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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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with little if any thought to...

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00We walk along roads where pesticides may have been sprayed, heavy traffic rushing past, with little if any thought to the damaging pollutants we may be inhaling.02br
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00Why is 'rushing past' used here rather than 'rushes past'?02br
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00What doese 'with little if any thought to the damaging pollutants' mean?02br
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00Thank you very much.0-
  

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0 Hi, 02br 00Here is how I understand your sentence. 02br 02br 01i 01b 001. rushing past 02b 02i 00>> this sets the scene, describes what was happening while they were walking.

— Tanit

  • 0 Hi, 02br 00Here is how I understand your sentence.
  • 02br 02br 01i 01b 001.
  • rushing past 02b 02i 00>> this sets the scene, describes what was happening while they were walking.
  • 02br 02br 01i 01b 002.
  • with little if any thought to the damaging pollutants 02b 02i 00>> they didn't think much 01i 00(with little) 02i 00about those pollutants they were inhaling; they probably didn't think at all 01i 01span 00(if any)02span 02i 01span 00 02span 00about them.
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0 Hi, 02br
00Here is how I understand your sentence. 02br
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01i01b001. rushing past 02b02i00>> this sets the scene, describes what was happening while they were walking. You could read it as "01i00while heavy traffic was rushing past02i00", if you like.02br
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0Hi Tanit,02br
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00Your expalnation is very great, thank you very much.0-
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0 You're very welcome. 02br
00Keep checking the thread, maybe somebody will add / correct something. 050010id5
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