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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1.�You�re nuts � means �you�re crazy� or �you�re insane�, right?
2.You are pissed off because we didn�t all fall to our knees.
- �pissed off� here means �get angry�, right?

3.Mary said that you�ve got something want to tell me, right?
- Is this natural?

4.I hope all this knowledge that I have here is useful for you.
- Is this natural?

5. I guess that�s more than two cents.
- What does �more than two cents� mean here?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[Harmony]

Hi Stevenukd,

Here are my comments. Feel free to let me know if you think I misunderstood something.

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1.�You�re nuts � means �you�re crazy� or �you�re insane�, right?
Right

2.You are pissed off because we didn�t all fall to our knees. - �pissed off� here means �get angry�, right?
Right. "Pissed off" means "angry".

3.Mary said that you�ve got something want to tell me, right? - Is this natural?
"Mary said (that) you've got something you want to tell me" is correct and natural. You could also say "Mary said there's something you want to tell me."

4.I hope all this knowledge that I have here is useful for you. - Is this natural?
It would be better to say "I hope all the knowledge I have here will be useful to you."

5. I guess that�s more than two cents. - What does �more than two cents� mean here?
"Here's my two cents" is often said by someone who's about to volunteer an opinion. If a person said, "Here's my two cents" and then went on to give a very long explanation, he or she might jokingly say, "I guess that's more than two cents!" afterwards. Does this seem to fit with the context of your sentence?