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• 1.Sea change?
• Reader question: What does this headline A sea change on immigration? mean? My comments: It means a major change in immigration policy. Sea change is ...
• 2.High Street?
• Reader question: In this passage Sales on the high street suffered their worst ever fall last month, adding to evidence that the UK is heading into re...
• 3.He's a class act
• Reader question: He's a class act. What does that mean? My comments: It means he's an excellent person. How excellent? That depends on context. A pers...
• 4.My heart is in the right place
• Reader question: What does my heart is in the right place mean? My comments: It means there's something wrong with you. I'm kidding. If your heart is ...
• 5.Iraq a fool's errand?
• Reader question: This Was Iraq a fool's errand? is a headline. What does fool's errand mean? Is it a set phrase? My comments: An errand is a journey o...
• 6.Doesn't cut it?
• Reader question: This Sorry doesn't cut it is a headline. But what does it mean? My comments: It means merely saying I'm sorry isn't good enough. Whoe...
• 7.查韦斯“彻底改变”观点了？
• Reader question: In this passage President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is a man known for his surprising and often headline grabbing announcements but th...
• 8.美国总统选举中的Glass ceiling
• Reader question: In her farewell speech to end her campaign for Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton said: If we can blast 50 women into space, we w...
• 9.So much for...
• Reader question: What does this headline So much for Beckham as a voice for MLS (latimes.com, February 12, 2008) mean? My comments: MLS stands for Maj...
• 10.Give the game away
• Reader question: What does this sentence The defendant denied that he had touched the computer, but his fingerprints on the keyboard gave the game awa...