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Adonis1013 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Some words confuse me. Need your help. Thanks.
Dear all,
I have two questions.
The first question is that the following sentence is from Night At The Museum. I do not know the meaning of dum and gum in the context. Could you explain that to me? Thank you very much.
The Easter Island head opened its big mouth. ' Dum dum.' It said . "you new. You give me gum.'
The second question is about the differences between ruin and damage in the following two sentences.
1. Deserts can ruin farmland. Then on one can use it anymore. (ruin= hurt)
2. If you damage the land, you won't be able to grow as much food. (damage= make something unusable)
I feel confused about why I can't use "damage" to replace "ruin" in the first sentence.
Thanks again.
I have two questions.
The first question is that the following sentence is from Night At The Museum. I do not know the meaning of dum and gum in the context. Could you explain that to me? Thank you very much.
The Easter Island head opened its big mouth. ' Dum dum.' It said . "you new. You give me gum.'
The second question is about the differences between ruin and damage in the following two sentences.
1. Deserts can ruin farmland. Then on one can use it anymore. (ruin= hurt)
2. If you damage the land, you won't be able to grow as much food. (damage= make something unusable)
I feel confused about why I can't use "damage" to replace "ruin" in the first sentence.
Thanks again.
Top answer
The Easter Island head opened its big mouth. ' It said . "you new.
- The Easter Island head opened its big mouth.
- ' It said .
- "you new.
- '-- 'Dum dum' has no meaning; it is meant to represent an unknown native language and to rhyme with 'gum'.
- 'Gum' is chewing gum.
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The Easter Island head opened its big mouth. ' Dum dum.' It said . "you new. You give me gum.'-- 'Dum dum' has no meaning; it is meant to represent an unknown native language and to rhyme with 'gum'. 'Gum' is chewing gum.
I feel confused about why I can't use "damage" to replace "ruin" in the first sentence.-- Here, 'ruin' is a passive effect of desertification; a desert canno
I feel confused about why I can't use "damage" to replace "ruin" in the first sentence.-- Here, 'ruin' is a passive effect of desertification; a desert canno
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