English Recordings

<<Christmas decorations>> (December 18,2013)I went to teach a 6 grade childrens for a few days last week. ( as a substitute teacher in charge ) Because their homeroom teacher recently had a death in his family and he could not attend the school. (=he could not come to work at school.) You know? How naughty 6 grade children are ?Wow~~~immense ~! Hahaha..... It seems that it's a symbol that they are preparing to go out of elementary school as soon as possible. Whew...anyway teaching children is not easy ....
* By the way, the pictures below are some Christmas decorations that I took in their classroom with my phone. There is a Chrstmas tree, Santa Claus,garland ,paper snowman, and white snowflakes. Oh, and there's stockingsstocking for presents.

♥Sweet Cookies♥ (December 18,2013) I bought these cookies tonight. There are five kinds.Actually, not many people eat this kind of cookie. My son had to go to the office and will come home very late, so it seems like I will have to eat it. ( = It seems like only I will be eating it. ) I will eat these cookies slowly and bit by bit. (= I will slowly eat this cookies bit by bit . )

My name is Bob Ferguson and I'm a reporter for Time magazine.I've been all over the world. I've had fabulous experiences.I've eaten snake meat and crocodile meat.I've taken photos of wild animals. I've also swum next to dolphins.I've played tennis on top of a skyscraper.And I've even met pygmies.

♣I'm trying to write in English to practice English expressions. I f you have any suggestion s for better expressions ,
please provide them. (=If you have any suggestion s for better ways to say these things, please let me know. )Thanks for reading!
(December 17,2013 Midnight)I'm so sleepy, I can't stay up any longer.I' ve been dozing off in front my desk, so I'd better go to bed now.
(December 18,2013 )Last night, I was so sleepy I coudln't stay up any longer. (=Last night, I felt so sleepy, I coudln't stand it any more!) I kept dozing off in front of my desk so I just went to bed.((= I dozed off in front of my desk and eventually went to bed.)
--<'sample sentences:'Doze off' 'Nod off >
A girl is nodding on the bench of a subway car.
Don't nod off to sleep like that.
Even so, he usually finds himself nodding off each day, typically right after lunch.
I was so tired that I was dozing off behind the wheel.
He sat nodding in front of the fire.
nod

knock a nod꾸벅꾸벅 졸다
She must have gone to bed very late last night. She keeps knocking a nod.
nod out : The drug user was nodding out.
dope off
doze off (특히 낮에) 잠이 들다
She dozed off in front of the fire.
doze off to sleep
try to doze off again
fall[go off] into a doze

He dozed off while watching TV. But I didn't listen to the teacher because I slept(dozed off).
I was reading a book and I dozed off into oblivion. She dozed off in front of the fire.
He dozed off after drinking a glass of beer.

Decmeber 17, 2013 < Sometimes I feel strange >
Sometimes I feel a little strange.Even though only about a month had passed, I feel as if it happened a long time ago. ,The feeling of hugging Betty, the image of Betty looking at me, the Betty's limpid eyes , all of her occurred to me .
Now she disappeared from my five senses......
I can't see her, I can't touch her, I can't hear her, I can't smell her, and also I can't feel her hair.
The only thing left inside my heart is her shadow.
Sometimes, occasionally, (from time to time,) before I close my eyes fall and go to sleep, I try think of Betty's feeling.Good Bye Betty! Betty, go well!

1. You can either have tea or coffee.
2. She is either German or Swiss.
3. I like both Sandra and Marian.
4. The woman at the door is neither Linda nor Ruth.
5. Both the bathroom and the bedroom need painting.
6. Cecil neither drinks nor smokes.
7. The room was neither large nor small.
8. They were both hungry and thirsty.
9. The hotel was neither good nor cheap.
10. The film was both long and boring.
11. That boy's name is either Clark or Clyde.
12. We can go neither by train nor by plane.
13. He left his job because he needed both a change and more money.
14. I have neither time nor money to go on holiday.
15. She can neither write nor read.
16. We'll go either on Saturday or on Sunday.
17. Both Monica and Nancy are very pretty.
18. The girl was neither pretty nor intelligent.
19. He loved both Lisa and Rose.
20. The restaurant was neither big nor small.
21. We will either go today or tomorrow.
22. They didn't come either on Monday or on Tuesday.
23. The play was neither interesting nor amusing.
24. We can have either biscuits or cakes.
25. The man on the phone is neither Peter nor Anthony.
26. That woman speaks neither French nor Spanish.
27. IWe'll go both to Italy and to Greece.
28. Both this boy and that one are very intelligent.
29. In this house we neither smoke nor drink.
30. We never have either money or time.
31. Neither my parents nor yours must know about it.
32. The room was neither long nor wide.
33. We were neither on the beach nor in the swimming pool.
34. My girlfriend is both pretty and intelligent.
35. We can neither go by bicycle nor on foot.
36. Her name is either Jane or Julia.
37. We were both angry and tired.
38. He liked both food and drink.
39. He emigrated because he needed both money and a change.
40. We will go neither to Spain nor to Portugal.

