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English Audio Request

syzhk3
English / Life
by syzhk3 on Jan. 2, 2012
200 Words / 4 Recordings / 3 Comments
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I wrote this piece and would like to know what you think about it.Is it natural-sounding or did i make any mistake?Criticism is welcomed.

Life has never been easy for us,whether you are a wild animal in the Amazonian rainforest or a typical Chinese parent struggling to make ends meet and send your children to college or the president of the United States.It's just like the slogan on the president's desk "Hard things are hard".When we looked back the history,we found out that we have overcomed countless wars and conflicts,natural and human-made disasters,genocide and all kinds of humanitarian crises,and other threats that many of us never heard of,but still we harnessed the nature to our advantage,ceased the wars and stand ready to usher in a peaceful and prosperous future.I think that's who we are and what we shoud be.So whenever you find yourself have been lost in life,remember all the greatness and wonders that humankind has achieved,all the role models and heroes that lie deeply in your heart,remind yourself to be nothing but the best of your kind.And this is how we carry on our journey and summon what it needs to face the challenges that nobody has faced before.

Recordings

  • Life ( recorded by wanderlusty1 ), Standard

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    I wrote this piece and would like to know what you think about it. Is it natural-sounding or did I make any mistakes? Criticism is welcome.

    Life has never been easy for us, whether you are a wild animal in the Amazonian rainforest, a typical Chinese parent struggling to make ends meet and send your children to college, or the president of the United States. It's just like the slogan on the president's desk, "Hard things are hard". When we look back in history, we find that we have overcome countless wars and conflicts, natural and human-made disasters, genocide and all kinds of humanitarian crises, and other threats that many of us never heard of. But still, we harness nature to our advantage, ceased the wars and stand ready to usher in a peaceful and prosperous future. I think that's who we are and what we should be. So whenever you find yourself lost in life,r emember all the greatness and wonders that humankind has achieved, all the role models and heroes that lie deep in your heart, remind yourself to be nothing but the best of your kind. And this is how we carry on in our journey and summon what we need to face the challenges that nobody has faced before.

  • Life ( recorded by Martin ), Scottish (mainly Glasgow)

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  • Life ( recorded by crabstix ), British

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  • Life ( recorded by Nunnu ), unspecified accent

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    I wrote this piece and would like to know what you think about it.Is it natural-sounding or did i make any mistake?Criticism is welcome.

    Life has never been easy for us,whether you are a wild animal in the Amazonian rainforest or a typical Chinese parent struggling to make ends meet and send your children to college or the president of the United States. It's just like the slogan on the president's desk "Hard things are hard".When we look back at history,we find that we have overcome countless wars and conflicts,natural and human-made disasters,genocide and all kinds of humanitarian crises,and other threats that many of us have never heard of,but still we harnessed nature to our advantage,ceased the wars and stand ready to usher in a peaceful and prosperous future.I think that's who we are and what we shoud be.So whenever you find yourself lost in life,remember all the greatness and wonders that humankind has achieved,all the role models and heroes that lie deeply in your heart,remind yourself to be nothing but the best of your kind.And this is how we carry on our journey and summon what it needs to face the challenges that nobody has faced before.

Comments

Martin
Martin
Jan. 2, 2012

Life has never been easy for us, whether you are a wild animal in the Amazonian rainforest, or a typical Chinese parent struggling to make ends meet and send your children to college, or the president of the United States. It's just like the slogan on the president's desk "Hard things are hard". When we look back at history, we find that we have overcome countless wars and conflicts, natural and man-made disasters, genocide and all kinds of humanitarian crises, and other threats that many of us never heard of, but still, we have harnessed nature to our advantage, ceased the wars and stand ready to usher in a peaceful and prosperous future. I think that's who we are and what we should be.

Martin
Martin
Jan. 2, 2012

So whenever you find yourself lost in life, remember all the greatness and wonders that humankind has achieved, all the role models and heroes that lie deep within your heart, remind yourself to be nothing but the best of your kind.
And this is how we carry on our journey and summon what it needs to face the challenges that nobody has faced before.

I think this is excellent. There are some mistakes with verb tenses and I added a few commas and spaces between sentences. The vocabulary is sophisticated and correctly used, giving the impression of a well-read and educated writer. The message of the text is clear. I changed "deeply in" to "deep within", as this is the usual expression, although I must admit, I didn't notice this on the first reading.

syzhk3
syzhk3
Jan. 2, 2012

Thanks for your comment.
It's been very helpful.

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