Could you help me to get the idea of the following paragraph?
There are so many relative clauses that I can't understand this paragraph?
"Scratch a South Korean, says the foreign diplomat, and he will be unsure of America’s commitment, ready to believe that Japan might turn aggressive again, resentful that China ignores his country’s concerns and alarmed by a dangerous North Korea. South Korea, he adds, “looks a fundamentally lonely place.”
Source: https://www.economist.com/asia/2016/10/27/a-shrimp-among-whales
My question is
1- what does "scratch" mean?
2- does the foreign diplomat work for America?
3- who is object of the phrase " alarmed by a dangerous North Korea"
Top answer
doanxuanquy There are so many relative clauses There are no relative clauses there. he will be unsure of America’s commitment he will be ready to believe that Japan might turn aggressive again he will be resentful that China ignores his country’s concerns he will be alarmed by a dangerous North Korea 1. "scratch a South Korean" means something like "arouse a South Korean to discover what he/she really feels".
- doanxuanquy There are so many relative clauses There are no relative clauses there.
- he will be unsure of America’s commitment he will be ready to believe that Japan might turn aggressive again he will be resentful that China ignores his country’s concerns he will be alarmed by a dangerous North Korea 1.
- "scratch a South Korean" means something like "arouse a South Korean to discover what he/she really feels".
- 2.
- It is not stated in this passage.
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doanxuanquyThere are so many relative clauses
There are no relative clauses there.
he will be unsure of America’s commitment
he will be ready to believe that Japan might turn aggressive again
he will be resentful that China ignores his country’s concerns
he will be alarmed by a dangerous North Korea
1. "scratch a South Korean" means
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