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Al Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
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01 b 00 A sentence ( 05 0 00 ) introducing the Chinese 00 New Year 00 reads, “ 00 In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy ”. As an English learner, I am a bit confused whether two or three dishes are mentioned in the sentence, even though I am a native Southerner myself. As far as I know, In south 01 02 00 , we have nian gao for 00 the Chinese 00 New Year. 00 00 zong zi is for the Dragon Boat Festive. And I do not know what “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” is. 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 My question is, is “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” an appositive modifying “nian gao” or another kind of dishes from the grammatical view? If there are two dishes only, why does “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” have no parentheses like “glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves” ; If there are three, does anyone know what 00 00 “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” is or in which area of south China it is popular? And, can the word “another” in the 00 sentence determine whether there are 00 two or three dishes mentioned? 00 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 Thanks! 02 b 0230href http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/20/content_510851.htm
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01 b 00 A sentence ( 05 0 00 ) introducing the Chinese 00 New Year 00 reads, “ 00 In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy ”. As an English learner, I am a bit confused whether two or three dishes are mentioned in the sentence, even though I am a native Southerner myself. As far as I know, In south 01 02 00 , we have nian gao for 00 the Chinese 00 New Year. 00 00 zong zi is for the Dragon Boat Festive. And I do not know what “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” is. 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 My question is, is “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” an appositive modifying “nian gao” or another kind of dishes from the grammatical view? If there are two dishes only, why does “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” have no parentheses like “glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves” ; If there are three, does anyone know what 00 00 “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” is or in which area of south China it is popular? And, can the word “another” in the 00 sentence determine whether there are 00 two or three dishes mentioned? 00 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 Thanks! 02 b 0230href http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-01/20/content_510851.htm
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1 font 00 Hi Al, 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 “In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy ”. As an English learner, I am a bit confused whether two or three dishes are mentioned in the sentence, even though I am a native Southerner myself. As far as I know, In south China, we have nian gao for the Chinese New Year.
- 1 font 00 Hi Al, 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 “In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy ”.
- As an English learner, I am a bit confused whether two or three dishes are mentioned in the sentence, even though I am a native Southerner myself.
- As far as I know, In south China, we have nian gao for the Chinese New Year.
- zong zi is for the Dragon Boat Festive.
- 02 br 02 br 00 My question is, is “sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding” an appositive modifying “nian gao” or another kind of dishes from the grammatical view?
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1 font 00 Hi Al, 02 font 02 br
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00 “In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy ”. As an English learner, I am a bit confused whether two or three dishes are mentioned in the sentence, even though I am a
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00 “In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy ”. As an English learner, I am a bit confused whether two or three dishes are mentioned in the sentence, even though I am a
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0 Unlike Mr. Clive, I take the article to be mentioning the two dishes, nian gao and zong zi, and no others. The writer decided to use parentheses for the appositive "glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves" because s/he didn't want to use two commas to set off the two sets of phrases that are explaining/mentioning zong zi. 02 br
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