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Expression: so much fine health to be pulled down

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Expression: 'As he walked, water splashed on him uo to his knees.' | Why were and why not Was

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#1 (permalink) Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:08 am Expression: so much fine health to be pulled down

Hi,

Could you please help me with the following passages?

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And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees--just as things grow in fast movies--I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.
There was so much to read for one thing and so much fine health to be pulled down out of the young breath-giving air.

1. What does the underlined protion actally mean? My guess is:

-a. So much fine vigor to take from the young breath-giving air.
-b. So much fine health (of the speaker) to be kept down so as not to go into the young breath-giving air.

But I am totally without confidence.

Quote:

Why they came east I don't know. They had spent a year in France, for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever
people played polo and were rich together. This was a permanent move, said Daisy over the telephone, but I didn't believe it--I had no sight into Daisy's heart but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking a little wistfully for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game.

2. Does it mean:

-a. the dramatic turbulence of some football game that wouldn't possibly come about again.
-b. the dramatic turbulence of some football game that was realized as unable to win.

Quote:

She sounded hysterical to herself; she fancied that to Sam Clark she　sounded insane. But he chuckled, "Now you just cuddle under Sam's wing,　and if anybody rubbers at you too long, I'll shoo 'em off. Here we go!　Watch my smoke--Sam'l, the ladies' delight and the bridegrooms' terror!"

3. Does it mean 'stare at you'? If so, is this usage common?

Thank you!

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#2 (permalink) Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:03 am Expression: so much fine health to be pulled down

. Hi Haihao 1-A 2-A 3-I can't tell from the context, but that's a good guess. 'Rubbers' is short for 'rubbernecks', I surmise-- a rather dated expression. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

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#3 (permalink) Tue Apr 17, 2007 0:10 am Expression: so much fine health to be pulled down

Thank you again, Mr. Micawber. 'Rubbernecks' cleared up everything to me. Haihao

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