notice boards: always look on the bright side of life

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1\always look on the bright side of life
乐观生活
2\fire exit , do not obstruct
消防通道,不要阻塞;

3\footpath under construction
行人道正在兴建

4\private property
  pedestrian traffic is welcome at own risk
私人物业  欢迎行人通行,风险自负

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I didn’t mean it          我不是故意的
It’s a slip of tongue    这是口误

Honest mistake         无心之过
Anybody can make an honest mistake.

No offence                 无意冒犯
No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.
我无意冒犯，但我确实想自己一个人。

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about delivery message:

due to the COVID-19 outbreak, deliveries may be delayed. there are four processes you can check out:

1\  tracking provided       提供跟踪号码
2\  in transit                     在途中
3\  out for delivery           发货中
4\  estimated delivery      预计发货到达

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an  application for planning permit   规划许可的申请
a permit for the construction  施工许可证
the reasons for the objection    反对的理由

any person may object or make other submissions to the responsible authority.任何人可向主管机关提出反对或其他意见

an objection must be made in writing, include the reasons for the objection and state how to be affected.必须以书面形式向主管机关提出反对，包括反对理由并说明反对者将受到何种影响。

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Where to   --- to the airport, please
Are you at home or at work?----  I am at work
Is the ticket office over there or right here?   ---   right here
go home    ----   get home
go to work  ---     get off work
I feel sick     - ---  I am sick
I feel scared  -- --  I am scared

请问去哪里？去机场
你在家还是在工作？我在工作
售票处在那边还是在这儿？ 就在这里

回家——到家
上班——下班
我觉得不舒服---我不舒服
我感到害怕  --   我害怕

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I aim to improve my English and note down what I learnt about everyday WHEN I am in Australia.

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what does he like？         他喜欢什么
what's he like?                 他人什么样？  
what does he look like     他长什么样？


         What about the book?    这本书怎么样？
      Tell me about it                  告诉我关于它的
Tell me more about it               告诉我关于它跟多的


I aim to improve my English and share what I learnt about everyday with you.

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I note and share whatI learnt about everyday with you .
what happened？
what‘s happened?
what's wrong?
what's happend to your hand?
what's wrong with your hand?

what does that mean?
whta does that word mean?
what do you mean?
what do you mean by that word?

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Our neighbourhood is very good, apart from the dog shits on the footpath. even though It’s raining outside, Numerous showers, cold, windy.

numerous showers--- scattered showers
mostly cloudy----  mostly sunny   多云--- 晴到少云
partly cloudy --  partly sunny, 局部多云   they mean exactly the same thing.

mild - cool -- cold
breezy---  windy  微风--多风
the warm air---  the cold air  冷空气


I note and share what I learnt about everyday with you when I am in Australia.

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when you on the phone, try not to use "want".
May i speak to.... could you please....   it sounds a lot nicer.

when you call:
Is John there, please?
may I speak to John？
This is David calling for John.
put John on the phone for sec, please


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When you answer a call:

This is tom speaking, May i ask who's calling, please?

I always get nervous on the phone. I am embarrassed tp say" i don't understand".
Always ask then to slow down:
Sorry, Can you please slow down?
Sorry, Can you please repeat that?

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it's never ok to abuse transport staff. Aggressive and abusive behaviour will not be tolerated.
我们不会容忍侵犯和辱骂的行为
abuse and threaten    辱骂和威胁

Cycling, rollerblading, skateboarding and consumption of alcohol are strictly prohibied.
Heavy  penalties apply   严禁骑自行车、滑旱冰、滑板和饮酒。违者重罚。
consumption of alcohol 饮酒。
strictly prohibited 严禁

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inking Medicare to myGov is easy.

You can access a range of Government online services by linking them to your account.
通过将一系列政府在线服务链接到您的帐户来访问这些服务
1\answer some question specific to you.
2\make sure you have Medicare cared details ready before you start.

the following sentence may appear:
insufficient details are held for you to prove account ownership using this service. please contact us to resolve this problem.没有足够的详细信息供您使用此服务证明帐户所有权

a range of
account ownership
specific to you

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1\ to select WIFI or mobile data networks automatically when WIFI is poor.
2\ to use mobile data networks when you device can't connect to the internet via WIFI.
3\  you can turn this feature off in setting.

key words:
mobile data networks 移动数据网络
turn this feature off    关闭此功能


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