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#2 (permalink) Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:03 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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You only have to contact one person/place about the project, regardless of what type of query you have. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#3 (permalink) Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:15 pm Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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| You only have to contact one person/place about the project, regardless of what type of query you have. |
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#4 (permalink) Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:07 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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On the afternoon of that eventful and important Friday, my mother was sitting by the fire, very timid and sad, and very doubtful of ever coming alive out of the trial that was before her, when, lifting her eyes to the window opposite, she saw a.....
Someone please help me explain the phrase: "very doubtful of ever coming alive out of the trial that was before her. Thanks! |
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#5 (permalink) Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:40 pm Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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What sort of 'trial' is it? Judicial or some sort of task? It looks as if the trial is expected to be long and complicated - stretching on for a considerable time if it is a judicial trial, or requiring a great deal of stamina and energy in the case of a task-type trial. The woman is possibly old and frail. Perhaps she has a serious illness? At any rate, she is either not expected to live for very much longer because of her age/health, or the trial is going to be so difficult that there is a reasonable chance that it would result in someone's death.
The woman doubts that she will be able to survive the trial. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#6 (permalink) Sat Oct 16, 2010 14:35 pm Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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#7 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:39 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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will you two please excuse me ! I have some things to do in the kitchen
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#8 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:02 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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Will you two please excuse me! I have some things to do in the kitchen.
The speaker is talking to two other people. She is politely telling both of them that she has to leave the room, or leave the conversation, possibly temporarily, as she has to go to the kitchen. It is the same expression as 'excuse me, please' but in this case it is directed at two people. 'You two' = The two of you. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#9 (permalink) Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:57 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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#10 (permalink) Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:42 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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I don't understand this sentence, please help me explain it.
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother" William Shakespeare, Henry V
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#11 (permalink) Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:59 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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This is part of Henry Vs speech at Agincourt. It is, of course, not a historically correct account as, in common with other playwrights and authors, Shakespeare has created and crafted the words. This particular speech (in its entirety) shows Henry as a leader of men.
We understand in this line that this is a group of soldiers, dedicated and loyal. The spilling of their blood in battle, makes them a family as close as any blood tie can make them. In their desperation, their comradeship, their shared struggle they become a "band of brothers". _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#12 (permalink) Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:32 am Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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Hi Galilom2002,
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| We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother |
The beauty of the language used by Shakespeare lies often in its simplicity and the line you have chosen above is a perfect example. Let's break it into pieces at the risk of destroying its simplicity -
'We few' - there are not many of us. 'We happy few' -there may not be many of us but we are 'happy' suggesting 'fortunate'. And we are also a band of brothers -'band' is often associated with a group of outlaws but Shakespeare links the word with 'brothers' and that defines the group as honourable. 'For' leads to the explanation as to why (because) we are brothers. The reason is that anyone who 'sheds his blood with me' - 'shed' has the sense of 'pour out' and 'shed blood' is a figurative expression for kill. The word 'shed' also occurs in 'shed tears' meaning pour out tears or cry. In this line 'sheds his blood' of course suggests that we will die. By virtue of 'shedding his blood' he becomes my brother. The sense of 'shall be' shows that this is a fact.
Sorry for the bald analysis but hope it helps.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#13 (permalink) Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:37 pm Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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| Thank you sir, Alan. |
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#14 (permalink) Sun Oct 31, 2010 15:22 pm Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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Extensive consumer research on the burgeoning headache – remedy and antacid market led one major U.S pharmaceutical firm to develop a new pill with the virtues of aspirin.
In the above sentence, I don't understand the phrase "burgeoning headache". Please help me explain this. Thanks in advance! |
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#15 (permalink) Sun Oct 31, 2010 16:16 pm Help me explain this sentence meaning! |
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You are reading the phrase incorrectly. It is not 'headache' but 'headache-remedy'. the rapidly increasing market of remedies for headaches (and the rapidly increasing antacid market.) _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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