關於Amanda的意思和用法的提問

A: it could be about Amanda being mostly confused about her own emotions. she might not entirely sure what she feels most of the time.

A: calling someone "old" can mean they are older than the speaker. Or that they are really old in age, maybe even elderly. Or it can be an insult, like some old thing that you don't want anymore.

"pinch-faced" is descriptive. If someone's face is pinched, that means they make a lot of uncomfortable expressions with their face, all pinched and puckered up, like they are always scowling or always sucking on a lemon (something sour). So they always look unhappy, like they want to criticize things and complain a lot. They are never in a good mood.

So "not even old pinch-faced Amanda Wilkenson" means that Amanda Wilkenson is someone they don't like. She is old (or maybe they just don't like her) and she has a pinched expression on her face (like she is always wanting to complain about things). The speaker doesn't like Amanda very much. But the "not even [Amanda Wilkenson" means that even she isn't/doesn't do [whatever the rest of the sentence is about].

So for example:
"The cake was so delicious that not even old pinch-faced Amanda Wilkenson could find anything to complain about." So everyone liked it, even (including) her.

A: Pain in the ass meaans burden.

A: 'a professor' is more correct in this context because a university would usually have more than one professor. You would remove 'a' if there is only one person for the position. Example: Amanda Apple, CEO of ABC company (because there is only one CEO in the company)

A: They are interchangeable. However, I would say "Amanda and Peter visited Taiwan" is more natural.

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A: 'wouldn't have been' is what should be in the blank I think

A: "babe" REALLY???
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They could both be correct but they have entirely different meanings.

"I am flabbergasted myself."
means
"I, myself, am flabbergasted."
means
"I am flabbergasted, too."

The interviewer expressed some surprise that Angelina Jolie would be on stage with Amanda Gorman. Miss Gorman said she, herself, was also surprised.
In addition to the interviewer, she, herself, was also flabbergasted.

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No one would be likely to say
"I am flabbergasted in myself."

A case could be made to say that it would not be grammatically wrong,
but it would have an entirely different meaning that has nothing to do with this video.
If you actually wanted this meaning, it would be better to say
"I flabbergasted myself."
similar to
"I shocked myself."
"I surprised myself."

The meaning would be that
"I did something that surprised me, myself, to such a degree that I am flabbergasted."

None of the three of us who answered your question suggested that she said that.

Yaderade wrote
"I'm flabbergasted myself." (no mention of a word in between "flabbergasted" and "myself")

I wrote that I thought she said
"I am also flabbergasted umm myself." (umm = hesitation sound)

Shadow5YA wrote
"I am also flabbergasted in it myself."

IN IT myself, not IN MYSELF

"I am also flabbergasted in it myself."
means
"I, myself, am also flabbergasted about it."

Any sentence that starts with "I" can have "myself" at the end for emphasis

A:

Amanda isn’t working this week.

The is-not form informs us that although she is off work this week, it is not a permanent state.

It can't be, because "this week" only happens once. In the entire history of time, there will only ever be one week that is THIS particular week.

That's why - she doesn't work - is incoherent, because do and does refer to permanent, regular things which can be relied upon.

She doesn't work in the evening.
- there is more than one "evening" - they happen every day. So this sentence is correct.

A: ....and I kept SOME in your flowers bowl on the fridge...

A: I wonder if Amanda is following you.

A: Okay, so most people would probably say you sound fine. You do sound fine! More than fine. However, I think there are a few spots that would give away the fact that you aren't a native speaker.

- It almost sounded like you pronounced the d in Amanda as a flapped d, like the sound in the middle of "better" or "bladder" -- some people might pronounce it this way, but I personally feel that it sounds a bit more standard if it's pronounced as a clear "d"

- The vowel in "high", "light", and the final vowel in "exercise" almost didn't even sound like a diphthong. The vowel (which verged on a monophthong) you produced sounded more typical of Southern American English, whereas in Standard American a clear diphthong would be heard.

- Also, if you don't release the final t at the end of "diet" then you probably should do the same for "weight" (you released the t in weight, i.e. produced a fully aspirated consonant)

Otherwise, extremely well done! Like I said, I'm being extremely nit-picky, and most people would probably say you already sound totally fine even without these suggestions. Anyway, I've attached a recording of how I would read this.