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Dominik Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

consumed transport

'In the past, ' the Director explained patiently, 'Gammas, Deltas and even Epsilons were conditioned to go out into the country so that they consumed transport.'

Coud you say this tex in a different way especially this in red. I don't understand the end of this text.

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That is a rather odd construction. ) transport.

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That is a rather odd construction. I presume it means that members of these fraternal organizations utilized public (and maybe private) transport, so I would say:

In the past, the Director (and I don't think I'd capitalize director) explained patiently, Gammas, Deltas, and even Epislons were conditioned to go out into the country so that they utilized public (and maybe private?) transpo
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It's a quote from Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." The lower social classes were conditioned to enjoy the countryside so they would use more transportation services.
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Thank you very much for your replies.

So to consume means here to use.

PS Does country mean here nation or countryside?

Thanks!
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It means countryside. Are you reading Brave New World?
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No, only an excerpt of the book. But I will read the whole book for sure. The book promised to be interesting. Thanks for your help!
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