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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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a little less generous than
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in this text, writer is talking about cinema and the role of actor in it:
he [actor] lives in a kind of aquarium, one which is simply a little less generous with its ‘apertures’ than real aquariums.
I don't understand this part: a little less generous with its ‘apertures’ than...
plz, help me?
in this text, writer is talking about cinema and the role of actor in it:
he [actor] lives in a kind of aquarium, one which is simply a little less generous with its ‘apertures’ than real aquariums.
I don't understand this part: a little less generous with its ‘apertures’ than...
plz, help me?
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" The author is saying that actor lives in a closed world (metaphorically described as an "aquarium"). He further describes the aquarium as having a narrower aperture (even more insular viewpoint of life) than the (typically wide) lens aperture that is used in actual aquarium photography.
- " The author is saying that actor lives in a closed world (metaphorically described as an "aquarium").
- He further describes the aquarium as having a narrower aperture (even more insular viewpoint of life) than the (typically wide) lens aperture that is used in actual aquarium photography.
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This is a pun involving the word "aperture."
The author is saying that actor lives in a closed world (metaphorically described as an "aquarium"). He further describes the aquarium as having a narrower aperture (even more insular viewpoint of life) than the (typically wide) lens aperture that is used in actual aquarium photography.
The author is saying that actor lives in a closed world (metaphorically described as an "aquarium"). He further describes the aquarium as having a narrower aperture (even more insular viewpoint of life) than the (typically wide) lens aperture that is used in actual aquarium photography.
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Anonymoushe [actor] lives in a kind of aquarium,People don't live in aquariums. This is a metaphor implying that the actor has an insular lifestyle.
Anonymousone which is simply a little less generous with its ‘apertures’ than real aquariums.The aperture of the actor's
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