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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Harbor
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In China, some peoples believed that the stove should face southeast for best results. Because it was thought to harbor a god, such actions as weeping, cursing, singing, kissing and even chopping onions couldn't be done on or before the stove.
Does "harbor" mean that god "lived" or "hid" in the stove? Or maybe the stove fed him?
"on or before the stove" refers solely to "chopping onions"?
In China, some peoples believed that the stove should face southeast for best results. Because it was thought to harbor a god, such actions as weeping, cursing, singing, kissing and even chopping onions couldn't be done on or before the stove.
Does "harbor" mean that god "lived" or "hid" in the stove? Or maybe the stove fed him?
"on or before the stove" refers solely to "chopping onions"?
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Newguest Does "harbor" mean that *** "lived" or "hid" in the stove? " Newguest "on or before the stove" refers solely to "chopping onions"? No.
- Newguest Does "harbor" mean that *** "lived" or "hid" in the stove?
- " Newguest "on or before the stove" refers solely to "chopping onions"?
- No.
- It refers to the entire preceding list of activities.
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NewguestDoes "harbor" mean that *** "lived" or "hid" in the stove?In this context "harbor" means "shelter" or "protect."
Newguest"on or before the stove" refers solely to "chopping onions"?No. It refers to the entire preceding list of activities.
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MalReySo you can't weep, curse, sing or kiss on the stove? It must be some big stove?Newguest"on or before the stove" refers solely to "chopping onions"?No. It refers to the entire preceding list of activities.
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NewguestSo you can't weep, curse, sing or kiss on the stove? It must be some big stove?"on or before" the stove. You can't just ignore some of the words.
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Hi,
In China, some peoples believed that the stove . . .
In China, some people believed that the stove . . .
Clive
In China, some peoples believed that the stove . . .
In China, some people believed that the stove . . .
Clive
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China had (and has) many different peoples Clive. The Han, Zhuang, Manchu, Mongols, Tibetans, Uighurs, etc. It's a perfectly acceptable use of the word.
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Hi,
OK. But I suggest that the speaker needs to establish a context in which it is clear that such matters are being considered. If not, I think most people would not understand what is meant, just as I didn't.
Clive
OK. But I suggest that the speaker needs to establish a context in which it is clear that such matters are being considered. If not, I think most people would not understand what is meant, just as I didn't.
Clive
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