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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Does " an outstanding First Lady" mean "a beautiful First Lady" here?
1)Does " an outstanding First Lady" mean "a beautiful First Lady" here?
2) Is the expression "has the right to bare arms" a humour referring to that Michelle has the right to show off her beauty?
Context:
* “I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come. Just one more problem that I’ve inherited from George W. Bush.”
* “Michelle Obama is here. … Hasn’t she been an outstanding First Lady? She has even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long. Because no matter which party you belong to, we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.”
* “Now, Sasha and Malia aren’t here tonight because they’re grounded. You can’t just take Air Force One on a joyride to Manhattan. I don’t care whose kids you are. We’ve been settin’ some ground rules here. They’re starting to get a little carried away.”
2) Is the expression "has the right to bare arms" a humour referring to that Michelle has the right to show off her beauty?
Context:
* “I have to confess I really did not want to be here tonight, but I knew I had to come. Just one more problem that I’ve inherited from George W. Bush.”
* “Michelle Obama is here. … Hasn’t she been an outstanding First Lady? She has even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long. Because no matter which party you belong to, we can all agree that Michelle has the right to bare arms.”
* “Now, Sasha and Malia aren’t here tonight because they’re grounded. You can’t just take Air Force One on a joyride to Manhattan. I don’t care whose kids you are. We’ve been settin’ some ground rules here. They’re starting to get a little carried away.”
Top answer
NL888 1)Does " an outstanding First Lady" mean "a beautiful First Lady" here? No. 'Outstanding' means 'very good'.
- NL888 1)Does " an outstanding First Lady" mean "a beautiful First Lady" here?
- No.
- 'Outstanding' means 'very good'.
- NL888 2) Is the expression "has the right to bare arms" a humour referring to that Michelle has the right to show off her beauty?
- No, just that she has the right to wear that fashion.
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NL8881)Does " an outstanding First Lady" mean "a beautiful First Lady" here?No. 'Outstanding' means 'very good'.
NL8882) Is the expression "has the right to bare arms" a humour referring to that Michelle has the right to show off her beauty?No, just that she has the right to wear that fashion.
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