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Tammy

June 18, 2024

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Sleepy

I am sleepy right now.

Maybe it's because of the weather, it's getting hot and humid recently.

Maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep last night. My apartment is near a small road, and someone had a loud phone call along the road last night and woke me up.

Maybe both.

I tried to let the sleepy feeling go away by drinking a big cup of coffee. There's no help.

Anyway, I am still sleepy and I just want to sleep on my work table for a while.

I decided to have a walk in the building and wash my face with some cold water.


很困。

许是天气的缘故,最近变得又热又潮湿了。

许是因为我昨晚没睡好。我的公寓靠近一条小路,昨晚有人在路边大声讲电话,把我吵醒了。

也许两者兼而有之。

我喝了一大杯咖啡,想把困倦赶走。没有帮助。

不管怎样,我还是很困,我只想在我的工作台上睡一会儿。

我决定在大楼里散散步,用冷水洗个脸。

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Feeling Sleepy

NOTE: The original is possible, but the correction above is clearer.

I am sleepy right now.

OPTION A: Maybe it's because of the weather,; it's getting hot and humid recently.
OPTION B: Maybe it's because of the weather; Shanghai has been hot and humid recently.

Some readers might not know you are in the Shanghai metro area; I included that information.

MOPTION A: Or maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep last night.
OPTION B: Or perhaps I didn't sleep well last night.

OPTION B is more succinct.

My apartment is near a small road, and someone had a loud phone call along the road last night and woke me up.

Maybe bothOPTION A: Maybe both factors were involved.¶
OPTION B: Or perhaps both of these facts were at play
.

OPTION A: I tried to letovercome the sleepy feeling go away by drinkinginess by drinking a big cup of coffee.¶
OPTION B: I tried to shake out the drowsiness with
a big cup of coffee.

There's no help.

Anyway, I am still sleepy and I just want to sleep on my work table for a while.

I decided to have a walk in the building and wash my face with some cold water.

Feedback

Hope you feel more rested soon.

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Tammy

June 21, 2024

1

Thanks a lot!

Sleepy

I am sleepy right now.

Maybe it's because of the weather,; it's getting hot and humid recently.

these are two independent clauses so you can't connect them with a comma. It's a grammatical error called "comma splice" which is a run-on sentence

Maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep last night.

My apartment is near a small road, and someone had a loud phone call along the road last night and woke me up.

Maybe it's both.

I tried to lget rid of the sleepy feeling go away by drinking a big cup of coffee.

There's noIt didn't help.

Anyway, I am still sleepy and I just want to sleep on my work table for a while.

I decided to have a walk in the building and wash my face with some cold water.

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

June 21, 2024

1

Thanks a lot!

Sleepy

I am sleepy right now.

Maybe it's because of the weather, it's gettingbeen hot and humid recently.

Maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep well last night.

Sleep is more commonly used as a verb rather than a noun.
'didn't get a good night's sleep would' also work well here.

My apartment is near a small road, and someone along the road had a loud phone call along the road last night and woke me up.

I would include the 'along the road' prepositional phrase first since the concept of a road was just introduced.

Maybe both.

I tried to lget rid of the sleepy feeling go away by drinking a big cup of coffee.

There's noIt wasn't helpful.

I decided to have a walk in the building and wsplash my face with some cold water.

'Splash' is a bit more idiomatic here.

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

June 21, 2024

1

Thanks a lot!

Sleepy

I am sleepy right now.

Maybe it's because of the weather,; it's gettingbeen hot and humid recently.

1) Because both clauses are independent, using a comma would be considered a comma splice. Instead, one of the clauses may contain a conjunction such as and, but or, yet, etc. You may also separate the clauses with a period or semicolon
2) Since you're speaking about an event that has and is currently occurring, been is used instead of getting, because getting implies a future action.

Maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep well last night.

"Didn't have a good sleep" is good and can work. "didn't sleep well" is a little more natural.

My apartment is near a small road, and someone had a loud phone call along the road last night and woke me up.

Maybe both.

I tried to let the sleepy feeling go away by drinking a big cup of coffee.

There's no help.

Anyway, I am still sleepy and I just want to sleep on my work table for a while.

I decided to have a walk in the building and wash my face with some cold water.

Feedback

I hope you were able to get good rest, =)

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

June 21, 2024

1

Thanks a lot!

Sleepy


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Feeling Sleepy

NOTE: The original is possible, but the correction above is clearer.

I am sleepy right now.


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Maybe it's because of the weather, it's getting hot and humid recently.


Maybe it's because of the weather,; it's gettingbeen hot and humid recently.

1) Because both clauses are independent, using a comma would be considered a comma splice. Instead, one of the clauses may contain a conjunction such as and, but or, yet, etc. You may also separate the clauses with a period or semicolon 2) Since you're speaking about an event that has and is currently occurring, been is used instead of getting, because getting implies a future action.

Maybe it's because of the weather, it's gettingbeen hot and humid recently.

Maybe it's because of the weather,; it's getting hot and humid recently.

these are two independent clauses so you can't connect them with a comma. It's a grammatical error called "comma splice" which is a run-on sentence

OPTION A: Maybe it's because of the weather,; it's getting hot and humid recently.
OPTION B: Maybe it's because of the weather; Shanghai has been hot and humid recently.

Some readers might not know you are in the Shanghai metro area; I included that information.

Maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep last night.


Maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep well last night.

"Didn't have a good sleep" is good and can work. "didn't sleep well" is a little more natural.

Maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep well last night.

Sleep is more commonly used as a verb rather than a noun. 'didn't get a good night's sleep would' also work well here.

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MOPTION A: Or maybe it's because I didn't have a good sleep last night.
OPTION B: Or perhaps I didn't sleep well last night.

OPTION B is more succinct.

Maybe both.


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Maybe it's both.

Maybe bothOPTION A: Maybe both factors were involved.¶
OPTION B: Or perhaps both of these facts were at play
.

My apartment is near a small road, and someone had a loud phone call along the road last night and woke me up.


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My apartment is near a small road, and someone along the road had a loud phone call along the road last night and woke me up.

I would include the 'along the road' prepositional phrase first since the concept of a road was just introduced.

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I tried to let the sleepy feeling go away by drinking a big cup of coffee.


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I tried to lget rid of the sleepy feeling go away by drinking a big cup of coffee.

I tried to lget rid of the sleepy feeling go away by drinking a big cup of coffee.

OPTION A: I tried to letovercome the sleepy feeling go away by drinkinginess by drinking a big cup of coffee.¶
OPTION B: I tried to shake out the drowsiness with
a big cup of coffee.

There's no help.


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There's noIt wasn't helpful.

There's noIt didn't help.

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Anyway, I am still sleepy and I just want to sleep on my work table for a while.


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I decided to have a walk in the building and wash my face with some cold water.


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I decided to have a walk in the building and wsplash my face with some cold water.

'Splash' is a bit more idiomatic here.

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