古羅馬

I came to Japan in the company of my brother. It was a long journey and I was grateful for his company. On the day we set of for Japan, I was waiting for her on the corner outside Times Square. He lives just around the corner so it only took him ten minutes to come. Meanwhile, a pedestrian came up and asked if there was any medical centre nearby because he had been suffering from heatstroke. I told him that there were a clinic and pharmacy just round the corner. As summer was around the corner, people suffer from heatstroke more easily. However, there're many ways to prevent heatstroke during hot weather. At home, sitting in a recliner or an armchair or on a sofa rather than in a chair or on a stool works wonders for your body. Moreover, eating a balanced diet of veggies and fruits and a little meat does wonders for your health. Lastly, exercise and meditation can do wonders for mind and body. We came to stay in our friend Sumio's house for a few nights. On the morning of the second day we stayed there, we were watching television in the living room while Sumio was cooking in the kitchen. His elder brother had just popped upstairs to get a book. He cleaned the living room and the kitchen and did some laundry in the morning. His younger brother had popped to the bank to get some cash while his elder sister had popped into a music store to get some clarinet scores. His younger brother also did the laundry and hung it up to ery in the sun in the morning whereas his younger sister was hanging out the laundry in the sun. I would help her fold the laundry after it was dried out. They do at least one or two loads of laundry every day. They have two washing machines and two tumble dryers in their laundry room. I saw a bundle of clean laundry waiting to be put away and a pile of dirty laundry and a bag of dirty laundry waiting to be washed. As Sumio entered the living room, I jumped out from behind the wall and cried "Boo!" It was absolutely hilarious as I was finally able to frighten him successfully. Rika would pop in and see us later. Her boyfriend would also pop over and visit us a day later. They're good company. Rika said she deserved a promotion but instead her colleague was given a promotion because her boss is biased towards her colleague. I said that's the way the cookie crumbles. It's water under the bridge. What's done is done. My brother too said it's no use crying over spilt milk. What's done cannot be undone. Let bygones be bygones. Apparently her manager is also biased against her but in favour of her. Oh well. She told me not to mention it when we're in company. By all means. Next week, I'll pop over to her place to play her bassoon. I prefer the company of musicians. Before she popped in, she was browsing in Zara. In the meantime, I went for a browse around a bookshop and popped into the bank to open a bank account. I enjoy my own company and so does she. The residential estate Sumio lives in consists of houses rather than apartments. Each house has at least one retractable awning or a canopy. The canopy could be made of cloth, glass, stainless steel, steel or concrete. In his front garden, he planted a litchi tree, two mango trees, a chestnut oak, a red maple, a black maple and bushes in the lawn. Some of the bushes produce beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers. He also grew lots of flowers, such as roses, violets, lavender, hydrangeas, orchids, lisianthuses (eustomas) and sunflowers, all of which are in full bloom. There're some exquisite flowerpots placed near the lawn as decoration. He mows the grass from time to time. He hires a gardener to manicure his garden every now amd then. His back garden is enormous which is six thousand five hundred square foot in size. It used to be a lawn but he turned it into a meadow blanketed in wild flowers and exotic flowers. Some of the flower buds haven't opened yet but as the weather gets warmer, the flowers open. Orchids can be cultivated in vases or flower pots.

In the spring, pretty spring flowers bloom in the meadow. In the summer, the meadow is covered in lovely summer flowers. In autumn the meadow is blanketed with beautiful autumn flowers. In winter, it's a mass of beautiful winter flowers. It's an extraordinary garden. Every Valentine's Day, he buys his wife a bouquet of red roses and lisianthuses. They're pretty cut flowers. On the morning of the second day, Sumio's next-door neighbour's canopy was leaking all over the floor in his garden due to heavy rain. The water pipe attached to their stainless steel canopy was also dripping water down the wall onto the floor in his garden so he asked if he could enter their garden and wipe the water pipe and the edge of the canopy and mop them so as to stop water from leaking out of them. I took entered their garden and helped him mop the edge of the canopy and the water pipe so as to stop water from leaking from them. There was a leak in their canopy so they had a bucket underneath for the water to drop into but the bucket was overflowing all over the floor which caused flooding. So we placed another bucket beside it but very soon water began to overflow from the bucket. I tried to soak ul the water with towels but it was impossible. Water soaked into my shoes. Rain also soaked through his shoes amd clothes. Some of his neighbours said they had a leak inside their houses as well. I asked Sumio if the typhoon that happened a little while ago do any damage to his house. He said some tree branches and twigs tumbled down during the hurricane so they had to give their garden a good cleanup afterwards. Some tree trunks in the nearby park toppled over as a result of the hurricane. Rika called two hours later and said she finally got a promotion. The opportunity that she had waited for so long has finally come along. Opportunities like this don't always come along. After she left Zara, her friend came along in her car and offered her a lift to a restaurant and celebrated with her. I enjoy strolling hand in hand with my girlfriend along the nearby beach. In fact, I took a leisurely stroll there earlier. With only my thoughts for company, I lay down on the beach, reading a book. It felt thoroughly enjoyable. Rika arrived on the early evening. I didn't know she had company. As she was the last person to leave the house, I kept her company until the bus arrived. Sumio wanted to train Muay Thai privately rather than in a Muay Thai club so he engaged a training partner to train with him at home instead. Sumio's new chairs are covered by protective plastic sheeting. His new television is covered with plastic wrappings. Did you know that seventy one percent of the earth's surface is covered by water? On Mars, twenty three percent of its atmosphere is covered by carbon dioxide while eighteen percent of it is covered with carbon monoxide.

