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Entries in countryside (4)

Thursday
Apr282011

“It was way out in the middle of nowhere.”

The middle of nowhere

You're talking to a client at a business lunch. You're telling him about a vacation you recently took to a remote cabin in the mountains. You want to explain that it was really far away from any cities. You say:

It was way out in the middle of nowhere.

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Wednesday
Apr272011

“We rented a little cabin in a remote area of the mountains.”

A remote area

Last week you took a vacation with your family in the mountains. You stayed in a small house in a quiet, far-away area. You're telling a client about it at a business lunch. You say:

We rented a little cabin in a remote area of the mountains.

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Sunday
Feb272011

“One day I want to buy a little farm in the country and grow vegetables and raise chickens.”

Buy a little farm in the country

You and your boyfriend are having fun imagining what you will do when you retire. You say:

One day I want to buy a little farm in the country and grow vegetables and raise chickens.

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Sunday
Mar282010

“Are you getting any reception?”

Memorize

You're visiting the countryside with your brother and his family. You need to make a  phone call, but your mobile phone isn't connecting because you're too far away from the nearest cell tower. You want to ask your brother if his phone is working, so you ask:

Are you getting any reception?

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