speaks like that.

If I were speaking to someone, I’d say “he looked like he was in pain.”

Men in China don’t* wear greenI would rephrase like this to make it sound a little more natural (but what you have is not wrong):Men in China don’t wear green caps because if you wear a green cap it symbolizes that your partner is cheating on you.

You did a great job. I almost had no trouble understanding, except for the one thing about moving around her house. Do you mean he lurked around her house? Like watching, waiting...?I also love that story. It was great hahaha 😂

As for the reason my friend loves Saint Patrick’s Day, I’m actually not sure. I will ask her one day and let you know. I think it is strange to love it so much because it’s really not a huge holiday 😅

There is another app you can add me on if you want. It’s called HelloTalk, and it has a chat function where it is much easier to correct sentences. Only if you want, of course. My ID is lindsay_1210I just changed my settings so you *should* be able to find me I think.

Fai domande a utenti madrelingua gratis

The unsatisfied desire was burned into my subconscious.
What does " burn into" mean in the sentence ?

@Yan1312 it means things can always get worse

There is a situation that we see a lot in movies/TV where something bad happens, like a woman’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. She says, “it can’t get any worse than this.” Then it starts raining.

It means that his face was expressing pain. You might also see: his expression was pained.

Thats something you might read, but no one actually speaks like that.

Men in China don’t* wear green

I would rephrase like this to make it sound a little more natural (but what you have is not wrong):

Men in China don’t wear green caps because if you wear a green cap it symbolizes that your partner is cheating on you.

You did a great job. I almost had no trouble understanding, except for the one thing about moving around her house. Do you mean he lurked around her house? Like watching, waiting...?

I also love that story. It was great hahaha 😂

There is another app you can add me on if you want. It’s called HelloTalk, and it has a chat function where it is much easier to correct sentences. Only if you want, of course.

My ID is lindsay_1210

I just changed my settings so you should be able to find me I think.