Diary 2023-04-22

We'll find out later what the difference is between praise and admiration.

I arrived GABA 40 minutes ahead of the book.

This is the only time I didn't bring my computer.

I mistakenly thought he was going to be late.

Just now the previous lesson is started.

By the way it should be nice traning that prohibiting Japanese during I am visiting Gaba

I noticed that scrapbox ignores iPhone's smart input

mmm

Writing opinions in the native language tends to be too costly and therefore too long

This is a near-surface term in the [iceberg model

Writing digest in English may facilitate crystalizing

maybe typo. I'll check later

First you wrote text in your native language, then make digest versions in English as a second language. It will facilitate crystallization of thoughts.

Not translate, just digest.

Bercause writing opinions in the native language is less costful to find words, more lengthy the text.

Random talks are interesting than lesson

Note

I mentor middle and high school students.

I give advise to them.

You are great at rephrasing and restructuring sentences and asking questions.

the prepositions of time

I have never been there.

I finished it ...

yesterday

in the morning / afternoon / evening

on Monday

Is the research done?

It isn't done yet.

Not yet.

No. I'll ~~

because, in this case, "finished" is adjective

I started to go to the gym.

Long time ago. (more natural than "long years ago")

I didn't finish the last section.

We can't proceed to the next step

By tomorrow evening.

"By tomorrow night" is unnatural

for a long time

I try to be efficient.

NG: I try to process efficient. Because efficient is adjective.

NG: I try to process efficiently. Because "process" needs objective.

OK: I try to process all documents efficiently.

I couldn't read all documents.

I'll take a bath for a long time.

They'll determine where they can open a shop.

NG: Where they can open a shop.

Sounds like asking question.

NG: The goal of this discussion is where they can open a shop.

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