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Tammy

yesterday

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Cold

I'm trying to write and correct entries here every day, but it's so late, and I haven't done these yet today.

I blame the weather. It's too cold today. My fingers feel frozen while typing on the laptop.

And I don't want to turn on my air conditioner because last time I used it, my plants didn't like it. It seems that the temperature change gives them more damage than the cold weather.

So, I'll continue to use my heater, not the air conditioner.

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Cold

I'm trying to write and correct entries here every day, but it's so late, and I haven't done theseany yet today.

'these' doesn't make much sense here

I blame the weather.

It's too cold today.

My fingers feel frozen while I'm typing on themy laptop.

It seems that the temperature change givdamages them more damagenow than the cold weather.

Damage is not really given. It's better to use the verb 'to damage' here.

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Overall the text is very clear with some minor comments.

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Tammy

today

6

Thank you so much!

Have a nice day!

Cold

I'm trying to write and correct entries here every day, but it's so late, and I haven't {done theseeither of these tasks | done this} yet today.

I blame the weather.

It's too cold today.

My fingers feel frozen while typing on themy laptop.

And I don't want to turn on my [air conditioner] because last time I used it, my plants didn't like it.

“Air conditioner” still sounds really strange to me, because in the U.S., air conditioners generally blow only cold air, not warm.

Could you describe your air conditioner? Maybe I could come up with a better term for it if I knew more about it.

In the U.S., we generally have three styles of air conditioner:
(1) a “window air conditioner,” which is a machine that sits in the window, blowing cold air inside the room and dripping water outside;
(2) a machine that is similar to (1), but it has two parts, one that is attached to the outside of the house and another that’s inside (I remember this style was called a 分離式冷氣機 when I lived in Taipei); and
(3) “central air conditioning,” where a large machine sits on the roof of the building or on the ground near the building and connects to a central heating system, enabling it to blow cold air through air ducts connected to all rooms in the building.

Is your air conditioner similar to one of these?

It seems that the temperature change {gives them more damage | damages them more | is harder on them} than the cold weather.

“Gives them more damage” is understandable but awkward. “Is harder on them” is idiomatic.

So, I'll continue to use my heater, not the air conditioner.

Feedback

This reminds me of winters in Taipei. I wore fingerless gloves to try to keep my hands from getting too cold while I typed. The gloves didn’t help much, but eventually a colleague gave me a small desk lamp that produced enough heat to warm my hands if I positioned it directly above the keyboard. It made me feel like I was in a surgical operating room. ;-)

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Tammy

today

6

Hahahaha, my heater makes me feel the same way, and I don't like it close to me too much, so my fingers are still a little cold.

My air conditioner is similar to No.2. It's quite popular in Chinese families. We don't use No.1, at least I didn't see any in China. No. 2 is usually for public spaces, such as a hotel room or a large house.

Air conditioners in mainland China usually have multiple functions. In addition to heating and cooling, they also have dehumidification and fresh air supply functions, whether in the tropical Hainan or in the cold Beijing.

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Are you sure you're talking about an air conditioner? Usually, people use an air conditioner to cool down a room when it's hot. Perhaps you're talking about central heating?

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Tammy

today

6

Yes, I'm talking about an air conditioner.

The world is truly diverse, and it's so fascinating! It was from your feedback that I learned that there was actually an air conditioner just for cooling.

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I'm trying to write and correct entries here every day, but it's so late, and I haven't done these yet today.


I'm trying to write and correct entries here every day, but it's so late, and I haven't {done theseeither of these tasks | done this} yet today.

I'm trying to write and correct entries here every day, but it's so late, and I haven't done theseany yet today.

'these' doesn't make much sense here

I blame the weather.


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It's too cold today.


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My fingers feel frozen while typing on the laptop.


My fingers feel frozen while typing on themy laptop.

My fingers feel frozen while I'm typing on themy laptop.

And I don't want to turn on my air conditioner because last time I used it, my plants didn't like it.


And I don't want to turn on my [air conditioner] because last time I used it, my plants didn't like it.

“Air conditioner” still sounds really strange to me, because in the U.S., air conditioners generally blow only cold air, not warm. Could you describe your air conditioner? Maybe I could come up with a better term for it if I knew more about it. In the U.S., we generally have three styles of air conditioner: (1) a “window air conditioner,” which is a machine that sits in the window, blowing cold air inside the room and dripping water outside; (2) a machine that is similar to (1), but it has two parts, one that is attached to the outside of the house and another that’s inside (I remember this style was called a 分離式冷氣機 when I lived in Taipei); and (3) “central air conditioning,” where a large machine sits on the roof of the building or on the ground near the building and connects to a central heating system, enabling it to blow cold air through air ducts connected to all rooms in the building. Is your air conditioner similar to one of these?

It seems that the temperature change gives them more damage than the cold weather.


It seems that the temperature change {gives them more damage | damages them more | is harder on them} than the cold weather.

“Gives them more damage” is understandable but awkward. “Is harder on them” is idiomatic.

It seems that the temperature change givdamages them more damagenow than the cold weather.

Damage is not really given. It's better to use the verb 'to damage' here.

So, I'll continue to use my heater, not the air conditioner.


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