My friend works as an accountant at Hilton but if he takes the job at Big 4, he'll be four thousand eight hundred dollars a month better off but he's still better off now than he was two years ago when he was working below everybody else in the department. He thinks a junior accountant position is beneath him. If he hadn't taken the CPA exam two years before, he wouldn't be working as a manager now. If he had pursued a career in sales rather than accounting, his salary would be much lower. If it hadn't been for his auntie's referral, his career wouldn't take off now and he wouldn't start earning a lot of money. He's been having a crush on this girl named Jo for eight years but Jo has a boyfriend. His friend said "That's totally fair. She's quite attractive." But he's beginning to realise he has no place in her scheme of things. He's just being a doormat so I told him to forget her. She's just not worth it. His uncle said "You would be better off without her." His mother too said "You'll be better off without her." He's a science fiction fan. He said "If starships really would exist, I would quit my job and spend the rest of my life roaming the universe." Recently, his sister married her childhood sweetheart. His father felt she was marrying beneath her though. Her uncle too feels her husband is beneath her. She enjoys socializing with the better off. Last month, Paul was away on a business trip to Hokkaido. After his trip, I said "If you should travel there again, can you get me a pack of white lover cookies please?" Paul is a computer expert. His cousin has to write a report which is due on Thursday but he's having problems with his computer. If Paul will go and fix his computer, he'll be so thankful for his help. He also has exams next Monday so he's better off revising at home over the weekend. Paul is a kickboxing fan. His favourite fighter Dan has won his retirement fight lately. He's eternally grateful to his coaches and thankful that he's got a job as a colour commentator after he retired from the sport. All the fans wanna see Fred versus Randy. If Fred would sign a contract with the organisation, Dana will make the fight happen. When Randy was reading the terms and conditions of the contract, Dana's assistant said "If you would just sign here please." Paul's brother is a concierge in a hotel. I said "If it'll make you happy, I'll come to stay for a night as company for you while your colleagues are away." Last week, Paul gave a party at his place. His television is cheap and nasty. As many of us wanted to watch the news, I said "If I could turn the television on please." He then said "Sure. If you would switch to the news channel." I saw Joey live twice with my friends which was marvelous and unforgettable. The first time we saw her concert, we were late. I remember I said "Look at the time. The concert will have begun." It was quarter past eight. The concert would've started by then. By the end of the next century, scientists will have invented starships. As I'm fascinated by the science of starships, I'm going to ask physicist Dr. Chow about it. I'm gonna wait outside the lecture room at five to six. He will have finished his lecture. I thought about phoning him at twenty to two but my friend said "Don't phone him now. He won't have finished his lecture yet." It's true that he wouldn't have finished teaching yet.

