English Lessons
“They are testing the limits of my patience!”
You're trying to have a conversation with your friend, but your children are running around and yelling. They're starting to make you angry. You say this.
“We’re down 4% over last year.”
You're giving a presentation on your company's financial performance. You're showing a chart which compares this year's earnings with last year's. You explain that the company made a little less this year.
“It's a little overcast.”
Your husband is getting dressed to leave for work. You're sitting next to the window, so he asks you if it looks like it will rain today. You tell him that it's cloudy.
“Can we stop by an ATM on the way there?”
You're riding in your friend's car on the way to a restaurant where you're meeting a few other people. You don't have any cash, so you want to go to an ATM. You ask your friend who's driving this.
“Why do I always put things off until the very last minute?”
You have a school assignment due in two days that you were supposed to have been working on for 3 weeks, but you haven't started. You are talking to your friend and whining about how far behind you are. You make this complaint.
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