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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
hip / on speed
Hi everyone,
I'm confused about some phrases marked below.
Would you help me understand them?
Thanks a lot.
pb
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Q 1: What does 'hip' mean in this context? atmoshpere ?
Although it’s not the coolest city in the world (we think is more personal and just as easy to get to from ), is a good place to get your bearings (or recover from jetlag) before exploring the region. Set against a brilliant backdrop, effortlessly blends Old West with cosmopolitan hip.
Q2: How do you think I understand as the phrase "on speed"? related tot the 'speed', time or something successful?
As for " humiliating disgrace ", do you have any idea why they are described like that?
The $110-million Frederic C Hamilton wing at the Denver Art Museum designed by Daniel Libeskind (best known for his humiliating disgrace when it came to the future World Trade Center memorial design) is at once a failure and a triumph. We won’t lie: the shape of the new wing is rather torturous on the eyes. Yet at the same time this angular, fanlike edifice (which resembles the Sydney Opera House on speed) is mesmerizing. If you think the place looks weird from the outside, it gets downright eerie when you step inside. Here shapes shift with every direction you turn thanks to a combination of design and uncanny natural light tricks.
I'm confused about some phrases marked below.
Would you help me understand them?
Thanks a lot.
pb
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Q 1: What does 'hip' mean in this context? atmoshpere ?
Although it’s not the coolest city in the world (we think is more personal and just as easy to get to from ), is a good place to get your bearings (or recover from jetlag) before exploring the region. Set against a brilliant backdrop, effortlessly blends Old West with cosmopolitan hip.
Q2: How do you think I understand as the phrase "on speed"? related tot the 'speed', time or something successful?
As for " humiliating disgrace ", do you have any idea why they are described like that?
The $110-million Frederic C Hamilton wing at the Denver Art Museum designed by Daniel Libeskind (best known for his humiliating disgrace when it came to the future World Trade Center memorial design) is at once a failure and a triumph. We won’t lie: the shape of the new wing is rather torturous on the eyes. Yet at the same time this angular, fanlike edifice (which resembles the Sydney Opera House on speed) is mesmerizing. If you think the place looks weird from the outside, it gets downright eerie when you step inside. Here shapes shift with every direction you turn thanks to a combination of design and uncanny natural light tricks.
Top answer
hip - to be cool, trendy. So yes, it's atmosphere I suppose. on speed - in this context this means 'on drugs'.
- hip - to be cool, trendy.
- So yes, it's atmosphere I suppose.
- on speed - in this context this means 'on drugs'.
- Another version is 'on acid'.
- It's like a crazy version of the Sydney Opera House.
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hip - to be cool, trendy. So yes, it's atmosphere I suppose.
on speed - in this context this means 'on drugs'. Another version is 'on acid'. It's like a crazy version of the Sydney Opera House.
humiliating disgrace - I don't know the story here but there was something about his design for the WTC that caused trouble for him, he was humiliated and disgraced.
on speed - in this context this means 'on drugs'. Another version is 'on acid'. It's like a crazy version of the Sydney Opera House.
humiliating disgrace - I don't know the story here but there was something about his design for the WTC that caused trouble for him, he was humiliated and disgraced.
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