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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of the sentences

Hi teachers,

What's the meaning of the following sentences?

1. One day last September, John smith, 24, went to work hanging Sheetrock with two other friends. When they finished, the three went out drinking and later that night, decided to go on a beer run in one of his friend's pickup truck.

> Does that mean John was working in/at Sheetrock?

> I heard of on a drinking spree, drinking binge, what does "run" mean?

2. The state troops found John Smith's body, whose girth caused him to get lodged in the undercarriage and dragged along.

>What does "girth" mean?

Thanks

Tinanam
  

Top answer

"Sheetrock" is a building product -- a type of panel used for covering walls or ceilings. "Hanging" it refers to installing it. I understand "beer run" to mean a trip (a "run") to the stores to buy beer.

— Mr Wordy

  • "Sheetrock" is a building product -- a type of panel used for covering walls or ceilings.
  • "Hanging" it refers to installing it.
  • I understand "beer run" to mean a trip (a "run") to the stores to buy beer.
  • "girth" = waist/chest measurement.
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"Sheetrock" is a building product -- a type of panel used for covering walls or ceilings. "Hanging" it refers to installing it.

I understand "beer run" to mean a trip (a "run") to the stores to buy beer.

"girth" = waist/chest measurement.
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Hi Mr. Wordy,

Thank you for the explaination.

About "Girth" - Does that mean Smith's girth (maybe a kind of band or strap he was wearing from his uniform) got stuck in the undercarriage that caused his death? Am I close?

Thanks

Tinanam
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tinanam0102Does that mean Smith's girth (maybe a kind of band or strap he was wearing from his uniform) got stuck in the undercarriage that caused his death? Am I close?
I've never heard that meaning used for anything other than a horse (where it's the name of the strap used to keep the saddle in place). By "waist/chest measurement" I was referring to the siz
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Hi Mr. Wordy,

So it was "his upper body" stuck in the undercarriage that caused his death. This is a difficult word.
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Well, "girth", when applied to a person, means "measurement round the waist or upper body", but effectively they're just saying it was his large size that caused him to get lodged and dragged along. Personally, I can't quite visualise how being big or fat increases the likelihood of this happening, but then again I'm not a road accident investigator.

Just to check, I looked in a number o
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Hi Mr. Wordy,

The dictionary says, a band, a strap. My imagination just went a little wider. I thought it was like a belt (maybe the kind of special made uniform from his factory or the kind of drawstrings hanging out of his uniform. I don't know why I keep picturing him wearing a uniform.) worn by him.

Thank you very much.

TN
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