English Lessons
“It's so much easier to order something than to spend all that time going to the grocery store, cooking, washing dishes... Not to mention I'm not that good of a cook to begin with.”
You don't cook very much. Instead, you like to order takeout from restaurants. Now you're talking with a friend about why you do that.
“Look on the bright side: now you can justify getting something newer.”
Your friend is upset because his car broke down. It was old, so it's not worth fixing. You want to cheer him up, so you say this.
“The exchange rate is killing us.”
Your business sells products overseas. Right now the value of your country's money is higher than usual, so you've had to raise your prices and aren't selling as much. You complain to a friend who also runs a business.
“Our faces are a little out of focus.”
You're showing your vacation photos to a friend. One of the photos isn't clear, so you comment on it.
“Will I need to maintain a minimum balance?”
You're starting a bank account. Some bank accounts charge a fee if you don't keep enough money in the account. You ask whether this bank does that.
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