Sonia
What does 'model figure' mean? Plus a few more questions I have a few questions in the following dialogue. Could you please answer them? A) My friend got tricked into buying a computer. It was like a [model figure] computer. It didn't have a screen when [you] opened it. B) That is just [straight-up] illegal. 1. What does 'model figure' mean? Is it like 'fake'or 'bogus'? 2. I don't understand why 'you' is used, but not 'my friend', in the last sentence of A? 3. What does 'straight-up' mean? Is it something like 'completely'?
2015年4月12日 13:51
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Just to add to answer number 1: I'm not sure why the word "figure" was used in this context, since the term "model figure" is usually used to either refer to a person who has admirable or exceptional qualities worth copying (or emulating), or to describe the ('perfect') shape of a woman's body. Otherwise, the word 'model' can be used as an adjective to describe something that is a kind of prototype, or something that is built for demonstration--model car, model house, model computer, and so on.
2015年4月12日
1) Model figure - in this sentence, 'model figure' means the computer was not a real version of the product your friend was intending to buy. It doesn't literally mean 'fake', but in this sentence, the word 'fake' would make sense there. 2) 'You' has been used here to mean anyone who opened the computer, not specifically the friend - it means 'you' generally, like a plural. 3) You're right - 'straight-up' is something like completely. In this sentence, the meaning of it makes sense as 'completely'. I hope this answer helps you :)
2015年4月12日
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