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J-B
 
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Reply Fri 24 Dec, 2004 11:53 pm
panzade wrote:

It's great to have a Norske here helping out.



je, great Very Happy
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Einherjar
 
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Reply Sun 26 Dec, 2004 01:22 am
^JB^ wrote:
^JB^ wrote:
ok thanks Very Happy

And here
Quote:
"I respect you. I wish you all a merry Christmas," said Rumsfeld, who has been criticized in some quarters for not showing sufficient concern for troops' welfare.
Reuters.com


"in some quarters"? what does that mean?
help Surprised



And how about this? Surprised


I'm thinking "by some groups of people" or "in some circles".
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Einherjar
 
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Reply Sun 26 Dec, 2004 01:25 am
^JB^ wrote:
panzade wrote:

It's great to have a Norske here helping out.



je, great Very Happy


Hehe, I see panz has gotten hold of an english-norwegian dictionary.

Thanks by the way.
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panzade
 
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Reply Sun 26 Dec, 2004 11:14 am
Not at all...I had a Danish roomate in my boarding school and hung out with the Scans. Chased the Svenska flikka too....Tack
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panzade
 
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Reply Sun 26 Dec, 2004 11:16 am
quarters

An unspecified person or group. Often used in the plural: information from the highest quarters.
A place of residence, especially the buildings or barracks used to house military personnel or their dependents.
A proper or assigned station or place, as for officers and crew on a warship. Often used in the plural.
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J-B
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 03:31 am
Hi all! first happy new year!!
then today's question: Smile
Quote:
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called it an unprecedented global catastrophe needing a fitting response, adding that it would be hard to reach and care for the 5 million homeless. (reuters.com)


Reach? how to understand it here?
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 03:37 am
get access to..
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J-B
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 03:47 am
Just this physical meaning?
Maybe I've thought too much... :wink:
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 03:55 am
As UN members have no sense of humour, it must be the only meaning...
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J-B
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 04:10 am
I got you
thanks Francis anyway.You know I have become a sensitive English learner...... Confused :wink:

here
Quote:
For faraway Germany and Sweden, it looked set to be the worst national disaster since World War II. [quote/]

"set to be"? I guess it means "place"
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 04:19 am
no..

more like : it seems.
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panzade
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 10:08 am
Yes...replace set with seems.
Seems to be=it appears to be
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J-B
 
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Reply Sun 2 Jan, 2005 10:57 pm
Let me make up some sentences
1. John Kerry set to be elected after the exit poll was released.
2.Francis, the French guy with lovely avatar, set to be another English teacher of JB.

(also i need some modification Smile )
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J-B
 
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Reply Tue 4 Jan, 2005 05:53 am
Code:1. Asked about his re-election, he replies, "I think over the Christmas holiday it'll all [size=18]sink in[/size].
2. For US presidential candidates getting elected is the best test that [size=18]counts[/size].
3. Since the groundbreaking 1998 good friday agreement peace has come to Northern Ireland by its [size=18]fits and starts[/size]


my question is about the enlarged ones Smile
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panzade
 
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Reply Tue 4 Jan, 2005 09:13 am
sink in

Penetrate the mind, be absorbed, as in The news of the crash didn't sink in right away

Fits and starts

repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts"

moving unevenly, stop and go
"The new crew worked in fits and starts, not at a steady pace."

test that counts

To have importance: You really count with me.
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J-B
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 03:26 am
panzade wrote:


Fits and starts

repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts"

moving unevenly, stop and go
"The new crew worked in fits and starts, not at a steady pace."


So in my case that means the progress of the peace is unsteady right?
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panzade
 
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Reply Wed 5 Jan, 2005 12:08 pm
exactly...there are moments of acceleration and moments of very slight activity...however I would guess that at no time is there a relapse or halt in the progress.
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J-B
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 05:59 am
panzade wrote:
exactly...there are moments of acceleration and moments of very slight activity...however I would guess that at no time is there a relapse or halt in the progress.


like a car
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J-B
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 06:00 am
Surprised Shocked Razz Twisted Evil And we should have a celebration that my room is FEATURED Smile Very Happy Cool
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panzade
 
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Reply Fri 7 Jan, 2005 07:04 am
There are only 10 featured threads in the English forum and yours is one of them. I raise my bottle of Tsing Tao and salute you!
How do you say cheers in your language?


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