http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aExpressions+tag%3aAccents+tag%3aRegardsSearch results for 'tag:Expressions tag:Accents tag:Regards' matching tags 'Expressions', 'Accents', and 'Regards'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DependentClausesSameSentence/2/dkgcb/Post.htm#301462Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:03:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:301462anonymousHi Clive I see thanks for your kind support Actually I want to learn more about the standard original English In my country we always use English in our own way we call it Chinglish Mostly we are not so concrete and accurate in our expressions For instance when we are talking about something in English we often use simple common words and sometimes describe simple things in rough and long words That is the problem I have Also I want to improve my Listening English sometimes I found it was very hard to follow with English speakers in different accents Thanks amp Best Regards Sunnyhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TestingLittleAdventureChapter/bblz/post.htmSat, 23 Aug 2003 17:13:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5394duhman02CHAPTER TWELVE To Twist the Truth for Pride Attention Will the captains of the two crafts please slow their ships to a halt Any attempts at escaping will not be overlooked Zack glanced out of the window A massive Republican Penultimate Class Warship loomed two kilometers away from them The cowboy looked agitated but kept his cool Zack had to escape now he could not afford to spend the rest of his years in a penal colony We repeat The two crafts are to stop their engines immediately or risk being fired upon A second time the threat was aired on the command prompt The soldier walked over to the communicator and spoke harshly into it It whizzed and fizzled as he spoke We hear your orders and are proceeding to cut the power Give us three minutes There was a short pause There will be no bargaining Halt now or we will destroy you Very well He lowered the receiver and faced the grinning captain How do you stop this thing Hell if I knew My brain doesn t seem to work when I am bound and tied like this The soldier just sighed and with a swish of his thin blade the ropes fell apart The cuts were smooth and there were no frayed ends Thank you Now if I may The captain trotted casually to the controls and flicked up a switch He pressed some buttons and finally lowered a lever The ship lurched to an abrupt halt The passengers lost their balance for a bit Zack saw this golden opportunity and made a bolt for it Isaac Come back here The cowboy shouted from behind him Zack had no idea who he was talking about and the sooner he got away from them the better He withdrew one of his pistols and relying on pure instinct he fired two blind shots behind him He heard the pings of the bullets on the alloyed walls He turned around and fired a few more shots missing their target by a few millimeters The man ran forward and using his blade wrought out fiery whips He flung them at Zack and maneuvered them so that they bound the victim tightly Zack struggled and fought to get free but the bind was strong and the fires were hot He only just managed to adjust his arm to fire a bullet through the coils freeing him He instantly flipped backwards and using a trick which a stranger had taught him fired off a dozen shots whilst midair upside down The rest was pure skill He landed and fired more shots at random This barrage of bullets managed to keep the cowboy at bay and give him enough time to reach the lifeboat When he pressed the button to open the chute the sword end went for his head Zack blocked and countered like he had never done before Block to the head block to the torso fake left fire block fire etc He fought for his life and did it admirably Finally a stray shot got through and hit the man in the chest Blood landed on Zack s face and collar when he kicked the man on the wound to paralyze him Zack jumped inside the lifeboat and activated it The man lay dazed on the floor and could by no means manage to stop him now The retro rockets ignited and soon the pod was heading onto the surface of the planet leaving behind the scorch marks and bullet holes Zack laughed and spun his guns in the zero gravity CHEKOSKLOVAITCH Byorn Kornikouva Square The escape pod landed safely upon the marble floor The man who exited was wearing a thin vest with a short jacket The jeans which he wore so boldly among a city where everything was controlled contrasted with the drab and the dull He had bright silver hair with a shock of gold Some plain bronze coils looped around his arms He walked out off the still smoking craft and walked into the crowd who merely ignored the whole incident A while later a cleaning crew would arrive and clear up the hinderance Mr Chance I see that you made a beautiful landing It s too bad that these people are to bored to notice such a splendid act Come We have much to talk about A suave older man called to him with a strong Russian accent He was in a tuxedo and beckoned Isaac to a polished limousine footman and all Mr You can skip the formalities with me Mr Chance Just address me as Gustav Isaac nodded and entered the limo The seats were satin and the space was long Gustav had a word with the footman and got into the car as well He knocked on the glass and the driver took off Isaac felt the wheels retract and the car zoomed into the traffic above Gustav took out a drink from the mini bar and poured out a glass of white liquor A glass of famous French Perignon a rarity these days don t you think Mr Chance Here sample the fine taste of this exceptional drink The wine was smooth like silk Isaac sensed the taste of 500 years locked away in the bottle Isaac looked out the window the buildings were all a drab white and black Like a chess board but less action The skyscrapers were all the same design height and even measurements Of all the cars that he saw there were only three types white black or gray all of same class Boring isn t it The structures the cars the people Gustav paused a while to savor the liquor This is the effects of a communist empire Every single person All the same There is no I or me just us and we We at the R L F will change that my friend And with your help let s just say that I can already see the celebrations Isaac looked at the man He seemed so sure of himself They