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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

meanings of some phrases...

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00I don't understand the exact meaning of some words in the following sentences.02br
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001. My question is this: here from the context, which is more proper in meaning of the words unlined, 'possiblity' or 'actual deeds in the past'?02br
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00M: I suppose you’re right. Well, what’s your ideal friend like?02br
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00W: That’s a good question. I’m a pretty outgoing person, so I 01b01u00couldn’t be close friends02u02b00 with someone who’s very quiet. I don’t think that would be a good match.02br
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00M: Yeah, you’re probably correct about that. What else?02br
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002. What do you think the word 'this' refers to? storm or light rain ?02br
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00Tokyo should face the brunt of the storm tomorrow although it00’00s currently experiencingonly light rain. 01b01u00This 02u02b00will steadily increase over the course of the day, and tomorrow, the capital should receive several inches of rain.0-
  

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0 I couldn't consider this particular person to be a very good friend. ]02br 00'This' refers to the rain, which is currently light but will be increasing soon. 0-

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0 I couldn't consider this particular person to be a very good friend. ['close' means something like 'warm' here.]02br
00'This' refers to the rain, which is currently light but will be increasing soon. 0-
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