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Rotter Posted 15 years ago
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He has good English
There comes a time in the life of every man when he goes for the wrong girl.
You know the form. The poor chap devotes dinner, gifts and charm on the girl of his dreams and just when he thinks he is in within chipping distance of the final green, she leaves town for a new job, or even worse, bunks off abroad.
This was the thought that passed through my mind as I watched David Cameron shimmy his way around Moscow.
With President Medvedev, it was all smiles. Both men clearly got on well.
He has good English and they shared jokes in private as well as in public.
When I asked Mr Medvedev whether Mr Cameron would have made a good agent after the prime minister revealed the KGB had tried to recruit him in 1985, the Russian President was game enough to acknowledge that Mr Cameron clearly had what it takes to make the grade at Dzerzhinsky Square.
Yes, they disagreed on the Litvinenko case, the sharing of intelligence and other issues. But both men were clearly willing to do their bit to get their countries talking -and trading - again.
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Please look at the red colored sentence.
What does it mean?
He speaks good English sounds fine by me.
He has good English sounds odd to my ears. What do you think?
You know the form. The poor chap devotes dinner, gifts and charm on the girl of his dreams and just when he thinks he is in within chipping distance of the final green, she leaves town for a new job, or even worse, bunks off abroad.
This was the thought that passed through my mind as I watched David Cameron shimmy his way around Moscow.
With President Medvedev, it was all smiles. Both men clearly got on well.
He has good English and they shared jokes in private as well as in public.
When I asked Mr Medvedev whether Mr Cameron would have made a good agent after the prime minister revealed the KGB had tried to recruit him in 1985, the Russian President was game enough to acknowledge that Mr Cameron clearly had what it takes to make the grade at Dzerzhinsky Square.
Yes, they disagreed on the Litvinenko case, the sharing of intelligence and other issues. But both men were clearly willing to do their bit to get their countries talking -and trading - again.
.....................................
Please look at the red colored sentence.
What does it mean?
He speaks good English sounds fine by me.
He has good English sounds odd to my ears. What do you think?
Top answer
The sentence in red apparently refers to Medvedev's courting of Cameron to be a KGB agent. They "went for the wrong man," as Cameron didn't go for it. The sentence in blue is correct.
- The sentence in red apparently refers to Medvedev's courting of Cameron to be a KGB agent.
- They "went for the wrong man," as Cameron didn't go for it.
- The sentence in blue is correct.
- " The tone of the article is more literary than the usual news report, so this sentence is appropriate.
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The sentence in red apparently refers to Medvedev's courting of Cameron to be a KGB agent. They "went for the wrong man," as Cameron didn't go for it.
The sentence in blue is correct. This is just a more literary way of saying "He speaks good English." The tone of the article is more literary than the usual news report, so this sentence is appropriate.
The sentence in blue is correct. This is just a more literary way of saying "He speaks good English." The tone of the article is more literary than the usual news report, so this sentence is appropriate.
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