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hiromichi
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 Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: metaphors |
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Are there any metaphorical meanings in "our computers in the West Wing" and "lowered my hand on that cold day."?
�Before we turned on our computers in the West Wing, we inherited an economy that was shrinking seven percent,� Mr. Biden said. �Before I lowered my hand on that cold day, we had lost 740,000 jobs that month.�
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: metaphors |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
Are there any metaphorical meanings in "our computers in the West Wing" and "lowered my hand on that cold day."?
�Before we turned on our computers in the West Wing, we inherited an economy that was shrinking seven percent,� Mr. Biden said. �Before I lowered my hand on that cold day, we had lost 740,000 jobs that month.� |
Well. The first one means, "Before we started working" and the second probably means "Before I finished taking the oath of office". I am just guessing without seeing the rest of the context. |
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hiromichi
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Lorikeet:
Thank you very much.
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