PM Today's phrase

Question 1

29.01.13 More than expected (temmelig)

You agree? (ikke sandt?)

Answer 1

Today is a pretty big day for you, huh?

Question 2

Drop it! (Slip !, ordre til f.eks.hund)

Answer 2

Bad girl! Let go of that!

Question 3

News (Noget nyt?)

Parcel by ship or post (Forsendelse)

Answer 3

Any update on the status of the next shipment?

No news is (are? no) good news!

Question 4

27.01.13 Decide, figure out (regne ud);

Mean, (betyde, forestille)

Answer 4

I can’t tell what that word’s supposed to be. Any ideas?

Question 5

Reminder for monthly payment (påmindelse vedr. huslejebetaling)

Answer 5

I am writing to inform you that we have not yet received your rent payment for this month.

Question 6

Payment before…
You will have to pay…
Fine, fee (rykkergebyr)
150 dollars

Answer 6

If payment is not received by January 15th, you will be charged a $150 penalty.

Question 7

Any objections? (let truende)

Answer 7

What’s your problem?

Question 8

Excusez moi! (indedning til et spørgsmål)

Answer 8

Excuse me!

Question 9

Went through, thoroughly (gennempløjede)

Answer 9

Really? They plowed my street the next morning.

Question 10

Changed to a mess (udviklet sig til noget rod)

Answer 10

It’s all turned to slush at this point.

Question 11

I used to be able to run five miles without breaking a sweat.

Answer 11

Now I get winded after the first five minutes.

Question 12

Now I get winded after the first five minutes.

Answer 12

I used to be able to run five miles without breaking a sweat.

Question 13

To describe an ability that someone had in the past, use the phrase “___ used to be able to ___”.

Answer 13

Didn’t you used to be able to do a back handspring?
Aaron har senere rettet dette til
“didn’t you use to be able to” eller
“didn’t you be used to be able to” !

Question 14

Didn’t you used to be able to do a back handspring?
Aaron har senere rettet dette til
“didn’t you use to be able to” eller
“didn’t you be used to be able to” !

Answer 14

To describe an ability that someone had in the past, use the phrase “___ used to be able to ___”.

Question 15

In native-sounding English, it’s much more common to use “used to be able to” than “could”. We use “could” mostly to talk about something that a person was able to do one time in the past, like this:

Answer 15

I could see them, but I couldn’t hear what they were saying.

Question 16

“without breaking a sweat” means

Answer 16

doing something easily.

Question 17

“doing something easily” means.

Answer 17

without breaking a sweat

colloquial and casual-sounding

Question 18

“Getting winded” means

Answer 18

not having enough air because you’ve exercised too hard.

Question 19

not having enough air because you’ve exercised too hard is expressed by:

Answer 19

“Getting winded”

Question 20

People can also get winded when something big hits them in (e.g.)

Answer 20

the chest or back!!

Question 21

I could see them, but I couldn’t hear what they were saying.

Answer 21

In native-sounding English, it’s much more common to use “used to be able to” than “could”. We use “could” mostly to talk about something that a person was able to do one time in the past, like this:

Question 22

Doing something “without breaking a sweat” means doing it easily.

You can use this phrase to talk about physical activities like running, moving heaving boxes, etc.

Answer 22

You can also use this expression about other activities, although they usually don’t make you sweat:
Cooking, serving dinner, learning English (?), all of which are a little extra, but for you still easily done. (my explanation)

Question 23

When you have a strong opinion that you’re really sure about, you can end your sentence with “plain and simple.”
This expression makes you seem very opinionated and aggressive.

Answer 23

For example:
To succeed in this world, you have to be a good networker, plain and simple.
Politicians are all liars, plain and simple.

Question 24

The phrase “tax dollars” means money that the people of a country paid through their taxes.
People usually use the phrase “tax dollars” when they’re complaining about how the government spends this money:

Answer 24

The government is still using our tax dollars to fight a losing war that most of us don’t even want to be in.
They need to put more of our tax dollars toward education.

Question 25

“Getting winded” means not having enough air because you’ve exercised too hard.
You might get winded after running faster than usual.

Answer 25

People can also get winded when something big hits them in the chest or back. (or stomach, head, leg, ass?)