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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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work towards keeping our earth clean
0 Every year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated all over the world. It is a time to 01 b 00 work toward 02 b 00 keeping our earth clean. People plan 01 i 01 b 00 projects 02 b 02 i 00 to clean up the land, air and water. 02 br
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00 First of all, how should I interpret "work toward" in the above? Does it mean "work toward the goal of?" 02 br
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00 Second, is 01 i 00 projects 02 i 00 optional? If not, what does it refer to? Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 First of all, how should I interpret "work toward" in the above? Does it mean "work toward the goal of?" 02 br
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00 Second, is 01 i 00 projects 02 i 00 optional? If not, what does it refer to? Thanks. 0-
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0 Your first: yes. 02 br 00 Your second: leaving out "projects" would change the meaning of the sentence. g.
- 0 Your first: yes.
- 02 br 00 Your second: leaving out "projects" would change the meaning of the sentence.
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- a Boy Scout troop cleans up a stretch of beach, a woman starts a recycling program at the office where she works.
- "People plan to clean up the land" means they are planning, in a rather grand and impossible style, to clean up EVERYTHING.
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0 Your first: yes. 02 br
00 Your second: leaving out "projects" would change the meaning of the sentence. "People plan projects" means they are doing specific things, e.g. a Boy Scout troop cleans up a stretch of beach, a woman starts a recycling program at the office where she works. "People plan to clean up the land" means they are planning, in a rather grand and impossible style, to
00 Your second: leaving out "projects" would change the meaning of the sentence. "People plan projects" means they are doing specific things, e.g. a Boy Scout troop cleans up a stretch of beach, a woman starts a recycling program at the office where she works. "People plan to clean up the land" means they are planning, in a rather grand and impossible style, to
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0 Yes, work toward the goal of. 02 br
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00 The projects can be any number of things - cleaning up litter in a park, for example. A project actually moves you toward your goal. I can have as many plans as I want, but unless I'm DOING something, nothing happens. 0-
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00 The projects can be any number of things - cleaning up litter in a park, for example. A project actually moves you toward your goal. I can have as many plans as I want, but unless I'm DOING something, nothing happens. 0-
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