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Andrea
What does "one" here refer to :Flirting is a woman's trade, one must keep in practice. -BecomingJane
"Flirting is a woman's trade, one must keep in practice."
This sentence is from the movie <>.
I have two questions:
1. How to use the phase "sth is a sb's trade"?
In what situation, whether it's polit/formal/frendly?
2. "one must keep in practice". What does the word "one" here refer to?
Thanks!Can't type movie name here?
It's from the movie "Becoming Jane".
5 févr. 2012 12:24
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If I said 'Drinking beer is a man's trade, one must keep in practice' I would be jokingly referring to my beer drinking as a man's right or prerogative by calling it a 'job' and I would use 'one must keep in practice' to justify my doing it repeatedly.
The same thing applies here, she enjoys flirting.
5 février 2012
You must work hard in order to make your dream come true. 你只有勤奋努力,才能梦想成真。<<< 相当于 >>> One must work hard in order... true. 一个人只有勤奋努力,才能梦想成真。
5 février 2012
Let's come to your second question here as it is easier: the word "one" here refers to "a woman", according to the context. (Flirting is a woman's trade, one must keep in practice.)
As to your first question, "someone's trade" (roughly) means something that he or she depends on for a living. So, according to this sentence, the speaker thinks that a woman depends on flirting for a living, so she must keep practicing it.
I hope this can help you understand.
5 février 2012
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Andrea
Compétences linguistiques
Arabe (standard moderne), Chinois (mandarin), Chinois (shanghaïen), Anglais, Français, Japonais, Portugais
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Anglais, Français, Japonais
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