It's a safe bet that you go to Japan on vacation at Easter since the Japanese yen has fallen fairly rapidly in the last three months. If so, I heartily recommend taking the airport express at IFC. It's very easy. Once you're at the IFC exit where you can head straight for Queen's Road Central, enter IFC, go past the escalator in front of you and keep walking until you come to another escalator. Go down it, turn left and go straight ahead. It's there. If you wanna travel to Shinjuku from Tokyo station, go through the gate, go down the escalator and look at the signs. You'll see which side is bound for Shinjuku. If you wanna have a coffee at J. Cafe, take the lift to level three, go straight down the path and pass several shops until you come to an intersection. Turn right and it's there. If you want to take a lift to a higher floor, turn left at the intersection, pass several shops until you see Pure Fitness on your left, enter Pure Fitness and the elevator is there. However, if you ask me if Australia is a good place to go for your holidays, I wouldnt bet on it. There's nothing worth doing there. I like Japanese culture and food. I even took the JLPT at N one level. My listening far outshines my writing so the marks I lost in writing were offset by those I gained in listening. My friend too took the test. She's a little weak at speaking but strong in reading so the marks she gained in the reading part offset those she lost in the speaking section. After the test, we spent money on clothes and shoes like it was going out of fashion. We entered a casino and gambled like it was going out of fashion. If you enjoy being in Japan, you might spend money on food and cosmetic products like it's going out of fashion. If you go to a casino, you might gamble like it's going out of fashion like we did.

My friend Paul is an accounting manager at Hilton. If he takes the job at Big 4, he'll be four thousand eight hundred dollars a month better off but he's still better off now than he was two years ago when he was working below everybody else in the department. He thinks a junior accountant position is beneath him. If he hadn't taken the CPA exam two years before, he wouldn't be working as a manager now. If he had pursued a career in sales rather than accounting, his salary would be much lower. If it hadn't been for his auntie's referral to Hilton, his career wouldn't take off now and he wouldn't start earning a lot of money. He's been having a crush on this girl named Jo for eight years but Jo has a boyfriend. His friend said "That's totally fair. She's quite attractive." But he's beginning to realize he has no place in her scheme of things. He's just being a doormat so I told him to forget her. She's just not worth it. His uncle said "You would be better off without her." His mother too said "You'll be better off without her." Paul is a science fiction fan. He said "If starships really would exist, I would quit my job and spend the rest of my life roaming the universe." Recently, his sister married her childhood sweetheart. Her father felt she was marrying beneath her though. Her uncle too feels her husband is beneath her. She enjoys socializing with the better off. Last month, Paul was away on a business trip to Hokkaido. After his trip, I said "If you should travel there again, can you get me a pack of White Lover Cookies please?" Paul is a computer expert. His cousin has to write a report which is due on Thursday but he's having problems with his computer. If Paul will go and fix his computer, he'll be so thankful for his help. His cousin also has exams next Monday so he's better off revising at home over the weekend. Paul is a kickboxing fan. His favorite fighter Dan has won his retirement fight lately. Dan is eternally grateful to his coaches and thankful that he's got a job as a color commentator after he retired from the sport. All the fans wanna see Fred versus Randy. If Fred would sign a contract with the organization, Dana will make the fight happen. When Randy was reading the terms and conditions of the contract, Dana's assistant said "If you would just sign here please." Paul's brother is a concierge in a hotel. I said "If it'll make you happy, I'll come to stay for a night as company for you while your colleagues are away." My friend John isn't very well-to-do while his girlfriend's family is very well-off. Last week, he gave a party at his place where cheap wines were served. The sofas in his flat are made of some cheap material. His television is cheap and nasty. As many of us wanted to watch the news, I said "If I could turn the television on please." He then said "Sure. If you would switch to the news channel." I saw Joey live twice at the Hong Kong Coliseum with my friends which was marvelous and unforgettable. The first time we saw her concert, we were late. I remember I said "Look at the time. The concert will have begun." It was quarter after eight. The concert would've started by then. By the end of the next century, scientists will have invented starships. As I'm fascinated by the science of starships, I'm going to ask physics professor Dr. Chow about it. I'm gonna wait outside the lecture room at five of six. He will have finished his lecture. I thought about phoning him at twenty of two but my friend said "Don't phone him now. He won't have finished his lecture yet." It's true that he wouldn't have finished teaching yet.

