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Forest324 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

"Gone is the image..." what's that meaning ?

"Gone is the image of a group of men playing cards while waiting for the bell to ring, so that they can jump into a red engine with a Dalmatian riding in te front."

What's exactly the 'Gone is the image...'?

Means a image that happened before ? or, it's an antique (at least old ) scene which hasn't showed up any more?

Thank in advice!
  

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Probably, it means the mental pictures (images) we have of certain things (like, in this case, firemen) are no longer appropriate because the world has changed. Many of our mental pictures are based on impressions gained when we were young. The world is now changing so rapidly that many of these early-formed images no longer fit the reality of today.

— Davkett

  • Probably, it means the mental pictures (images) we have of certain things (like, in this case, firemen) are no longer appropriate because the world has changed.
  • Many of our mental pictures are based on impressions gained when we were young.
  • The world is now changing so rapidly that many of these early-formed images no longer fit the reality of today.
  • By the way, I notice that this is your first post on EnglishForward.
  • Welcome, Forest 324.
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Probably, it means the mental pictures (images) we have of certain things (like, in this case, firemen) are no longer appropriate because the world has changed. Many of our mental pictures are based on impressions gained when we were young. The world is now changing so rapidly that many of these early-formed images no longer fit the reality of today.

By the way, I notice that this is y
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That's a great one, davkett. Thanks for the smile Emotion: smile
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I appreciated it very much!

Yes..., that's my first visit to this forum and post here.

Very good place...
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