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2. ____ I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long I have grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.
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The sentence is poorly composed, but if one has not been outdoors, then the logic for one's fascination with nature is difficult to understand logically-- so none of the answers makes sense. I would have thought the logical answer would be 'Although'.
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This question is from Anne's diary.Anne Frank's (1929-1945) world famous diary records two years of her life from 1942 to 1944, when her family were hiding in Amsterdam from German Nazis. The diary begins just before the family retreated into their "secret annexe." Anne Frank recorded mostly her hopes, frustrations (困惑), clashes with her parents, and observation of her companions. Its first version, which appeared in 1947, was edited by Anne's father, who removed certain family references and some of her highly intimate confessions （告白）.
The original sentence is "I wonder if it's because I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long that I have grown so crazy about everything to do with nature." |
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| #18 (permalink) Mon Sep 15, 2008 13:15 pm other or the other |
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| #19 (permalink) Mon Sep 15, 2008 13:37 pm other or the other |
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Removing the 'I wonder if' seriously affects the naturalness of the remainder.
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| #20 (permalink) Mon Sep 15, 2008 13:40 pm other or the other |
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Removing the 'I wonder if' seriously affects the naturalness of the remainder.
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Totally agreed, Mister Micawber. |
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