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"which"
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a child who has different aspirations from those that seem most realisable in relation to her social situation would face the problem of lacking the appropriate feel for the game, the appropriate dispositions, and having to do by deliberation and prediction what others do largely by protension, and which comes from "second nature".
What does "which" in this sentence refer to?
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“pay through my nose”
What does ‘pay through my nose" mean?
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"turn sth inside out"
"Mainland- Hong Kong co-productions, albeit providing badly needed capital and market for Hong Kong films, is often seen as turning them inside out. "
Could you please explain the phrase' turn ... inside out' here for me?
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question about the following sentence
"Against the benefits of Mainland coproduction must be set some acute disadvantages."
I am confused about the structure of the above sentence. Is "Against the benefits of Mainland" the subject of the sentence? Could you please explain it to me?
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"space outside"
"All three films prop their locally specific meanings upon the widespread modern interpretation of the broad Confucian family-based culture as one where space outside family and family roles is dystopic and anomic rather than liberating. "
How to understand "space outside" in this sentence?
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How to understand this sentence?
I am confused about the following sentence. Could you please answer my questions?
"as the politics of both the outmoded Confucian family and fractured Chinese nationhood intersect, what the sad young (gay) man rebels against is a political fluctuation which is no longer fixed; as the young man's opposition is no longer fixed, so too does he become alienated even from his own rebellious cause. "
1) What does "nationhood intersect" here mean?
2) Does the 'fixed' here mean "cannot be changed" ?
3) What does " beome alienated ... from ...cause" mean?
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“ring true to”
Are there any differences between “ring true to” and 'sound true to'?
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“in question”
Media personnel report on how unusual it was for the community in question not to be preved on by looters.
What does "in question" here mean?
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”for four“
One night, a friend organized a girl's dinner for four.
What does 'for four' here mean? Does it mean 'for four people'?
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Any tips for travelling around Edinburgh?
Hi, guys! How are you?
I am going to travel to Edinburgh, Scotland in a few days.
What are the things I must experience? What are some good places to eat there?
Any suggestions?
Thank you!! :)
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