|
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. |
| |
|
How I wished I could skate with the
self-assurance
he possessed ! |
| |
|
My eyes
shot daggers at him while we
finished our breakfast, ...... |
| |
|
I haven't thought that
far ahead
yet. |
|
|
|
|
Karen : Plan ? What plan ?
Lindsey : The one you said you were
going to think up
for me ?
|
|
|
|
Good things come in small
packages. |
|
|
|
Karen gave me a
startled look. |
| |
|
Paul eased
the car through the parking lot and out into the traffic. |
|
|
|
I hoped he was going to say something
thrilling. |
|
|
|
I knew I was head over heels
in love with Paul Taylor. |
|
|
|
Girls don't have to sit around
anymore waiting for guys to ask them out. |
|
|
|
Would you by any chance
want to go to the Winter Formal with me, Lindsey ? |
|
|
|
I knew it was only a matter of time before he
got up the courage to ask me
out. |
|
|
|
Please, Karen, give me a break! I don't need you
getting
all philosophical on me. |
|
|
|
Let's go get some ice cream! And while we are
pigging out, we'll talk about
the way to ask Paul to the dance. |
|
|
|
I stole a sideways glance
at Becky, noticing how engrossed she seemed to be in what Paul
was saying. |
|
|
|
Suddenly a gust of wind seized the
door behind me, and slammed it shut. |
| |
|
I had actually worked up the nerve
to ask Paul Taylor to the dance. |
|
|
|
But he's the one who asked you for a date, remember. All
you're doing is accepting, no strings
attached. |
|
|
|
The next two weeks flew by in a blur. |
|
|
|
After we buckled our seat belts, I
eased out into the traffic and changed lanes
carefully. |
|
|
|
At least, your car doesn't look badly damaged. But the car
behind you really sure took the
beating. |
|
|
|
Your father's taken the car to get some
repair estimates for the insurance company. |
|
|
|
Aside from everything else, it does
throw some slight kink into our production. |
|
|
|
I wondered what I had gotten myself
into. |
|
|
|
Karen held up her hand in defeat. |
|
|
|
They looked so close and cozy,
as if they were sharing an intimate secret. |
| |
|
I am sure Paul's sorry for getting a little
short-tempered. |
|
|
|
Tickets are selling at a good rate,
the proceeds going to a local charity. |
|
|
|
I realised that for the first time we had made it through the
entire scene without a hitch. |
|
|
|
But you have to admit the way you treated him was pretty
crummy. |
|
|
|
Being on the ice gave me a sense of accomplishment and
self-worth. |
|
|
|
I was too wrapped up in my
own thoughts ........ |
|
|
|
I was so thrilled by his praise that I was speechless.
My head was spinning. |
|
|
|
It's so hard for me to open up to
a guy about my feelings, ...... |
|
|
|
I knew it was rotten to
use Trent like that, he's an awfully nice guy. |
|
|
|
|
