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The sentences below are commonly used by
native speakers, so non-native speakers of English can make full use of
their speeches in their daily English conversation. |
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Speaking in public was difficult enough without
heckling
( to
interrupt a speaker at a public meeting ) from the audience. |
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In fact, they thrive
on the darkness and dampness. |
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I'm getting
hives
( a skin disease in
which a person's skin becomes red and painful ) just thinking
about it. |
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A meeting ? I searched my memory but
drew a blank.
(
to be unsuccessful, especially when you have been trying to
find information or the answer to a problem ) |
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That girl
gives me a sharp pain. |
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..... she thought she was an
authority on everything.
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I guess it was
juvenile to poke fun
at Regina, but it felt good, |
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I've come up with
some wonderful ideas for our
camp-out. |
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I just know that everything you've thought of will be
super. |
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I couldn't
make waves
and risk
Regina's wrath. She loved to tell people. I don't get mad, I
get even. |
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I hated it when she
put me
on the spot like that. |
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Why was I so
in awe of
her ? |
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Jake,
wait up, I want to talk to
you. |
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But if you don't give
a report, you'll
flunk the
course. |
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For many years after
Dad died, things had been pretty
grim
at our house. |
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It's a favourite
hangout
for high school kinds in the area ....... |
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You're always so
color-co-ordinated. |
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We were as different as
night and day
......... |
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I am the
organized type,
and I was more than ready for the cave camp-out. |
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Mother : ... let me
fix you something hot to
eat.
Daughter : I am big girl, remember. You dont' have to
baby me anymore.
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I believe in equality
of the
sexes. |
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...... but now my
sense of guilt returned
in force. |
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You have a strange
gleam in your eye. |
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A vision of Jake immediately
popped
into
my mind. |
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I bet there's a story
behind
it. |
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Sometimes being short
comes in handy. |
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..... but somehow our
feet got all tangled up,
knocking us both
off balance. |
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Mine's a pretty sturdy one that can take a lot of
abuse. |
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No, I don't think it is even sprained but I'd better
take my weigh
off it for a while. |
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She just packed up one day and
took
off. |
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Jake said in his
tough-guy manner. |
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I don't know why you always
act so
tough, ....... |
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I didn't mean to
dump on
(
to tell someone all your problems ) you. |
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... when I am nervous or uptight about something, I can't talk
right, I'm a
stutterer (
an inability to speak normally because you stutter ), Lissa. |
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In the total darkness, nothing seemed impossible no matter how
farfetched it was
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I guess it sounds pretty
shallow
to you. |
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Sorry -- I didn't mean to get your
hopes up. |
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To my dismay, a
flashlight beam hit me full
in
the face. |
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You have some
explaining
to do. |
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When Regina and Vicki went to their tent and discovered you
were missing, we were
frantic. |
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I couldn't betray his
confidence,
so I said. |
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I was so
keyed up
(
worried or excited ) that I thought maybe taking a little walk
would relax me. |
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....
slowing my pace so
that we lagged behind the others. |
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Jake :
I wanted to, but .....
Regina : But, you
wimped out.
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She wasn't just surprised, she was
flabbergasted. |
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Though
on the surface Jake
and I seemed to be total opposites, deep down we had so much
in common. |
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Although Pershing was disappointed, he was a
good sport
( a helpful
cheerful person who lets you enjoy yourself and never
complains when there is trouble ) about it. |
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Lissa, you'd better
hustle. |
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You are just going to school, dear, not to a formal
ball. |
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I was going to make pancakes for breakfast, but Glenda
sidetracked me .. |
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I thought maybe you could
use a lift
to school. |
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Dad wants me to get fitted for a tux -- he and Carol have
moved up their wedding
date. |
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It always helps to get everything
out
in the open ...... |
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I was walking
on air
as we
entered the building. |
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I didn't mean to
bug you. |
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I didn't mean to
bite your head off. |
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..... he was never
far from
my thoughts. |
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Guys sure are hard to
figure out
sometimes. |
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Is there a
second to this perfectly
idiotic motion. |
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I told you it was a
lame
idea. |
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I could hardly keep
from
laughing. |
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I hope you're not going to run after
that loser. |
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Jake probably thought I was
a
spineless wimp. |
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It was only after I hung up that I began to worry
in earnest. |
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I wandered
around the
house, getting more and more impatient. |
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I am afraid you'd be
steamed about
yesterday. |
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You came to that meeting
for my sake,
it was a total disaster. |
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You can tell her for me that her timing's
rotten. |
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..... he had gained so much confidence and social poise
lately
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Jake :
I hope you don't mind if I step on your toes sometimes
tonight. I am
not
much of a dancer.
Regina : If
worse comes to worst, I can always dance with
Pershing.
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