Dr. Soe Than - Colorful English Sentences Volume 1

1. You're messing with such an important issue with your meaningless jokes.

You are being careless.

You are making light of such a serious issue with your silly jokes.

The usage to note in this sentence is 'to make light of something'. Light (noun) means light and light (adjective) means light. To make light of something important is used to make it seem unimportant.

silly = stupid (useless, foolish)

2. He was sentenced to 28 years in prison for killing his roommate.

He has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for murdering his roommate.

Sentence is a noun, but when used as a verb, it means that a person has broken the law and is punished.

3. The court acquitted him of the murder charge due to insufficient evidence.

The court acquitted him of the murder due to a lack of evidence.

Note the use of due to in this sentence. Due to = because of + Noun is used to give a reason for something.

4. In a public place, he is talking loudly on his cellphone.

He was gabbing too loudly on his cell phone in a public place.

Talking too loudly is also possible. But remember the use of gabbing. Everyone knows about hand phones, but Americans use cell phones more often.

5. Education is a lifelong pursuit (you stop seeking knowledge when you die).

Education is a life-long process.

6. He is a sexist and has spoken out against homosexuality.

He is a homophobe and he says hateful things about gays.

The dislike of homosexuals and homosexual men is called homophobia. The term "lebsian" is used to describe a male.

A person who is male but dresses as a woman is called a crossdresser.

Among the many international rights groups that demand that human rights not be violated , you should also know about the LGBT Rights group.

It is made up of activists who advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. In Thailand, there seems to be a lot of lady boys. Some high schools have separate toilets for men and women, as well as transgender toilets. Maybe.

16. I won't bore you with the details.

I won't bore you with the details.

17. I went to the dentist yesterday. I won't tell you the scary details.

I went to see the dentist yesterday; I will spare you the gory details.

18. My bank account is stretched a little thin at the moment. My bank account is stretched a little thin at the moment.
19. Why are you frowning at me?

Why are you frowning at me?

You can also use frown at to say you don't like something, don't want to allow it, or don't favor it. . Her conservative parents frown at her living together with her partner. Her conservative parents don't like her living together with her partner. No parent would like living together.

20. The smell of durian made me want to vomit.

The smell of durian almost made me puke.

puke / vomit / throw up all mean vomiting.

21. He took out his cell phone and quickly snapped a photo.

He pulled out his cell phone and snapped off a picture.

22. I wasn't born to be an accountant, it's a very boring job.

I am not cut out to be an accountant; the job bores me to death.

Note the use of cut out to be in this sentence. He is cut out to be a footballer. He was born to be a footballer. Very boring is more appropriate. bore to death is better. The old man bores me to death with his regular lecture. The old man bores me to death with his regular lecture .

23. His previous employer gave him glowing recommendations.

His previous boss gave him a glowing recommendation.

24. If I weren't an optimist, I would always be depressed.

If I were not such a positive person, I would live in a constant state of depression.

Note the use of the If clause / conditional type 2 structure in this sentence. Although it is referring to a present situation, it is not real, so it uses the unreal past tense. If I were a millionaire, I would buy you a new condo. If I were a millionaire, I would buy you a new condo. (Actually, I don't have any money, I'm just imagining it.)

Having a positive mindset, always looking at things positively is called a positive mindset, positive attitude. Optimistic (adjective): can also be used. Having a negative mindset is called pessimistic (adjective), negative attitude.

25. I get drunk easily, and after just one glass of wine I'm knocked out (I'm literally drunk as hell).