1. 'I can speak French.' 'So can I.'
2. 'They have a nice house.' 'So have we.'
3. 'I could drive when I was 15.' 'So could I.'
4. 'They went to Benidorm last year.' 'So did we.'
5. 'We have got a dog.' 'So have we.'
6. 'She is very tall.' 'So am I.'
7. 'We will go tomorrow.' 'So will we.'
8. 'I would like to go.' 'So would I.'
9. 'They are very clever.' 'So are we.'
10. 'That girl is very pretty.' 'So is her sister.'
11. 'She speaks very good French.' 'So do I.'
12. 'He has a good sprint.' 'So have I.'
13. 'You could look for another job.' 'So could you.'
14. 'I will go to Rome next spring.' 'So will I.'
15. 'We buy the paper every day.' 'So do we.'
16. 'I would like to speak Japanese.' 'So would I.'
17. 'I would like to go there.' 'So would I.'
18. 'I will buy the book tomorrow.' 'So will I.'
19. 'We were very tired.' 'So were the others.'
20. 'They have been here this afternoon.' 'So have we.'
21. 'I don't speak French.' 'Neither/Nor do I.'
22. 'We haven't got a dog.' 'Neither/Nor have we.'
23. 'She is not very pretty.' 'Neither/Nor am I.'
24. 'We haven't got a big car.' 'Neither/Nor have we.'
25. 'They haven't done anything yet.' 'Neither/Nor have we.'
26. 'You didn't come in time.' 'Neither/Nor did they.'
27. 'They didn't speak German.' 'Neither/Nor did we.'
28. 'I can't run faster.' 'Neither/Nor can I.'
29. 'We won't go on holiday this year.' 'Neither/Nor will we.'
30. 'I wouldn't buy that.' 'Neither/Nor would I.'
31. 'I didn't see him.' 'Neither/Nor did I.'
32. 'They won't stay at this hotel.' 'Neither/Nor will we.'
33. 'We didn't get paid.' 'Neither/Nor did we.'
34. 'I can't speak Italian.' 'Neither/Nor can we.'
35. 'We couldn't pay so much.' 'Neither could we.'
36. 'He wasn't injured.' 'Neither/Nor was she.'
37. 'She never goes to concerts.' 'Neither/Nor does he.'
38. 'I didn't think of that.' 'Neither/Nor did I.'
39. 'I wouldn't do it.' 'Neither/Nor would I.'
40. 'My daughter will not go to London.' 'Neither/Nor will mine.'

The Little Daemon Inside My Bed

I was feeling sick, with fever and dizziness, so I went to bed early, and I lay on my side. I fell asleep and woke up several times, going from the weird world of dreams to the weirder reality of my febrile state. Then I heard it.

A very quiet, deep and cavernous voice inside my bed pronouncing guttural sounds and unintelligible curses. Was I dreaming? Was I hallucinating? I buried my head in my bed trying to hear better...

Yes, there was a voice, more clearly now, no doubt about it. And an aggressive and unpleasant one. If you've seen "The Exorcist", you know what I'm taking about.

There was no way around it. I had a little daemon living inside my bed, which, let's be honest, would be a great inconvenience. Or I had lost my mind.

I knew I had to investigate it, but it took me a few minutes to get enough courage, because I knew that if I didn't find the little devil in my bed that would mean that he was inside my head. So, taking what could be my least breath as a sane man I got up and then I realized it...

My sickness had caused a temporary hearing loss in one ear. It was only with my good ear that I could hear, distorted through the bed, the loud heavy metal party that my neighbors were throwing that night.

A．Are you sure you don't want to do this with us?
B．No, thanks. I don't want to be a part of this.
A．OK.

A．Why do you hate each other so much?　　　　
B．It's a long story. Do you want to hear it?　　　　　
A．No, thanks. I don't want to be a part of this.