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Virginia274 Posted 13 years ago
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Hi,
I had some some trouble while I was listening to this part of my book.
Could you please tell me what are these words in these parts?
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http://audioboo.fm/boos/1656795
Time (01:00) What is it? and what does it mean? Please!
And here:
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1656803
Times:
(00:25) What is it? and what does it mean? Please!
(00:36) On strike?! Am I right ? Then what does it mean?
(00:40) Demands met! Please tell me what does met mean here?
Thanks in advance!
I had some some trouble while I was listening to this part of my book.
Could you please tell me what are these words in these parts?
Here is available:
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1656795
Time (01:00) What is it? and what does it mean? Please!
And here:
http://audioboo.fm/boos/1656803
Times:
(00:25) What is it? and what does it mean? Please!
(00:36) On strike?! Am I right ? Then what does it mean?
(00:40) Demands met! Please tell me what does met mean here?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
It would have helped to know exactly which words you mean. ) demands met (Striking workers make demands on their employer, such as higher pay or shorter hours. When the employer meets those demands, in other words, when he fulfills them, the workers end their strike and return to work.
- It would have helped to know exactly which words you mean.
- ) demands met (Striking workers make demands on their employer, such as higher pay or shorter hours.
- When the employer meets those demands, in other words, when he fulfills them, the workers end their strike and return to work.
- The mother's sign is written in headline style, which omits unnecessary words for the sake of brevity.
- "Until demands met" means "until (my) demands (are) met".
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It would have helped to know exactly which words you mean.
as many as a third of all known TB cases are untreatable (TB is the disease tuberculosis.)
and climbed a tree—the tree with her children's tree house in it, that is (A tree house is a playhouse built up in a tree.)
on strike (When workers refuse to work and stage protests, they are on strike.)
demands me
as many as a third of all known TB cases are untreatable (TB is the disease tuberculosis.)
and climbed a tree—the tree with her children's tree house in it, that is (A tree house is a playhouse built up in a tree.)
on strike (When workers refuse to work and stage protests, they are on strike.)
demands me
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Thanks a million enoon for your informative reply.
For the first one I think It says because of new drug resistant (......?......) .The word after resistant, what does it mean?
Thanks again enoon. You're always kind about me!
For the first one I think It says because of new drug resistant (......?......) .The word after resistant, what does it mean?
Thanks again enoon. You're always kind about me!
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