How would you interpret this sentence? How would you interpret this sentence “that’s splendid”? Did the speaker mean it was splendid that the other’s friend was a good man? Or did the speaker mean it

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How would you interpret this sentence? How would you interpret this sentence “that’s splendid”? Did the speaker mean it was splendid that the other’s friend was a good man? Or did the speaker mean it was splendid that the other’s friend was a doctor? Thanks. It’s from A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. the context: We looked at Rinaldi talking with the other nurse. "What is her name?" "Ferguson. Helen Ferguson. Your friend is a doctor, isn't he?" "Yes. He's very good." "That's splendid. You rarely find any one any good this close to the front. This is close to the front, isn't it?" "Quite." "It's a silly front," she said. "But it's very beautiful. Are they going to have an offensive?" "Yes."

2016年1月14日 14:43

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That's splendid that he's a good doctor because good doctors are rare so close to the fighting.

2016年1月14日

"He's very good" here means "he is a very good doctor." It doesn't mean he is a virtuous man, although he may be. "That's splendid" means that it is splendid to have a good doctor so close to the front. He implies that doctors who are close to the front are usually not very good.

2016年1月14日

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