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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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whats the meaning of this: audiences accept the gung-ho invocation of America
  

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Gung ho is an English term used to mean "enthusiastic", "overzealous" or "fanatic". It comes from the anglicised pronunciation of "gong hé" (shortened version of the Chinese term "gongyè hézuòshè". The two Chinese characters "gong" and "hé" are translatable individually as "work" and "together".

  • Gung ho is an English term used to mean "enthusiastic", "overzealous" or "fanatic".
  • It comes from the anglicised pronunciation of "gong hé" (shortened version of the Chinese term "gongyè hézuòshè".
  • The two Chinese characters "gong" and "hé" are translatable individually as "work" and "together".
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Gung ho is an English term used to mean "enthusiastic", "overzealous" or "fanatic". It comes from the anglicised pronunciation of "gong hé" (shortened version of the Chinese term "gongyè hézuòshè". The two Chinese characters "gong" and "hé" are translatable individually as "work" and "together".
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audiences accept the gung-ho invocation of America

What is the context for these words?
eg Are they part of a larger sentence?
eg Who are these audiences? Are they American?
eg What does the invocation consist of? Is someone making a speech

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