279665 A freezing beggar was brought into the hospital for treatment. However, he didn't have even one cent with which to settle the bill. CM 953963 If you want to sound more like a native speaker of American English, watch more American TV programs and fewer British TV programs. CK 44947 That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything. NekoKanjya 1988439 The term "autistic savant" is used to describe a person who is autistic and is extremely talented in one or more specialized fields. CK 2793517 Usually before a concert there is an announcement asking the audience to either turn off their phones or switch them to manner mode. CK 3054417 "How many push-ups can you do, Tom?" "I used to be able to do a hundred easily, but I wonder how many I can do now. Maybe 50 or so?" WestofEden 1969205 He told me that she will not tell him what happened to me on the day he saw me talking about the story about the girl who got killed. Pengaterch 1988007 Since it will be cold soon, it might be nice to enjoy doing something outdoors the final few warm days we have before winter sets in. CK 3342574 Tom's parents told him that, though they didn't like Mary very much, they wouldn't stand in the way if he really wanted to marry her. patgfisher 269211 A new study suggests that hospital records for patients older than 65 are often incorrect, which may lead to serious treatment errors. CM 552260 In 1964, Roger Miller agreed to record sixteen songs. One of those songs was "Dang Me." It became his first number one selling record. American 3320537 Tom is reluctant to talk to his mother about her going into a nursing home because he knows she will be violently opposed to the idea. patgfisher 21495 A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. CM 267040 Crashes in the early days of commercial jets tended to be caused by technical faults, such as metal fatigue in the airframe or engines. CM 2009243 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages. CK 277683 It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn. CM 52784 John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole. CM 52462 Shinji found it very difficult to adjust himself to life in the new school. However, the fact that he was an EVA pilot made him popular. CM 1093792 Tom had the munchies, but since there was nothing in the house to eat, he went to the convenience store not too far from where he lived. CK 591425 Mr. Gardner of the ABC Corporation is staying at the Marriott Hotel from February 20th to the 27th, and would like very much to meet with you. CK 953965 If you weren't exposed to a language until you were an adult, you are very, very unlikely to ever sound like a native speaker of that language. CK 1230823 If you translate from your second language into your own native language, rather than the other way around, you're less likely to make mistakes. CK 263510 Winning the competition is important. However, fair play is more important. You need to understand that winning is not the most important thing. CK 552255 At night, Roger went to music clubs and drinking places where country and western bands played. These places provided him with a music education. American 953929 If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman. CK 2278815 The more time you spend speaking a foreign language, the better you get at guessing what non-native speakers are trying to say in your own language. CK 953943 If you can't go to an English-speaking country to study, perhaps you can find an English native speaker living nearby that can help you learn English. CK 552247 Roger Miller's father died when he was only one year old and his mother became sick soon after, so he was sent to live with his uncle in Erick, Oklahoma. American 1559747 I have decided that I won't let people get close to me anymore, this means that I will never expect someone to love me, nor will I open my heart to anyone. al_ex_an_der 2033447 When we were in school, my best friend and I made our own secret code so we could write messages to each other without other people being able to read them. Chrikaru 2009244 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages instead of visa versa. CM 954773 You may not learn to speak as well as a native speaker, but you should be able to speak well enough that native speakers will understand what you have to say. CK 3037515 Tom threw rocks at Mary's window in the middle of the night to get her attention, but he ended up breaking her window instead and Mary's father called the cops. Hybrid 1230633 If a person has not had a chance to acquire his target language by the time he's an adult, he's unlikely to be able to reach native speaker level in that language. alec 897909 It's still too hard to find a job. And even if you have a job, chances are you're having a tougher time paying the rising costs of everything from groceries to gas. CK 1027257 Though Tom's English seems quite good at times, he doesn't seem to know his limitations and it's impossible to convince him that he's wrong when he makes a mistake. CK 2227422 Bored of watching the BBC, Vladimir turned off the television and suggested to Alexander that the two of them have a look at the pictures of his latest hunting trip. FeuDRenais 953960 If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking. CK 73247 Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness. CM 2840514 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages instead of the other way around. CK 918407 You can't easily put photos on an iPad from more than one computer. However, you can email photos to yourself from various computers and download these photos to your iPad. CK 912384 Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit. Source_VOA 954354 The more countries a language is spoken in, the less important it is to sound like a native speaker, since speakers of that language are accustomed to hearing various dialects. CK 939787 No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla. CK 2783162 A mistake young people often make is to start learning too many languages at the same time, as they underestimate the difficulties and overestimate their own ability to learn them. catcher 3020394 Tom made the comment so offhandedly that at first it seemed unimportant, but then I saw the tension in his face and his body language and it quickly became clear that it really meant the world to him. Delian 1141316 A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide pollution that we produce as a result of our activities. Some people try to reduce their carbon footprint because they are concerned about climate change. Source_VOA 1969892 Death is something that we're often discouraged to talk about or even think about, but I've realized that preparing for death is one of the most empowering things you can do. Thinking about death clarifies your life. davearms 954270 Since there are usually multiple websites on any given topic, I usually just click the back button when I arrive on any webpage that has pop-up advertising. I just go to the next page found by Google and hope for something less irritating. CK 953962 If you want to sound like a native speaker, you must be willing to practice saying the same sentence over and over in the same way that banjo players practice the same phrase over and over until they can play it correctly and at the desired tempo. CK