Tammy's avatar
Tammy

May 30, 2025

0
Happy Dragon Boat Festival

Starting this afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. It will last till next Monday, June 2nd.

Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the whole three days because it's expected to rain starting tomorrow night.

There is a rowing team in the river near my home. I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning. If their boats are decorated for the Dragon Boat Festival, I'll take some videos for you.

Speaking of videos, I noticed that some of the videos on my YouTube channel were gaining more and more views, which made me feel a little bit stressed.

But I think it's a good stress for me.

I need to capture Higher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

That's all for today.

I hope you all have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, wherever you are.


今天下午开始,我们开始了中国的端午节假期。这个假期将持续到下周一,也就是6月2日。

一般我在假期会和朋友去徒步,但这次我将在上海呆整整三天,因为预计明天晚上开始要下雨。

我家附近的河里有一支赛艇队。明天早上我要去看他们的训练。如果他们的船为端午节做了装饰,我会给你们拍一些视频。

说到视频,我注意到我的YouTube频道上的一些视频获得了越来越多的播放量,这让我感到有点压力。

但我认为这对我来说是一种很好的压力。

我需要捕捉更高质量的视频内容,也要进一步提高我的英语水平。

今天就到这里。

我希望大家端午节快乐,无论你在哪里。

Corrections
12

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

Starting this afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival began.

The original sentence has a mixed tense ("Starting" + "began") which creates confusion. Changing "we began" to "began" places the action clearly in the past while keeping the time reference.

It will last untill next Monday, June 2nd.

"Until" is more formal and standard than "till" in written English, especially in formal contexts. Also, "till" is often considered more informal or colloquial.

Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the wholeall three days because it'rain is expected to rain starting tomorrow night.

"Would go" suggests habitual past, but since this is a current general habit, "I go" is better.
"The whole three days" sounds awkward; "all three days" is smoother.
"It's expected to rain" is correct but passive; "rain is expected" is more natural here.

There is a rowing team ion the river near my home.

In English, we say "on the river" rather than "in the river" when referring to boats or activities happening on the water surface.

I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning.

"Go watch" is a natural and common expression; the preposition "to" is unnecessary here.

If their boats are decorated for the Dragon Boat Festival, I'll take some videos for you.

Speaking of videos, I noticed that some of the videos on my YouTube channel weare gainetting more and more views, which madekes me feel a little bit stressed.

Present tense ("are getting") fits better here because the process is ongoing.
"A little bit stressed" can be shortened to "a little stressed" for conciseness.

But I think it's a good kind of stress for me.

"A good kind of stress" is a more natural English phrase; simply "a good stress" sounds awkward.

I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

"Higher-quality" should not be capitalized mid-sentence.

That's all for today.

I hope you all have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, wherever you are.

Feedback

Your blog post is warm and easy to read, with nice personal touches about the Dragon Boat Festival. The flow is good, and you share your plans and feelings clearly. To improve, focus on keeping verb tenses consistent and using natural English phrases, like “on the river” instead of “in the river.” Also, small grammar details, like not capitalizing “higher-quality” in the middle of a sentence, will help it sound more native. With these minor corrections, your writing will be even stronger!

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

June 4, 2025

0

Thank you so much! I learned a lot from your feedback and corrections.

Have a nice day!

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

SMOOTHER: Starting this afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

It will last till next Monday, June 2nd.

Usually, I would go hiking with (my) friends during these holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the whole three days because it's expected to rain starting tomorrow night.

NOTE: The word "my" can be deleted.

There is a rowing team in the river near my home.

I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning.

If their boats are decorated for the Dragon Boat Festival, I'll take some videos for you.

Speaking of videos, I noticed that some of the videos on my YouTube channel were gaining more and more views, which made me feel a little bit stressed.

But I think it's a good stress for meALSO POSSIBLE: However, this is a positive stress.

I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

That's all for today.

I hope you all have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, wherever you are.

Feedback

Thanks for sharing. Have a nice holiday!

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

June 4, 2025

0

谢谢!

Have a nice day!

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

Starting this afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.

It will last tillhrough next Monday, June 2nd.

Your original is grammatically correct, but due to the ambiguity of "till/until" (to some native English speakers, it means the festival ends at the start of June 2nd, while to others, it ends at the end of that day), I suggest using "through" instead. This way, it's clear that the 2nd is also a holiday.

Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai {for the whole three-day period | for all three days} because it's expected to rain starting tomorrow night.

Alternative: Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during a holiday like this, but....

There is a rowingdragon boat team in the river near my home.

Technically, it's paddling, not rowing, although many native English speakers confuse the two. :-)

I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning.

If their boats are decorated for the Dragon Boat Festival, I'll take some videos for you.

I would enjoy seeing them paddling even if the boats aren't decorated. :-)

Speaking of videos, I noticed that some of the videos on my YouTube channel were gaining more and more views, which made me feel a little bit stressed.

But I think it's a good stress for me.

I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

That's all for today.

I hope you all have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, wherever you are.

Feedback

I hope you have a nice holiday, even if it rains and you don't get to go hiking.

Tomorrow, I'm planning to hike the same mountain I hiked last weekend:
https://youtu.be/9F8733Y25yo?si=DISxeggSp152dx2j

JoeTofu's avatar
JoeTofu

June 1, 2025

0

A short video from today’s hike. I hope you enjoy it, but if you’d prefer I didn’t post videos in comments like this, just let me know and I’ll stop. :-)
https://youtu.be/vwNVo-fP0X0

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

June 4, 2025

0

谢谢!欢迎各种各样丰富的互动啊!

