March 2, 2021
Jigsaw puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles have had me fascinated. At the age of 10, I got the first one from my parents. It showed a rural landscape with mountains, bamboos, rivers and a bridge. Some years later, I had my second, third and more which I bought online. I noticed the difference between homemade and foreign products. The homemade ones had alphabets printed on the back side, giving some hints while the foreign ones had nothing on the back side.
I started from easy to difficult. So far I’ve completed 6 jigsaw puzzles in a year. Among them, I like Soda Cans by a Spanish artist Educa the most. The package was a bit heavy with 2000 pieces inside the box. In the beginning, I was busy with dividing pieces by 7 colors. After putting each of these colors into small boxes, I picked out the right angle pieces to make an outer frame. For a week I spent most of my free time piecing them together. Soda cans puzzle didn’t hang on the wall because it’s 136cm high and 48cm wide.
During piecing I put my phone and laptop away. The world seems quiet and I can finally immerse myself into piecing. Somehow it helps me with patience. Putting in order makes me pleasant. The only trouble is I have a painful neck for lowering my head on the ground too much.
拼图让我很着迷。10岁时，父母给了我第一幅拼图。这是一副田园风光图，有山，有竹子，有溪流，有桥。一些年之后，我上网买了第一幅、第二幅还有更多的。我留意到国产和国外拼图有些不一样。国内的拼图在背面会印上字母，给玩家一些提示，但国外的背面什么也没有。
我从易到难，1年内已经完成了6幅拼图。这些拼图里，我最喜欢的是西班牙艺术家Educa的作品《汽水罐》。包装有些沉，因为盒子里有2000块拼图。一开始，我一直忙着给拼图按照7种颜色分类。将不同颜色的拼图放到盒子里后，我将有直角的拼图挑出拼了一个外边框。一整个星期只要我有空我就拼图。我没有把《汽水罐》挂在墙上因为它长136厘米，宽48里面。
拼图时，我移开手机和笔记本，世界仿佛安静下来，我终于可以专心拼图。拼图还锻炼了我的耐心。整理收拾东西让我心情变好。但我的脖子很疼，因为我低头看地板太久了，这是我唯一的烦恼。
Jigsaw pPuzzles
Jigsaw puzzles have had me fascinatedI'm fascinated by jigsaws.
'Have had' implies a very recent fascination. I would only use it for something I had only just become very interested in. It also implies a bit of scientific curiosity, as in being interested in studying and observing it.
If your interest is recent you could phrase it as, "I've been fascinated by jigsaw puzzles, lately."
At the age of 10, I got the first one from my parents.
It showed a rural landscape with mountains, bamboos, rivers and a bridge.
'Bamboo' stays the same when pluralized.
Some years later, I hadgot my second, third and more which I bought online.
'Had' means you already had them. If you're trying to avoid repeating 'got' you could also use 'received.'
I noticed thea difference between homemade and foreign productuzzles.
'Products' would be understood but not used that way by a native speaker.
The homemade ones had alphabets printed on the back side, giving some hints while the foreign ones had nothing on the back side.
I started from easy to difficult.
So far I’ve completed 6 jigsaw puzzles in a year.
Among them, I like Soda Cans by athe Spanish artist Educa the most.
Or "by a Spanish artist named Educa" works too. They mean the same thing, just a grammar quirk.
The package was a bit heavy with 2000 pieces inside the box.
In the beginning, I was busy with dividing pieces by 7 colors.
After putting each of these colors into small boxes, I picked out the right angle pieces to make an outer frame.
For a week I spent most of my free time piecing them together.
Soda cCans puzzle didn’t hang on the wall because it’s 136cm high and 48cm wide.
During the piecing Itogether of it I would put my phone and laptop away.
Even better: "While putting it together I would put my phone and laptop away."
'Would' because it's habitual.
The world seems quiet and I can finally immerse myself into piecing doing the puzzle.
'Piecing together a puzzle' is usually phrased as 'doing a puzzle' or 'putting a puzzle together.' You can say 'piecing together a puzzle' though it's more commonly used with other types of puzzles like logic puzzles or real life puzzles but piecing doesn't work on its own.
Somehow it helps me with patience.
Putting it in order makes mefeels pleasant.
'Makes me pleasant' means pleasant to be around from the perspective of other people.
The only trouble is I have a painful neck for lowering my head on the groundrom looking down too much.
Unless you're doing the puzzle in the floor and your face is very close to it.
Feedback
This is very good! There were very few grammar mistakes at all.
March 3, 2021
Thanks a lot! Your explanation is very helpful.
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Jigsaw puzzles have had me fascinated.
'Have had' implies a very recent fascination. I would only use it for something I had only just become very interested in. It also implies a bit of scientific curiosity, as in being interested in studying and observing it. If your interest is recent you could phrase it as, "I've been fascinated by jigsaw puzzles, lately." |
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At the age of 10, I got the first one from my parents. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It showed a rural landscape with mountains, bamboos, rivers and a bridge. It showed a rural landscape with mountains, bamboo 'Bamboo' stays the same when pluralized. |
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Some years later, I had my second, third and more which I bought online. Some years later, I 'Had' means you already had them. If you're trying to avoid repeating 'got' you could also use 'received.' |
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I noticed the difference between homemade and foreign products. I noticed 'Products' would be understood but not used that way by a native speaker. |
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The homemade ones had alphabets printed on the back side, giving some hints while the foreign ones had nothing on the back side. The homemade ones had alphabets printed on the back |
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I started from easy to difficult. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So far I’ve completed 6 jigsaw puzzles in a year. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Among them, I like Soda Cans by a Spanish artist Educa the most. Among them, I like Soda Cans by Or "by a Spanish artist named Educa" works too. They mean the same thing, just a grammar quirk. |
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The package was a bit heavy with 2000 pieces inside the box. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In the beginning, I was busy with dividing pieces by 7 colors. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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After putting each of these colors into small boxes, I picked out the right angle pieces to make an outer frame. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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For a week I spent most of my free time piecing them together. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Soda cans puzzle didn’t hang on the wall because it’s 136cm high and 48cm wide. Soda |
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During piecing I put my phone and laptop away. During the piecing Even better: "While putting it together I would put my phone and laptop away." 'Would' because it's habitual. |
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The world seems quiet and I can finally immerse myself into piecing. The world seems quiet and I can finally immerse myself in 'Piecing together a puzzle' is usually phrased as 'doing a puzzle' or 'putting a puzzle together.' You can say 'piecing together a puzzle' though it's more commonly used with other types of puzzles like logic puzzles or real life puzzles but piecing doesn't work on its own. |
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Somehow it helps me with patience. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Putting in order makes me pleasant. Putting it in order 'Makes me pleasant' means pleasant to be around from the perspective of other people. |
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The only trouble is I have a painful neck for lowering my head on the ground too much. The only trouble is I have a painful neck f Unless you're doing the puzzle in the floor and your face is very close to it. |
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