I always wanted to lose weight and following people who motivate you and help you through the stuff helps and I always tried to keep a positive mind to stay focused on what I wanted.
Answer:
- Due to
- Since
- Consequently
- Consequently
- due to
- Consequently
- Since
Everything is correct except the last one.
A literal translation of a text is when you translate in a so called word-for-word manner, that is, you take the most general denotation of a word and translate it in such a manner. In it, hidden meanings are avoided and because of that literal translation is often highly inaccurate because it does not transfer meaning properly, only lexical items.
I say "a circus elephant" because the information in the text clearly describe "a circus elephant."
