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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
by the crate
He had been down at Hagrid's hut, helping him feed Norbert[->a young dragon], who was now eating dead rats by the crate.
I guess ‘by the crate’ could mean ‘with a crate as a unit,’ while the Korean version of the book has translated into ‘next to the crate.’ Which one is right? Or can both be possible?
I guess ‘by the crate’ could mean ‘with a crate as a unit,’ while the Korean version of the book has translated into ‘next to the crate.’ Which one is right? Or can both be possible?
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eipjoo I guess ‘by the crate’ could mean ‘with a crate as a unit,’.. I would say so, too. I don't think the other interpretation is possible in that context.
- eipjoo I guess ‘by the crate’ could mean ‘with a crate as a unit,’..
- I would say so, too.
- I don't think the other interpretation is possible in that context.
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eipjooI guess ‘by the crate’ could mean ‘with a crate as a unit,’..I would say so, too. I don't think the other interpretation is possible in that context.
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It means using "crate" as a unit of measurement. The translation is wrong.
"Our family goes through milk by the gallon" - we drink gallons of milk.
The dragon ate rates by the crate - he ate crate-loads of rats.
"Our family goes through milk by the gallon" - we drink gallons of milk.
The dragon ate rates by the crate - he ate crate-loads of rats.
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