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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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a shade of meaning
The fire in the furnace is too hot.
a) It cannot be cooled by water in the bucket.
b) It cannot be cooled by the water in the bucket.
What's the shade of meaning between the two sentences?
a) It cannot be cooled by water in the bucket.
b) It cannot be cooled by the water in the bucket.
What's the shade of meaning between the two sentences?
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Neither sentence is good, partly on a matter of physics. These are more reasonable and natural: The fire in the furnace is too big/fierce. a) It cannot be put out/extinguished with a bucket of water.
- Neither sentence is good, partly on a matter of physics.
- These are more reasonable and natural: The fire in the furnace is too big/fierce.
- a) It cannot be put out/extinguished with a bucket of water.
- b) It cannot be put out/extinguished with that bucket of water.
- Anonymous What's the shade of meaning between the two sentences?
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Neither sentence is good, partly on a matter of physics. These are more reasonable and natural:
The fire in the furnace is too big/fierce.
a) It cannot be put out/extinguished with a bucket of water.
b) It cannot be put out/extinguished with that bucket of water.
The fire in the furnace is too big/fierce.
a) It cannot be put out/extinguished with a bucket of water.
b) It cannot be put out/extinguished with that bucket of water.
AnonymousWhat's the shade of meaning between the two sentences?
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