0
Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Don't try to lighten it?? or..?
How do you say the underlined part in this situation?
It is appreciated if other unnatural speech is corrected
person A) I know, you stole his eraser.
person B) Look, who's talking! You even stole his money!
person A) Don't try to lighten(?) your sin(crime). Whether a big or a small sin, it is treated the same!
It is appreciated if other unnatural speech is corrected
person A) I know, you stole his eraser.
person B) Look, who's talking! You even stole his money!
person A) Don't try to lighten(?) your sin(crime). Whether a big or a small sin, it is treated the same!
Top answer
Hi, Who are the people who are speaking? eg their age? their social position?
- Hi, Who are the people who are speaking?
- eg their age?
- their social position?
- Clive
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
Hi,
Who are the people who are speaking?
eg their age? their social position?
Clive
Who are the people who are speaking?
eg their age? their social position?
Clive
00
Hi, Clive.
I just made up the dialogue.
They can be teenagers or in their twenties.
If ages and social position are considered, how would you differenciate?
1. the conversation between friends
2. the conversation between an adult(A) and a student(B)
I just made up the dialogue.
They can be teenagers or in their twenties.
If ages and social position are considered, how would you differenciate?
1. the conversation between friends
2. the conversation between an adult(A) and a student(B)
00
Dealing solely with the underlined part, you can emphasize various shades of meaning:
Don't try to
[ make excuses / excuse yourself / exempt yourself / absolve yourself /
whitewash your actions / gloss over your actions / make light of your actions /
play down your responsibility / minimize your responsibility / play innocent / squirm out of it ].
CJ
Don't try to
[ make excuses / excuse yourself / exempt yourself / absolve yourself /
whitewash your actions / gloss over your actions / make light of your actions /
play down your responsibility / minimize your responsibility / play innocent / squirm out of it ].
CJ
00
Hi,
How do you say the underlined part in this situation?
It is appreciated if other unnatural speech is corrected
person A) I know, you stole his eraser.
How do you say the underlined part in this situation?
It is appreciated if other unnatural speech is corrected
person A) I know, you stole his eraser.
0
Related Questions