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as if he or she was a mere mortal
1. Is it "a ukiyo-e print" or a "paparazzi photo" that shows a celebrity in a moment of ...?
2. What does the highlighted sentence mean?
The captivating pleasure of an ukiyo-e print was not unlike seeing a candid paparazzi photo where a celebrity was caught in a moment of partial undress—behind a folding screen—engaged in an idle pastime, as if he or she was a mere mortal. As purveyors of fashion, Yoshiwara personalities were described by their telltale eccentric
clothing.
2. What does the highlighted sentence mean?
The captivating pleasure of an ukiyo-e print was not unlike seeing a candid paparazzi photo where a celebrity was caught in a moment of partial undress—behind a folding screen—engaged in an idle pastime, as if he or she was a mere mortal. As purveyors of fashion, Yoshiwara personalities were described by their telltale eccentric
clothing.
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1. a paparazzi photo 2. It is sarcasm and irony because celebrities are just real people like everyone else when you really think about it, but the world treats them as if they were gods, above the problems and concerns of normal people's daily lives.
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- a paparazzi photo 2.
- It is sarcasm and irony because celebrities are just real people like everyone else when you really think about it, but the world treats them as if they were gods, above the problems and concerns of normal people's daily lives.
- " They really are mere mortals, like everyone else in the world.
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1. a paparazzi photo
2. It is sarcasm and irony because celebrities are just real people like everyone else when you really think about it, but the world treats them as if they were gods, above the problems and concerns of normal people's daily lives.
..."as if he or she was a mere mortal."
They really are mere mortals, like everyone else in the world.
2. It is sarcasm and irony because celebrities are just real people like everyone else when you really think about it, but the world treats them as if they were gods, above the problems and concerns of normal people's daily lives.
..."as if he or she was a mere mortal."
They really are mere mortals, like everyone else in the world.
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