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TOEFL---conversation2 #1 (permalink) Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:36 pm   TOEFL---conversation2
 

Here's the excerpt from the transcript:
He's got an hilarious little eco-game on it: shoot the wolves and see how many deer reproduce and eat all the grass!

M: Hmm. I suppose that would teach, uh, fifth graders about the balance of nature.

A: Hey, it was fun! Anyway, he's also got some good information there-- it'll probably come in handy when he gives us homework.


5). Why does the young woman say this: "I suppose that would teach, uh, fifth graders about the balance of nature"?
(A) She thinks the game is educational.
(B) She thinks the game is beneath the man. -- CORRECT
(C) She thinks the game is inappropriate.
(D) She thinks the game is fun.

I can understand the meaning of the sentence but what do you mean by "beneath the man"?

Thanks in advance

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TOEFL---conversation2 #2 (permalink) Tue Sep 13, 2011 18:21 pm   TOEFL---conversation2
 

That the man should be spending his time on more important things than playing silly video games intended for a much younger audience.
'Beneath' = Considered of lower status or worth than
Example: In the past I have taken jobs beneath my abilities
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