tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post9042796025527585488..comments2023-03-28T05:27:10.415-04:00Comments on An Ordinary Japanese Mom's Diary: A frightening experienceMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953459416346536609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-46732724385594633332015-12-15T15:10:43.601-05:002015-12-15T15:10:43.601-05:00Hello Terry!
This article was so difficult for me ...Hello Terry!<br />This article was so difficult for me to write.<br />It took more than one and a half hours to write it because I didn't know the vocabrary related to the disaster.<br /><br />This line is just I wanted to write : We experienced a simulated earthquake of magnitude 7 on the Japanese scale, which is the same magnitude as the Great East Japan Earthquake.<br /><br />I can understand the meaning of the sentence, but it is still difficult to explain it in English.<br /><br />I really appriciate your help.<br />Thank you so much!<br /><br /><br /><br />Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953459416346536609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-79433634996295342932015-12-13T07:10:33.448-05:002015-12-13T07:10:33.448-05:00Hello Kumi-san,
Very interesting post. I am glad...Hello Kumi-san,<br /><br />Very interesting post. I am glad we don't have to deal with earthquakes here in England. Still I hope you are in an area that does not often suffer large earthquakes often.<br /><br />List of small issues found:<br /><br />This line:<br />My family participated in the training session of the disaster prevention for families held by the city fire station yesterday.<br /><br />Should be:<br />My family participated in a training session for disaster prevention for families, held by the city fire station yesterday.<br /><br />This line:<br />The firefighters showed participants the experiment of the fire caused of Tempura oil and the electricity , and they lectured us on how to extinguish the fire.<br /><br />Should be:<br />The firefighters showed participants a demonstration of the fire caused from Tempura oil and electricity, and they lectured us on how to extinguish the fire.<br /><br />This line:<br />We also experienced how to use the fire extinguisher and how to evacuate from the smoke of fire.<br /><br />Should be:<br />We were shown how to use a fire extinguisher and how to evacuate from the smoke of fire.<br /><br />This line:<br />My 6-year-old son enjoyed them very much but my 5-year-old daughter was scared of the fire.<br /><br />Should be:<br />My 6-year-old son enjoyed the demonstrations very much but my 5-year-old daughter was scared of the fire.<br /><br />This line:<br />My daughter had told me that she doesn't want to ride it because she was scared of it since I applied for the training session.<br /><br />Should be:<br />My daughter had told me that she didn't want to ride it because she was scared of it ever since appling for the training session.<br /><br />This line:<br />Since she refused to ride the car consistently, I got into the car only in three people of my son, my husband and me.<br /><br />Should be:<br />Since she refused to ride the car consistently, I got into the car with my son and my husband.<br /><br />Reason: Since you already mentioned that you got in the car you don't need to say and me at the end.<br /><br />This line:<br />There was the room inside the truck and it looked like a dining room of ordinary homes.<br /><br />Should be:<br />There was a room inside the truck and it looked like a dining room of an ordinary home.<br /><br />This line:<br />We experienced on the japanese scale of 7, which is totally same as the Great East Japan Earthquake.<br /><br />Should be:<br />We experienced a simulated earthquake of magnitude 7 on the Japanese scale, which is the same magnitude as the Great East Japan Earthquake.<br /><br />This line:<br />I had to hold fast to the desk leg under the desk.<br /><br />Should be:<br />I had to hold tight to the leg of the desk.<br /><br />This line:<br />I was shocked that a lot of people experienced such a terrible earthquake in reality.<br /><br />Should be:<br />It was shocking to realize that a lot of people experienced such a terrible earthquake in reality.<br /><br />This line:<br />It was a situation that is considered to be a matter of life and death.<br /><br />Should be:<br />Such a situation is considered to be a matter of life and death.Terry Wallworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175573589082853160noreply@blogger.com