Jan. 12, 2023
Life in the Ports (8)
Many people with brilliant, adventurous, or powerful made a fortune at the port. There were a lot of opportunities passed by and more new ways of earning money appeared.
I knew some people bought Marlboro cigarettes from the public sea and sold them at the port. My boss was one of their big customers because we often sold them to the ships. People smoking in Marlboro was a fashion in the 1990s. My boss told me the technology of making cigarettes was not difficult. They set up a small cigarette factory on a ship on the public sea, the mainland of China was their market. I am not sure but they said the factory floated on the sea was a real one from official Marlboro.
One afternoon, when I was at Director Chen's office. He said he would like to give me a good news, "We have some cars all originally made in Japan, the steer is on the right (vehicles in china are left-hand-drive), and you can buy it for 20,000 yuan for each one, only cash." Maybe you don't know in the 1990s, a Japanese car symbolized rich and deluxe in China. Some car dealers tried any possible ways to buy right-hand-drive cars and disassemble them, then sold parts because the tax for the imported cars was too high. It's no doubt that these cars were confiscated by the army. Unfortunately, I ignored the news because I didn't know how much a car made-in-japan in the market was.
Several years later, my classmate in Guangzhou told me, "You missed a chance, the price for an import car worth about 250,000."
Many people with brilliant, adventurous, or powerful people made a fortune at the port.
Brilliant, adventurous, and powerful are adjectives and cannot be possessed by someone
There were, a lot of opportunities passed by and more new ways of earning money appeared.
"were" and "passed" are both past tense, so you only need one
I knew some people who bought Marlboro cigarettes from the publichigh sea and sold them at the port.
I think you meant "high sea" - water that is not owned by any countries
My boss was one of their big customers because we often sold them to the ships.
People smoking in Marlboro was aere fashionable in the 1990s.
People = plural = use "were"
My boss told me the technology of making cigarettes was not difficultcomplicated.
"Difficult" is how hard it is to do something. You can't "do" a technology, so something like "complicated" is a better word
They set up a small cigarette factory on a ship oin the publichigh sea, and the mainland of China was their market.
IN the sea
Connect clauses with "and" especially if the second clause is closely related to the first
I am not sure but they said that the factory floateding on the sea was a ren official one from official Marlboro.
Floated - verb
Floating - adjective
"was" is the verb in this clause so don't use "floated" and "was" together. It would be two verbs at once
One afternoon, when I was at Director Chen's office.
He said he would like to give me ahas good news for me, "We have some cars all originally made in Japan, t. The steer is on the right (vehicles in china are left-hand-drive), and you can buy itone for 20,000 yuan for each one, only cash."
"Have good news" is more natural and it implies that you are sharing the good news anyway
"buy one for 20,000 yuan" is better than "buy it, one is 20,000 yen"
Maybe you doidn't know but in the 1990s, a Japanese car symbolized ricwealth and deluxeury in China.
Rich and deluxe are adjectives
You use "symbolize" as in to symbolize something = symbolize nouns
"Don't know " is in past tense because after you tell us about this fact, we now know. We didn't know in the past
Some car dealers tried any ways possible ways to buy right-hand-drive cars and disassemble them, then sold parts because the tax for the imported cars was too high.
"Any ways possible " because you are essentially saying "any ways (that are ) possible"
It's not very intuitive of a rule
It's no doubt that these cars were confiscated by the army.
Unfortunately, I ignored the news because I didn't know how much a car made- in-j Japan was worth in the market was.
Several years later, my classmate in Guangzhou told me, "You missed a chance, t. The price for an imported car worth about 250,000."
Imported - adjective
Import - verb or noun
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These stories are so fascinating. Well done
Jan. 14, 2023
Thank you for your corrections and explanations! :-)
Life in the Ports (8)
Many people withho are brilliant, adventurous, or powerful made a fortune at the port.
There were aA lot of opportunities passed by and more new ways of earning money appearmaterialized.
I knew some people who bought Marlboro cigarettes from the public searegular stores and sold them at the port.
I don't know what a "public sea" is.
My boss was one of their big customers because we often sold them to the ships.
People smoking in Marlboro's was a fashion in the 1990s.
My boss told me that the technology ofor making cigarettes was not difficult.
They set up a small cigarette factory on a ship on the public sea, so the mainland of China was their market.
I am not sure but they said that the factory which floated on the sea was a real one from the official Marlboro company.
わー！
One afternoon, when I was at Director Chen's office.
This is an incomplete sentence so I deleted it and added it to the next line.
HOne afternoon, when I was in Director Chen's office, he said that he would like to give me a good news, "We have some cars all originally made in Japan, t. The steering wheel is on the right (vehicles in cChina are left-hand-drive), and you can buy itone for 20,000 yuan for each one, onlyas long as it's in cash."
