Do you know the English phrase “Your guess is as good as mine“? Look at the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Janet: Why did Paul leave the party early last night?
Freddie: Your guess is as good as mine. I thought he was having a good time.
Janet: Maybe he wasn’t feeling well…
Does it mean
a) please guess
b) I don’t know/I have no idea
c) I guessed but I was wrong
d) you know more than me
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Answer: b) I don’t know/I have no idea
I went to Tokyo last week. I went by train. It took six hours! I don’t go to Tokyo very often because it is quite far from where I live, and it is expensive to get there.
I wanted to go by aeroplane, but I was worried about typhoons. We are having a lot of typhoons this year, and I thought the flight may be cancelled if a typhoon came.
I only spent one night in Tokyo. I went to see a concert at night. In the afternoons, I went shopping in Shibuya and Shinjuku, and I visited the Museum of Western Art in Ueno.
I wish I could have spent longer there, but I had to work the next day. Living in the countryside is nice – it is quiet and peaceful, but sometimes I miss the noise and energy of a big city. I hope I can visit Tokyo again soon.
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This year, many typhoons are hitting Japan. Now, typhoon number 16 has arrived. We are lucky because the weather is not so bad in our city. It is raining and a little windy. Some parts of Japan are having a lot of rain though.
Yesterday was a national holiday. It was “Respect for the Aged” day. So, I went for a drive to the sea. Now it is the rice harvest season, and rice is hanging on racks in many fields. I wanted to get more photographs, but it was too rainy and cold! Here are the few that I took!
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It is getting hot here in Japan, so we are spending most of our time inside, where it is nice and cool.
The mornings are not too hot though, so the other day, we drove to the beach in the early morning to take some photographs. The sea is beautiful in summer, especially in the mornings, before the crowds arrive. The school children are on holiday, so the beaches get crowded throughout the day, especially on weekends.
Here are some photographs we took. It is the middle of summer, but there are no people around! Just us and the sea! A perfect way to start the day!
Do you know the English phrase “to wait up“? Look at the conversation. Can you guess the meaning?
Wanda: You look tired Olivia. Are you OK?
Olivia: I didn’t get much sleep last night. I waited up for my son to come home. He came back at 3am!
Wanda: You must have been very angry!
Olivia: I was. He told me not to wait up for him, but I was worried about him.
Does it mean
a) Pick someone up
b) Stay awake, without going to bed
c) Wait for someone to come home
The answer is below! ↓
Answer: b) Stay awake, without going to bed
Do you know the English phrase “to get on (one’s) nerves? Look at the conversation. Can you guess the meaning?
Emily: I wish that man would stop tapping his pen on the table!
Nelly: I do too! It is really getting on my nerves!
Does it mean
a) to annoy
b) to make nervous
c) to hurt
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Answer: a) to annoy
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