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Sat 16 Jul, 2005 07:34 am
Assemblyman Keith Richman (R-Northridge), who had also criticized the Schwarzenegger contract, said Friday: "It's a good move on the part of the governor. I had confidence that when he recognized the perception was not what was best for the state that he would do the right thing."
Assemblyman Ray Haynes (R-Murrieta) said he didn't think Schwarzenegger's magazine deal constituted a conflict, but he understood why the governor extricated himself.
"I think it's a noble thing to do," Haynes said. "Noble but unnecessary. To remove any question is a good thing to do. It's a lot to do, but if anybody had any concerns, then it's settled."
1 on the part of the governor: What does this mean?
2 I had confidence ....: I can't understand this sentense, can you analyse it for me?
3 constitute a conflict: cause a confict?
4 extricate sb.: to correct one's wrongdoing?
5 but if anybody had any concerns, then it's settled.: I can't understand this sentense.
Thank you.
1.) paraphrase: "The governor made a good move."
2.) paraphrase: "I knew that when Schwarzenegger realized that it looked bad, he'd stop."
3.) paraphrase: "Was a conflict."
4.) Extricate: remove something. He removed himself from the situation or the contract.
5.) paraphrase: "Anyone who thought Schwarzenegger shouldn't have had the magazine deal can relax. It's settled [decided, resolved] because he won't be doing the magazine deal after all."
To add to #3:
Really should be "conflict of interest", not just "conflict." Basically it means that it's not a good idea for Schwarzenegger to be Governor and have this magazine deal at the same time. (Without more context I can't tell you why, it's not a situation I'm familiar with.)
1. "on the part of X" is an idiom, meaning "as far as X is concerned", "on X's side".
2. I don't think it is analysable; it doesn't make sense. Perhaps the reporter has omitted some words: it might have been, for example, "I had confidence that when he recognized the public's perception that it was not what was best for the state that he would do the right thing". Or very likely - since this appears to be a record of something spoken rather than written - the speaker himself omitted them.
3. To constitute means to set up, to create, to amount to. Evidently this magazine deal, whatever it was, created a conflict between Schwarzenegger's interests as a businessman and his duties as Governor.
4. Extricate means literally to disentangle; but it is now usually used figuratively to mean "escape or disengage oneself [from a difficult or complicated situation]".
4. This sentence is also not strictly logical. But this also appears to be a spoken remark and you must not expect impromptu remarks always to be grammatically logical. The speaker is obviously a supporter of Schwarzenegger and means to convey that Schwarzenegger had not done anything wrong, "but if anybody had any concerns [about the Governor's probity in this matter], then [by taking this action] [the question is settled."
Somewhat understand. Ok. Thank you. You make it quite clear.
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