假期的影响还没结束,所以这两天有点儿忙。

那天我看到划船队训练了,但是没拍视频,因为天气不太好。另外,他们的船果然没装龙头,没啥特别的。赛龙舟还是广东和贵州的最有氛围啊。

JoeTofu's avatar
JoeTofu

June 4, 2025

0

> 谢谢!欢迎各种各样丰富的互动啊!
谢谢你!🙏

> 假期的影响还没结束,所以这两天
> 有点儿忙。
我明白了!我这里也一样,每次过完长周末假,工作都会特别忙 :-(

> 那天我看到划船队训练了,但是没拍视
> 频,因为天气不太好。另外,他们的船果
> 然没装龙头,没啥特别的。
没有关系!

> 赛龙舟还是广东和贵州的最有氛围啊。
谢谢你,这些我都不知道。哪一年我会去广东或贵州看看龙舟比赛 :-)

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

Starting tThis afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.

"starting" sounds slightly unnatural in this sentence. Typically you would say "starting" when stating a defined period of time e.g. "Starting from XX until XX", "Starting this XX and ending this XX". In your case you could say "Starting from this afternoon until Monday June 2nd, we have our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival."

It will last till next Monday, June 2nd.

Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the whole three days because it's expected to rain startingfrom tomorrow night.

Minor point... we would only say "the whole three days" for emphasis on the time period. "The three days" would be to just state the time period normally.

There is a rowing team in the river near my home.

I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning.

If their boats are decorated for the Dragon Boat Festival, I'll take some videos for you.

Speaking of videos, I noticed that some of the videos on my YouTube channel were gaining more and more views, which made me feel a little bit stressed.

But I think it's a good stress for me.

I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

No need to capitalise higher

That's all for today.

I hope you all have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, wherever you are.

Feedback

This was great - only some minor errors but I understood you completely. Going forward I would connect some of the shorter sentences to sound more natural. E.g. "There is a rowing team in the river near my home, so I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning."

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

June 4, 2025

0

Thank you so much!

When I was writing this article, I was in a bit of a rush. I'll try to check it first before submitting next time.

Have a nice day!

Happy Dragon Boat Festival


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Starting this afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.


Starting tThis afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.

"starting" sounds slightly unnatural in this sentence. Typically you would say "starting" when stating a defined period of time e.g. "Starting from XX until XX", "Starting this XX and ending this XX". In your case you could say "Starting from this afternoon until Monday June 2nd, we have our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival."

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

SMOOTHER: Starting this afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

Starting this afternoon, we began our holiday for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival began.

The original sentence has a mixed tense ("Starting" + "began") which creates confusion. Changing "we began" to "began" places the action clearly in the past while keeping the time reference.

It will last till next Monday, June 2nd.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

It will last tillhrough next Monday, June 2nd.

Your original is grammatically correct, but due to the ambiguity of "till/until" (to some native English speakers, it means the festival ends at the start of June 2nd, while to others, it ends at the end of that day), I suggest using "through" instead. This way, it's clear that the 2nd is also a holiday.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

It will last untill next Monday, June 2nd.

"Until" is more formal and standard than "till" in written English, especially in formal contexts. Also, "till" is often considered more informal or colloquial.

Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the whole three days because it's expected to rain starting tomorrow night.


Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the whole three days because it's expected to rain startingfrom tomorrow night.

Minor point... we would only say "the whole three days" for emphasis on the time period. "The three days" would be to just state the time period normally.

Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai {for the whole three-day period | for all three days} because it's expected to rain starting tomorrow night.

Alternative: Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during a holiday like this, but....

Usually, I would go hiking with (my) friends during these holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the whole three days because it's expected to rain starting tomorrow night.

NOTE: The word "my" can be deleted.

Usually, I would go hiking with my friends during holidays, but this time I'll stay in Shanghai for the wholeall three days because it'rain is expected to rain starting tomorrow night.

"Would go" suggests habitual past, but since this is a current general habit, "I go" is better. "The whole three days" sounds awkward; "all three days" is smoother. "It's expected to rain" is correct but passive; "rain is expected" is more natural here.

There is a rowing team in the river near my home.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

There is a rowingdragon boat team in the river near my home.

Technically, it's paddling, not rowing, although many native English speakers confuse the two. :-)

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

There is a rowing team ion the river near my home.

In English, we say "on the river" rather than "in the river" when referring to boats or activities happening on the water surface.

I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I'll go to watch their training tomorrow morning.

"Go watch" is a natural and common expression; the preposition "to" is unnecessary here.

If their boats are decorated for the Dragon Boat Festival, I'll take some videos for you.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

If their boats are decorated for the Dragon Boat Festival, I'll take some videos for you.

I would enjoy seeing them paddling even if the boats aren't decorated. :-)

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Speaking of videos, I noticed that some of the videos on my YouTube channel were gaining more and more views, which made me feel a little bit stressed.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Speaking of videos, I noticed that some of the videos on my YouTube channel weare gainetting more and more views, which madekes me feel a little bit stressed.

Present tense ("are getting") fits better here because the process is ongoing. "A little bit stressed" can be shortened to "a little stressed" for conciseness.

But I think it's a good stress for me.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

But I think it's a good stress for meALSO POSSIBLE: However, this is a positive stress.

But I think it's a good kind of stress for me.

"A good kind of stress" is a more natural English phrase; simply "a good stress" sounds awkward.

I need to capture Higher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.


I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

No need to capitalise higher

I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

I need to capture Hhigher-quality videos and improve my English to a higher level.

"Higher-quality" should not be capitalized mid-sentence.

That's all for today.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I hope you all have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, wherever you are.


I hope you all have a happy Dragon Boat Festival, wherever you are.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

You need LangCorrect Premium to access this feature.

Go Premium