"Greet the beautiful morning"

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GoodTaste

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The mom talks to her girls on bed: "Get up! Greet the beautiful morning." And the girls listen and obey.

Source: It is a practice of writing beautiful English. The phrase "Get up! Greet the beautiful morning" is a translation from Chinese. The Chinese is beautiful, but I am not sure whether the English could conjure up a beautiful sense in you. Here is a big challenge for every English learners: The sense of discerning the quality of English, quickly and correctly, is hard to cultivate.

Is the phrase successful in conjuring up a beautiful picture in you?
Or is it a failure? And if so, improve it please.
 

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Say:

The mom talks to her girls, who are in bed.

It's late, and I have to be getting to bed myself. I'll look at it some more later.
 

Tdol

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How about something like enjoy/embrace rather than greet?
 

Charlie Bernstein

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The mom says to her girls in bed: "Get up! Greet the beautiful morning." And the girls do.

Source: I am practicing writing beautiful English. The phrase "Get up! Greet the beautiful morning" is a translation from Chinese. The Chinese is beautiful, but I am not sure whether the English could conjure up a beautiful sense in you. Here is a big challenge for all English learners: [STRIKE]The sense of[/STRIKE] Discerning the quality of English, quickly and correctly, is hard [STRIKE]to cultivate[/STRIKE].

Either say each English learner or all learners — not every English learners.


Is the phrase successful in conjuring up a beautiful picture in you?

The picture isn't beautiful, but it's clear, and it's good. I like "Greet the beautiful morning."


Or is it a failure?

It's not a failure. It's a good image.

And if so, improve it please.

See the changes I suggested. Obey does not usually suggest beauty.
There you go!
 
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