ALONE TO THE NORTH POLE
Hi, I wonder if this post is allowed in this forum as I don't find a forum dedicated to reading comprehension. I am doing an multiple choice exercise in First Certificate Trainer, and there is something I can't understand even after reading the explanation.
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"Sixty days walking over ice and snow in temperatures as low as -45ºC, with nothing to keep you company except the occasional polar bear. This is no small achievement. Only a few people have ever walked to the North Pole unassisted, and if Christina succeeds, she will have earned a place in the history books and met one of the few remaining challenges of exploration left to women"
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The explanation says that "the few remaining challenges of exploration left to women" means "female explorers have already done most of the world’s difficult journeys". But I think "the few...left to women" means "male have done most of the explorations", and now only a few was left to female explorers. I keep trying to change my thinking to match with the explanation, but something feels off. I hope teachers and learners can explain it to me more clearly.
Thank you very much
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hyakuya stars "male have done most of the explorations", and now only a few was left to female explorers. few are hyakuya stars I keep trying to change my thinking to match with the explanation, but something feels off. I see your problem, and I think you're right.
- hyakuya stars "male have done most of the explorations", and now only a few was left to female explorers.
- few are hyakuya stars I keep trying to change my thinking to match with the explanation, but something feels off.
- I see your problem, and I think you're right.
- The writer created an absurdity.
- Once someone, male or female, has gone to a place, subsequent journeys are no longer exploration, be the journeyer male or female.
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hyakuya stars"male have done most of the explorations", and now only a few was left to female explorers.
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hyakuya stars I keep trying to change my thinking to match with the explanation, but something feels off.
I see your problem, and I think you're right. The writer created an absurdity. Once someone, male
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