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1. They'll take Tom up on that generous invitation. Question: What is the meaning of this sentence by rewriting it in an easy way? What will they do to Tom or for Tom? they suggest that Tom should accept that invitation?(my guess) 2.Looked at in terms of the company's earnings rather than its book value, the deal is in line with other recent acquisitions. [original] = I(the writer of sentence) looked at in terms of the company's earnings rather than its book value, the deal is in line with other recent acquisitions. (my guess) who looked at ?(why is it used past tense here?) looked at what? I originally guess the "looked at" belongs to past participle.but…? 3. Walk off your meal with a stroll along the nearby lanes, dotted with art galleries. (original) Question: I guess the meaning of the original is: After finishing your meal, you may walk randomly to have a good stroll along the nearby lanes, these lanes are dotted with art galleries. Is my guess correct?
27. Dez. 2021 14:25
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They'll take Tom up on that generous invitation. This means that Tom gave the invitation to "they" and "they" will accept the invitation. Looked at in terms of the company's earnings rather than its book value, the deal is in line with other recent acquisitions. Here, "looked at" is short for "If one were to look at [something]". It could also be written "If one was looking at [something]" or "Looking at it in terms of the company's ...". The tense is either the present or very near past and either are used, although the present tense is probably the better one to use. The phrase is synonymous with "From the perspective of the company's earnings ..." or "Considering the company's earnings ...". The "who" looking at it is whoever happens to consider the question; it isn't anyone in particular. (The sentence could have been written something like "Looking at it from the perspective of earnings, I believe they paid too much", in which case the person doing the looking is "I".) Walk off your meal with a stroll along the nearby lanes, dotted with art galleries. Your guess is essentially correct. "Walk off your meal" means get some exercise after eating to help your digestion and burn some calories. A "stroll" is just a casual sort of walk, not necessarily random, but done just to be outside for fresh air or look at galleries (as opposed to a fast walk for exercise, for example). I hope that is helpful.
27. Dezember 2021
1. Tom made the inviatation. “They” will accept Tom’s invitation. 2. It’s not past — it’s passive. Something like, “If the deal is looked at….” Of course, we could just as easily use the active voice, “(If we are) looking at it….”, in which case we need to add “it” as the object. We could also simply start the sentence with “In terms of….”. 3. You are correct. Um, what else could the sentence mean…? (This is not a rhetorical question — I really want to learn about what confuses students.)
27. Dezember 2021
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