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Paco2004 Posted 21 years ago
Hello Teachers
I have found a sentence below in an article of [url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/print/news/nn03-2005/nn20050329f2.htm] the Japan Times[/url].
Do you think the 'China hopes it' in the sentence above is natural ?
paco
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Hello Teachers
I have found a sentence below in an article of [url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/print/news/nn03-2005/nn20050329f2.htm] the Japan Times[/url].
What bugs me here is the phrase 'China hopes it'. I would take the pronoun 'it' as the substitute for 'Japan could explore together'. But as far as I have learned, the verb 'hope' is commonly used as an intransitive verb (except in the case of <hope + that clause> and so we should say 'hope so' rather than 'hope it'.
"Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Thursday he could not 'predict' how much oil or gas would turn up, but added that China hopes it and Japan could explore together."
Do you think the 'China hopes it' in the sentence above is natural ?
paco
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Hi Paco, " Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Thursday he could not 'predict' how much oil or gas would turn up, but added that China hopes it and Japan could explore together. " 'It' here refers to 'China'. An expanded version of this sentence would be '......
- Hi Paco, " Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Thursday he could not 'predict' how much oil or gas would turn up, but added that China hopes it and Japan could explore together.
- " 'It' here refers to 'China'.
- An expanded version of this sentence would be '......
- but added that China hopes that it and Japan can explore this question together.
- " Best wishes, Clive
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Hi Paco,
"Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Thursday he could not 'predict' how much oil or gas would turn up, but added that China hopes it and Japan could explore together."
'It' here refers to 'China'. An expanded version of this sentence would be '...... but added that China hopes that it and Japan c
"Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Thursday he could not 'predict' how much oil or gas would turn up, but added that China hopes it and Japan could explore together."
'It' here refers to 'China'. An expanded version of this sentence would be '...... but added that China hopes that it and Japan c
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Paco2004Hi Paco,
"Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Thursday he could not 'predict' how much oil or gas would turn up, but added that China hopes it and Japan could explore together."
Let's see if I've correctly caught your concern. 'China hop
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Hello Clive and Dave
Thank you for the quick replies. I see! It is "China hopes China and Japan could explplore together". I completely mistook the meaning. I should learn more. Anyway thank you so much.
paco
Thank you for the quick replies. I see! It is "China hopes China and Japan could explplore together". I completely mistook the meaning. I should learn more. Anyway thank you so much.
paco
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