arrived at yet another white tower The driver landed with a bump on the pavement and the footman came forward to receive them They stepped across the tiles and into the massive concrete creation Inside were about a million doors exactly the same At the end was a stairway that led upstairs but Gustav took him down a passageway and into yet another similarly dressed door They were in a room five by five with a bed and a small hole on the wall Now if you would do as I do Mr Chance we will proceed Gustav tapped the hard stone floor three times He took a step forward and disappeared Isaac did the same and before him was a hallway He stepped in and ended up in an underground area The room had but one long table and seven chairs Gustav was seated on one and signaled Isaac to stand beside him Some other well dressed men came in from other secret doors there were two generals a man in dark clothing and two more businessmen types Six of the seven chairs were seated upon and only the president remained to arrive Finally the door appeared and in walked a man wearing a red jacket and pants He had a strong brown moustache and was balding slightly Isaac found it amusing to see such a combination Comrades Today is a glorious day We of the R L F will Isaac watched as the man continued with the usual boring speech He scanned the room No entrance and no exit The walls were of wood something which he had not seen since he touched down The floor was slightly carpeted and there were two guards standing by the invisible door Then he looked at the inappropriately dressed man He had long blonde hair which touched his shoulders and there was a pin on his collar He wore a loose black shirt and loose black pants The buckle on his belt matched the size of a human fist and upon it was a menacing skull The man looked back at him His eyes were red which contrasted with his pale white skin When the man shifted a bit whether purposely or not Isaac saw rows of silver bullets on his thick belt there was the butt of a rifle sticking out from his back polished and shined to perfection Isaac touched the brass coils on his arm and felt slight heat coming from them There suddenly was loud clapping Isaac awoke from his stupor and saw that the man had already finished his speech The blueprints of the government building flared up in the middle of the table Isaac saw as the generals gave their plans on the attack Arrows and lines drew themselves over the hovering image This was as interesting to Isaac as sand in a desert After an aggravating two hours the meeting concluded and the members shuffled out of the room They were all filled with enthusiasm Gustav told Isaac to wait for everyone to file out What do you think about the plans Mr Chance No No Tell me the truth I say that it will fail And I say that you are right These men have obviously no chance of winning this coup d etat and their delusion only makes it more obvious Then why d you bring me here For obvious reasons Mr Chance To meet your new co worker Come on Mr ermm what is your name again The man in black stepped out from the shadows His hand was rubbing his forehead It s Ciel Gustav Yes yes Celt It is so hard to pronounce these foreign names don t you think Anyway you two will be the heroes to this pathetic project Now you have to excuse me I have pressing matters to attend to Mr Cell here knows all the plans Good day Mr Chance and to you too Gustav walked out and left the two agents standing there Isaac couldn t help but stifle a laugh If you ve finished enjoying yourself at my expense we may continue with the operation Ciel s voice was dark and cold How he even got a cheery name like Ciel was a mystery The only reason I am here is because I have some debts to settle so if you don t mind I ll like to get this over with as soon as possible So what s the plan There is no plan The puzzled look on Isaac s face forced the man to explain more A plan is what they expect us to have We can just do the whole thing randomly and they ll never be prepared Ciel walked out of the room after taking a sling bag from the chair Isaac followed suit They walked until they got out of the building Ciel made his way to the parking zone and took out a semi automatic A shot later they were inside one of those boring cars on their way to the only differently shaped building on the planet It was not long before there was the sound of a monotonous wail behind them Ciel weaved through the traffic His driving was so erratic and there were so many close calls where Isaac felt his heart plummet At the rate they moved they reached the Parliament Square in a matter of seconds Make an entry Ciel commanded Isaac smashed open the window because it wouldn t open and looked for the police cars As soon as he saw it come round the corner he whipped out the brass coils and lashed them at the car The coils shone and merged with the air Isaac saw the car go slower The middle began to break into the cockpit as if something was crushing it Isaac flung his wrist backwards and the car was thrown onto the wall of the building The bronze coils wrapped themselves back onto his hand Ciel navigated the car into the hole which the crash left behind They got out of the car and walked into a waiting lift Ciel pressed a button and the doors closed He then bent down and rummaged through the bag He took out two pairs of tinted glasses and gave one to Isaac Vampires This building s famous for them He also took out a dagger and stuck that in his pocket The elevator came to a stop and with a nice ding the doors opened to show a squad of guards with guns pointed straight at their heads You have no escape Surrender or Die The captain announced bravely Ready Isaac Without waiting for an answer Ciel whipped out the rifle from his back and in a second took out all the guards The bullet casings fell onto the floor and sizzled Let s go Ciel walked down the alley with Isaac following closely The passage was long and winding not at all efficient as the communist values represented The walls began to repeat themselves and the end seemed to drag on Suddenly Ciel slowed to a standstill and looked around He took out his rifle and adjusted his shades so that a part of his eye was visible Magically the walls straightened out and the place was back to normal Isaac barely caught a shot of him taking off a strange creatures head with a bullet The creature hovered temporarily over Ciel before melting into a pool of