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Blackcheetah Posted 18 years ago
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0 Here is some words about a movie review: 02 br
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00 Today's movies have never seemed less interested in figuring out what women want. That's hardly surprising when -- for the summer months at least -- they've practically written off the entire 01 i 00 adult 02 i 00 population. 02 br
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00 But they're not interested in what girls want 01 font 00 either 02 font 00 , not unless it involves Angelina Jolie firing semi-automatic weapons while driving through a storefront at high speed. 02 br
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00 1. "either" is used in a negative statement following the previous negative statement. But according to the first sentence---" Today's movies have never seemed less interested in figuring out what women want"---it is a affirmative meaning only expressed in a double negative way. Am I wrong? 02 br
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00 2. It is very hard for me to understand the whole meaning because I don't even know any frame of the movie. So could anyone be so kind to help me paraphrase these sentences? 0-
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00 Today's movies have never seemed less interested in figuring out what women want. That's hardly surprising when -- for the summer months at least -- they've practically written off the entire 01 i 00 adult 02 i 00 population. 02 br
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00 But they're not interested in what girls want 01 font 00 either 02 font 00 , not unless it involves Angelina Jolie firing semi-automatic weapons while driving through a storefront at high speed. 02 br
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00 1. "either" is used in a negative statement following the previous negative statement. But according to the first sentence---" Today's movies have never seemed less interested in figuring out what women want"---it is a affirmative meaning only expressed in a double negative way. Am I wrong? 02 br
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00 2. It is very hard for me to understand the whole meaning because I don't even know any frame of the movie. So could anyone be so kind to help me paraphrase these sentences? 0-
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0 The writer says in sentence 1 that movie makers aren't interested making movies for women - in the summer months. He goes on to say that movies aren't made for any adults, not even men. He then says that there are no movies made for girls.
- 0 The writer says in sentence 1 that movie makers aren't interested making movies for women - in the summer months.
- He goes on to say that movies aren't made for any adults, not even men.
- He then says that there are no movies made for girls.
- 02 br 02 br 00 He doesn't say it, but we can infer from what he does say that in the summer months movies are made mainly for boys only.
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0 The writer says in sentence 1 that movie makers aren't interested making movies for women - in the summer months. He goes on to say that movies aren't made for any adults, not even men. He then says that there are no movies made for girls. 02 br
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00 He doesn't say it, but we can infer from what he does say that in the summer months movies are made mainly for boys only.
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00 He doesn't say it, but we can infer from what he does say that in the summer months movies are made mainly for boys only.
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0 Thank you for your reply. 02 br
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00 So you mean "movie makers aren't interested making movies for women" in the first sentence---"Today's movies have never seemed less interested in figuring out what women want"-- but its meaning seems to be "Today's movies have seemed more interested in figuring out .....". If "less" is omitted here, it may be your meaning. Or "less" here
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00 So you mean "movie makers aren't interested making movies for women" in the first sentence---"Today's movies have never seemed less interested in figuring out what women want"-- but its meaning seems to be "Today's movies have seemed more interested in figuring out .....". If "less" is omitted here, it may be your meaning. Or "less" here
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0 Hi BC, 02 br
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00 In repsonse to your PM, here's my attempt. 02 br
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00 Let's take a less confusing sentence. You look great. 01 i 00 I have never seen you looking better! 02 i 00 I have never = Never before have I. So: There is no point in the past in which you looked better than you do now. 02 br
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00 Okay, here's a
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00 In repsonse to your PM, here's my attempt. 02 br
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00 Let's take a less confusing sentence. You look great. 01 i 00 I have never seen you looking better! 02 i 00 I have never = Never before have I. So: There is no point in the past in which you looked better than you do now. 02 br
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00 Okay, here's a
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