Clee62 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Sentence meaning
Hi,
I am reading (a novel) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and there is a phrase i am not sure.
"On the other hand, the aboriginal people of Australia regarded as sacred the region and the flora around Ayers Rock."
I am used to hearing people say," something is regarded as something," which means think about in a particular way. And in my Oxford dictionary, it is okay to put the other way around," I have little information as regards her fitness for the post." In the case, it means "I have little information concerning her fitness for the post."
But i think these two explanations cannot be applied to the quoted sentence, right? The aboriginal people was thought sacred, or the people think the region sacred? how about the flora around Ayers Rock?
Is definite article "the" placed in the wrong place in the highlighted sentence? Should it be the sacred region?
Also, is it okay to write "a novel" in the sentence?
Thanks,
Ryan
I am reading (a novel) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and there is a phrase i am not sure.
"On the other hand, the aboriginal people of Australia regarded as sacred the region and the flora around Ayers Rock."
I am used to hearing people say," something is regarded as something," which means think about in a particular way. And in my Oxford dictionary, it is okay to put the other way around," I have little information as regards her fitness for the post." In the case, it means "I have little information concerning her fitness for the post."
But i think these two explanations cannot be applied to the quoted sentence, right? The aboriginal people was thought sacred, or the people think the region sacred? how about the flora around Ayers Rock?
Is definite article "the" placed in the wrong place in the highlighted sentence? Should it be the sacred region?
Also, is it okay to write "a novel" in the sentence?
Thanks,
Ryan
Top answer
It is fine to say, "I'm reading a novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo . " It is the aboriginal people of Australia who believe that the region (area of land) and the flora (plants) around Ayers Rock are sacred. "the" is not misplaced.
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It is fine to say, "I'm reading a novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.
For the sentence in question:
On the other hand, the aboriginal people of Australia regarded as sacred the region and the flora around Ayers Rock."
It is the aboriginal people of Australia who believe that the region (area of land) and the flora (plants) around Ayers Rock are sacred.
For the sentence in question:
On the other hand, the aboriginal people of Australia regarded as sacred the region and the flora around Ayers Rock."
It is the aboriginal people of Australia who believe that the region (area of land) and the flora (plants) around Ayers Rock are sacred.
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