[yaibakt]

Originally Posted by unicornboy

How's about this?
2. They must've been in traffic jam.
3. I never, and will never, forget that winter, when I we had to...

I'd rather use the present tense to affirm sth.

should say the 2nd one like this:
They must've got a traffic jam.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by rekcorvn

@Truly_enjoying_game: U keep talking about advanced English, and you don't even know which word means [or has similar meaning] "cao siêu"? lol [in fact, i dont really understand your "Eh" ? "Eh" means English, am I right? I've never seen anyone use "Eh" like that]
Well, I'm not good at English, my English's bad and is becoming worse and worse. I'm not sure that I can understand simple sentences, so dont use advanced English with me okay xD
Btw, Would you be good enough to explain to me what is the difference between these prepositional phrases: good at and good in?
Which of the following is correct?
1) She was the best in the class in Greek, but in mathematics and biology she was not so good
2) She was the best in the class at Greek, but in mathematics and biology she was not so good

To be good at and to be good in are often interchangeable and there is no easy rule to follow, so I'm a little confusing abt it @_@

take this:

good at fcking
v.s.
good in bedroom

[emtraisieunhan]

Originally Posted by TRULY_ENJOYING_GAME

What you all try to do now? I am the topic now? You've welcome!
(And when you all finish, I will have new names for you all too, fair?)
Your turn to share now, pls!

srrr, what? You're a donkey now huh...?

[Jay]

Originally Posted by TRULY_ENJOYING_GAME

I did mean the 2nd & 3rd...


perfect translation. (same as the teacher, my teacher.)
yep, I make "English" in short: Eh.



This is from the teacher: (not from me, of course!)
2. "They must have been delayed by having traffic." (must -> đoán, dự đoán, có lẽ. must have -> đoán,... (ở quá khứ))
3. "I have never forgotten and will never forget that winter, the winter when we had to eat plant roots to survive."

What you all try to do now? I am the topic now? You've welcome!
(And when you all finish, I will have new names for you all too, fair?)
Your turn to share now, pls!

funny mate, your teacher copy 90% of my translation, only replaced 'would' with 'will'.

And damn it, you confused everyone with that 'Eh' thing.

The first sentence is very controversy, every one can say it in a very own way.

[unicornboy]

Originally Posted by yaibakt

should say the 2nd one like this:
They must've got a traffic jam.

Then I think 'to be stuck' is better than 'get'. What ya think?

[yaibakt]

Originally Posted by unicornboy

Then I think 'to be stuck' is better than 'get'. What ya think?

actually, there is an expression "get a traffic jam" or "be caught by a traffic jam", so that's why i suggested that sentence. Moreover, the word "jam" already covered the meaning that you're stuck in something. feel free to correct me if im wrong, guys ^^

[unicornboy]

Originally Posted by yaibakt

actually, there is an expression "get a traffic jam" or "be caught by a traffic jam", so that's why i suggested that sentence. Moreover, the word "jam" already covered the meaning that you're stuck in something. feel free to correct me if im wrong, guys ^^

I got this from longman dict. Please check _http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/traffic-jam

[tank_commander]

Originally Posted by unicornboy View Post
How's about this?
2. They must've been in traffic jam.
3. I never, and will never, forget that winter, when I we had to...

I'd rather use the present tense to affirm sth.
should say the 2nd one like this:
They must've got a traffic jam.

IMHO, both of these are correct, this describes one meaning by 2 different ways.
But Vietnamese doesn't have the exactly sentence like ' They must've been in a traffic jam', hence you feel this sentence's really ridiculous

We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours.

In this case, the speaker want to stress on 'how terrible the traffic was', we still get the meaning they were stuck in a traffic jam.

[unicornboy]

Originally Posted by tank_commander

In this case, the speaker want to stress on 'how terrible the traffic was', we still get the meaning they were stuck in a traffic jam.

The speaker wasn't stuck in the traffic jam, he/she was talking about others.

[Jay]

stop arguing, lets change topic.