dennislv

@dennislv (134)

Shanghai, China

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"This fine-looking, commanding man had become a shadow of his former self.", I don't know how to underatand this sentence. Help me please...

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 16 Oct 13

"a shadow of his former self" means he was not like what he had been,right? Then, I am wondering if "this fine-looking, commanding man" was fine-looking and commanding and his former self had been much worse before, or he had been...

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dennislv @mythociate I am thinking: Maybe this man was terribly ill and was too weak or thin to be like his fromer self?

17 Oct 13

Anybody knows something about astrology? Why "the Jupiter–Saturn cycle is now in sextile to its most difficult period"?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 14 Oct 13

Why is being in sextile the cycle's most difficult period?

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dennislv So in this sentence, I conjecture that the J and S are now 60 degrees to go to their opposite aspect, which will be the most difficult aspect of the two planets. Is that right?

15 Oct 13

Anybody knows something about astrology? Why "the Jupiter–Saturn cycle is now in sextile to its most difficult period"?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 14 Oct 13

Why is being in sextile the cycle's most difficult period?

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dennislv I am just curious.

14 Oct 13

"she could sew the veil on properly in the morning", according to this sentence,"in the morning" doesn't mean "this morning", then, when was she expected to finish her sewing?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 11 Oct 13

I know "in the morning" is not the same as "this morning". "She could" here suggests an uncertain tense. However, I prefer it a subjunctive use. If so,then "in the morning" can be "tomorrow morning"? What is it talking about?

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dennislv @owlwings "a syntactical unit which cannot be broken by the insertion of an adverb. ", I see. thankyou.

14 Oct 13

Experimenting on my daughter

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85146) • Shingle Springs, California 10 Oct 13

So far with my daughter's arthritis, we have definitely determined that it gets better when we take gluten out of her diet. We are trying to make a determination with nightshades too (potato,tomato, peppers, eggplant). We had...

gluten free

dietary restrictions

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dennislv @dawnald Traditional chinese medine can do very well in treating rheumatoid arthritis. I am not an expert or doctor, but I've heard "lei gong teng" and maybe some other herbs are often used to treat the rheumatoid deseases. Of course, to get a proper...

13 Oct 13

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"she could sew the veil on properly in the morning", according to this sentence,"in the morning" doesn't mean "this morning", then, when was she expected to finish her sewing?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 11 Oct 13

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dennislv One more qeustion: which word or words does "properly" in the sentence modify? Does it modify "sew the veil on" or "could". In other words, Does the sentence mean "she could properly sew the veil on in the morning", or "she could sew the veil properly on in...

13 Oct 13

"I don't even teach very well.", what does "even" mean here?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 11 Oct 13

If "even" was taken away from this sentence, would it make any difference?

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dennislv yes.

12 Oct 13

"she works on the feeling of being deprived of her mother", What is she exactly doing?How shall I understand "work on" here?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 11 Oct 13

Which understanding is correct: 1. She does her work with a feeling of being orphaned or isolated. 2. She trys to deal with her lonely feeling.

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dennislv So, she is acturally intensifying this desperate feeling for some purposes.

11 Oct 13

Generally, does "Native Americans" consist of all the Indian people in both North and South America?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 8 Oct 13

In my view, "native Americans" mainly refers to the native people whose ancesters originally lived in the place where is now the United States of America. Am I right? Then, what about the Indians live in South America? Are they...

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dennislv @mythociate I think I've got it: the word about the private part, and sometimes used to curse a man, say used in "a C* and a half" ?

11 Oct 13

Is a “charge card” exactly the same thing as a "credit card"?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 9 Oct 13

“the bill was paid by charge card", Is the "charge card" a "credit card" like a Master Card or a Visa Card? Is there any difference between them?

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dennislv @mythociate So comparing to "charge card","credit card" is used within a smaller semantic range.

11 Oct 13

Some questions on the national anthem of the USA ——

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 10 Oct 13

Here are part of the lyrics: Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were...

usa national anthem star spangled banner lyrics

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dennislv @mythociate Yeah, I heard mostly the first two sentences.

11 Oct 13

Some questions on the national anthem of the USA ——

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 10 Oct 13

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dennislv @trinale You served, or is serving in the US Air Force? Wow! Good for you! I'd love to listen to some stories in the air force!

11 Oct 13

Generally, does "Native Americans" consist of all the Indian people in both North and South America?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 8 Oct 13

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dennislv What indeed is that "C" word you mentioned?I have no idea of it.

11 Oct 13

Some questions on the national anthem of the USA ——

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 10 Oct 13

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dennislv yeah, I know there are another 3 verses. But now people usually sing only the first part of the anthem on formal occasions.

11 Oct 13

Some questions on the national anthem of the USA ——

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 10 Oct 13

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dennislv Some people were born to be excellent teachers, and I'm wildly thinking you must be one of them...

11 Oct 13

Is “trend-setter” a person who leads the trend?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 9 Oct 13

I read this on papers:"a trend-setter in Hollywood". what's the meaning of "setter"?

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dennislv A trendsetter sets trends. Very clear now. Thank you.

10 Oct 13

Is “trend-setter” a person who leads the trend?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 9 Oct 13

I read this on papers:"a trend-setter in Hollywood". what's the meaning of "setter"?

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dennislv yeah, I got it. Thanks a lot.

10 Oct 13

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"Check" sometimes means "failure" or "death" in English, doesn't it?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 8 Oct 13

say, in this phrase: "a check in progress"

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dennislv setback,halt,delay,eh,yeah,very acurate words. Thank you.

9 Oct 13

What is “an electric fondue set”?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 8 Oct 13

I have no idea about it.

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dennislv So it's quite similar to “hot pot” or "Mongolia hot pot" used in China.The difference is, people put raw food in a hot pot to cook, whereas people dip foods into a fondu to get some hot cheese to eat.

8 Oct 13

"a perfect lady—just set in her seat and stared",what does "stared" refer to?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 29 Sep 13

Is that lady staring? How could "staring" be an evidence of "perfect lady"? What is the sentence talking about? ——I feel a little guity and self-condemned for having asking so many maybe silly questions. I just want to...

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dennislv You are defintely right——This is a dialectal usage of "set" in the New Oxford English Dctionary.

29 Sep 13