black liquid Should ve known a vampire was behind this Come on we don t have much time he instructed and signaled Isaac to move on Isaac turned around and saw strange figures floating out of the walls They were fully cloaked from head to toe and there were no openings in the cloth that bound them Chains and thick ropes bound the tight fabric to their torso but there was barely anything visible below where the knees were supposed to be Isaac watched as they drifted nearer to him as they twisted and bent their bodies into disfiguring positions Isaac shivered and quickly turned heels and ran after Ciel The corridor started to disfigure again Corners split up and the pathway broke off into all kinds of routes all exactly alike The creatures were missing but Isaac was sure that this was what they were doing He tried to look for Ciel but he too was nowhere in sight Isaac glasses press button Isaac heard echoes of his ally He searched franticly for a button of the glasses and managed to find a small knob at the rim The moment he pressed it all the roads rejoined and merged once more to form the one true path He saw Ciel standing a few meters in front fending off some of the illusionists Isaac uncoiled the brass whip and thrust it at the monsters It merely flew through them and destroyed the floor behind Isaac Come on Isaac spun around and ran towards Ciel who was heading to a newly opened doorway It was large enough for a half giant to pass through yet seemed to shrink as they neared These vampires are really beginning to get on my nerves Isaac hurry up How can I Look what I have to deal with Isaac was facing off with an army of so called vampires He whipped them to no effect and could only watch them curve and twist themselves around him Nique Qu est ce que c est que ce Ciel muttered in his native tongue He revealed a thin metal rod which he clasped in his hand With a flick of his thumb a blinding light scarred the air Isaac was wise enough to shut his eyes jut before the flash The vampires howled enraged They did not like being blind or being injured in any way Ciel grabbed Isaac s hand and pulled him along All of a sudden the door seemed much much nearer These vampires as I like to call them are perfect creatures The think very highly of themselves and regard everything else besides the Premier as toys No they cannot be destroyed No Creation would only allow the existence of 20 vampires No They have no weaknesses No I told you They are invulnerable and can only be stopped temporarily He answered all of Isaac s thoughts like it was written on his face Just who are you Isaac questioned A man who wants his pride back Purposely leaving Isaac dumbfounded They were inside the forbidden room The vampires had already slunk off looking for easier prey The room was furnished extensively A Bohemian Tiger rug lay spread all across the floor There was a big monitor in front of them and by the shape of the roof it was reasonable that the room used to be some ancient observatory Cupboards and cabinets filled with guns and other weapons filled the left hand side A long table with oddities hanging from it filled the other All over there were art works of the forbidden murder rape fraud etc A big wooded table with the communist flag draped all over it was a few meters in front of them The man who was behind it in military uniform was clearly dead for some time The blood was hard and dry all over the flag His hand holding the last thing he held an ornamental pen Imbecile C est le nique ta mere ultime Again Ciel cursed under his breath The language was smooth and fluent Suddenly the door slammed shut A dead corpse fell from the ceiling blood splattered and bones were broken The expression on the victims face was of pure horror Most of the body was already devoured and the flesh was fresh and strong Gordon Vladmir the state secretary Ciel informed Isaac Something floated down onto the corpse It was dressed exactly like the creatures before but in dark blue robes tainted with fresh blood Chains bound its body with a lock fastened in the torso A fake cloth eye stared straight at them Isaac could not see the true creature which the chains bound so tightly Remember Isaac everything about vampires are illusions Nothing is what they seem and you must not fall for its games This my friend is the ultimate vampire brilliantly named Nosferatu How do you know all this I have my sources What do we do now Seeing that the Premier is dead Well we have to take out the one who succeeded him then After all we can t leave the city to a murderous vampire The vampire was eying them curiously before clearing its throat to speak I thought this fight was reserved for us only Ciel signaled for Isaac to leave Don t ask questions This is a personal matter I understand Isaac proceeded to walk out I have a better idea Since this fight will be a little shall we say brutal let s help the boy out a little faster Nosferatu whispered something and breathed out a thin wisp of air The ever popular symbol of death appeared under Isaac Isaac cringed as the green fire enveloped his body He could only just hear the demonic creature utter chants It s a pity that the only powers that vampires possess are painful ones Isaac could hear Ciel whisper from outside the pain Finally the hurt stopped and Isaac tumbled onto the ground He touched the briquettes underneath him the fall of feet around him He opened an eye expecting the worse He was back on the tiled square in which he landed or seemed to be Everything looked the same but then again everything in this city was the same Again the crowd of busy drones moved around him not realizing his presence Isaac touched his arm which still felt sore from his fall A rumble shook the ground Isaac looked around Suddenly the building which he was just in crumbled and fell to the ground A large looming shadow burst out from the center of the building and spread across the monotonous city Isaac could see the flashes of light which could only come from the contact of two weapons The drones had not stopped and were still moving to their destinations A few military craft roared from behind Isaac towards the midair fight Isaac got up and ruffled his hair He gave a salute to his mysterious partner who was fighting for his pride whatever it was Then he climbed into one of the waiting cars hotwired it sealed the door and took off for the space hangars to hitch a ride off the boring planet