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Adonis1013 Posted 15 years ago
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I'm confused with some sentences. Thank you for your help.
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I am confused about the following sentences. Coulf you help me out. Thank you very much.
This amount of money refers to 150 or 100,000 guilders. Thanks.
It is said that in Holland, in 1635, forty bulbs were sold for 100,000guilders. This was at a time when a skilled worker would earn 150guilders for one year’s work. This amount of money could have bought 3,333 pigs.
I am not sure the intending meanings of the following short paragraph.
1. Did the tulip really develop a kind of virus, but it was not fatal. Or the author just made an analogy. In other words, could people come down with it physically or psychologically?
2. Could people at that time see the real flames of bright color on the tulips’ petals with their naked eyes? Or the author just wanted to emphasize how beautiful the color of the tulips was. Thank you for your answers.
Original paragraph:
Somehow, the tulip bulbs developed a non-fatal virus. This created “flames” of bright color on the flower’s petals. People liked the new colors, and tulips became even more popular. Prices started to rise.
I am confused about the following sentences. Coulf you help me out. Thank you very much.
This amount of money refers to 150 or 100,000 guilders. Thanks.
It is said that in Holland, in 1635, forty bulbs were sold for 100,000guilders. This was at a time when a skilled worker would earn 150guilders for one year’s work. This amount of money could have bought 3,333 pigs.
I am not sure the intending meanings of the following short paragraph.
1. Did the tulip really develop a kind of virus, but it was not fatal. Or the author just made an analogy. In other words, could people come down with it physically or psychologically?
2. Could people at that time see the real flames of bright color on the tulips’ petals with their naked eyes? Or the author just wanted to emphasize how beautiful the color of the tulips was. Thank you for your answers.
Original paragraph:
Somehow, the tulip bulbs developed a non-fatal virus. This created “flames” of bright color on the flower’s petals. People liked the new colors, and tulips became even more popular. Prices started to rise.
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adonis1013 Original paragraph: Somehow, the tulip bulbs developed a non-fatal virus. This created “flames” of bright color on the flower’s petals. People liked the new colors, and tulips became even more popular.
- adonis1013 Original paragraph: Somehow, the tulip bulbs developed a non-fatal virus.
- This created “flames” of bright color on the flower’s petals.
- People liked the new colors, and tulips became even more popular.
- Prices started to rise.
- The tulipmania is one of the most famous financial bubbles in history!
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adonis1013Original paragraph:The tulipmania is one of the most famous financial bubbles in history!
Somehow, the tulip bulbs developed a non-fatal virus. This created “flames” of bright color on the flower’s petals. People liked the new colors, and tulips became even more popular. Prices started to rise.
Yes, there are viruses that infect plants
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This amount of money refers to 100,000 guilders.
1. Did the tulip really develop a kind of virus, but it was not fatal. -- Yes. Or the author just made an analogy.-- No. In other words, could people come down with it physically or psychologically?-- Neither; it is a flower virus; animals can't catch it.
2. Could people at that time see the real
1. Did the tulip really develop a kind of virus, but it was not fatal. -- Yes. Or the author just made an analogy.-- No. In other words, could people come down with it physically or psychologically?-- Neither; it is a flower virus; animals can't catch it.
2. Could people at that time see the real
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Mister MicawberI guess we've covered that question pretty thoroughly, AS!Most vividly!
I love tulips, but they don't grow in our subtropical climate.
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