dennislv

@dennislv (134)

Shanghai, China

Joined myLot 12 years ago

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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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What's the meaning of "Badabing"?

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

it's an exclamation but I don't know how to describe its meaning.

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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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"I have no patience with pious, sexless females.", what does "pious" here most probably mean?

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

the speaker hates very religious woman? Or, he hates hypocritical,holy-virgin ilke girls? (Am I right by using "holy-virgin like" here?) Which of the above is the better understanding?

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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

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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"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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What is a "courier market",a post service, a tourism market, or a delivery market?

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

"the U.S. courier market", I am confused by the word "courier".

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"the workers were offered severance terms", what does "terms" refer to?

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

A set time or written clauses in a contract?

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"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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I read this: "the severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church",I know little about the Irish Church and its background. What happened to the Irish Church in history?

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

Who did the "severance" and the "disestablishment"? A king or queen of England? And what happened before and after the disestablishment of the Irish Church? Is "Irish Church" also called "the Church of Ireland"? And has it...

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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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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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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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"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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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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What is “an electric fondue set”?

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

I have no idea about it.

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Hi,I am back from my holiday. A Question: Does "the Charter" (with the capital "C")have a specific indication?

dennislv @dennislv (134) • Shanghai, China 7 Oct 13

There must be some differences between a "charter" and "the Charter". What are the differences?

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7-day-off for our National Day, I'll go spending my holidays and will be missing MyLot!

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

I haven't been here long,only for a few days,but I have already liked being here. I met some very nice,supportive friends on this forum. I will be refreshed coming back here and see you all after 7 days!

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"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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"A fair tide can be carried well past Lands End before the stream sets to the north.“ I know every word of the sentence but can't understand it at all!

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

Help! "fair tide" "be carried well past Lands End" "before" OH, my!

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