Chineselindsay  +  581437 Wed, 29 Oct 08 02:17 PM Hi teachers, He was quite obviously experiencing strain in his relationships with Americans. please expain the underlined words . thank u ! Chineselindsay Joined on Sun, Oct 19 2008 suzhou,China Full Member 101

	Grammar Geek  +  581478 Wed, 29 Oct 08 04:20 PM He is not getting along well with the Americans. Perhaps they are quarrelling or simply not being very polite to each other. Or perhaps they continue to be polite on the surface, but underneath they do not like each other very much. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,650 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!