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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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A interpretation to a sentence

College had better get me a good job. Otherwise, this has been a big waste of time.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]

I think the speaker intends to get a job from a college, but it wish for a good position in it and if it get a job he don't want, it might not accept the job.

I'd like to know if my thought is right.
  

Top answer

park sang joon I'd like to know if my thought is right. No. The speaker expects her college education to be useful in getting a job.

  • park sang joon I'd like to know if my thought is right.
  • No.
  • The speaker expects her college education to be useful in getting a job.
  • If it is not useful, then she has wasted her time going to college.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if my thought is right.
No.

The speaker expects her college education to be useful in getting a job. If it is not useful, then she has wasted her time going to college.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your kind answer.Emotion: smile
I didn't think of the article; if "college" were "the college", I'd like to know w
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park sang joon if "college" were "the college",
The the college would be acting as a placement service, not an employer, and 'this' would be an unknown reference.

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