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Enghuei Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
barometer? ghosted biography?
Hello:
I am new to this forum and i have some question about the real meaning of some words in this article, considering its unique context.
the article is as follow:
The barometer of his time, Jagger yet resisted the temptation to branch out from the Rolling Stones into too many uncharted areas. An appearance in the movie Ned Kelly revealed that he was unable to come up with a convincing Australian/Irish accent. The experiment was not repeated. Jagger was even less concerned about expressing himself in a literary form, unlike others of his generation. The most articulate of the Rolling Stones has frankly admitted that he could not even remember sufficient details of his life to pen a ghosted biography.
there are some questions regarding some words in the passage
1. what is the real meaning of "barometer" in the first sentence?
2. what does it mean by "uncharted area"in the 2nd sencence?
3. what is a "ghosted biography"?
hopefully someone can help me here
thanks in advance for the help
I am new to this forum and i have some question about the real meaning of some words in this article, considering its unique context.
the article is as follow:
The barometer of his time, Jagger yet resisted the temptation to branch out from the Rolling Stones into too many uncharted areas. An appearance in the movie Ned Kelly revealed that he was unable to come up with a convincing Australian/Irish accent. The experiment was not repeated. Jagger was even less concerned about expressing himself in a literary form, unlike others of his generation. The most articulate of the Rolling Stones has frankly admitted that he could not even remember sufficient details of his life to pen a ghosted biography.
there are some questions regarding some words in the passage
1. what is the real meaning of "barometer" in the first sentence?
2. what does it mean by "uncharted area"in the 2nd sencence?
3. what is a "ghosted biography"?
hopefully someone can help me here
thanks in advance for the help
Top answer
1-- Something or someone that registers or responds to fluctuations; an indicator: Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood. 2-- a field of endeavor (here acting, writing, tap-dancing) with which he (or the Stones) was unfamiliar. 3-- ghosted = ghostwritten.
- 1-- Something or someone that registers or responds to fluctuations; an indicator: Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood.
- 2-- a field of endeavor (here acting, writing, tap-dancing) with which he (or the Stones) was unfamiliar.
- 3-- ghosted = ghostwritten.
- Written by someone else, and I would think that what is meant is ghosted auto biography .
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1-- Something or someone that registers or responds to fluctuations; an indicator: Opinion polls serve as a barometer of the public mood.
2-- a field of endeavor (here acting, writing, tap-dancing) with which he (or the Stones) was unfamiliar.
3-- ghosted = ghostwritten. Written by someone else, and I would think that what is meant is ghosted autobiog
2-- a field of endeavor (here acting, writing, tap-dancing) with which he (or the Stones) was unfamiliar.
3-- ghosted = ghostwritten. Written by someone else, and I would think that what is meant is ghosted autobiog
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