English Lessons
“Pop the hood, will you?”
Your son's car has some kind of problem in the engine. You know a little about cars, so you're going to try to fix it. You want him to open the front of the car so you can look at the engine.
“We're going to need to run some tests, just to make sure.”
You went to the doctor because of a strange bump on your wrist. Your doctor thinks it's something harmless, but wants to make sure that it's not cancer or something else bad. He says this.
“Can you check to see if the battery's charged?”
You're getting ready to leave your house to go to a wedding. You're in a hurry, but your husband isn't. You're worried that there's not enough power in your camera's battery, so you ask your husband to find out.
“She's a big shot in Hollywood now.”
You're at your high school reunion. Someone asks about a classmate who didn't come to the reunion. You've heard that she's a movie producer, so you say this.
“It might seem like no big deal, but it reflects badly on the entire organization.”
There are some spelling mistakes on your company's website. You think that it's really embarrassing for the company. You complain about it to the person in charge of maintaining the website.
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