My friend John isn't very well-to-do while his girlfriend's family is very well-off. Last week, he gave a party at his place where cheap wines were served. The sofas in his flat are made of some cheap material. His television is cheap and nasty. As many of us wanted to watch the news, I said "If I could turn the television on please." He then said "Sure. If you would switch to the news channel." Recently, he got some new clothes on the cheap from a shop that's about to go into liquidation. He bought a cheap pair of sneakers that fell apart after a couple months so I bought him a good quality pair. He's too cheap to buy new shoes. He's very cheap with the air conditioner too- it's only on for an hour each day then he turns on the fans and opens the windows instead but the air conditioner was dirt cheap. He vacationed in Macau last Monday but he's so mean he didn't even buy us postcards. He stayed in a three-star hotel where it serves cheap and cheerful food and sells cheap and cheerful clothes. He's a flutist. He explained to us regarding a piece by Clementi "This passage should be played beautifully rather than rhythmically, otherwise it's a bit cheap." I saw lots of his pencil marks on the score, such as cantabile, silence, no pause here, just separate, clean pedal, more melodic voicing, remain soft, stay soft, quiet, hear tenor, clearer, articulate, in time, silvery soft, gentler, take time.... Regarding teaching, he said "I prefer payment in blocks. My students pay monthly or for four lessons at a time. For this month, it's okay to pay on a lesson-by-lesson basis because maybe you wanna see what it's like to have lessons. From next month onwards, pay monthly. Students of all standards are welcome. I'm also an accompanist who accompanies singers for live performances." He asked me to get him some Ravel scores as I can get them on the cheap from a friend of mine. We watched a boxing match in which Paul hit Joe with a cheap shot after he lost to Joe. We also watched a comedy show which was full of cheap laughs. The comedian is famous for his vulgar manner and wearing a vulgar suit. His grandfather was a cheap gangster and liar. His jokes and jibes were cheap and vulgar. It's been reported that some iPhone models particularly iPhone seven emit radiation over the legal limit so I suggest that you use Samsung Note Ten Plus instead since it emits the least radiation out of all phones to date. Samsung Galaxy S Nine Plus also has amazingly low radiation. My friend Paul got off at the wrong stop and had to wait for another train. I said "How on earth did you miss your stop?" He then said "I'm sorry. What can I say?" He's a clarinetist. I complimented him on his clarinet skills. He said "Yes, what can I say?" The current situation is very bad. I said "Well, yes, what can I say?" This morning, I was shocked when I saw a car crash on the street. He then said "I can imagine." His brother too said "I'm sure you were." Anyway, I think it's time to get my beauty sleep. My girlfriend has snuggled down into her warm duvet and got her beauty sleep. Night and sweet dreams!

My friend Celine is on her period so she can't have cold drinks, coffee, ice cream and tomatoes right now. Her aunt flow is visiting. She has bad cramps right now. Her sister also feels bloated which means her period is going to come soon. She's had stomach cramps recently too. Today, she's being so emotional as it's that time of the month again. Her cousin Jane missed her period so she might be pregnant. Her cousin's husband did his leg workout this morning during which he overtrained his legs so he's got cramp in his legs and right foot. Celine's brother will be going to a party this weekend but I won't be going with him for fear of cramping his style. I don't wanna put any pressure on him that would cramp his style. I don't want him to be under pressure which would cramp his style.

Celine's brother will be going to a party this weekend but I won't be going with him for fear that I should cramp his style.

Celine's brother will be going to a party this weekend but I won't be going with him lest I should cramp his style.

Celine's brother will be going to a party this weekend but I won't be going with him lest I might cramp his style.

Celine's brother will be going to a party this weekend but I won't be going with him in case I should cramp his style.

Celine's brother will be going to a party this weekend but I won't be going with him for fear that I might cramp his style.

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My friend Celine is on her period so she cannot have cold drinks, coffee, ice cream and tomatoes right now. Her aunt flow is visiting. She has painful cramps right now so she's going to take a day of period leave. Her sister also feels bloated which means her period is going to come soon. She's had stomach cramps recently too but her period is late this month; it's one and a half weeks late. Today, she's being so emotional as it's that time of the month again. Her cousin Jane missed her period so she might be pregnant. Her cousin's husband did his leg workout this morning during which he overtrained his legs so he's got cramps in his legs and right foot. Celine's brother will be attending a party this weekend but I won't be going with him for fear that I should cramp his style. I don't wanna put any pressure on him that would cramp his style. I don't want him to be under pressure which would cramp his style.

Peter said "Susannah hasn't done grade eight piano exam." His elder brother said "Neither has I." His younger brother said "Nor has I." His elder sister said "I haven't either." His younger sister said "Me neither." His cousin said "She hasn't done the grade eight practical exam, neither has she taken the theory exam." His mother said "She hasn't taken the practical exam, nor has she done the theory exam." His father said "Celine didn't go to the concert and Tommy didn't either." His uncle said "You're right. Neither Celine nor Tommy attended the concert." Peter is a kickboxing fan. He said "In the first match, Dan didn't punch nor kick his opponent; he got knocked out in the first ten seconds. In the second match, Dan neither won nor lost; it was a draw."

