Mnbvbn Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Urgent，sentence comprehension
Walt Whitman notoriously wrote his own anonymous reviews, which would not be out of place today on Amazon. “An American bard at last!” he raved in 1855. “Large, proud, affectionate, eating, drinking and breeding, his costume manly and free, his face sunburnt and bearded.”
what do“ would not be out of place today on Amazon” , "bard" , "eating drinking and breeding"mean?
"attempt to inform an already inundated world of our every reading, signing, review, interview and (well, one can dream!) TV appearance. "
"well, one can dream" here means?
"So writers today should take heart. We could dress like Lady Gaga and hang from a cage at a Yankees game — if any of us looked as good near-naked, that is. "
"On second thought, maybe there’s a reason we have agents to rein in our P.R. ideas. "
the above sentences means?
urgent ! thx a million!:)
what do“ would not be out of place today on Amazon” , "bard" , "eating drinking and breeding"mean?
"attempt to inform an already inundated world of our every reading, signing, review, interview and (well, one can dream!) TV appearance. "
"well, one can dream" here means?
"So writers today should take heart. We could dress like Lady Gaga and hang from a cage at a Yankees game — if any of us looked as good near-naked, that is. "
"On second thought, maybe there’s a reason we have agents to rein in our P.R. ideas. "
the above sentences means?
urgent ! thx a million!:)
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“ would not be out of place today on Amazon”-- Would be normal on Amazon.com (in the book review section).
"bard"-- poetic word for 'poet'
"eating drinking and breeding"
“ would not be out of place today on Amazon”-- Would be normal on Amazon.com (in the book review section).
"bard"-- poetic word for 'poet'
"eating drinking and breeding"
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many thanks for your timely reply
but, here "bard at last", means " we finally got a real bard" or "i am the last bard in america"?
and as in" if any of us looked as good near-naked, that is" , "that is" means "that is good" or else?
does this passage suggest writers never rely on PR but on improving writing skills?
thanks a lot :)
but, here "bard at last", means " we finally got a real bard" or "i am the last bard in america"?
and as in" if any of us looked as good near-naked, that is" , "that is" means "that is good" or else?
does this passage suggest writers never rely on PR but on improving writing skills?
thanks a lot :)
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Here "bard at last", means " we finally got a real bard".
and as in" if any of us looked as good near-naked, that is" , "that is" means "that is good" or else?-- That is =
by way of explanation, clarification, or an example.
does this passage suggest writers never rely on PR but on improving writing skills?-- It has nothing to
and as in" if any of us looked as good near-naked, that is" , "that is" means "that is good" or else?-- That is =
by way of explanation, clarification, or an example.
does this passage suggest writers never rely on PR but on improving writing skills?-- It has nothing to
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but why put "that is" at the end of the sentence
so why does author urge writers today pick up hope?
the original text link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/bo
so why does author urge writers today pick up hope?
the original text link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/bo
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but why put "that is" at the end of the sentence? -- For dramatic or humorous effect, probably; it is the writer's choice. It could also be placed before 'if' or before 'looked' with no change in meaning.
so why does author urge writers today pick up hope?-- I don't know. That is a part of your assignment that you will have to decide yourself.
so why does author urge writers today pick up hope?-- I don't know. That is a part of your assignment that you will have to decide yourself.
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i really appreciate your replies , thx
hope any further questions will be ok for you.
hope any further questions will be ok for you.
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excuse me , do you know the birthday of Tony Perrottet, and any detailed information about the writer Judith S. Baughman , i have googled it but got nothing, thanks.
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I would have had to Google them, too. Thank you for saving me the trouble.
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sorry to bother you again,
in "he proudly appeared in ads for Pan Am and Parker pens, selling his name with the abandon permitted to Jennifer Lopez or LeBron James today. " abandon means?
"he plied them with good food and ale for three days, along with long recitations of his golden prose." golden prose means?
"Grimod insulted them as an audience watched f
in "he proudly appeared in ads for Pan Am and Parker pens, selling his name with the abandon permitted to Jennifer Lopez or LeBron James today. " abandon means?
"he plied them with good food and ale for three days, along with long recitations of his golden prose." golden prose means?
"Grimod insulted them as an audience watched f
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in "he proudly appeared in ads for Pan Am and Parker pens, selling his name with the abandon permitted to Jennifer Lopez or LeBron James today. " abandon means?-- With abandon = very freely, without concern.
"he plied them with good food and ale for three days, along with long recitations of his golden prose." golden prose means?-- Golden prose = wonderful writing
"he plied them with good food and ale for three days, along with long recitations of his golden prose." golden prose means?-- Golden prose = wonderful writing
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