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WangxinyiAriel Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

scoop up body

Hello! I'm doing a translation work for our text named "The diary of the unknown solder"which was written by a soldier in Allies nation. He described a bombardment by German planes and after the bombardment he wrote: "When I came to(the ground), Axis planes had gone and the few survivors that were left began scooping up bodies." I have a confusion about "scoop up body"here. Is it means the survivors "lift corpse" or the survivors "got up"?

Thank you in advance!:)
  

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WangxinyiAriel I have a confusion about "scoop up body"here. Is it means the survivors "lift corpse" or the survivors "got up"? Quickly lift up and carry away corpses.

— Mister Micawber

  • WangxinyiAriel I have a confusion about "scoop up body"here.
  • Is it means the survivors "lift corpse" or the survivors "got up"?
  • Quickly lift up and carry away corpses.
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WangxinyiAriel I have a confusion about "scoop up body"here. Is it means the survivors "lift corpse" or the survivors "got up"?
Quickly lift up and carry away corpses.
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So the phrase means that the survivors dealt with the corpse but not a movement only on their own?
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WangxinyiArielbut not a movement only on their own?
I don't know what you mean, but I have explained above what the phrase means.
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