My friend Peter said "Susannah hasn't done grade eight piano exam." His elder brother said "Neither have I." His younger brother said "Nor have I." His elder sister said "I haven't either." His younger sister said "Me neither." His cousin said "She hasn't done the grade eight practical exam, neither has she taken the theory exam." His mother said "She hasn't taken the practical exam, nor has she done the theory exam." His father said "Celine didn't go to the concert and Tommy didn't either." His uncle said "You're right. Neither Celine nor Tommy attended the concert." Peter is a kickboxing fan. He said "In the first match, Dan didn't punch nor kick his opponent; he got knocked out in the first ten seconds. In the second match, Dan neither won nor lost; it was a draw."

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The t-shirts in Hollister come in six sizes: extra small, small, medium, large, extra large and extra extra large. Its chinos come in many sizes. These chinos are the wrong size. They aren't my size. They aren't my cousin's size either. This pair of chinos is a size thirty eight. Do you have these pants in a size thirty one? I take a size thirty one in chinos whereas my cousin is a size thirty five in pants. However, I would like to try a size thirty one pair of chinos and a size thirty two pair on for size. If both pairs aren't my size, can they be cut to size? If not, I'll need to get them cut to size somewhere else. What is your size? What skirt size does your cousin take? What shoe size is your cousin's husband? I wanna try this jacket in a larger size. Do you have it in a bigger size because I think it's one size or two sizes too small? I need a bigger size. My brother's tried it on and it's the right size. This branch doesn't have the pink t-shirt in my size so I'll have to visit another branch. My friend Susanna takes size 6 in dresses and medium size in t-shirts. She's a size nine and a half in shoes whereas I generally wear a size nine. A notice in the shop says "If you spend over four hundred dollars in a single transaction, you get a pocket-size mirror as a free gift." I'm gonna make Susanna a gift of a blouse and a pair of shorts along with with pocket-sized mirror.

I think the next company that will rent the shop will be a high-class restaurant. A restaurant of the highest quality. The shopping center will probably rent it out to the new company for five hundred thousand dollars a month. My cousin is the landlord of three flats in The Cullinan. He's rented them out through letting agencies. My brother has also been renting a flat above the train station from a landlord though a letting agency.

The t-shirts in Hollister come in six sizes: extra small, small, medium, large, extra large and extra extra large. Its chinos come in many sizes. These chinos are the wrong size. They aren't my size. They aren't my cousin's size either. This pair of chinos is a size thirty eight. Do you have these pants in a size thirty one? I take a size thirty one in chinos whereas my cousin is a size thirty five in pants. However, I would like to try a size thirty one pair of chinos and a size thirty two pair on for size. If both pairs aren't my size, can they be cut to size? If not, I'll need to get them cut to size somewhere else. What is your size? What size skirt does your cousin take? What size shoes is your cousin's husband? I wanna try this jacket in a larger size. Do you have it in a bigger size because I think it's one size or two sizes too small? I need a bigger size. My brother's tried it on and it's the right size. This branch doesn't have the pink t-shirt in my size so I'll have to visit another branch. My friend Susanna takes size six in dresses and medium size in t-shirts. She's a size nine and a half in shoes whereas I generally wear a size nine. A notice in the shop says "If you spend over four hundred dollars in a single transaction, you get a pocket-size mirror as a free gift." I'm gonna make Susanna a gift of a blouse and a pair of shorts along with with the pocket-sized mirror.

In Tokyo, it's been raining on and off all day. In Osaka, it's just spitting a little. In Fukuoka, it's spitting too. In Kyoto, it's pouring. In Hiroshima, it is pouring rain outside. In Nagasaki, it's really coming down out there.

For the time being, I don't think schools and universities should resume classes amid the outbreak of coronavirus. I don't suggest that classes should resume in schools and colleges during the coronavirus outbreak.

Meanwhile, I don't suggest school and university classes should resume amidst the pandemic of coronavirus. I don't think students should resume school classes for the time being. In the meantime, students shouldn't go back to school amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A wavy line in front of a chord means to play the notes one after another beginning at the bottom. A rolled chord is a type of broken chord. It's a chord whose notes qre played quickly in order, as opposed to simultaneously; to give a chord a harp-like effect. Use second and fourth fingers on all broken thirds in the right hand.

Lean your right hand to the right like this as you play.

A thirty-second note lasts half as long as a sixteenth note and twice as long as a sixty-fourth.