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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Would you correct my English? ( Mar. 14 )

Hello. I wrote four dialogues. As you know, a big tsunami hit Japan ( my country ).

Then I made dialogues about this disaster. Would you check them?

No. 1

M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!

F: Now we have to go to higher ground and stay there until our safety

is confirmed.

M: Right. Let's go to a pedestrian bridge over there.

No. 2 At the evacuation center

F: We just escaped from the tsunami with nothing [ with little more than the

clothes on our back ]. We're hungry and we need disposable diapers for

our baby.

M: Volunteers prepare meals outdoors this evening. I'll ask the staff

if they have diapers.

No. 3

M: When the tsunami happened, my mother was in the office in the next

city. I haven't met her since then.

F: If you're anxious about your family's safety, you'd better go to

the Central Gymnasium. People around here are supposed to evacuate to it [ there ].
( Which is correct 'to it' or 'there'? )

No. 4

M: My house was swept away by the tsunami. I don't have my passbook

[ bankbook ] and seal.

F: Do you have a driver's license? If so, don't worry. You can withdraw

money from your account just for now.

Thank you. kenta
  

Top answer

No. 1 M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!

  • No.
  • 1 M: Look!
  • I've never seen such a big tsunami!
  • F: I'm glad we've made it to higher ground .
  • We'll have to stay here until we're sure it's safe.
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No. 1

M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!
F: I'm glad we've made it to higher ground. We'll have to stay here until we're sure it's safe.

M: Right. Lucky we were so close to that pedestrian bridge over there!

No. 2 At the evacuation center

F: We escaped with nothing / with little more than the clot
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Hi, Mister Micawber. I've made some mistakes.

You taught me a lot. Thank you.

kenta
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No. 1

M: Look! I've never seen such a big tsunami!

F: Now we have to go to higher ground and stay there until our safety is confirmed.

until the authorities confirm that it's safe for us to return [home]. (It would be difficult to express this in the passive voice!)


M: Right. Let's go to a
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Hi, Mister Micawber. I've made some mistakes.

You taught me a lot. Thank you.

kenta
Hope you're doing OK, Kenta. The gas stations are closed or suffering long, long lineups here in Yokohama, and the convenience stores are almost bare.

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