Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
conversational drop-fruit
0 Could anyone translate this into plain and simple English? I suppose some words are used in metaphorical sense, but their meaning eludes me. 02 br
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00 Context: one woman is telling to the other some personal details about a guy who turns out to be a murderer. The other wasn't listening carefully at the beginning, but now: 02 br
00 "If she could scavenge a 01 b 00 hasty 02 b 00 bushel of 01 b 00 bruised 02 b 00 and 01 b 00 mealy 02 b 00 details from my conversational 01 u 01 b 00 drop-fruit 02 b 02 u 00 , she would present it later to her sister like a Christmas basket." 02 br
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00 - hasty - meaning actually to scavenge in haste? 02 br
00 - bruised and mealy - painful and gross or juicy? 02 br
00 - drop-fruit - tidbits? 02 br
00 Or is it something else altogether? 02 br
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00 Thanks! 0-
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00 Context: one woman is telling to the other some personal details about a guy who turns out to be a murderer. The other wasn't listening carefully at the beginning, but now: 02 br
00 "If she could scavenge a 01 b 00 hasty 02 b 00 bushel of 01 b 00 bruised 02 b 00 and 01 b 00 mealy 02 b 00 details from my conversational 01 u 01 b 00 drop-fruit 02 b 02 u 00 , she would present it later to her sister like a Christmas basket." 02 br
02 br
00 - hasty - meaning actually to scavenge in haste? 02 br
00 - bruised and mealy - painful and gross or juicy? 02 br
00 - drop-fruit - tidbits? 02 br
00 Or is it something else altogether? 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks! 0-
Top answer
02 br 02 br 00 So: 02 br 02 br 00 "She had not been paying attention; but now that her interest was awoken, she tried to recollect details of what I had already told her. 02 br 02 br 00 MrP 0-
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0 Hello Anon, 02 br
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00 "Hasty" here = put together in haste. 02 br
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00 "Bruised and mealy" here = with the bruised spotted appearance of fruit that has been left for too long under the tree. 02 br
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00 "Drop-fruit" here = a fruit that has fallen from a tree. 02 br
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00 So: 02 br
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00 "She had n
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00 "Hasty" here = put together in haste. 02 br
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00 "Bruised and mealy" here = with the bruised spotted appearance of fruit that has been left for too long under the tree. 02 br
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00 "Drop-fruit" here = a fruit that has fallen from a tree. 02 br
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00 So: 02 br
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00 "She had n
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0 The metaphor links getting information to gathering apples. 02 br
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00 - hasty - correct. The listener has missed the opportunity to learn all the information. Now she must quickly gather as many scraps of information as she can to pass on the story to someone who will want to know all the details. Getting a few details means she will be able to present the information as
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00 - hasty - correct. The listener has missed the opportunity to learn all the information. Now she must quickly gather as many scraps of information as she can to pass on the story to someone who will want to know all the details. Getting a few details means she will be able to present the information as
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