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Journal 12/11/20

As a child, in the countryside, it was really boring during the night. One day we fellow kids took around and found a large watermelon land. We decided to steal some to eat. There was a small cabin in the southern part of the land, which is where the watchers lived. During the day when you pass by a watermelon land you can see many watermelons, but in the night it seemed it was hard to find one. When we had just climbed the watermelon land, a bright beam of flashlight shone on us. We immediately held our breath and didn’t dare to move. We know although the light was very clear looking from our side, the watcher couldn’t see us clearly from there. After a couple of seconds, the light was off and we were not found. We hurriedly picked two watermelons and ran into the nearby sorghum field. It was very hot in the sorghum field. We opened the watermelon with our fists and squatted on the ground and ate it. We went home soon after eating. This is the only time we steal watermelon and I am scared to think of it now.

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AGrowing up as a child, in the countryside, it was really boring duringat the nighttime.

I’m assuming you are talking about the past so adding a little context to the sentence really helps the listener. In this context it’s be better to us “at” than “during”.

There was a small cabin in the southern part of the land, which ifields where the watchersmen lived.

South or southern works but southern is very formal and using south adds more a of a natural sound

DurI see so many watermelons ing the dayfield when youI pass by a watermelon land you can see many watermelons, but in the night it seemed it wasduring the day, but at night it’s so hard to find onsome.

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Jack

Dec. 11, 2020

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Thank you very much.

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rhianap

April 14, 2021

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Of course!

As a child, in the countryside, it was really boring during the night.

One day we fellow kids took, some other kids and I were walking around and found a large watermelon lanfield.

你的意思你们散步的时候找到了一场西瓜田吧?你可以这样说~

There was a small cabin in the southern part of the lanfield, which iwas where the watchersmen lived.

During the day when you pass by a watermelon landfield, you can see many watermelons, but in the night it seemed it wasthey were hard to find one.

When we had just climbedOnce we set foot onto the watermelon lanfield, a bright beam of flashlight shoined onto us.

"Once..." sounds a bit better here, you could also say "Just as...". As a general rule, I don't think you can use "when" and "just" together

We knowew that although the light wasshined very clear looking from our sidely onto us, the watcherman couldn’t see us clearly from twhere he was.

We opened the watermelon with our fists and, squatted on the ground, and ate it.

This is the only time we stealole a watermelon and I am sc. Now, I wouldn't dared to think of it nowry again.

When you say "think" we don't know what you are referring to. Saying "dare" makes it clear that you are talking about stealing a watermelon.

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It's a cool and funny story :)

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Jack

Dec. 11, 2020

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Thank you very much.

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Jack

Dec. 11, 2020

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This is the only time we stealole a watermelon and I am sc. Now, I wouldn't dared to think of it nowry again.

The last sentence means that every time I think of this experience I feel scared.

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bluedog311

Dec. 12, 2020

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Ah, well in that case it is probably better to say "now, every time I think of this experience, I feel scared." - this gives it more context

Journal 12/11/20


As a child, in the countryside, it was really boring during the night.


As a child, in the countryside, it was really boring during the night.

AGrowing up as a child, in the countryside, it was really boring duringat the nighttime.

I’m assuming you are talking about the past so adding a little context to the sentence really helps the listener. In this context it’s be better to us “at” than “during”.

One day we fellow kids took around and found a large watermelon land.


One day we fellow kids took, some other kids and I were walking around and found a large watermelon lanfield.

你的意思你们散步的时候找到了一场西瓜田吧?你可以这样说~

We decided to steal some to eat.


There was a small cabin in the southern part of the land, which is where the watchers lived.


There was a small cabin in the southern part of the lanfield, which iwas where the watchersmen lived.

There was a small cabin in the southern part of the land, which ifields where the watchersmen lived.

South or southern works but southern is very formal and using south adds more a of a natural sound

During the day when you pass by a watermelon land you can see many watermelons, but in the night it seemed it was hard to find one.


During the day when you pass by a watermelon landfield, you can see many watermelons, but in the night it seemed it wasthey were hard to find one.

DurI see so many watermelons ing the dayfield when youI pass by a watermelon land you can see many watermelons, but in the night it seemed it wasduring the day, but at night it’s so hard to find onsome.

When we had just climbed the watermelon land, a bright beam of flashlight shone on us.


When we had just climbedOnce we set foot onto the watermelon lanfield, a bright beam of flashlight shoined onto us.

"Once..." sounds a bit better here, you could also say "Just as...". As a general rule, I don't think you can use "when" and "just" together

We immediately held our breath and didn’t dare to move.


We know although the light was very clear looking from our side, the watcher couldn’t see us clearly from there.


We knowew that although the light wasshined very clear looking from our sidely onto us, the watcherman couldn’t see us clearly from twhere he was.

After a couple of seconds, the light was off and we were not found.


We hurriedly picked two watermelons and ran into the nearby sorghum field.


It was very hot in the sorghum field.


We opened the watermelon with our fists and squatted on the ground and ate it.


We opened the watermelon with our fists and, squatted on the ground, and ate it.

We went home soon after eating.


This is the only time we steal watermelon and I am scared to think of it now.


This is the only time we stealole a watermelon and I am sc. Now, I wouldn't dared to think of it nowry again.

When you say "think" we don't know what you are referring to. Saying "dare" makes it clear that you are talking about stealing a watermelon.

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