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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
In the third reel
Hi, Does "Reel" mean "A part of a film" ? What they want to say by that? Then, it says that they have no idea what to do with it ...
"One party elder described the situation thus: “It’s like some Japanese epic film where everyone
sees the disaster coming in the third reel, but no one can figure out what to do about it.”
Reid was well aware that such thoughts were rippling"
"One party elder described the situation thus: “It’s like some Japanese epic film where everyone
sees the disaster coming in the third reel, but no one can figure out what to do about it.”
Reid was well aware that such thoughts were rippling"
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Yes, reel = part of a film. In the old days when movies were on celluloid, a movie was recorded on several reels of tape which the projectionist changed in sequence. Here, 'the third reel' suggests 'well before the end of the movie'.
- Yes, reel = part of a film.
- In the old days when movies were on celluloid, a movie was recorded on several reels of tape which the projectionist changed in sequence.
- Here, 'the third reel' suggests 'well before the end of the movie'.
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Yes, reel = part of a film. In the old days when movies were on celluloid, a movie was recorded on several reels of tape which the projectionist changed in sequence. Here, 'the third reel' suggests 'well before the end of the movie'.
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