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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
make one's way
I have found on TedTalks one sentense which I don't understand. The problem is meaning of "were making their way". See:
On that day, a column of American and Afghan troops were making their way through a part of Afghanistan to help protect a group of government officials, a group of Afghan government officials, who would be meeting with some local village elders.
Make way is something like create a space on the road, but this is not the case. Thanks for your comments!
On that day, a column of American and Afghan troops were making their way through a part of Afghanistan to help protect a group of government officials, a group of Afghan government officials, who would be meeting with some local village elders.
Make way is something like create a space on the road, but this is not the case. Thanks for your comments!
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thanks, but is there any chance to rephrase this sentense? I'm still not sure about the correct meaning. thanks.
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AnonymousAmerican and Afghan troops were making their way through a part of AfghanistanIt basically means "going" -- walking, marching, driving, whatever. It suggests a bit more difficulty than simply "going" -- maybe there's a lot of traffic, or the roads are in bad condition, or something else is slowing down their progress.
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