0hi~^^02br 02br 00nice to meet you.02br 02br 00I'm korean who studied english by myself.02br 02br 00While i was reading IHT(international Herald Tribune), there were some sentences i can't understood.02br 02br 00So, I'll thank U to help me understand these sentences.^^02br 02br 00When Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China set off for a historic visit to Japan nearly two weeks ago, pundits in this region 01b00set the02b00 01b00bar remarkably low02b00: the very fact of the first visit by a Chinese leader in almost seven years was an achievement in itself, 01b00the line went.02b02br 02br 00can you see the bold charater??02br 02br 01b00set the02b00 01b00bar remarkably low 02b02br 02br 01b00the line went.02b02br 02br 00and next.02br 02br 00Pressure from nationalist voices in Japan for Abe to visit the shrine are certain to grow, but to do so now, 01b00after Wen's inspired soft shoe02b00, would be judged by the world as a gratuitous insult.02br 02br 01b00after Wen's inspired soft shoe02b02br 02br 00and last,02br 02br 00This, mind you, came on the heels of a major flap over ~~02br 02br 00this sentence drives me crazy~TT.TT02br 02br 00Thanks for ur reading and help~!!0-
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02font 02br 02br 01font 01b 00after Wen's inspired soft shoe02b 00 02font 00A 01b 00'soft shoe'02b 00 is a careful and subtle dance. The expression is used figuratively to mean that Wen was/is very careful about all aspects of this visit. TT02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br 02br 00Welcome to the Forum.02br 02br 01font00 I'll thank U to help me understand these sentences.^^02font02br 02br 01font00When Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China set off for a historic visit to Japan nearly two weeks ago, pundits in this region 01b00set