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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Conductor...
Lex: My apologies for keeping you waiting.
Knox: Mussolini once killed a conductor I found at least 2 different
meanings for this. One of which was that this is the man in charge
of the train. Is that it? The engine driver?
for not keeping a train on schedule.
Fortunately, l'm infinitely more patient
than ll Duce.
Lex: Mussolini went down in defeat, Failed? doctor.
l won't accept that in what we're undertaking.
Knox: Well, hiring me is certainly a winning strategy. The right choice?
Lex: Well, as impressive as your results are,
some of your practices deeply concern (worry?)me.
Knox: l sever the cerebral wiring Separate their brain connections? of the freaks
in your gallery and you pay me my fee. He does it regularly or only for this once?
End of story. Nothing more?
Lex: You've authorized batteries of tests
l never approved. Are the levels of meteor-rock toxicity
in the patients' vital organs really relevant to the task at hand?
Knox: Mankind's greatest advances would never have seen
the light of day (been achieved?) had the genius minds behind them
been scrutinized under a microscope.
Leave the science to me.
Knox: Mussolini once killed a conductor I found at least 2 different
meanings for this. One of which was that this is the man in charge
of the train. Is that it? The engine driver?
for not keeping a train on schedule.
Fortunately, l'm infinitely more patient
than ll Duce.
Lex: Mussolini went down in defeat, Failed? doctor.
l won't accept that in what we're undertaking.
Knox: Well, hiring me is certainly a winning strategy. The right choice?
Lex: Well, as impressive as your results are,
some of your practices deeply concern (worry?)me.
Knox: l sever the cerebral wiring Separate their brain connections? of the freaks
in your gallery and you pay me my fee. He does it regularly or only for this once?
End of story. Nothing more?
Lex: You've authorized batteries of tests
l never approved. Are the levels of meteor-rock toxicity
in the patients' vital organs really relevant to the task at hand?
Knox: Mankind's greatest advances would never have seen
the light of day (been achieved?) had the genius minds behind them
been scrutinized under a microscope.
Leave the science to me.
Top answer
Conductor - yes, it's the train kind. " You would perhaps use this phrase about a team that had just lost the championship, but not for an ordinary game early in the season. "winning strategy" - you're trying to read too much into this.
- Conductor - yes, it's the train kind.
- " You would perhaps use this phrase about a team that had just lost the championship, but not for an ordinary game early in the season.
- "winning strategy" - you're trying to read too much into this.
- " Concern - yes, in this context it means worry.
- "Sever" etc - Knox is allaying Lex's "concern" by reassuring him that this is a simple business transaction.
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Conductor - yes, it's the train kind. Mussolini was famous for "making the trains run on time."
"went down in defeat" - yes, failed in the sense of "was utterly defeated." You would perhaps use this phrase about a team that had just lost the championship, but not for an ordinary game early in the season.
"winning strategy" - you're trying to read too much into this. "A strategy that will
"went down in defeat" - yes, failed in the sense of "was utterly defeated." You would perhaps use this phrase about a team that had just lost the championship, but not for an ordinary game early in the season.
"winning strategy" - you're trying to read too much into this. "A strategy that will
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Thanks, D! But I have forgotten to ask about this one:
Are the levels of meteor-rock toxicity
in the patients' vital organs (As in the heart, kidneys etc.?) really relevant
to the task at hand? To the current task?
Are the levels of meteor-rock toxicity
in the patients' vital organs (As in the heart, kidneys etc.?) really relevant
to the task at hand? To the current task?
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Sorry for the delay; I didn't realize you'd posted.
Vital organs - yes, these would be organs necessary for continued vitality, or life. The appendix, thyroid gland, etc. are not vital organs.
At hand - in this context "current" works, but it carries the meaning of close physical proximity. "The task we've got right here in front of us."
Before you begin cooking, make
Vital organs - yes, these would be organs necessary for continued vitality, or life. The appendix, thyroid gland, etc. are not vital organs.
At hand - in this context "current" works, but it carries the meaning of close physical proximity. "The task we've got right here in front of us."
Before you begin cooking, make
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