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User_gary Posted 15 years ago
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Contemplates a worrying deficit, won't go away
ERTH ENGLAND COACH Andy Flower yesterday laughed off suggestions champion legspinner Shane Warne could make a shock Ashes comeback as Australia become increasingly desperate to find a way to win back the prized urn. The Warne sideshow has reached fever pitch in Australia as the once dominant cricket nation contemplates a worrying 1-0 deficit after two Ashes Tests, leading to growing calls for the 41-year-old to return in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG in Melbourne.
Speaking ahead of the third Test at the WACA ground in Perth, starting on Thursday, Flower laughed off any thought of Warne resuming his 145-Test career after almost four years out of the game. "I am not surprised that it won't go away," he said of the Warne speculation with a broad grin. AFP
Please explain to me the highlighted parts. Though I know contemplate generally means to consider something.
Source : Mumbai Mirror
Speaking ahead of the third Test at the WACA ground in Perth, starting on Thursday, Flower laughed off any thought of Warne resuming his 145-Test career after almost four years out of the game. "I am not surprised that it won't go away," he said of the Warne speculation with a broad grin. AFP
Please explain to me the highlighted parts. Though I know contemplate generally means to consider something.
Source : Mumbai Mirror
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it means that the nation of Australia (figuratively) currently has the fact of a 1-0 deficit on its mind. "won't go away" -- means that the speculation about Warne's return to the game is not dissipating on its own.
- it means that the nation of Australia (figuratively) currently has the fact of a 1-0 deficit on its mind.
- "won't go away" -- means that the speculation about Warne's return to the game is not dissipating on its own.
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"contemplates" -- refers to the "deficit"...it means that the nation of Australia (figuratively) currently has the fact of a 1-0 deficit on its mind.
"won't go away" -- means that the speculation about Warne's return to the game is not dissipating on its own.
"won't go away" -- means that the speculation about Warne's return to the game is not dissipating on its own.
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Thanks Smoldering for all of your replies.
I wonder, in the second sentence, what you mean by 'dissipating on its own' though I know dissipating generally means to reduce something
I wonder, in the second sentence, what you mean by 'dissipating on its own' though I know dissipating generally means to reduce something
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No problem.
The key aspect of "dissipate" is that it is reduced without outside assistance or influence. For instance, a rainstorm might "dissipate", because no one helped it happen. It just went away on its own. The same idea is invoked with "won't go away".
The key aspect of "dissipate" is that it is reduced without outside assistance or influence. For instance, a rainstorm might "dissipate", because no one helped it happen. It just went away on its own. The same idea is invoked with "won't go away".
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Really, saying "dissipates on its own" was redundant. Sorry.
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