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Moonwalker Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

a heaven for criminals vs a haven for criminals

0I was reading an ariticle which had been translated into my mother language,and after I read the whole article I thought it would be 'A heaven for criminals.'02br
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00The English script (This one is a rough script which was made by a Korean translator) says 'a Haven for criminals."02br
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00 I goggled and found both of them. I don't know which one is appropriate. 01b00confused02b05002br
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02br 01i 00A 01b 00haven02b 02i 00 (a place of safety) 01i 00for criminals02i 00 is the usual situation. 01i 00A 01b 00heaven02b 02i 00 (an ideal place) 01i 00for criminals02i 00 is also possible. It depends on the context.

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 01i 00A 01b 00haven02b 02i 00 (a place of safety) 01i 00for criminals02i 00 is the usual situation.
  • 01i 00A 01b 00heaven02b 02i 00 (an ideal place) 01i 00for criminals02i 00 is also possible.
  • It depends on the context.
  • A country with no extradition treaties is a haven for criminals.
  • A country with no effective police force is a heaven for criminals.
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01i00A 01b00haven02b02i00 (a place of safety) 01i00for criminals02i00 is the usual situation. 01i00A 01b00heaven02b02i00 (an ideal place) 01i00for criminals02i00 is also possible. It depends on the context. A country with no extradition treaties is
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0 I would go with "a haven" for criminals, meaning a safe place [the Barbary Coast in days of yore].02br
00Most religions don't advocate a "heaven" for criminals. 0-
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