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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Can anyone explain it for me?

I saw this sentence from my GRE practice.

It may be that most of this film footage was shown somewhere, but the documentary is designed to make audiences feel that this footage has never been seen, or that, having been seen, it was deliberately censored.

What does it mean by has never been seen, or that, having been seen?
  

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this footage has never been seen No-one has seen it. having been seen, this footage was deliberately censored. After someone saw it, they deliberately censored it.

  • this footage has never been seen No-one has seen it.
  • having been seen, this footage was deliberately censored.
  • After someone saw it, they deliberately censored it.
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this footage has never been seen No-one has seen it.


having been seen, this footage was deliberately censored. After someone saw it, they deliberately censored it.

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