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Lucas21c Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of 'demand'
The Chinese have boosted demands that U.S. allies in Asia bend to its territorial demands on the South China Sea despite U.S. appeals for all sides to agree.
For me, the above sentence is understood in two ways like the following sentences accoring to its different meaning of the underlined 'demands'.
1> The Chinese have raised its voice that U.S. allies in Asia should bend to its territorial demands on the South China Sea despite U.S. appeals for all sides to agree.
2> The Chinese have boosted (domestic) demands that U.S. allies in Asia bend to its territorial demands on the South China Sea despite U.S. appeals for all sides to agree (by using its economic influence/power).
Could you tell me which one is right understood?
(If you needed the whole ariticle, you could find it, here: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-09-06/china-policy-usa/57650210/1 - The original sentence is the sencond sentence of the second paragraph.)
For me, the above sentence is understood in two ways like the following sentences accoring to its different meaning of the underlined 'demands'.
1> The Chinese have raised its voice that U.S. allies in Asia should bend to its territorial demands on the South China Sea despite U.S. appeals for all sides to agree.
2> The Chinese have boosted (domestic) demands that U.S. allies in Asia bend to its territorial demands on the South China Sea despite U.S. appeals for all sides to agree (by using its economic influence/power).
Could you tell me which one is right understood?
(If you needed the whole ariticle, you could find it, here: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-09-06/china-policy-usa/57650210/1 - The original sentence is the sencond sentence of the second paragraph.)
Top answer
A demand is simply a very strong statement of what you want.
- A demand is simply a very strong statement of what you want.
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If so, here, '1>' is the right way to understand the original sentence?
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Yes, although 'raise your voice' is not a very natural way to say 'demand'.
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Thank you for your help.
By the way, if 'raise voice' is not proper, could you paraphrase the original sentence in order for me to better understand?
By the way, if 'raise voice' is not proper, could you paraphrase the original sentence in order for me to better understand?
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'Raise your voice' is not commonly used figuratively.
To a native speaker, it sounds like literally 'speak louder'
The Chinese have boosted demands that U.S. allies in Asia bend . . .
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To a native speaker, it sounds like literally 'speak louder'
The Chinese have boosted demands that U.S. allies in Asia bend . . .
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