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Wangqh2696122 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Sentence interpretation

This is a sentence I have encountered recently. I cannot figure out what the point is. I doubt whether it is a well-constructed sentence. Can you make a comment?

I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese, and I said "ni hao" just as I might do in China.
  

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It sounds like the words of someone Chinese living abroad who unexpectedly hears people speaking Chinese. Does that help? Or is there some other aspect of the sentence that's giving you trouble?

— CalifJim

  • It sounds like the words of someone Chinese living abroad who unexpectedly hears people speaking Chinese.
  • Does that help?
  • Or is there some other aspect of the sentence that's giving you trouble?
  • CJ
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It sounds like the words of someone Chinese living abroad who unexpectedly hears people speaking Chinese.

Does that help? Or is there some other aspect of the sentence that's giving you trouble?

CJ
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Why does he say "as I might do ", or more specifically, why does he use "might"? Can you tell me? Thanks!
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Ah! You're not familiar with that usage of "might"?

Let's see if I can paraphrase it for you.

as I might do in China ~ as it would be possible for me to do in China ~ as it is possible that I would do in China ~ as I would have the choice to do in China

I can choose to do it, and I can choose not to do it. I have the choice.

Maybe I will choose to do it ~ I m
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