who can help me?
"when I was lying there in the
VA hospital...
with big hole blown through the middle of my life
I started having these dreams of flying."
hi dear....
it is the first dialouge in the AVATAR that i heard, but I dont underestand these sentense may you help me?
1)does VA hospital a special hospital , or not?
2)what does hole mean in this sentence?does it refer to the palsy(an illness that makes your arms and legs shake because you cannot control your muscles) of the Jake?
3)what does 'blown through' mean?
4)what does 'middle 'mean in this sentense?
thank...
excuce for my stupid question, but i want to learn english,and i love it.

Question

who can help me?
"when I was lying there in the
VA hospital...
with big hole blown through the middle of my life
I started having these dreams of flying."
hi dear....
it is the first dialouge in the AVATAR that i heard, but I dont underestand these sentense may you help me?
1)does VA hospital a special hospital , or not?
2)what does hole mean in this sentence?does it refer to the palsy(an illness that makes your arms and legs shake because you cannot control your muscles) of the Jake?
3)what does 'blown through' mean?
4)what does 'middle 'mean in this sentense?
thank...
excuce for my stupid question, but i want to learn english,and i love it.

Answer

1. VA stands for Veterans Administration. A VA hospital, then, is one which accepts people who serve or served in our military.

2. I think that the use of hole here is metaphorical. I would guess that since he is in the hospital, his plans for the rest of his life will need to change, and he describes it as a "big hole" in the middle of his life.

3. Blown through means it entered, possibly forcefully.

4. Middle is simply not at the end nor the beginning.

I hope this helps!

Answer

VA = Veteran's Administration.  A VA hospital is a hospital for wounded soldiers, away from the battle scene.
The hole is actual and metaphoric.  A bullet has put a hole in his spine, crippling him.  It has figuratively blown a hole in his life, because now he cannot walk.
"Blown through" in this case means to pass through destructively.  "The bullet blew through his leg."
The "middle" in this case, is the main portion of the soldier's life.  All other things in his life were centered on that fact that he could walk.  Now that he cannot walk, a major portion (the middle) of his life has changed.

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