Sept. 1, 2020
The Great Gatsby
I bought the novel "The Great Gatsby" several years ago, in which some difficult phrases are removed or replaced with simple ones for English learners.
Though I've tried to finish reading over and over again, I've only read one quarter.
Last month, I found the receipt between pages on which the date " April 13th, 2012" was printed. It means that I bought this book soon after starting my college days.
I haven't figured out what the story talk about and whether I will be interested in or not.
If you had read this novel, let me know your impression. Even if not, could you recommend some books?
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It seems that people who have the premium membership, which I've got for a month in return for becoming a volunteer, can attach photos on their posts.
Today, I'm supposed to attach the photo on this post. But, I couldn't post from neither my smartphone nor my PC.
何年か前に、"The Great Gatsby"という小説を購入した。英語学習者向けに難しいフレーズが省かれたものだ。
何度も読み切ろうと試みたが、4分の１程度しかまだ読めていない。
先月、2012年4月13日の日付が印字されたレシートが挟まっているのを見つけた。これはちょうど私が大学生活を始めたころにあたる。
まだ、どんな内容なのか面白いのかどうかさえ掴めていない。
もし読んだことがある人がいれば感想を教えて欲しい。読んでいなかったとしても、何か面白い本をお勧めしてくれたら嬉しい。
投稿に写真を添付する機能はプレミアム会員に限られているようで、私はボランティアになる見返りにもらった。
写真付きで投稿しようと試みたが、PCからもスマートフォンからもできなかった。
Last month, between pages, I found the receipt between pages on which the date " April 13th, 2012" was printed.
I know that you mean the date was printed on the receipt. But in the sentence, the order of receipt --> pages makes it seem like "on which the date 'April 13th, 2012' was printed" is talking about the book's pages.
It seems that people who have thea premium membership, which I've got for a month in return for becoming a volunteer, can attach photos ton their posts.
Today, I'm supposed was going to attach thea photo ton this post.
"supposed to" gives the impression that you have a duty or obligation to do something (like "I was supposed to do my homework."), but I think here you are just trying out the feature so "supposed to" feels too strong for the situation.
Alternatively: "Today, I tried attaching a photo to this post."
"supposed to" could make sense here if you were talking about the ability to post photos, not your action of trying to post one:
"Today, I was supposed to be able to attach a photo to this post."
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Good job! Geminaura corrected everything else I saw. I read "The Great Gatsby" in high school and enjoyed it, but I liked it for its depiction of the 1920s in America more than its literary quality. Some famous novels in English that are on the easier side that I would recommend are "Charlotte's Web," "The Giver," "James and the Giant Peach," "Animal Farm," and "The Chronicles of Narnia." Those are on a difficulty level that I think mid/late elementary school kids could read them, so not too hard as full length books go. Out of these I particularly like "The Giver."
Sept. 5, 2020
Thank you for your recommendation. I know "The Chronicles of Narnia" , but the others might not famous in Japan. I found the journal about "The Giver" at Wikipedia, from which Japanese edition was once out of print. I think it is more enjoyable than "The Great Gatsby."
I bought an edition of the novel "The Great Gatsby" several years ago, in which some difficult phrases are removed or replaced with simple ones for English learners.
Though I've tried to finish reading it over and over again, I've only read one quarter.
IThat means that I bought this book soon after starting my college days.
I haven't figured out what the story talks/is about and whether I will be interested in it or not.
If you hadve read this novel, let me know your impression.
Even if not, could you recommend some books?
It seems that people who have the premium membership, which I've got for a month in return for becoming a volunteer, can attach photos on their posts.
Today, I'm was supposed to attach the/a photo ton this post.
B, but, I couldn't post from neither my smartphone nor my PC.
English is terrible with double negatives.
More options for this phrase:
"... I couldn't post from my smartphone nor my PC"
"... I could post neither from my smartphone nor my PC"
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I read The Great Gatsby at school. I did not enjoy it nor did I enjoy the movie. Penguin makes parallel text books full of short stories - one page is written in English and the one next to it is written in Japanese. I actually have the English - Japanese version: "Parallel Text Short Stories in Japanese 日本語の短編小説". I haven't read it though. If you do let me know what you think!
Sept. 1, 2020
Thank you for your correction. I can clarify how to use "neither ... nor".
I found the book you talking about at Amazon. That style would be better for us. I haven't read those stories too.
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The Great Gatsby |
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I bought the novel "The Great Gatsby" several years ago, in which some difficult phrases are removed or replaced with simple ones for English learners. I bought an edition of the novel "The Great Gatsby" several years ago, in which some difficult phrases are removed or replaced with simple ones for English learners. |
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Though I've tried to finish reading over and over again, I've only read one quarter. Though I've tried to finish reading it over and over again, I've only read one quarter. |
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Last month, I found the receipt between pages on which the date " April 13th, 2012" was printed. Last month, between pages, I found the receipt I know that you mean the date was printed on the receipt. But in the sentence, the order of receipt --> pages makes it seem like "on which the date 'April 13th, 2012' was printed" is talking about the book's pages. |
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It means that I bought this book soon after starting my college days.
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I haven't figured out what the story talk about and whether I will be interested in or not. I haven't figured out what the story talks/is about and whether I will be interested in it or not. |
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If you had read this novel, let me know your impression. If you ha |
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Even if not, could you recommend some books? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It seems that people who have the premium membership, which I've got for a month in return for becoming a volunteer, can attach photos on their posts. This sentence has been marked as perfect! It seems that people who have |
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Today, I'm supposed to attach the photo on this post. Today, I Today, I "supposed to" gives the impression that you have a duty or obligation to do something (like "I was supposed to do my homework."), but I think here you are just trying out the feature so "supposed to" feels too strong for the situation. Alternatively: "Today, I tried attaching a photo to this post." "supposed to" could make sense here if you were talking about the ability to post photos, not your action of trying to post one: "Today, I was supposed to be able to attach a photo to this post." |
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But, I couldn't post from neither my smartphone nor my PC.
English is terrible with double negatives. More options for this phrase: "... I couldn't post from my smartphone nor my PC" "... I could post neither from my smartphone nor my PC" |
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