Maybe you don't know that in the 1990s, a Japanese car symbolized rich and deluxe living in China.
Some car dealers tried any possible ways to buy right-hand-drive cars and disassemble them, then sold in order to sell the parts because the tax foron the imported cars was too high.
It's no doubt that these cars were confiscated by the army.
Unfortunately, I ignored the news because I didn't know how much a car made- in-j Japan in the market was.
Several years later, my classmate in Guangzhou told me, "You missed ayour chance, t. The price for an imported car is worth about 250,000."
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驚きました。いい話です。よく書けています！
Jan. 13, 2023
I knew some people who bought Marlboro cigarettes from the public searegular stores and sold them at the port.
I should write "International Seas" or "High Seas".
日本語：公海
In Chinese: 公海
you may guess why I wrote "public sea". Of course, it was wrong. :-)
Jan. 13, 2023
いつもありがとうございます。
Jan. 13, 2023
I should write "International Seas" or "High Seas". 日本語：公海 In Chinese: 公海 you may guess why I wrote "public sea". Of course, it was wrong. :-)
oh! I should've translated "public sea" to Chinese or Japanese, lol. I understand now. Thank you! Yes, we say "international water" in English. I think "public sea" makes more sense in the end. ^^
Jan. 13, 2023
こちらこそ新しい単語を教えてくれてありがとうございました！
Many people with brilliant, adventurous, orand powerful people made a fortune at the port.
The adjectives describing the people who made a fortune go before the word people in this instance.
There were a lot of opportunities that passed by and more new ways of earning money appeared.
A 'that' is essential for the structure of the sentence.
I knew some people who bought Marlboro cigarettes from the public sea and sold them at the port.
You need to put a who in front of bought because people is a collective human group.
People smoking in Marlboro was a fashion in the 1990s.
This sentence should go before the "I knew some people who sold Marlboro cigarettes.." sentence.
My boss told me the technologyprocess of making cigarettes was not difficult.
Cigarettes are not technological, so you don't use the term technology.
They set up a small cigarette factory on a ship on the public sea, t. The mainland of China was their market.
You make the second part its own sentence because it has a separate subject.
I a'm not sure, but they said the factory that floated on the sea was a real one from the official Marlboro.
"I'm not sure" flows better than the way it was before, but its stylistic.
One afternoon, when I was atin Director Chen's office.,
His office is a room, so you are "in" it.
He saidtold me that he would like to give me asome good news,. "We have some cars all originally made in Japan, t. The steering wheel is on the right (vehicles in cChina are left-hand-drive), and you can buy iteach one for 20,000 yuan for each one, only cash., cash only. "
MaybIn case you don't know, in the 1990s, a Japanese car symbolized rich and deluxewealth in China.
Some cCar dealers tried anevery possible ways to buydisassemble right-hand-drive cars and disassemble them, then soldto sell the parts because the tax for the imported cars was too high.
It's no doubt that tThese cars were most likely confiscated by the militarmy.
Unfortunately, I ignored the news because I didn't know how much a car made- in-j Japan in the market was.
Several years later, my classmate in Guangzhou told me, "You missed a chance, the price for an import car was worth about 250,000."
Jan. 13, 2023
Thanks for your corrections and comments! :-)
Life in the Ports (8)
Many people withho are brilliant, adventurous, or powerful have made a fortune at the port.
There were aA lot of opportunities passed by and more new ways of earning money appeared.
I knew some people bought Marlboro cigarettes from the public sea market and sold them at the port.
not sure what public sea is in this context
People smoking in Marlboro was a fashion trend in the 1990s.
My boss told me the technologyprocess of making cigarettes was not difficult.
I am not sure but they said the factory that floated on the sea was a real one from official Marlboro.
He said he would like to give me asome good news, "We have some cars all originally made in Japan, the steer is on the right (vehicles in china are left-hand-drive), and you can buy it for 20,000 yuan for each one, only cash."
Unfortunately, I ignored the newspassed on the offer because I didn't know how much a car made-in-japan in the market was.
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Wow! It's too bad you didn't take him up on that offer. How much money would that have been in USD?
Jan. 13, 2023
I knew some people bought Marlboro cigarettes from the public sea market and sold them at the port.
It must be International Waters or High Seas, I don't know the terms when I wrote yesterday.
Jan. 13, 2023
Thank you for your corrections! I would never forget the US$ against the Chinese yuan was about one to 7, and the black market price was close to 10 in large quantities.
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Some car dealers tried any possible ways to buy right-hand-drive cars and disassemble them, then sold parts because the tax for the imported cars was too high.
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