Our office is as cold as a fridge, especially where I sit where I’m (2)caught unaware and suddenly exposed to chilly blasts of air. If I were a penguin, I would completely be satisfied. If I had high blood pressure, I would not realize it’s cold. I’m very patient but sometimes I do complain a little. When I told my colleague that I was freezing, she held my cold left arm tightly with her warm hand out of the blue. At first, I (1)wouldn’t be seen dead in that situation because I was not familiar with that kind of physical intimacy with a colleague. However, the affectionate contact (3)caused a stir in my emotion about how I am now working outside of the Japanese society. It was a virtue to restrict strong emotions in my daily life when I was younger. I struggled a lot when I tried to throw it all away in 2011, and I’ve thought that I have already completed that. However, I might still be on the way to more improvement.
Before the Revision
Our office is cold as in a fridge, especially my seated place suddenly exposes chilly wind that I was (2)caught unawares. If I were a penguin, I would completely satisfy. If I were more high blood pressure, I would not realize it’s cold. I have strong patience. but sometimes complain a little. When I said to my colleague “I’m freezing”, she held my cold left arm tightly with her warm hand out of the blue. At first, I (1)wouldn’t be seen dead because I was not familiar with that kind of physical intimacy with colleague. However, the affectionate contact (3)caused a stir in my emotion about I am now working out of Japanese society. It was a virtue to restrict of strong emotion in my daily life when I was younger. I struggled a lot when I tried to throw away it in 2011, and I’ve been thought I already completed that. However, I might be still on the way to improve.
homework:
(1) wouldn’t be caught dead/seen dead: If someone says that they wouldn’t be caught or seen dead in a particular place or doing something, they mean that they would be too ashamed or embarrassed.
(e.g.) “My seven-year-old son thinks he’s a big boy; he wouldn’t be caught dead holding my hand in front of his friends!”
(2)caught unawares: If someone is caught unawares, they are surprised and unprepared for what happens.
(e.g.) “The security guard moved so silently that the thief was caught unawares.”
(3)cause a stir: If something causes a stir, it creates an atmosphere of excitement or great interest.
(e.g.) “The arrival of the actress caused quite a stir in the village.”
notice
In this article, I try to appropriate use 3 idiomatic phrases(No.1~3) in this article which I write my daily life and thoughts because I’m learning English. This is one of writing training.