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"Is the chief on your ass？" —— James Patterson "4th of July"
Would you let me know what does the sentence in title mean? The context is:
"On the other hand, with all the potential snitches crawling through the Tenderloin District, all we have is one shitty lead."
"It sucks, Linds," said Cindy. "Is the chief on your ass?"
"Nope," I said. "As the killer says, nobody cares."
Also this one. I have no idea what's the meaning of "cracked" here.
"She says, 'no problem,'" Cindy cracked, pointing to Jill's empty seat. We lifted out glasses and clinked them together.
Cheers!
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What does "Bureaucratic BS" mean?
Hi guys, I'm desperate for the answer. This expression appears in James Patterson's "4th of July", a detective fiction. I can't find any idea on the meaning of "BS" on the internet.
The context is "Our straight-shooting girl talk, unhampered by rank or department lines, had often cut through weeks of bureaucratic BS. Together, we'd broken cases wide open in this very spot". Hopefully you can enlighten me the full spelling of abbreviation "BS" here.
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How should Long Vowel Sound be pronounced?
The question is devided into two parts:
When a long vowel comprises two characters with the same vowel, say, いい, should it be uttered as two close but seperate sounds, like “i-i”, or a continuous long sound, like "i—“? I'm asking because in the audio of "标准日本语”, they sound seperate.
And when a long vowel comprises two characters with different vowel, say,おう, should it be uttered as two successive sounds, like "o-u", or a continuous long sound, like "ou—", or "o—"? This really confuses me.....
Thank you!
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What's the difference between the pronounciation of お and を?
Dear all, I'm a beginner for Japanese, and currently puzzled by the question written in title. Could anybody give me some detailed answers? Thanks a lot.
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