2007年12月5日 星期三
Japanese food
I won a prize in class last semester. The prize is that Simon and Stanley will treat me Japanese food. I thought they might forget it but I thought it didn’t matter. However, last week they told me that we were going to have dinner. I was so happy, and they also invited my friend, Chezzie. Actually it was that Chezzie told me the answer, so I would have the chance to win the prize. We went to a Japanese restaurant yesterday. This was my first time that went to Japanese restaurant with friends. The prices there are expensive, so I usually go there with my family. We had a wonderful meal, and I liked tempura and sushi most. I hope we can go out together again.
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Verb tense problems: "The prize was that...would treat me...".
Mis-usage: "treat me to Japanese food", although it would be better and more natural and idiomatic to say "treat me to a Japanese meal".
More unnatural English: "Actually it was that Chezzie told me the answer, so I would have the chance to win the prize." Maybe you should say something like this: "Actually, I won the prize only because Chezzie told me the answer."
More: "This was my first time that went to Japanese restaurant with friends." The going was yesterday, a time in the past, so you have to use "that" instead of "this". Next, "That was my first time to go..." is natural English.
Prices are never expensive or cheap -- prices are always high or low, or outrageous or ridiculous.
It would add interest to your paragraph to tell the reader the name and location of the restaurant you went to. Some of us go to Japanese restaurants. Maybe one of us has been there and has a different opinion about the prices and the quality of the food. Or maybe some of us would like to know about a Japanese restaurant we've never been to.
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