What does the underlined words refer to?
Although Shackleton and his crew were well-prepared, their expedition was more difficult than they could have imagines. In January of 1915 their ship, the Endurance, became stuck in ice within 100 miles of Antarctica. It was "like (a)an almond in the middle of (b)a chocolate bar," according to a crew member.
What does (a) and (b) mean in the text?
Is (a) 'their ship, the Endurance'? and (b) 'ice'?
Could you pinpoint what those mean in the text?
Thank you so much.
Top answer
The ship was in water. The water solidified into ice so the ship got stuck. Now think of an almond that was in liquid chocolate.
- The ship was in water.
- The water solidified into ice so the ship got stuck.
- Now think of an almond that was in liquid chocolate.
- The chocolate solidified so the almond got stuck.
- What happened to the ship was like what happened to the almond.
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The ship was in water. The water solidified into ice so the ship got stuck.
Now think of an almond that was in liquid chocolate. The chocolate solidified so the almond got stuck.
What happened to the ship was like what happened to the almond.
0shcho23their expedition was more difficult than they could haveimaginesimagined.
The writer has used 'like an almond in the middle of a chocolate bar' as a metaphor to give the reader a better feeling/understanding of the situation.
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