The Inuit would put a small piece of feather over the hole and stand with bone harpoon ready and when the seal came into the hole the air pushing ahead of its body would ruffle the feather and the hunter would lunge with the harpoon and bury the barded head in the back of the seal.
Why do three different verb forms in this passage occur with “would”? What does the use of “would” convey here?
- Orginal answer : This condition is not real condition and the author uses “ would” to emphasize the verb.
“All assistance that contributes to revising this answer is greatly appreciated.”
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Assignment 10 (B)”
"At first he though they were just gone, perhaps back to a town for He had the bow, a laminate straight, almost a longbow, that pulled forty-five pounds at twenty-six inches'draw.
In this case, what is “draw,” and what does “pounds” refer to here?
- Original answer: “draw” refers to bow’s size and “ponds” is the bow’s weight.
- Revised answer: In this scene, “draw” refers to the bow's length and “pounds” means the maximum strength when Brian draws the bow fully.
In this case, what is “draw,” and what does “pounds” refer to here?
- Original answer: “draw” refers to bow’s size and “ponds” is the bow’s weight.
- Revised answer: In this scene, “draw” refers to the bow's length and “pounds” means the maximum strength when Brian draws the bow fully.
“Assignment 10(A)”
“They had planes and guns radios and GPS but in some ways they had no knowledge because they had all the gadgets; they missedt the small thinkgs because they saw too big.
What is the situation here? What does the author mean when he writes "they saw too big"? Who is he talking about?
- Original answer: The people of cities have a lot of equipment and high tecknowledge machines. However, they do not know the basic of nature.
- Revised answer: This situation is that after three authorities are arrived the wood to take Susan up, Brian asks them for killing bear which killed Susan’s parents brutally. In this scene, “they saw too big” means that the ranger thinks that it is too difficult to catch bear without detailed information of bear even though people have enough the equipments like radios or GPS.
What is the situation here? What does the author mean when he writes "they saw too big"? Who is he talking about?
- Original answer: The people of cities have a lot of equipment and high tecknowledge machines. However, they do not know the basic of nature.
- Revised answer: This situation is that after three authorities are arrived the wood to take Susan up, Brian asks them for killing bear which killed Susan’s parents brutally. In this scene, “they saw too big” means that the ranger thinks that it is too difficult to catch bear without detailed information of bear even though people have enough the equipments like radios or GPS.
"Assignment # 9 (A)"
The weapon was referred to in this word-of-mouth report as gensbi bakudan-the root characters of which can be translated as “original child bomb”
The weapon was referred to in this word-of-mouth report as gensbi bakudan-the root characters of which can be translated as “original child bomb” (p62 Hiroshima)
In this sentence, “original bomb” means that the weapon “B-29” is used for the first time in the world ; however, I can not exactly get that why people says "child bomb."
The weapon was referred to in this word-of-mouth report as gensbi bakudan-the root characters of which can be translated as “original child bomb” (p62 Hiroshima)
In this sentence, “original bomb” means that the weapon “B-29” is used for the first time in the world ; however, I can not exactly get that why people says "child bomb."
Assignment # 9 (B)
Then flames came along his side of the street and entered his house. In a paroxysm of terrifeid strengthm he freed himself and ran down the alleys of Nobori-cho, hemmed in by the fire he had said would never come. He began at once to behave like an old man; two months later his hair was white. (p34 Hiroshima)
In this passage, I could not get the meaning even though the author discribes well this situation. I just assume that why does this man' hair became white color.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
“Assignment #8 (A)”
True, she was pretty and that was nice but he did not really know her, but he thought how she might laugh when he met her and told her how his thoughts were running. (Brian’s Hunt p7)
“Assignment #8 (B)”
She was four miles down the lake, on the east shore, dragging the canoe along the shallows on the lake edge so she could jump in and push out is she saw the bear. (Brian’s Hunt p82)
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Assignment #5
Sentences Type from Other blogs
1. Simple- “I was discharged from the army after nearly four years, most of it spent at Fort Bliss, Texas, in May of 1962.”(Page 5)
(http://chin-yin.blogspot.com/)
: This sentence is simple sentence because there is only one independent clause.
2. Compound - “The salt in the wood makes it slow to burn, and it was difficult to light. (Page.6) (http://englishwitheuphrasie.blogspot.com/)
: This sentence is consisted with two independent clauses, and there is one coordinator like “and”.
3. Complex - “The Sea was there, deep cobalt, immense, rising like a great saucer to the blue horizon, where it was impossible to see a defining line between water and sky.”(p.1) (http://alexjudeng.blogspot.com/)
: In this sentence, one independent clause and one subordinator “where” is in here.
4. Compound & complex - “I had closed the companionway, but hundreds of gallons went down into the boat and I could hear the twelve-volt bilge pump working to get rid of the water, putting out a little half-inch stream while gallons poured in through the louvered doors of the companionway. (p. 100)
(http://tinhsekhongphai.blogspot.com/): There are two independent clauses and one coordinator “but “and subordinator “while”.
1. Simple- “I was discharged from the army after nearly four years, most of it spent at Fort Bliss, Texas, in May of 1962.”(Page 5)
(http://chin-yin.blogspot.com/)
: This sentence is simple sentence because there is only one independent clause.
2. Compound - “The salt in the wood makes it slow to burn, and it was difficult to light. (Page.6) (http://englishwitheuphrasie.blogspot.com/)
: This sentence is consisted with two independent clauses, and there is one coordinator like “and”.
3. Complex - “The Sea was there, deep cobalt, immense, rising like a great saucer to the blue horizon, where it was impossible to see a defining line between water and sky.”(p.1) (http://alexjudeng.blogspot.com/)
: In this sentence, one independent clause and one subordinator “where” is in here.
4. Compound & complex - “I had closed the companionway, but hundreds of gallons went down into the boat and I could hear the twelve-volt bilge pump working to get rid of the water, putting out a little half-inch stream while gallons poured in through the louvered doors of the companionway. (p. 100)
(http://tinhsekhongphai.blogspot.com/): There are two independent clauses and one coordinator “but “and subordinator “while”.
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